13:1 In the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen (who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch) and Saul.
13:2 While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.”
13:3 So after they had fasted and prayed, they placed their hands on them and sent them off.
13:4 The two of them, sent on their way by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia and sailed from there to Cyprus.
13:5 When they arrived at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the Jewish synagogues. John was with them as their helper.
13:6 They traveled through the whole island until they came to Paphos. There they met a Jewish sorcerer and false prophet named Bar-Jesus,
13:7 who was an attendant of the proconsul, Sergius Paulus. The proconsul, an intelligent man, sent for Barnabas and Saul because he wanted to hear the word of God.
13:8 But Elymas the sorcerer (for that is what his name means) opposed them and tried to turn the proconsul from the faith.
13:9 Then Saul, who was also called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, looked straight at Elymas and said,
13:10 “You are a child of the devil and an enemy of everything that is right! You are full of all kinds of deceit and trickery. Will you never stop perverting the right ways of the Lord?
13:11 Now the hand of the Lord is against you. You are going to be blind, and for a time you will be unable to see the light of the sun.” Immediately mist and darkness came over him, and he groped about, seeking someone to lead him by the hand.
13:12 When the proconsul saw what had happened, he believed, for he was amazed at the teaching about the Lord.
13:13 From Paphos, Paul and his companions sailed to Perga in Pamphylia, where John left them to return to Jerusalem.
13:14 From Perga they went on to Pisidian Antioch. On the Sabbath they entered the synagogue and sat down.
13:15 After the reading from the Law and the Prophets, the synagogue rulers sent word to them, saying, “Brothers, if you have a message of encouragement for the people, please speak.”
13:16 Standing up, Paul motioned with his hand and said: “Men of Israel and you Gentiles who worship God, listen to me!
13:17 The God of the people of Israel chose our fathers; he made the people prosper during their stay in Egypt, with mighty power he led them out of that country,
13:18 he endured their conduct for about forty years in the desert,
13:19 he overthrew seven nations in Canaan and gave their land to his people as their inheritance.
13:20 All this took about 450 years. “After this, God gave them judges until the time of Samuel the prophet.
13:21 Then the people asked for a king, and he gave them Saul son of Kish, of the tribe of Benjamin, who ruled forty years.
13:22 After removing Saul, he made David their king. He testified concerning him: ‘I have found David son of Jesse a man after my own heart; he will do everything I want him to do.’
13:23 “From this man’s descendants God has brought to Israel the Savior Jesus, as he promised.
13:24 Before the coming of Jesus, John preached repentance and baptism to all the people of Israel.
13:25 As John was completing his work, he said: ‘Who do you think I am? I am not that one. No, but he is coming after me, whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.’
13:26 “Brothers, children of Abraham, and you God-fearing Gentiles, it is to us that this message of salvation has been sent.
13:27 The people of Jerusalem and their rulers did not recognize Jesus, yet in condemning him they fulfilled the words of the prophets that are read every Sabbath.
13:28 Though they found no proper ground for a death sentence, they asked Pilate to have him executed.
13:29 When they had carried out all that was written about him, they took him down from the tree and laid him in a tomb.
13:30 But God raised him from the dead,
13:31 and for many days he was seen by those who had traveled with him from Galilee to Jerusalem. They are now his witnesses to our people.
13:32 “We tell you the good news: What God promised our fathers
13:33 he has fulfilled for us, their children, by raising up Jesus. As it is written in the second Psalm: “‘You are my Son; today I have become your Father.’
13:34 The fact that God raised him from the dead, never to decay, is stated in these words: “‘I will give you the holy and sure blessings promised to David.’
13:35 So it is stated elsewhere: “‘You will not let your Holy One see decay.’
13:36 “For when David had served God’s purpose in his own generation, he fell asleep; he was buried with his fathers and his body decayed.
13:37 But the one whom God raised from the dead did not see decay.
13:38 “Therefore, my brothers, I want you to know that through Jesus the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you.
13:39 Through him everyone who believes is justified from everything you could not be justified from by the law of Moses.
13:40 Take care that what the prophets have said does not happen to you:
13:41 “‘Look, you scoffers, wonder and perish, for I am going to do something in your days that you would never believe, even if someone told you.’”
13:42 As Paul and Barnabas were leaving the synagogue, the people invited them to speak further about these things on the next Sabbath.
13:43 When the congregation was dismissed, many of the Jews and devout converts to Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas, who talked with them and urged them to continue in the grace of God.
13:44 On the next Sabbath almost the whole city gathered to hear the word of the Lord.
13:45 When the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy and talked abusively against what Paul was saying.
13:46 Then Paul and Barnabas answered them boldly: “We had to speak the word of God to you first. Since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we now turn to the Gentiles.
13:47 For this is what the Lord has commanded us: “‘I have made you a light for the Gentiles, that you may bring salvation to the ends of the earth.’”
13:48 When the Gentiles heard this, they were glad and honored the word of the Lord; and all who were appointed for eternal life believed.
13:49 The word of the Lord spread through the whole region.
13:50 But the Jews incited the God-fearing women of high standing and the leading men of the city. They stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them from their region.
13:51 So they shook the dust from their feet in protest against them and went to Iconium.
13:52 And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.
13:1 Now there were in Antioch, in the local church, prophets and teachers: Barnabas and Simeon, who was called Niger, and Lucius the Cyrenian, and Manaen, the foster brother of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.
13:2 And as they were ministering to the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, Set apart for Me now Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.
13:3 Then, when they had fasted and prayed and laid their hands on them, they sent them away.
13:4 They then, having been sent out by the Holy Spirit,
13:5 And when they were in Salamis, they announced the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews. And they also had John as their attendant.
13:6 And when they had passed through the whole island as far as Paphos, they found a certain man, a magician and Jewish false prophet, whose name was Bar-jesus,
13:7 Who was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man; the latter called Barnabas and Saul to him and sought to hear the word of God.
13:8 But Elymas the magician (for so his name is translated) opposed them, seeking to turn the proconsul away from the faith.
13:9 But Saul, who is also Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, looked intently at him
13:10 And said, O you who are full of all deceit and all unscrupulousness, son of the devil, enemy of all righteousness, will you not cease perverting the straight ways of the Lord?
13:11 And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon you, and you will be blind, not seeing the sun for a time. And instantly a mist and a darkness fell upon him; and he went about and sought some to lead him by the hand.
13:12 Then the proconsul, seeing what had happened, believed, being astonished at the teaching of the Lord.
13:13 And putting out to sea from Paphos, Paul and his companions came to Perga of Pamphylia; and John departed from them and returned to Jerusalem.
13:14 And they passed through from Perga and arrived at Pisidian Antioch. And they went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day and sat down.
13:15 And after the reading of the Law and the Prophets, the synagogue rulers sent word to them, saying, Men, brothers, if you have any word of exhortation for the people, say it.
13:16 And Paul, rising up and motioning with his hand, said, Men of Israel and those who fear God, listen.
13:17 The God of this people Israel chose our fathers and exalted the people during their sojourn in the land of Egypt, and with a high arm He led them out of it.
13:18 And for a time of about forty years He carried them as a nurse in the wilderness.
13:19 And when He had overthrown seven nations in the land of Canaan, He distributed their land as an inheritance.
13:20 And after these things, for about four hundred and fifty years, He gave them judges until Samuel the prophet.
13:21 And afterward they asked for a king; and God gave them Saul, the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years.
13:22 And when He had deposed him, He raised up David for them as king, to whom also He testified and said, I have found David, the son of Jesse, a man according to My heart, who will do all My will.
13:23 From this man s seed, God, according to promise, brought to Israel a Savior, Jesus,
13:24 After John had proclaimed, prior to His public entrance, a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.
13:25 Now as John was completing his course, he said, What do you suppose that I am? I am not the Christ. But behold, One is coming after me, the sandals of whose feet I am not worthy to untie.
13:26 Men, brothers, sons of the race of Abraham, and those among you who fear God, to us the word of this salvation has been sent forth.
13:27 For those dwelling in Jerusalem and their rulers, being ignorant of this One and of the words of the prophets which are read every Sabbath, fulfilled them by judging Him.
13:28 And though they did not find one cause of death in Him, they asked of Pilate that He be done away with.
13:29 And when they had accomplished all that was written concerning Him, they took Him down from the tree and laid Him in a tomb.
13:30 But God raised Him from the dead.
13:31 And for many days He appeared to those who had come up with Him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are now His witnesses to the people.
13:32 And we announce to you the gospel of the promise made to the fathers,
13:33 That God has fully fulfilled this promise to us their children in raising up Jesus, as it is also written in the second Psalm, You are My Son; this day have I begotten You.
13:34 And as to His having raised Him up from the dead, no longer to return to corruption, He spoke in this way, I will give you the holy things of David, the faithful things.
13:35 Therefore He also says in another place, You will not allow Your Holy One to see corruption.
13:36 Now David, having served his own generation by the counsel of God, did indeed fall asleep and was buried with his fathers and saw corruption;
13:37 But He whom God has raised did not see corruption.
13:38 Therefore let it be known to you, men, brothers, that through this One forgiveness of sins is announced to you;
13:39 And from all the things from which you were not able to be justified by the law of Moses, in this One everyone who believes is justified.
13:40 Therefore beware that what is spoken in the prophets does not come upon you:
13:41 Look, you despisers, and marvel, and vanish away; for I am doing a work in your days, a work which you will by no means believe, though someone tells it to you in detail.
13:42 And as Paul and Barnabas were going out, the people begged that these words would be spoken to them on the next Sabbath.
13:43 And when the synagogue gathering had been dismissed, many of the Jews and the devout proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas, who spoke to them and urged them to continue in the grace of God.
13:44 And on the following Sabbath almost all the city gathered together to hear the word of God.
13:45 But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy and contradicted the things being spoken by Paul and blasphemed.
13:46 And Paul and Barnabas spoke boldly and said, It was necessary for the word of God to be spoken to you first. Since you thrust it away and do not judge yourselves worthy of eternal life, behold, we turn to the Gentiles.
13:47 For so the Lord has commanded us, I have set you as a light of the Gentiles, that you would be for salvation unto the uttermost part of the earth.
13:48 And the Gentiles, hearing this, rejoiced and glorified the word of the Lord; and as many as were appointed to eternal life believed.
13:49 And the word of the Lord was carried through the whole region.
13:50 But the Jews incited the women of high standing who worshipped God, and the chief men of the city, and raised up a persecution against Paul and Barnabas and cast them out from their borders.
13:51 But they shook off the dust of their feet against them and came to Iconium.
13:52 And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.