12They called Barnabas |Jupiter,| and Paul |Mercury,| because he was the chief speaker.


In Context

9 He was listening to Paul speaking, who, fastening eyes on him, and seeing that he had faith to be made whole,

10 said with a loud voice, |Stand upright on your feet!| He leaped up and walked.

11 When the multitude saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voice, saying in the language of Lycaonia, |The gods have come down to us in the likeness of men!|

12 They called Barnabas |Jupiter,| and Paul |Mercury,| because he was the chief speaker.

13 The priest of Jupiter, whose temple was in front of their city, brought oxen and garlands to the gates, and would have made a sacrifice along with the multitudes.

14 But when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard of it, they tore their clothes, and sprang into the multitude, crying out,

Acts 14:12 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

14:12And they called Barnabas, Jupiter; and Paul, Mercurius, because he was the chief speaker.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

14:12Barnabas they called Zeus, and Paul they called Hermes because he was the chief speaker.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

14:12And they called Barnabas, Jupiter: but Paul, Mercury; because he was chief speaker.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

14:12And they called Barnabas, Jupiter; and Paul, Mercury, because he was the chief speaker.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:12And they called Barnabas Jupiter, and Paul Mercury, because he took the lead in speaking.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

14:12And they called Barnabas, Jupiter; and Paul, Mercury, because he was the chief speaker.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:12And they called Barnabas, Jupiter, and Paul, Mercurius, because he was the chief speaker.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

14:12they were calling also Barnabas Zeus, and Paul Hermes, since he was the leader in speaking.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

14:12And they called Barnabas, Jupiter; and Paul, Mercurius, because he was the chief speaker.