Acts 12:22 Cross References - Lamsa

²² And all the people shouted, saying, This sounds like the voice of God speaking and not that of a man.

¹⁰ He said to him with a loud voice, I say to you, in the name of our LORD Jesus Christ, stand upright on your feet. And he leaped and walked. ¹¹ And when the people saw what Paul had done, they lifted their voices and said in the language of the country, The gods have come down to us in the likeness of men. ¹² So they called BarÆna-bas, the chief of the gods; and Paul, they called Hermes, because he was the chief speaker. ¹³ Then the priest of the chief of gods whose shrine was outside the city, brought oxen and garlands to the gate of the courtyard where they stayed, and he wanted to offer sacrifices to them.

¹⁶ These are the ones who murmur and complain, following after their own lusts, and their mouths speak idle flattering words, praising people for the sake of gain.

⁴ And they worshipped the dragon because he had given power to the beast : who can prevail against him to fight him?