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# what Paul had done
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This refers to Paul's healing the crippled man.
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# The gods have come down to us
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A large number of people believed Paul and Barnabas were their pagan gods who had come down from heaven. AT: "The gods have come down from heaven to us" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# in the dialect of Lycaonia
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"in their own Lycaonian language." The people of Lystra spoke Lycaonian and also Greek.
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# in the form of men
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These people believed that the gods needed to change their appearance in order to look like men.
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# Zeus
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Zeus was the king over all the other pagan gods. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
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# Hermes
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Hermes was the pagan god who brought messages to people from Zeus and the other gods. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
# The priest of Zeus, whose temple was just outside the city, brought
It may be helpful to include additional information about the priest. AT: "There was a temple just outside the city where the people worshiped Zeus. When the priest who served in the temple heard what Paul and Barnabas had done, he brought" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
# oxen and wreaths
The oxen were to be sacrificed. The wreaths were either to crown Paul and Barnabas, or put on the oxen for sacrifice.
# to the gates
The gates of the cities were often used as a meeting place for the people of the city.
# wanted to offer sacrifice
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"wanted to offer sacrifice to Paul and Barnabas as the gods Zeus and Hermes"
# translationWords
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/paul]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/barnabas]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/priest]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/temple]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/sacrifice]]