Acts 14:12
They called Barnabas "Jupiter," and Paul "Mercury," because he was the chief speaker.
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- Acts 19:35 : 35 When the town clerk had quieted the multitude, he said, "You men of Ephesus, what man is there who doesn't know that the city of the Ephesians is temple keeper of the great goddess Artemis, and of the image which fell down from Zeus?
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- Acts 14:13-153 verses87%
13The 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.
14But when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard of it, they tore their clothes, and sprang into the multitude, crying out,
15"Men, why are you doing these things? We also are men of like passions with you, and bring you good news, that you should turn from these vain things to the living God, who made the sky and the earth and the sea, and all that is in them;
- Acts 14:9-113 verses84%
9He was listening to Paul speaking, who, fastening eyes on him, and seeing that he had faith to be made whole,
10said with a loud voice, "Stand upright on your feet!" He leaped up and walked.
11When 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!"
- Acts 13:5-84 verses72%
5When they were at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the Jewish synagogues. They had also John as their attendant.
6When they had gone through the island to Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name was Bar Jesus,
7who was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, a man of understanding. This man summoned Barnabas and Saul, and sought to hear the word of God.
8But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) withstood them, seeking to turn aside the proconsul from the faith.
- Acts 14:18-203 verses71%
18Even saying these things, they hardly stopped the multitudes from making a sacrifice to them.
19But some Jews from Antioch and Iconium came there, and having persuaded the multitudes, they stoned Paul, and dragged him out of the city, supposing that he was dead.
20But as the disciples stood around him, he rose up, and entered into the city. On the next day he went out with Barnabas to Derbe.
- Acts 19:33-353 verses71%
33They brought Alexander out of the multitude, the Jews putting him forward. Alexander beckoned with his hand, and would have made a defense to the people.
34But when they perceived that he was a Jew, all with one voice for a time of about two hours cried out, "Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!"
35When the town clerk had quieted the multitude, he said, "You men of Ephesus, what man is there who doesn't know that the city of the Ephesians is temple keeper of the great goddess Artemis, and of the image which fell down from Zeus?
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12All the multitude kept silence, and they listened to Barnabas and Paul reporting what signs and wonders God had done among the nations through them.
- Acts 17:18-236 verses70%
18Some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also were conversing with him. Some said, "What does this babbler want to say?" Others said, "He seems to be advocating foreign deities," because he preached Jesus and the resurrection.
19They took hold of him, and brought him to the Areopagus, saying, "May we know what this new teaching is, which is spoken by you?
20For you bring certain strange things to our ears. We want to know therefore what these things mean."
21Now all the Athenians and the strangers living there spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell or to hear some new thing.
22Paul stood in the middle of the Areopagus, and said, "You men of Athens, I perceive that you are very religious in all things.
23For as I passed along, and observed the objects of your worship, I found also an altar with this inscription: 'TO AN UNKNOWN GOD.' What therefore you worship in ignorance, this I announce to you.
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6But they expected that he would have swollen or fallen down dead suddenly, but when they watched for a long time and saw nothing bad happen to him, they changed their minds, and said that he was a god.
- Acts 19:28-292 verses69%
28When they heard this they were filled with anger, and cried out, saying, "Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!"
29The whole city was filled with confusion, and they rushed with one accord into the theater, having seized Gaius and Aristarchus, men of Macedonia, Paul's companions in travel.
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29For they had seen Trophimus, the Ephesian, with him in the city, and they supposed that Paul had brought him into the temple.
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37For you have brought these men here, who are neither robbers of temples nor blasphemers of your goddess.
- Acts 14:6-72 verses68%
6they became aware of it, and fled to the cities of Lycaonia, Lystra, Derbe, and the surrounding region.
7There they preached the Good News.
- Acts 19:25-262 verses68%
25whom he gathered together, with the workmen of like occupation, and said, "Sirs, you know that by this business we have our wealth.
26You see and hear, that not at Ephesus alone, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul has persuaded and turned away many people, saying that they are no gods, that are made with hands.
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44The next Sabbath almost the whole city was gathered together to hear the word of God.
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11God worked special miracles by the hands of Paul,
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22The report concerning them came to the ears of the assembly which was in Jerusalem. They sent out Barnabas to go as far as Antioch,
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19When he had greeted them, he reported one by one the things which God had worked among the Gentiles through his ministry.
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17Following Paul and us, she cried out, "These men are servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to us a way of salvation!"
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2As they served the Lord and fasted, the Holy Spirit said, "Separate Barnabas and Saul for me, for the work to which I have called them."
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11They listened to him, because for a long time he had amazed them with his sorceries.
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15After the reading of the law and the prophets, the rulers of the synagogue sent to them, saying, "Brothers, if you have any word of exhortation for the people, speak."
- Acts 2:11-122 verses66%
11Cretans and Arabians: we hear them speaking in our languages the mighty works of God!"
12They were all amazed, and were perplexed, saying one to another, "What does this mean?"
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22The people shouted, "The voice of a god, and not of a man!"
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46For they heard them speaking in other languages and magnifying God. Then Peter answered,
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15From there the brothers, when they heard of us, came to meet us as far as The Market of Appius and The Three Taverns. When Paul saw them, he thanked God, and took courage.
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46Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly, and said, "It was necessary that God's word should be spoken to you first. Since indeed you thrust it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, behold, we turn to the Gentiles.
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17This became known to all, both Jews and Greeks, who lived at Ephesus. Fear fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified.
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3Therefore they stayed there a long time, speaking boldly in the Lord, who testified to the word of his grace, granting signs and wonders to be done by their hands.
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1It happened in Iconium that they entered together into the synagogue of the Jews, and so spoke that a great multitude both of Jews and of Greeks believed.
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30which they also did, sending it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.