Verse 12

And they called Barnabas, Zeus; and Paul, Hermes, because he was the chief speaker.

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  Og de kalte Barnabas for Zeus, men Paulus for Hermes, fordi han var den som talte mest.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  De kalte Barnabas for Zevs, men de kalte Paulus for Hermes, fordi han var hovedtaler.

• Norsk King James

  Og de kalte Barnabas for Jupiter, men Paulus for Mercurius, fordi han var den fremste taleren.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  De kalte Barnabas for Zevs, og Paulus Hermes, fordi det var han som førte ordet.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  De kalte Barnabas for Zevs, og Paulus for Hermes, fordi han var den som talte mest.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  De kalte Barnabas for Zevs, og Paulus for Hermes, fordi han var den som førte ordet.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Og de kalte Barnabas for Jupiter, og Paulus for Merkur, fordi han var den ledende taleren.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  De kalte Barnabas for Jupiter og Paul for Mercurius, fordi han var den fremste taleren.

• gpt4.5-preview

  Og de kalte Barnabas Jupiter, og Paulus Merkur, fordi han var den som førte ordet.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Og de kalte Barnabas Jupiter, og Paulus Merkur, fordi han var den som førte ordet.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  De kalte Barnabas for Zeus, og Paulus for Hermes, fordi han var den som førte ordet.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  They called Barnabas Zeus and Paul Hermes, because he was the chief speaker.

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "Acts.14.12", "source": "Ἐκάλουν τε τὸν μὲν Βαρνάβαν, Δία· τὸν δὲ Παῦλον, Ἑρμῆν, ἐπειδὴ αὐτὸς ἦν ὁ ἡγούμενος τοῦ λόγου.", "text": "They were *ekaloun* *te* the *men* *Barnaban*, *Dia*; the *de* *Paulon*, *Hermēn*, *epeidē* he was the *hēgoumenos* of the *logou*.", "grammar": { "*ekaloun*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural - were calling", "*te*": "connective particle - and/both", "*men... de*": "particle pair - on one hand... on the other hand", "*Barnaban*": "accusative masculine singular - Barnabas", "*Dia*": "accusative masculine singular - Zeus", "*Paulon*": "accusative masculine singular - Paul", "*Hermēn*": "accusative masculine singular - Hermes", "*epeidē*": "conjunction - since/because", "*ēn*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular - was", "*hēgoumenos*": "present middle participle, nominative masculine singular - leading/chief", "*logou*": "genitive masculine singular - word/speech" }, "variants": { "*ekaloun*": "were calling/were naming/kept calling", "*hēgoumenos tou logou*": "leader of speaking/chief speaker/one who led the conversation" } }

• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  De kalte Barnabas for Zevs og Paulus for Hermes, fordi det var han som var taleren.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og de kaldte Barnabas Jupiter, men Paulus Mercurius, fordi han førte Ordet.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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

• KJV 1769 norsk

  De kalte Barnabas for Jupiter, og Paulus for Merkur, fordi han var den som talte mest.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  De kalte Barnabas for "Jupiter" og Paulus for "Merkur", siden han var hovedtaleren.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  De kalte Barnabas Zeus, og Paulus Hermes, siden han var den ledende taleren.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  De kalte Barnabas for Jupiter, og Paulus for Merkur, siden han var den ledende taleren.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  De kalte Barnabas for Jupiter, og Paulus for Merkur, fordi han var hovedtaleren.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And they called Barnabas Iupiter and Paul Mercurius because he was the preacher.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And they called Barnabas Iupiter, and Paul Mercurius, because he was the preacher.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And they called Barnabas, Iupiter: and Paul, Mercurius, because hee was the chiefe speaker.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And they called Barnabas Iupiter, and Paul Mercurius, because he was the chiefe speaker.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

• Webster's Bible (1833)

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

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

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

• American Standard Version (1901)

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

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And they gave the name of Jupiter to Barnabas, and to Paul that of Mercury, because he was the chief talker.

• World English Bible (2000)

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

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  They began to call Barnabas Zeus and Paul Hermes, because he was the chief speaker.

Referenced Verses

• Acts 19:35 : 35 And when the town clerk had quieted the people, he said, Men of Ephesus, what man is there who does not know that the city of the Ephesians is the temple keeper of the great goddess Diana, and of the image which fell down from Jupiter?