The Visit to Lystra and Derbe
Acts 14:12
In 9 translations
- BSB
- Barnabas they called Zeus, and Paul they called Hermes, because he was the chief speaker.
- KJV
- And they called Barnabas, Jupiter; and Paul, Mercurius, because he was the chief speaker.
- WEB
- They called Barnabas “Jupiter”, and Paul “Mercury”, because he was the chief speaker.
- ASV
- And they called Barnabas, Jupiter; and Paul, Mercury, because he was the chief speaker.
- LSV
- they were also calling Barnabas Zeus, and Paul Hermes, since he was the leader in speaking.
- YLT
- they were calling also Barnabas Zeus, and Paul Hermes, since he was the leader in speaking.
- DBY
- And they called Barnabas Jupiter, and Paul Mercury, because he took the lead in speaking.
- DRC14:11
- And they called Barnabas, Jupiter: but Paul, Mercury; because he was chief speaker.
- GNV
- And they called Barnabas, Iupiter: and Paul, Mercurius, because hee was the chiefe speaker.
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Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
- In STEPBible’s comparison, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include μὲν (“one”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles do not include this wording.
SBLGNT apparatus (1)
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- SBLGNT: τὸν. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read τὸν; Robinson–Pierpont add μὲν.
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Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- ἐκάλουν τε τὸν Βαρναβᾶν Δία, τὸν δὲ Παῦλον Ἑρμῆν, ἐπειδὴ αὐτὸς ἦν ὁ ἡγούμενος τοῦ λόγου.
- RP2018
- Ἐκάλουν τε τὸν μὲν Βαρνάβαν, Δία· τὸν δὲ Παῦλον, Ἑρμῆν, ἐπειδὴ αὐτὸς ἦν ὁ ἡγούμενος τοῦ λόγου.
- TR-Boyd
- Ἐκάλουν τε τὸν μὲν Βαρνάβαν, Δία· τὸν δὲ Παῦλον, Ἑρμῆν, ἐπειδὴ αὐτὸς ἦν ὁ ἡγούμενος τοῦ λόγου.
- SCR1894
- εκαλουν τε τον μεν βαρναβαν δια τον δε παυλον ερμην επειδη αυτος ην ο ηγουμενος του λογου
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Cross-references most cited first
- Acts 19:35Finally the city clerk quieted the crowd and declared, “Men of Ephesus, doesn’t everyone know that the city of Ephesus is guardian of the temple of the great Artemis and of her image, which fell from heaven?
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Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 14:11 in some Bibles
- 14:12 in most Bibles