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Acts 13

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1 Now there were in the church at Antioch certain prophets and teachers: Barnabas, and Simeon who was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene,and Manaen who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.

2 As they ministered to the Lord and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, "Set apart for Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them."

3 And when they had fasted and prayed and laid their hands on them, they sent them away.

4 So they, being sent forth by the Holy Ghost, departed unto Seleucia, and from thence they sailed to Cyprus.

5 And when they were at Salamis, they preached the Word of God in the synagogues of the Jews. And they had also John in their ministry.

6 And when they had gone through the isle unto Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew whose name was Bar-Jesus.

7 He was with the deputy of the country, Sergius Paulus, a prudent man who called for Barnabas and Saul, and desired to hear the Word of God.

8 But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) withstood them, seeking to turn away the deputy from the faith.

9 Then Saul (who also is called Paul), filled with the Holy Ghost, set his eyes on him

10 and said, "O, full of all guile and all mischief, thou child of the devil, thou enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?

11 And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a season." And immediately there fell on him a mist and a darkness, and he went about seeking someone to lead him by the hand.

12 Then the deputy, when he saw what was done, believed, being astonished at the doctrine of the Lord.

13 Now when Paul and his company cast loose from Paphos, they came to Perga in Pamphylia; and John, departing from them, returned to Jerusalem.

14 But when they departed from Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia, and went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day and sat down.

15 And after the reading from the Law and the Prophets, the rulers of the synagogue sent unto them, saying, "Ye men and brethren, if ye have any word of exhortation for the people, say on."

16 Then Paul stood up, and beckoning with his hand said: "Men of Israel and ye that fear God, give audience!

17 The God of this people of Israel chose our fathers, and exalted the people when they dwelt as strangers in the land of Egypt, and with uplifted arm He brought them out of it.

18 And for about forty years, He suffered their ways in the wilderness.

19 And when He had destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, He divided their land among them by lot.

20 And after that, He gave unto them judges for about the space of four hundred and fifty years, until Samuel the prophet.

21 And afterward they desired a king, and God gave unto them Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for the space of forty years.

22 And when He had removed him, He raised up unto them David to be their king, to whom also He gave testimony and said, `I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after Mine own heart, who shall fulfill all My will.'

23 Of this man's seed hath God, according to His promise, raised unto Israel a Savior, Jesus.

24 John had first preached, before His coming, the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

25 And as John was fulfilling his course, he said, `Whom think ye that I am? I am not He. But behold, there cometh One after me, the shoes of whose feet I am not worthy to loose.'

26 "Men and brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and whosoever among you feareth God, to you is the word of this salvation sent.

27 For those who dwell in Jerusalem and their rulers, because they knew Him not nor yet understood the voices of the Prophets which are read every Sabbath day, have fulfilled them in condemning Him.

28 And though they found no cause for death in Him, yet they asked Pilate that He should be slain.

29 And when they had fulfilled all that was written of Him, they took Him down from the tree and laid Him in a sepulcher.

30 But God raised Him from the dead;

31 and He was seen many days by those who came up with Him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are His witnesses unto the people.

32 And we declare unto you glad tidings of the promise which was made unto the fathers:

33 God hath fulfilled the same unto us their children, in that He hath raised up Jesus again, as it is also written in the second Psalm: `Thou art My Son; this day have I begotten Thee.'

34 And concerning that He raised Him up from the dead, now no more to return to corruption, He said thus: `I will give you the sure mercies of David.'

35 Therefore He saith also in another Psalm: `Thou shalt not suffer Thine Holy One to see corruption.'

36 For David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God, fell asleep and was laid with his fathers, and saw corruption.

37 But He whom God raised again saw no corruption.

38 Be it known unto you therefore, men and brethren, that through this Man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins;

39 and by Him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the Law of Moses.

40 Beware therefore, lest that come upon you which is spoken of in the Prophets:

41 `Behold, ye despisers, and wonder and perish; for I work a work your days, a work in which you shall in no wise believe, though a man declare it unto you.'"

42 And when the Jews had gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles besought that these words might be preached to them the next Sabbath.

43 Now when the congregation had broken up, many of the Jews and religious proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas, who, speaking to them, persuaded them to continue in the grace of God.

44 And the next Sabbath day came almost the whole city together to hear the Word of God.

45 But when the Jews saw the multitudes they were filled with envy, and spoke against those things which were spoken by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming.

46 Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold and said, "It was necessary that the Word of God should first have been spoken to you. But seeing ye put it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles.

47 For so hath the Lord commanded us, saying, `I have set thee to be a light of the Gentiles, that thou shouldest bring salvation unto the ends of the earth.'"

48 And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad and glorified the Word of the Lord; and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed.

49 And the Word of the Lord was spread abroad throughout all the region.

50 But the Jews stirred up the devout and honorable women and the chief men of the city, and raised persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them out of their borders.

51 But they shook off the dust of their feet against them, and came unto Iconium.

52 And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Ghost.

GOD'S WORD Translation GW

1 Barnabas, Simeon (called the Black), Lucius (from Cyrene), Manaen (a close friend of Herod since childhood), and Saul were prophets and teachers in the church in Antioch.

2 While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, "Set Barnabas and Saul apart for me. I want them to do the work for which I called them."

3 After fasting and praying, Simeon, Lucius, and Manaen placed their hands on Barnabas and Saul, and released them [from their work in Antioch].

4 After Barnabas and Saul were sent by the Holy Spirit, they went to the city of Seleucia and from there sailed to the island of Cyprus.

5 Arriving in the city of Salamis, they began to spread God's word in the synagogues. John Mark had gone along to help them.

6 They went through the whole island as far as the city of Paphos. In Paphos they met a Jewish man named Barjesus. He was an astrologer who claimed to be a prophet.

7 He was associated with an intelligent man, Sergius Paulus, who was the governor of the island. The governor sent for Barnabas and Saul because he wanted to hear the word of God.

8 Elymas, whose name means astrologer, opposed them and tried to distort the meaning of the faith so that the governor wouldn't believe.

9 But Saul, also known as Paul, was filled with the Holy Spirit. He stared at Elymas

10 and said, "You are full of dirty tricks and schemes, you son of the devil! You hate everything that has God's approval. Quit trying to distort the truth about the way the Lord wants people to live.

11 The Lord is against you now. For a while you will be blind, unable to see the light of day." Suddenly, Elymas couldn't see a thing. He tried to find people to lead him.

12 When the governor saw what had happened, he believed. The Lord's teachings amazed him.

13 Paul and his men took a ship from Paphos and arrived in Perga, a city in Pamphylia. John Mark deserted them there and went back to Jerusalem.

14 Paul and Barnabas left Perga and arrived in Antioch, a city near Pisidia. On the day of worship they went into the synagogue and sat down.

15 After reading from Moses' Teachings and the Prophets, the synagogue leaders sent [a message] to Paul and Barnabas. The message said, "Brothers, if you have any words of encouragement for the people, feel free to speak."

16 Then Paul stood up, motioned with his hand, and said, "Men of Israel and converts to Judaism, listen to me.

17 The God of the people of Israel chose our ancestors and made them a strong nation while they lived as foreigners in Egypt. He used his powerful arm to bring them out of Egypt,

18 and he put up with them for about forty years in the desert.

19 Then he destroyed seven nations in Canaan and gave their land to his people as an inheritance.

20 He did all this in about four hundred and fifty years. "After that he gave his people judges until the time of the prophet Samuel.

21 "Then the people demanded a king, so God gave them Saul, son of Kish, from the tribe of Benjamin. After forty years

22 God removed Saul and made David their king. God spoke favorably about David. He said, 'I have found that David, son of Jesse, is a man after my own heart. He will do everything I want him to do.'

23 "God had the Savior, Jesus, come to Israel from David's descendants, as he had promised.

24 Before Jesus began his ministry, John [the Baptizer] told everyone in Israel about the baptism of repentance.

25 When John was finishing his work, he said, 'Who do you think I am? I'm not the person you're looking for. He will come later. I'm not even good enough to untie his sandals.'

26 "Brothers--descendants of Abraham and converts to Judaism--the message that God saves people was sent to us.

27 The people who live in Jerusalem and their rulers didn't know who Jesus was. They didn't understand the prophets' messages, which are read every day of worship. So they condemned Jesus and fulfilled what the prophets had said.

28 Although they couldn't find any good reason to kill him, they asked Pilate to have him executed.

29 When they had finished doing everything that was written about him, they took him down from the cross and placed him in a tomb.

30 But God brought him back to life,

31 and for many days he appeared to those who had come with him to Jerusalem from Galilee. These people are now witnesses and are testifying to the Jewish people about him.

32 We are telling you the Good News: What God promised our ancestors has happened.

33 God has fulfilled the promise for us, their descendants, by bringing Jesus back to life. This is what Scripture says in the second psalm: 'You are my Son. Today I have become your Father.'

34 "God stated that he brought Jesus back to life and that Jesus' body never decayed. He said, 'I will give you the enduring love promised to David.'

35 Another psalm says, 'You will not allow your holy one to decay.'

36 After doing God's will by serving the people of his time, David died. He was laid to rest with his ancestors, but his body decayed.

37 However, the man God brought back to life had a body that didn't decay.

38 "So, brothers, I'm telling you that through Jesus your sins can be forgiven. Sins kept you from receiving God's approval through Moses' Teachings.

39 However, everyone who believes in Jesus receives God's approval.

40 "Be careful, or what the prophets said may happen to you.

41 'Look, you mockers! Be amazed and die! I am going to do something in your days that you would not believe even if it were reported to you!'"

42 As Paul and Barnabas were leaving the synagogue, the people invited them to speak on the same subject the next day of worship.

43 When the meeting of the synagogue broke up, many Jews and converts to Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas. Paul and Barnabas talked with them and were persuading them to continue trusting God's good will.

44 On the next day of worship, almost the whole city gathered to hear the Lord's word.

45 When the Jews saw the crowds, they became very jealous. They used insulting language to contradict whatever Paul said.

46 Paul and Barnabas told them boldly, "We had to speak the word of God to you first. Since you reject the word and consider yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, we are now going to turn to people of other nations.

47 The Lord gave us the following order: 'I have made you a light for the nations so that you would save people all over the world.'"

48 The people who were not Jews were pleased with what they heard and praised the Lord's word. Everyone who had been prepared for everlasting life believed.

49 The word of the Lord spread throughout the whole region.

50 But Jews stirred up devout women of high social standing and the officials of the city. These people started to persecute Paul and Barnabas and threw them out of their territory.

51 In protest against these people, Paul and Barnabas shook the dust off their feet and went to the city of Iconium.

52 Meanwhile, the disciples [in Antioch] continued to be full of joy and the Holy Spirit.