However, they were expecting that he would swell up or suddenly fall down dead. But after they had looked for a long time and saw no harm come to him, they changed their minds and (A)said that he was a god.

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22 And the people kept shouting, “The voice of a god and not of a man!”

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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.

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 14:12 Jupiter
  2. Acts 14:12 Mercury

Then the multitudes who went before and those who followed cried out, saying:

“Hosanna to the Son of David!
(A)‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!’
Hosanna in the highest!”

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22 Pilate said to them, “What then shall I do with Jesus who is called Christ?”

They all said to him, “Let Him be crucified!”

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