- When the crowds saw what Paul had done, they raised their voice, saying in the Lycaonian language, "The gods have become like men and have come down to us."
- And they began calling Barnabas, Zeus, and Paul, Hermes, because he was the chief speaker.
- The priest of Zeus, whose temple was just outside the city, brought oxen and garlands to the gates, and wanted to offer sacrifice with the crowds.
- But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard of it, they tore their robes and rushed out into the crowd, crying out
- and saying, "Men, why are you doing these things? We are also men of the same nature as you, and preach the gospel to you that you should turn from these vain things to a living God, WHO MADE THE HEAVEN AND THE EARTH AND THE SEA AND ALL THAT IS IN THEM.
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- When the crowd saw what Paul had done, they shouted in the Lycaonian language, "The gods have come down to us in human form!"
- Barnabas they called Zeus, and Paul they called Hermes because he was the chief speaker.
- The priest of Zeus, whose temple was just outside the city, brought bulls and wreaths to the city gates because he and the crowd wanted to offer sacrifices to them.
- But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard of this, they tore their clothes and rushed out into the crowd, shouting:
- "Men, why are you doing this? We too are only men, human like you. We are bringing you good news, telling you to turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made heaven and earth and sea and everything in them.
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