Acts 14:11-19
So when the crowds saw what Paul had done, they shouted in the Lycaonian language,“ The gods have come down to us in human form!”They began to call Barnabas Zeus and Paul Hermes, because he was the chief speaker.The priest of the temple of Zeus, located just outside the city, brought bulls and garlands to the city gates; he and the crowds wanted to offer sacrifices to them.But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard about it, they tore their clothes and rushed out into the crowd, shouting,“ Men, why are you doing these things? We too are men, with human natures just like you! We are proclaiming the good news to you, so that you should turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made the heaven, the earth, the sea, and everything that is in them.In past generations he allowed all the nations to go their own ways,yet he did not leave himself without a witness by doing good, by giving you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, satisfying you with food and your hearts with joy.”Even by saying these things, they scarcely persuaded the crowds not to offer sacrifice to them.But Jews came from Antioch and Iconium, and after winning the crowds over, they stoned Paul and dragged him out of the city, presuming him to be dead.
