²² And the people, with loud cries, said, It is the voice of a god, not of a man.

² Everyone says false words to his neighbour: their tongues are smooth in their talk, and their hearts are full of deceit.

⁷ Then these chief rulers and the captains came to the king and said to him, O King Darius, have life for ever.

¹⁰ Said in a loud voice, Get up on your feet. And, jumping up, he went walking about.

¹¹ And when the people saw what Paul had done, they said in a loud voice, in the language of Lycaonia, The gods have come down to us in the form of men.

¹² And they gave the name of Jupiter to Barnabas, and to Paul that of Mercury, because he was the chief talker.

¹³ And the priest of the image of Jupiter, which was before the town, took oxen and flowers to the doors of the town, and was about to make an offering with the people.

¹⁶ These are the men who make trouble, ever desiring change, going after evil pleasures, using high-sounding words, respecting men's position in the hope of reward.

⁴ And they gave worship to the dragon, because he gave authority to the beast; and worshipping the beast, they said, Who is like the beast? and who is able to go to war with him?