The priest of the temple of Jupiter in Lystra wants to sacrifice a bull because he thinks Barnabas and Paul are the gods Jupiter and Mercury, because they healed a paralyzed man. Barnabas and Paul tear their clothes to show that they are humans and not gods. On the right, a man holding crutches points to a walking man. Below the depiction the title in Latin, four four-line verses in French, Latin, Dutch and German and a reference to the Bible text in Acts 14., Barnabas and Paul at Lystra Deo non sanctis viris sacrificandum Royal Bible (series title), print maker: anonymous, publisher

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