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Acts 14:13

NETBible	The priest of the temple¹ of Zeus,² located just outside the city, brought bulls³ and garlands⁴ to the city gates; he and the crowds wanted to offer sacrifices to them.⁵
NIV © biblegateway Act 14:13	The priest of Zeus, whose temple was just outside the city, brought bulls and wreaths to the city gates because he and the crowd wanted to offer sacrifices to them.
NASB © biblegateway Act 14:13	The priest of Zeus, whose temple was just outside the city, brought oxen and garlands to the gates, and wanted to offer sacrifice with the crowds.
NLT © biblegateway Act 14:13	The temple of Zeus was located on the outskirts of the city. The priest of the temple and the crowd brought oxen and wreaths of flowers, and they prepared to sacrifice to the apostles at the city gates.
MSG © biblegateway Act 14:13	The priest of the local Zeus shrine got up a parade--bulls and banners and people lined right up to the gates, ready for the ritual of sacrifice.
BBE © SABDAweb Act 14:13	And the priest of the image of Jupiter, which was before the town, took oxen and flowers to the doors of the town, and was about to make an offering with the people.
NRSV © bibleoremus Act 14:13	The priest of Zeus, whose temple was just outside the city, brought oxen and garlands to the gates; he and the crowds wanted to offer sacrifice.
NKJV © biblegateway Act 14:13	Then the priest of Zeus, whose temple was in front of their city, brought oxen and garlands to the gates, intending to sacrifice with the multitudes.
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KJV	Then <1161> the priest <2409> of Jupiter <2203>_, which <3588> was <5607> (5752) before <4253> their <846> city <4172>_, brought <5342> (5660) oxen <5022> and <2532> garlands <4725> unto <1909> the gates <4440>_, and would <2309> (5707) have done sacrifice <2380> (5721) with <4862> the people <3793>_.
NASB © biblegateway Act 14:13	The priest <2409> of Zeus <2203> , whose temple was just <4253> outside <4253> the city <4172> , brought <5342> oxen <5022> and garlands <4725> to the gates <4440> , and wanted <2309> to offer <2380> sacrifice <2380> with the crowds <3793> .
NET [draft] ITL	The priest of the temple <2409> of Zeus <2203> , located <1510> just outside <4253> the city <4172> , brought <5342> bulls <5022> and <2532> garlands <4725> to <1909> the city gates <4440> ; he and the crowds <3793> wanted <2309> to offer sacrifices <2380> to them.
GREEK	o te iereuv tou diov tou ontov thv polewv taurouv kai stemmata epi touv pulwnav enegkav toiv ocloiv hyelen <2309> (5707) V-IAI-3S yuein <2380> (5721) V-PAN

NETBible

The priest of the temple¹ of Zeus,² located just outside the city, brought bulls³ and garlands⁴ to the city gates; he and the crowds wanted to offer sacrifices to them.⁵

NET Notes

¹tn The words “the temple of” are not in the Greek text, but are implied. The translation “the priest of (the temple/shrine of) Zeus located before the city” is given for this phrase by BDAG 426 s.v. Ζεύς.

²sn See the note on Zeus in the previous verse.

³tn Or “oxen.”

⁴tn Or “wreaths.”

⁴sn Garlands were commonly wreaths of wool with leaves and flowers woven in, worn on a person’s head or woven around a staff. They were an important part of many rituals used to worship pagan gods. Although it was an erroneous reaction, the priest’s reaction shows how all acknowledged their power and access to God.

⁵tn The words “to them” are not in the Greek text, but are clearly implied by the response of Paul and Barnabas in the following verse.