Acts 14:11-13
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
11 When the crowds saw what Paul had done, they cried out in Lycaonian, “The gods have come down to us in human form.”(A) 12 They called Barnabas “Zeus”[a] and Paul “Hermes,” because he was the chief speaker. 13 And the priest of Zeus, whose temple was at the entrance to the city, brought oxen and garlands to the gates, for he together with the people intended to offer sacrifice.
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- 14:12 Zeus…Hermes: in Greek religion, Zeus was the chief of the Olympian gods, the “father of gods and men”; Hermes was a son of Zeus and was usually identified as the herald and messenger of the gods.
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