Acts 12:22
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22 The people kept shouting, “The voice of a god and not of a mortal!”
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Acts 14:10-13
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10 said in a loud voice, “Stand upright on your feet.” And the man[a] sprang up and began to walk. 11 When the crowds saw what Paul had done, they shouted in the Lycaonian language, “The gods have come down to us in human form!”(A) 12 Barnabas they called Zeus, and Paul they called Hermes, because he was the chief speaker. 13 The priest of Zeus, whose temple was just outside the city,[b] brought oxen and garlands to the gates; he and the crowds wanted to offer sacrifice.
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Revelation 13:4
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4 They worshiped the dragon, for he had given his authority to the beast, and they worshiped the beast, saying, “Who is like the beast, and who can fight against it?”(A)
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Jude 16
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16 These are grumblers and malcontents; they indulge their lusts;[a] their mouths utter bombastic nonsense, flattering people to their own advantage.(A)
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- 16 Other ancient authorities read their own lusts
Daniel 6:7
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7 All the administrators of the kingdom, the prefects and the satraps, the counselors and the governors are agreed that the king should establish an ordinance and enforce an interdict, that whoever prays to any god or human, for thirty days, except to you, O king, shall be thrown into the den of lions.(A)
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Psalm 12:2
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2 They utter lies to each other;
with flattering lips and a deceitful heart they speak.(A)
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