Acts 14:11
And when the people saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices, saying in the speech of Lycaonia, The gods are come down to us in the likeness of men.
KJV
οἵ τε ὄχλοι ἰδόντες ὃ ἐποίησεν Παῦλος ἐπῆραν τὴν φωνὴν αὐτῶν Λυκαονιστὶ λέγοντες, οἱ θεοὶ ὁμοιωθέντες ἀνθρώποις κατέβησαν πρὸς ἡμᾶς·
Greek NT
Et vocabant Barnabam Jovem, Paulum vero Mercurium : quoniam ipse erat dux verbi.
Vulgate
And when the multitude saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voice, saying in the speech of Lycaonia, The gods are come down to us in the likeness of men.
ASV
And they called Barnabas, Jupiter: but Paul, Mercury: because he was chief speaker.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
18 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
Textual variants
2 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
- τε — SBLGNT
- τε — Westcott-Hort, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- δὲ — Tregelles, Robinson-Pierpont
- ἐποίησεν — SBLGNT
- ἐποίησεν — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- + ὁ — Robinson-Pierpont
Historic Christian voices
4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Since God as Spirit is in essence invisible and immense, he cannot really be expressed by any art or image. For this reason we are not afraid to say with Scripture that images of God are mere lies. Therefore we reject not only the idols of the Gentiles, but also the images of Christians. Although Christ assumed human nature, yet he did not on that account assume it in order to …
Cross-references
- Acts 2:7 — And they were all amazed and marvelled, saying one to another, Behold, are not all these which speak Galilaeans?
- Acts 3:12 — And when Peter saw it, he answered unto the people, Ye men of Israel, why marvel ye at this? or why look ye so earnestly on us, as though by our own power or holiness we had made this man to walk?
- Acts 8:10 — To whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is the great power of God.
- Acts 10:25 — And as Peter was coming in, Cornelius met him, and fell down at his feet, and worshipped him.
- Acts 12:22 — And the people gave a shout, saying, It is the voice of a god, and not of a man.
- Acts 28:6 — Howbeit they looked when he should have swollen, or fallen down dead suddenly: but after they had looked a great while, and saw no harm come to him, they changed their minds, and said that he was a go
- Mark 7:37 — And were beyond measure astonished, saying, He hath done all things well: he maketh both the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak.
- Rev 19:10 — And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is