Acts 14:12
And they called Barnabas Iupiter, and Paul Mercurius, because he was the chiefe speaker.
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- Acts 19:35 : 35 And when the towne clarke had pacified the people, he sayde: Ye men of Ephesus, what man is it that knoweth not how that the citie of the Ephesians is a worshipper of the great goddesse Diana, and of the image whiche came downe from Iupiter?
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- Acts 14:13-153 verses87%
13Then Iupiters priest, which was before their citie, brought oxen and garlandes vnto the doore, and woulde haue done sacrifice with the people.
14Which when the Apostles, Barnabas & Paul heard of, they rent their clothes, and ran in among the people, crying,
15And saying: Sirs, why do ye these thynges? We are mortall men lyke vnto you, and preach vnto you, that ye shoulde turne from these vanities, vnto the lyuyng God, which made heauen and earth, and the sea, and all thynges that are therin.
- Acts 14:9-113 verses84%
9The same hearde Paul speake: which beholdyng hym, and perceauyng that he had sayth to be whole,
10Sayde with a loude voyce: stande vpryght on thy feete. And he start vp, and walked.
11And when the people saw what Paul had done, they lyft vp their voyces, saying in the speache of Lycaonia: Gods are come downe to vs in the lykenesse of men.
- Acts 13:5-84 verses72%
5And when they were at Salamine, they preached the worde of God in the synagogues of the Iewes: And they had also Iohn to their minister.
6And when they had gone through the Ile vnto Paphos, they founde a certayne sorcerer, a false prophete, a Iewe, whose name was Bariesu:
7Which was with the deputie of the countrey, one Sergius Paulus, a prudent man: The same called vnto hym Barnabas and Saul, and desired to heare the worde of God.
8But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) withstoode them, and sought to turne the deputie away from the fayth.
- Acts 14:18-203 verses71%
18And with these sayinges, scarce refrayned they the people, that they had not done sacrifice vnto them.
19Then thyther came certayne Iewes from Antioche and Iconium: which, whe they had perswaded the people, and had stoned Paule, drewe hym out of the citie, supposyng he had ben dead.
20Howbeit, as the disciples stoode round about hym, he arose vp, and came into the citie: And the next day, he departed with Barnabas to Derbe.
- Acts 19:33-353 verses71%
33And they drewe Alexander out of the multitude, the Iewes thrustyng hym forwardes. And Alexander beckened with the hande, and would haue geuen the people an aunswere.
34But when they knewe that he was a Iewe, there arose a shoute almost for the space of two houres, of all men, crying: great is Diana of the Ephesians.
35And when the towne clarke had pacified the people, he sayde: Ye men of Ephesus, what man is it that knoweth not how that the citie of the Ephesians is a worshipper of the great goddesse Diana, and of the image whiche came downe from Iupiter?
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12Then all the multitude was scilent, and gaue audience to Barnabas and Paul, which tolde what signes and wonders, God had shewed among the gentiles by them.
- Acts 17:18-236 verses70%
18Then certaine philosophers of the Epicures, and of the Stoickes disputed with hym. And some saide: What wyll this babler say? Other some, he seemeth to be a setter foorth of newe gods: because he preached vnto them Iesus, and the resurrection.
19And they toke hym, and brought him into Marce streate, saying: Maye we not knowe what this newe doctrine wherof thou speakest is?
20For thou bryngest certaine straunge thinges to our eares: We would knowe therfore what these thynges meane.
21For all the Athenians and straungers which were there, gaue them selues to nothing els, but either to tell or to heare some newe thyng.
22Then Paul stoode in the myddes of Marce streate, and sayde: ye men of Athens, I perceaue that in all thynges ye are to superstitious.
23For as I passed by, and behelde the maner howe ye worship your gods, I founde an aulter, wherin was written, vnto the vnknowe god. Whom ye then ignorauntly worship, him shewe I vnto you.
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6Howbeit, they wayted whe he shoulde haue swolne, or fallen downe dead sodenlie: But after they had loked a great while, and sawe no harme come to him, they chaunged their myndes, and sayde that he was a God.
- Acts 19:28-292 verses69%
28And when they hearde these sayinges, they were full of wrath, and cryed out, saying: great is Diana of ye Ephesians.
29And all the citie was on a rore, & they russhed into the common hall with one assent, and caught Gaius & Aristarcus, men of Macedonia, Paules companions.
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29For they had seene before with hym in the citie Trophimus an Ephesian, whom they supposed that Paul had brought into the temple.
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37For ye haue brought hyther these men, which are neither robbers of Churches nor yet despisers of your goddesse.
- Acts 14:6-72 verses68%
6They were ware of it, and fled vnto Lystra & Derbe, cities of Lycaonia, and vnto the regio that lieth rounde about:
7And there preached the Gospell.
- Acts 19:25-262 verses68%
25Whom he called together, with the workemen of like occupation, and sayde: Sirs, ye knowe that by this craft we haue aduauntage.
26Moreouer, ye see and heare, that not alone at Ephesus, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul hath perswaded and turned away much people, saying that they be not gods which are made with handes.
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44And the next Sabboth day came almost the whole citie together, to heare the worde of God.
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11And God wrought speciall miracles by the handes of Paul.
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22Then tydynges of these thinges came vnto the cares of the Churche, which was in Hierusale: And they sent foorth Barnabas, that he shoulde go vnto Antioche.
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19And when he had saluted them, he tolde by order all thinges that God had wrought among the gentiles by his ministerie.
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17The same folowed Paul and vs, and cryed, saying: These men are the seruauntes of the most hye God, which shewe vnto vs the way of saluation.
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2As they ministred to the Lorde and fasted, the holy ghost sayde: Separate me Barnabas and Saul, for the worke wherunto I haue called them.
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11And hym they sette much by, because that of long tyme he had bewitched the with sorseries.
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15And after the lecture of the lawe and the prophetes, the rulers of the synagogue sent vnto them, saying: Ye men and brethren, yf ye haue any worde to exhort the people, say on.
- Acts 2:11-122 verses66%
11Cretes and Arabians: we haue hearde them speake in our tongues, the wonderfull workes of God.
12They were all amased, and wondred, saying one to another: What meaneth this?
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22And the people gaue a shout saying It is the voyce of God, & not of a man.
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46For they hearde them speake with tounges, & magnifie God. Then aunswered Peter:
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15And from thence, when the brethren hearde of vs, they came to meete vs at Appii forum, and at the three tauernes. When Paul sawe the, he thanked God, and waxed bolde.
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46Then Paul and Barnabas wared bolde, and sayde: It was meete that the worde of God shoulde first haue ben spoken to you: but seeyng ye put it from you, and thynke your selues vnworthy of euerlastyng lyfe, loe, we turne to the Gentiles,
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17And this was knowen to all ye Iewes & Grekes also which dwelt at Ephesus, and feare came on them all, & the name of the Lorde Iesus was magnified.
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3Long tyme therfore abode they there, and quyt them selues boldely, with the helpe of the Lorde, which gaue testimonie vnto the worde of his grace, and graunted signes & wonders to be done by their handes.
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1And it came to passe in Iconium, that they went both together into the synagogue of the Iewes, & so spake, that a great multitude both of the Iewes, & also of the Grekes beleued.
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30Which thyng they also dyd, and sent it to the elders by the handes of Barnabas and Saul.