Acts 14:11-17

New American Standard Bible

¹¹ When the crowds saw what Paul had done, they raised their voice, saying in the ^(A)Lycaonian language, “^(B)The gods have become like men and have come down to us!” ¹² And they began calling Barnabas, ^[a]Zeus, and Paul, ^[b]Hermes, since he was ^[c]the chief speaker. ¹³ Moreover, the priest of Zeus, whose temple was ^[d]just outside the city, brought oxen and garlands to the gates, and ^(C)wanted to offer sacrifice with the crowds. ¹⁴ But when ^(D)the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard about it, they ^(E)tore their ^[e]robes and rushed out into the crowd, crying out ¹⁵ and saying, “Men, why are you doing these things? We are also ^(F)men, of the same nature as you, ^(G)preaching the gospel to you, to turn from these ^[f](H)useless things to a ^(I)living God, who ^(J)made the heaven and the earth and the sea, and everything that is in them. ^16 [g]In past generations He ^(K)permitted all the ^[h]nations to ^(L)go their own ways; ¹⁷ yet ^(M)He did not leave Himself without witness, in that He did good and ^(N)gave you rains from heaven and fruitful seasons, ^[i]satisfying your hearts with food and gladness.”