When the Lycaonians saw the miracle of healing by the apostles, they tried to
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When the Lycaonians saw the miracle of healing by the apostles, they tried to sacrifice to both Paul and Barnabas. In the book of Acts, it is recorded that when Paul and Barnabas healed a man who was lame from birth, the people of Lystra were amazed and believed that the gods had come down to them in human form. They called Barnabas Zeus and Paul Hermes and even tried to offer sacrifices to them. However, Paul and Barnabas stopped them, telling them that they were only human like them and preaching to them about the one true God.