Acts 13

Now in Antioch, in the church being {there}, were prophets and teachers: both Barnabas and Simeon called Niger, and Lucius the Cyrenian; both Manaen, the foster brother of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.

And while they were ministering to the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Separate, then, Barnabas and Saul to me for the work to which I have called them.”

Then, having fasted and prayed, and having laid {their} hands on them, they released them. \*

So they, having been sent out by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia; and from there they sailed away to Cyprus.

And having arrived in Salamis, they were proclaiming the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews. And they also had John as an assistant. \*

And having passed through the whole island as far as Paphos, they found a certain man, a magician, a Jewish false prophet, whose name {was} Bar Jesus,

who was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus—an intelligent man. Summoning Barnabas and Saul, he sought to hear the word of God.

But Elymas, “the Magician” (for thus is his name translated), opposed them, seeking to turn the proconsul away from the faith. \*

But Saul, also Paul, being filled with the Holy Spirit, staring at him intently,

said, “O full of all deceit and all trickery, son of the devil, enemy of all righteousness, will you not stop turning aside the straight paths of the Lord? \*

And now, behold, the hand of the Lord {is} upon you, and you will be blind, not seeing the sun for a time.” And immediately a mist and darkness fell upon him, and going around, he was seeking someone to lead him by the hand.

Then the proconsul, having seen the {thing} having happened, believed, being astonished at the teaching of the Lord. \*

Now having put to sea from Paphos, the ones around Paul came to Perga of Pamphylia. But John, withdrawing from them, returned to Jerusalem.

But they, passing through from Perga, came to Antioch of Pisidia and, going into the synagogue on the day of the Sabbath, they sat down.

And after the reading of the Law and the Prophets, the synagogue leaders sent to them, saying, “Men, brothers, if any word of exhortation for the people is in you, speak.” \*

So Paul, arising and motioning with {his} hand, said, “Men, Israelites and ones fearing God, listen.

The God of this people Israel chose our fathers and exalted the people when they sojourned in the land of Egypt, and with an uplifted arm he led them out of it.

And for about a 40-year time, he endured them in the wilderness. \*

And having destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, he gave them their land for an inheritance,

in about 450 years. And after these things, he gave them judges until Samuel the prophet. \*

And then they requested a king, and God gave them Saul, son of Kish, a man from the tribe of Benjamin, for 40 years.

And having removed him, he raised up David for them for {their} king, about whom also he said, testifying, ‘I have found David, {son} of Jesse, a man according to my heart, who will do all my will.’ \*

From the seed of this one, according to promise, God brought to Israel a Savior, Jesus,

John having announced beforehand, before the face of his entrance, a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

And as John was completing {his} course, he was saying, ‘Who do you think me to be? I am not he. But behold, one is coming after me, of whom the sandals of {his} feet I am not worthy to untie.’ \*

Men, brothers, sons of the family of Abraham, and the ones among you fearing God, to us the word of this salvation has been sent.

For the ones living in Jerusalem and their rulers, not recognizing this one and condemning him, fulfilled the voices of the prophets being read on every Sabbath. \*

And finding no reason for death, they asked Pilate for him to be killed.

And when they had completed all the things having been written about him, taking him down from the tree, they laid him in a tomb. \*

But God raised him from the dead,

who was seen for many days by the ones having come up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who now are his witnesses to the people. \*

And we are proclaiming to you the promise having been to {our} fathers,

that God has completely fulfilled this for our children, raising up Jesus. As it is also written in the second Psalm: ‘You are my Son; today I have fathered you.’

And that he raised him up from the dead, never going to return to decay, he has spoken thus: ‘I will give you the holy, trustworthy things of David.’ \*

For in another {place} he also says: ‘You will not allow your Holy One to see decay.’

For indeed David, having served the counsel of God in his own generation, fell asleep and was laid with his fathers and saw decay.

But he whom God raised up did not see decay. \*

So let it be known to you, men, brothers, that through this one release of sins is proclaimed to you and from everything of which you were not able to be justified in the law of Moses.

In this one, everyone believing is justified. \*

Look, therefore that the thing spoken about in the prophets may not come upon you: 41 ‘Look, you despisers, and marvel and be destroyed! For I am doing a work in your days, a work that you would not believe at all, even if someone announced it to you.’” \*

And as they were leaving, they were begging these words to be spoken to them on the next Sabbath.

And when the synagogue meeting was ended, many of the Jews and the worshiping proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas, who, speaking to them, urged them to continue in the grace of God. \*

And on the next Sabbath, almost the whole city was gathered together to hear the word of the Lord.

But seeing the crowds, the Jews were filled with jealousy, and they were speaking against the things being said by Paul, blaspheming. \*

And Paul and Barnabas, speaking boldly, said, “It was necessary for the word of God to be spoken to you first. Since you reject it and judge yourselves not worthy of eternal life, behold, we are turning to the Gentiles.

For thus the Lord has commanded us: ‘I have placed you as a light for the Gentiles, for you to be for salvation as far as the end of the earth.’” \*

But hearing this, the Gentiles were rejoicing and glorifying the word of the Lord, and as many as were appointed to eternal life believed.

And the word of the Lord was being spread throughout the whole region. \*

But the Jews stirred up the influential worshiping women and the principal ones of the city and aroused a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and they threw them out from their boundaries.

But they, having shaken off the dust of {their} feet against them, went to Iconium.

But the disciples were filled with joy and the Holy Spirit. \*