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.

¹⁴ But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard of this, they tore their clothes^(A) and rushed out into the crowd, shouting: ¹⁵ “Friends, why are you doing this? We too are only human,^(B) like you. We are bringing you good news,^(C) telling you to turn from these worthless things^(D) to the living God,^(E) who made the heavens and the earth^(F) and the sea and everything in them.^(G)

¹² What I mean is this: One of you says, “I follow Paul”;^(A) another, “I follow Apollos”;^(B) another, “I follow Cephas^[a]”;^(C) still another, “I follow Christ.”

¹³ Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Were you baptized in the name of Paul?^(A)