Shǐtúxíngzhuàn 14:12

12 Yúshì chèn Bāná bā wéi diū sī , chèn Bǎoluó wéi xī ĕr mǐ , yīnwei tā shuōhuà lǐng shǒu .

Shǐtúxíngzhuàn 14:12 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 14:12

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, of a low stature, and mean appearance:

and Paul Mercurius,
because he was the chief speaker; Mercury was the god of eloquence, and the messenger of the gods, and the interpreter of their will ^F18; Paul being chiefly concerned in preaching and speaking to the people, they called him by the name of this God: the Jews had a doctor in their schools, whom they called (Myrbdmh vad) , "the chief of the speakers" ^F19.

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FOOTNOTES:

F18 Vid Macrob. Saturnal. l. 1. c. 17, 19.
F19 Juchasin, fol. 45. 2. & 46. 1.

Shǐtúxíngzhuàn 14:12 In-Context

10 Jiù dàshēng shuō , nǐ qǐlai , liǎng jiǎo zhàn zhí . nà rén jiù tiào qǐlai érqiĕ xíng zǒu .

11 Zhòngrén kànjian Bǎoluó suǒ zuò de shì , jiù yòng lǚ gāo ní de huà , dàshēng shuō , yǒu shén jiè zhe rén xíng , jiànglín zaì wǒmen zhōngjiān le .

12 Yúshì chèn Bāná bā wéi diū sī , chèn Bǎoluó wéi xī ĕr mǐ , yīnwei tā shuōhuà lǐng shǒu .

13 Yǒu chéng waì diū sī miào de jìsī , qiā zhe niú , ná zhe huā quān , lái dào mén qián , yào tóng zhòngrén xiàng shǐtú xiànjì .

14 Bā ná bā , Bǎoluó , èr shǐtú tīngjian , jiù sī kāi yīshang , tiào jìn zhòngrén zhōngjiān , hǎn zhe shuō ,