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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Acts 14:12

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 island of Crete. The worship of Jupiter was almost universal. He was the Aremon of Africa, the Belus of Babylon, the Osiris of Egypt. His common appellation was, The Father of gods and men. He was usually represented as sitting upon a golden or an ivory throne, holding in one hand a thunderbolt, and in... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Acts 14:11-12

Acts 14:11-12 . 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 loud acclamations; saying, The gods are come down Which the heathen supposed they frequently did, Jupiter especially. But how amazingly does the prince of darkness blind the minds of them that believe not! The Jews would not own Christ’s Godhead, though they saw him work... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Acts 14:1-28

Other churches in Galatia (14:1-28)Paul and Barnabas moved on to the town of Iconium, where events followed the same pattern as in Antioch. They preached in the synagogue and both Jews and Gentiles believed. But as the number of converts increased, the people of the city became clearly divided between supporters of the apostles and supporters of the Jewish leaders. Because of the threat of murder, the apostles fled the city and went to Lystra (14:1-7).When the apostles healed a crippled man in... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Acts 14:12

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. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Acts 14:12

Acts 14:12. 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; whereas Mercury appeared young, lively, and active, as Paul might probably do; for he was yet but a young man. This is Chrysostome's observation: St. Luke, however, assigns another reason why the Lystrians gave the apostles these appellations. Mercury, was generally represented as the... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Acts 14:12

12. they called Barnabas, Jupiter—the father of the gods, from his commanding mien (CHRYSOSTOM thinks). and Paul, Mercurius—the god of eloquence and the messenger and attendant of Jupiter, in the heathen mythology. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Acts 14:8-20

Ministry in Lystra 14:8-20 read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Acts 14:11-12

Why did Luke refer to the fact that the natives spoke in the local Lycaonian language? He probably did so to explain why their plans to honor Paul and Barnabas got as far as they did before the missionaries objected (Acts 14:14). People who lived in Asia Minor spoke three languages: Latin (the official administrative language), Greek (the lingua franca of the empire), and the native vernacular, which in this case was Lycaonian. [Note: Neil, p. 163.] Archaeology has turned up evidence of a... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 14:1-28

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 confirmation of the faith.2. The first persecution at Iconium, which probably took the form of arraigning the apostles before the magistrates, failed. Accordingly the second persecution (Acts 14:5) took the form of a popular tumult. Acts 14:2 reads thus in D, ’But the rulers of the synagogue of the Jews raised... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Acts 14:12

(12) 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 recognised in St. Paul the gift of eloquence, which was the special attribute of Hermes. Possibly, also, unlike as were the weak bodily presence and the many infirmities of the Apostle to the sculptured grace with which we are familiar as belonging to the sandalled messenger of the gods—young, and... read more