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Acts 14:12
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Barnabas they called Zeus, and Paul, Hermes, because he was the chief speaker.
And they called Barnabas Iupiter, and Paul Mercurius, because hee was the chiefe speaker.
And they called Barnabas, Jupiter; and Paul, Mercurius, because he was the chief speaker.
Barnabas they called Zeus, and Paul, Hermes, because he was the chief speaker.
And they began calling Barnabas, Zeus, and Paul, Hermes, since he was the chief speaker.
Then the people began to call Barnabas "Zeus" and Paul "Hermes," because he was the main speaker.
They began calling Barnabas, Zeus [chief of the Greek gods], and Paul, Hermes [messenger of the Greek gods], since he took the lead in speaking.
And they began calling Barnabas, Zeus, and Paul, Hermes, because he was the chief speaker.
And they began calling Barnabas, Zeus, and Paul, Hermes, because he was the chief speaker.
Barnabas they called Zeus, and Paul they called Hermes, because he was the chief speaker.
The people then gave Barnabas the name Zeus, and they gave Paul the name Hermes, because he did the talking.
They began calling Bar-Nabba "Zeus" and Sha'ul "Hermes," since he did most of the talking;
And they called Barnabas Jupiter, and Paul Mercury, because he took the lead in speaking.
The people began to call Barnabas "Zeus," and they called Paul "Hermes," because he was the main speaker.
And they called Barnabas, Iupiter: and Paul, Mercurius, because hee was the chiefe speaker.
So they called Bar''na-bas, the chief of the gods; and Paul, they called Hermes, because he was the chief speaker.
They gave Barnabas the name Zeus, and Paul the name Hermes, because he was the chief speaker.
And they began calling Barnabas Zeus and Paul Hermes, because he was the principal speaker.
And they called Barnabas, Zeus, and Paul, Hermes, because he was the leader in speaking.
And they called Barnabas, Jupiter; and Paul, Mercury, because he was the chief speaker.
And they gave the name of Jupiter to Barnabas, and to Paul that of Mercury, because he was the chief talker.
They called Bar-Nabba "Jupiter," and Sha'ul "Mercury," because he was the chief speaker.
They began to call Barnabas Zeus, and Paul Hermes, because he was the main speaker.
And they named Bar Naba, lord of the gods ; [fn] and Paulos, Hermis, because he was foremost in discourse.
And they named Barnabas the Lord of the Gods; and Paul Hermes, because he commenced the speaking.
And they called Barnabas Iupiter, and Paul Mercurius, because he was the chiefe speaker.
And they called Barnabas, Jupiter; and Paul, Mercury, because he was the chief speaker.
They called Barnabas "Jupiter," and Paul "Mercury," because he was the chief speaker.
And they called Barnabas Jupiter, and Paul Mercurius, because he was the chief speaker.
They called Barnabas `Zeus,' and Paul, as being the principal speaker, `Hermes.'
And thei clepiden Barnabas Jubiter, and Poul Mercurie, for he was ledere of the word.
And they called Barnabas, Jupiter; and Paul, Mercury, because he was the chief speaker.
And they called Barnabas, Jupiter, and Paul, Mercurius, because he was the chief speaker.
They began to call Barnabas Zeus and Paul Hermes, because he was the chief speaker.
And Barnabas they called Zeus, and Paul, Hermes, because he was the chief speaker.
They decided that Barnabas was the Greek god Zeus and that Paul was Hermes, since he was the chief speaker.
They said that Barnabas was Jupiter. Paul was called Mercury because he spoke more than Barnabas.
And they went on to call Barnabas, Jupiter, and Paul, Mercury, seeing that, he, was the leader of discourse.
(14-11) And they called Barnabas, Jupiter: but Paul, Mercury: because he was chief speaker.
Barnabas they called Zeus, and Paul, because he was the chief speaker, they called Hermes.
And they called Barnabas Iupiter and Paul Mercurius because he was the preacher.
they were calling also Barnabas Zeus, and Paul Hermes, since he was the leader in speaking.
And they called Barnabas Iupiter, and Paul Mercurius, because he was the preacher.
Barnabas, they stiled Jupiter; and Paul, Mercury, because he was the chief speaker.
They reckoned Barnabas was the Greek god Zeus and Paul was Hermes since he's the one who did most of the talking.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Jupiter: Acts 19:35
Reciprocal: Acts 2:7 - amazed 1 Corinthians 9:6 - Barnabas Galatians 2:1 - Barnabas Galatians 4:8 - ye did
Cross-References
Now these are the descendants of Terah. Terah was the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran was the father of Lot.
Abram took his wife Sarai and his brother's son Lot, and all the possessions that they had gathered, and the persons whom they had acquired in Haran; and they set forth to go to the land of Canaan. When they had come to the land of Canaan,
with King Chedorlaomer of Elam, King Tidal of Goiim, King Amraphel of Shinar, and King Arioch of Ellasar, four kings against five.
So the enemy took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their provisions, and went their way;
they also took Lot, the son of Abram's brother, who lived in Sodom, and his goods, and departed.
Then one who had escaped came and told Abram the Hebrew, who was living by the oaks of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol and of Aner; these were allies of Abram.
After his return from the defeat of Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him, the king of Sodom went out to meet him at the Valley of Shaveh (that is, the King's Valley).
He blessed him and said, "Blessed be Abram by God Most High, maker of heaven and earth;
He said to the congregation, "Turn away from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, or you will be swept away for all their sins."
When disaster brings sudden death, he mocks at the calamity of the innocent.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And they called Barnabas Jupiter,.... The supreme God; it may be because that Barnabas was the oldest man, of the tallest stature, and largest bulk, and made the best figure; whereas Paul was younger, of a low stature, and mean appearance:
and Paul Mercurius, because he was the chief speaker; Mercury was the god of eloquence, and the messenger of the gods, and the interpreter of their will r; Paul being chiefly concerned in preaching and speaking to the people, they called him by the name of this God: the Jews had a doctor in their schools, whom they called
דאש המדברים, "the chief of the speakers" s.
r Vid Macrob. Saturnal. l. 1. c. 17, 19. s Juchasin, fol. 45. 2. & 46. 1.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
And they called Barnabas, Jupiter - Jupiter was the most powerful of all the gods of the ancients. He was represented as the son of Saturn and Ops, and was educated in a cave on Mount Ida, in the island of Crete. The worship of Jupiter was almost universal. He was the Aremon of Africa, the Belus of Babylon, the Osiris of Egypt. His common appellation was, The Father of gods and men. He was usually represented as sitting upon a golden or an ivory throne, holding in one hand a thunderbolt, and in the other a scepter of cypress. His power was supposed to extend over other gods; and everything was subservient to his will except the Fates. There is the most abundant proof that he was worshipped in the region of Lycaonia and throughout Asia Minor. There was, besides, a fable among the inhabitants of Lycaonia that Jupiter and Mercury had once visited that place, and had been received by Philemon. The whole fable is related by Ovid, “Metam.,” 8, 611, etc.
And Paul, Mercurius - Mercury, called by the Greeks Hermes, was a celebrated god of antiquity. No less than five of this name are mentioned by Cicero. The most celebrated was the son of Jupiter and Maia. He was the messenger of the gods, and of Jupiter in particular; he was the patron of travelers and shepherds; he conducted the souls of the dead into the infernal regions; he presided over orators, and declaimers, and merchants; and he was also the god of thieves, pickpockets, and all dishonest persons. He was regarded as the god of eloquence; and as light, rapid, and quick in his movements. The conjecture of Chrysostom is, that Barnabas was a large, athletic man, and was hence taken for Jupiter; and that Paul was small in his person, and was hence supposed to be Mercury.
Because he was the chief speaker - The office of Mercury was to deliver the messages of the gods; and as Paul only had been discoursing, he was supposed to be Mercury.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Acts 14:12. They called Barnabas, Jupiter; and Paul, Mercurius — The heathens supposed that Jupiter and Mercury were the gods who most frequently assumed the human form; and Jupiter was accustomed to take Mercury with him on such expeditions. Jupiter was the supreme god of the heathens; and Mercury was by them considered the god of eloquence. And the ancient fable, from which I have quoted so largely above, represents Jupiter and Mercury coming to this very region, where they were entertained by Lycaon, from whom the Lycaonians derived their name. See the whole fable in the first book of Ovid's Metamorphoses.
As the ancients usually represented Jupiter as rather an aged man, large, noble, and majestic; and Mercury young, light, and active, the conjecture of Chrysostom is very probable, that Barnabas was a large, noble, well-made man, and probably in years; and St. Paul, young, active, and eloquent; on which account, they termed the former Jupiter, and the latter Mercury. That Mercury was eloquent and powerful in his words is allowed by the heathens; and the very epithet that is applied here to Paul, ην ὁ ἡγουμενος του λογου, he was the chief or leader of the discourse, was applied to Mercury. So Jamblichus de Myster. Init. Θεος ὁ των λογων ἡγεμων ὁ Ἑρμης. And Macrobius, Sat. i. 8: Scimus Mercurium vocis et sermonis potentem. We know that Mercury is powerful both in his voice and eloquence. With the Lycaonians, the actions of these apostles proved them to be gods; and the different parts they took appeared to them to fix their character, so that one was judged to be Jupiter, and the other Mercury.
