¹¹ Now when the people saw what Paul had done, they raised their voices, saying in the Lycaonian language, ^(A)“The gods have come down to us in the likeness of men!” ¹² And Barnabas they called ^[a]Zeus, and Paul, ^[b]Hermes, because he was the chief speaker. ¹³ Then the priest of Zeus, whose temple was in front of their city, brought oxen and garlands to the gates, ^(B)intending to sacrifice with the multitudes.

¹⁴ But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard this, ^(C)they tore their clothes and ran in among the multitude, crying out ¹⁵ and saying, “Men, ^(D)why are you doing these things? ^(E)We also are men with the same nature as you, and preach to you that you should turn from ^(F)these useless things ^(G)to the living God, ^(H)who made the heaven, the earth, the sea, and all things that are in them, ^16 (I)who in bygone generations allowed all nations to walk in their own ways. ^17 (J)Nevertheless He did not leave Himself without witness, in that He did good, ^(K)gave us rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with ^(L)food and gladness.”