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A priest leads garlanded bulls toward the gathered crowd at the gates.
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Acts 14:11-13

The Crowd Brings a Sacrifice

A Door of Faith · Acts 14

Story guide: The crowd mistakes Barnabas and Paul for gods, and the priest of Zeus brings bulls and wreaths for a sacrifice.

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11And when the crowds saw what Paul had done, they raised their voices, saying in the Lycaonian language, “The gods, having become like men, have come down to us!”

12And they were calling Barnabas Zeus, and Paul Hermes, because he was the chief speaker.

13And the priest of Zeus, whose temple was before the city, brought bulls and wreaths to the gates and wanted to offer sacrifice with the crowds.

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