¹⁰And when the multitudes had seen what Paul had done, they lifted up their voice in the Lycaonian tongue, saying: The gods are come down to us in the likeness of men.

¹¹And they called Barnabas, Jupiter: but Paul, Mercury: because he was chief speaker.

¹²The priest also of Jupiter that was before the city, bringing oxen and garlands before the gate, would have offered sacrifice with the people.

¹³Which, when the apostles Barnabas and Paul had heard, rending their clothes, they leaped out among the people, crying,

¹⁴And saying: Ye men, why do ye these things? We also are mortals, men like unto you, preaching to you to be converted from these vain things to the living God, who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and all things that are in them:

¹⁵Who in times past, suffered all nations to walk in their own ways.

¹⁶Nevertheless he left not himself without testimony, doing good from heaven, giving rains and fruitful Seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.

¹⁷And speaking these things, they scarce restrained the people from sacrificing to them.

¹⁸Now there came thither certain Jews from Antioch and Iconium: and, persuading the multitude and stoning Paul, drew him out of the city, thinking him to be dead.

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