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Verse Acts 14:12. _THEY CALLED BARNABAS, JUPITER; AND PAUL,
MERCURIUS_] The heathens supposed that _Jupiter_ and _Mercury_ were
the gods who most frequently assumed the human form; and Jupiter was
ac...
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AND THEY CALLED BARNABAS, JUPITER - Jupiter was the most powerful of
all the gods of the ancients. He was represented as the son of Saturn
and Ops, and was educated in a cave on Mount Ida, in the isla...
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CHAPTER 14
_ 1. The work in Iconium and the persecution of the Apostles (Acts
14:1)._
2. In Derbe and Lystra; the Impotent Man healed (Acts 14:7).
3. The Stoning of Paul and further ministries (Act...
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LYSTRA. Lystra, 25 miles SW. of Iconium, 10 miles off the trade route,
in a secluded glen. Lystra and Derbe were the two cities of the
Lycaonian region of Galatia; Roman influence was strong there, an...
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ON TO ICONIUM (Acts 14:1-7)...
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There was a man who sat in Lystra who had no power in his feet. He had
been a cripple from his birth and he had never walked. He was in the
habit of listening to Paul speaking. Paul fixed his gaze on...
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JUPITER. Greek. _Zeua._ The father of the gods.
MERCURIUS. Greek. _Hermes._ The messenger of the gods.
CHIEF SPEAKER. Literally the leader of the word (Greek. _logos._
App-121.), or message....
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_And they called Barnabas, Jupiter; and Paul, Mercurius_ Of course
this was not known until afterwards, and St Luke in his narrative, as
a Greek, gives the Greek names of the gods, _Zeus_and _Hermes_....
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ἘΚΆΛΟΥΝ ΤΕ ΤῸΝ ΒΑΡΝΆΒΑΝ ΔΊΑ, ΤῸΝ ΔῈ
ΠΑΥ͂ΛΟΝ ἙΡΜΗ͂Ν, _and they called Barnabas, Jupiter_
[Zeus]; _and Paul, Mercurius_ [Hermes]. Of course this was not known
until afterwards. We can understand how the...
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CURE OF A CRIPPLE AT LYSTRA. THE HEATHEN PEOPLE REGARD THE APOSTLES AS
GODS....
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_PAUL AND BARNABAS IN LYSTRA ACTS 14:8-17:_ At Lystra the apostles
healed a lame man. He had never walked. This miracle was very much
like the one in Acts 3:1-26. The man listened to the preaching. As...
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THEY CALLED BARNABAS, JUPITER, &C.— The heathens represented
_Jupiter_ as an old but vigorous man, of a noble and majestic aspect,
and large robust make, which probably might be the form of _Barnabas;...
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IN LYSTRA. Acts 14:6 b - Acts 14:20.
a.
General statement. Acts 14:6 b, Acts 14:7....
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See notes one verse 8...
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And they called Barnabas, Jupiter; and Paul, Mercurius, because he
was the chief speaker.
AND THEY CALLED BARNABAS, JUPITER - the father of the gods, (as
Chrysostom thinks) from his commanding mie...
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6 Lystra seems to be the first place Paul preached without first
proclaiming to the Jews in the synagogue, for it seems that there were
not enough Jews to have a place of worship. Hence this is the fi...
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FIRST MISSIONARY JOURNEY (CONTINUED)
1-7. Paul and Barnabas at Iconium. The gospel meets with great success
among both Jews and Gentiles in this populous city, and miracles are
wrought in confirmatio...
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The majestic appearance of Barnabas caused him to be identified with
the chief god (Zeus) corresponding to the Roman Jupiter. The
insignificant stature of Paul (2 Corinthians 10:10), and his gift of
e...
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GOOD NEWS FOR EVERYONE
ACTS
_MARION ADAMS_
CHAPTER 14
PAUL AND BARNABAS IN ICONIUM, 14:1-7
V1 What happened in Pisidian Antioch also happened in Iconium. Paul
and Barnabas went to the *synagogue...
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THEY CALLED BARNABAS, JUPITER; AND PAUL, MERCURIUS. — St. Luke
gives, as was natural, the Greek forms — Zeus and Hermes. The main
reason for the assignment of the two names was that the listeners
reco...
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ἐκὰλουν, see above on Acts 14:11. τὸν μὲν Β. Δία.
τὸν δὲ Π. Ἑρμῆν. The relative estimate of the
Lycaonians was strikingly in accordance with Oriental notions
Barnabas, the more silent and passive, is...
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VARYING TREATMENT OF THE MESSAGE
Acts 14:1-13
From Antioch the Apostles passed to Iconium, the capital of Lycaonia.
It is most illuminating to note the source of their success: _The Lord
bore witness...
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In Iconium there was largely a repetition of the experiences at
Antioch. Becoming aware of the growing hostility, Paul and Barnabas
passed on, and came to Lystra. There is a marked difference between...
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Idolatry Confronted at Lystra
Paul and Barnabas next arrived at Lystra, some 18 miles to the east.
There was apparently no synagogue there, but there was a man who had
been crippled since birth and ha...
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_Garlands. These might be for the victims, as they generally were
crowned, or had gilded horns. Victima labe carens, præstantissima
forma,_
Sistitur ante aras, _vittis præsignis et auro. ---Ovid._
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PAUL AND BARNABAS ARE TAKEN FOR GRECIAN GODS
11-18. All nations at the time of our Savior's advent were on tiptoe
expecting a divine messenger from heaven to teach them the way of
salvation. Hence the...
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And when the people saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their
voices, saying in the speech of Lycaonia, The gods are come down to us
in the likeness of men. (12) And they called Barnabas, Jupiter;...
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We now enter on the missionary journeys, as they are called, of the
apostle Paul. The work, under the Spirit, opens to the glory of the
Lord. Not merely are Gentiles met in grace and brought into the...
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Their missionary labours continue in Iconium with the same opposition
from the Jews who, incapable themselves of the work, stir up the
Gentiles against those who are performing it. As long as it was o...
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AND THEY CALLED BARNABAS JUPITER,.... The supreme God; it may be
because that Barnabas was the oldest man, of the tallest stature, and
largest bulk, and made the best figure; whereas Paul was younger,...
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And they called Barnabas, Jupiter; and Paul, Mercurius, because he was
the chief speaker.
Ver. 12. _He was the chief speaker_] Gr. ηγουμενος του
λογου, a master of speech. Paul was another Pericles,...
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_And when the people_ Who were present when this wonderful cure was
wrought; _saw what Paul had done_ By merely speaking a word, being all
in raptures of astonishment; _they lifted up their voices_ In...
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JUPITER; considered by the Greeks and Romans as the greatest of their
gods.
MERCURIUS; regarded as the god of eloquence....
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A miracle and its effect upon the people:...
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AND THEY CALLED BARNABAS, JUPITER; AND PAUL, MERCURIUS, BECAUSE HE WAS
THE CHIEF SPEAKER....
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Iconium was also in Asia Minor: here they entered the synagogue and
the Spirit of God gave them grace to so speak as to vitally influence
a great number, both of Jews and Gentiles, to believe the gosp...
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AND BARNABAS THEY CALLED ZEUS, AND PAUL, HERMES, BECAUSE HE WAS THE
CHIEF SPEAKER.
1. Zeus (or Jupiter) - Zeus is the Greek god, Jupiter was the Roman
god. Both are known as the god of helps. How fi...
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"They began calling Barnabas, Zeus, and Paul, Hermes" Luke gives the
Greek names for these gods; Zeus was also known as Jupiter who was
viewed as the most powerful of all the gods of the ancients. Her...
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8-18 All things are possible to those that believe. When we have
faith, that most precious gift of God, we shall be delivered from the
spiritual helplessness in which we were born, and from the domin...
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JUPITER; whom the heathens took for their chief God. MERCURY was
feigned to be the messenger of their gods, and therefore represented
with wings; as also the interpreter of the gods, which caused thei...
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Shepherd of Hermas Similitude Tenth
After he had spoken with me he rose up from the couch, and taking the
Shepherd and the virgins, he departed. But he said to me that he would
send back the Shepherd...
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Acts 14:12 And G5037 Barnabas G921 G3303 called G2564 (G5707) Zeus
G2203 and G1161 Paul G3972 Hermes...
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‘And when the multitude saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their
voice, saying in the speech of Lycaonia, “The gods are come down to
us in the likeness of men.” And they called Barnabas, Zeus, and...
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THE MINISTRY AT LYSTRA (14:8-20A).
A description is now given of the rather colourful events that
occurred during their ministry in Lystra. These are on top of the fact
that they proclaimed the Good N...
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Acts 14:12. AND THEY CALLED BARNABAS, JUPITER; AND PAUL, MERCURIUS.
Barnabas they imagined to be Jupiter (Zeus), most likely from his
older and more venerable appearance; while the less imposing figur...
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THEY CALLED
(εκαλουν). Inchoative imperfect began to call.BARNABAS, JUPITER
(τον Βαρναβαν Δια). Because Barnabas was the older and
the more imposing in appearance. Paul admits that he was not
imp...
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JUPITER
Latin for Greek "Zeus", the national god of the Greeks.
MERCURIUS
Greek "Hermes"....
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CONTENTS: Work of the Gospel at Iconium, Derbe, Lystra. An impotent
man at Lystra healed. Paul stoned. Elders appointed in the churches.
CHARACTERS: God, Paul, Barnabas, impotent man, priest of Jupit...
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Acts 14:1. _It came to pass in Iconium, that they went both together
into the synagogue of the jews._ St. Luke makes here a great leap, and
is very laconic, merely naming Perga and Attalia. This great...
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WHEN THE CROWDS SAW. The people of Lystra were heathen who believed in
many _gods._ Their tradition said the _gods_ often came down in the
form of men, and intervened in human affairs. Zeus. The chief...
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_The gods have come down to us in the likeness of men._
THE THEOLOGY OF HEATHENDOM
In the words and acts of these heathen Lystrians, there comes out the
native theology of human hearts everywhere an...
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_And there sat a certain man at Lystra._
PAUL AND BARNABAS IN LYSTRA
I. The incident.
1. The case of the cripple resembles that of the man at the gate
Beautiful; and a particular statement of it is...
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_And it came to pass in Iconium._
ICONIUM
A considerable city of Asia Minor, generally considered as belonging
to Lycaonia. It lay in a fertile plain at the foot of Taurus, on the
great line of commu...
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ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 14:8 Lystra was populated mainly by Gentiles and
had no synagogue. The ministry of Paul and Barnabas there centered
around the healing of a lame man.
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ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 14:11 THE GODS HAVE COME DOWN TO US IN THE
LIKENESS OF MEN. Since the people were speaking in their native
LYCAONIAN language, Paul and Barnabas were probably unaware of what
was hap...
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_HOMILETICAL ANALYSIS_.—_Acts 14:8_
Paul and Barnabas at Lystra; or, the Gospel among Barbarians
I. THE MIRACLE AT LYSTRA.—
1. The _subject_. “A certain man, impotent in his feet, a cripple
from his...
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EXPOSITION
ACTS 14:1
_Entered _for _went both, _A.V.; _Jews _for _the Jews, _A.V.; _and
_for _and also, _A.V.; Greeks for _the Greeks, _A.V. Observe how in
every case Greeks are found attending the s...
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Paul and Barnabas, in carrying the Gospel, have come into the
uncharted territories as far as the Gospel is concerned into Asia
Minor. They came from Cyprus to the area that is now known as Turkey.
Th...
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Acts 19:35...
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Barnabas Jupiter, and Paul Mercury. The Greek names of these deities
were Zeus and Hermes. As the herald of the gods, Mercury is the God of
skill in the use of speech and of eloquence in general, for...
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PREACHING BY THE WAY
Acts 14:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
As we open the 14th chapter of Acts, we find Paul and Barnabas still
traveling together and entering into Iconium. It is our purpose today
to cover...