Acts 13 (BSB) · Opened

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

2While 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.”As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them.

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

4So Barnabas and Saul, sent forth by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia and sailed from there to Cyprus.So they, being sent forth by the Holy Ghost, departed unto Seleucia; and from thence they sailed to Cyprus.

5When they arrived at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the Jewish synagogues. And John was with them as their helper.And when they were at Salamis, they preached the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews: and they had also John to their minister.

6They traveled through the whole island as far as Paphos, where they found a Jewish sorcerer and false prophet named Bar-Jesus,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:

7an attendant of the proconsul, Sergius Paulus. The proconsul, a man of intelligence, summoned Barnabas and Saul because he wanted to hear the word of God.Which 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.

8But Elymas the sorcerer (for that is what his name means) opposed them and tried to turn the proconsul from the faith.But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) withstood them, seeking to turn away the deputy from the faith.

9Then Saul, who was also called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, looked directly at ElymasThen Saul, (who also is called Paul,) filled with the Holy Ghost, set his eyes on him,

10and said, “O child of the devil and enemy of all righteousness, you are full of all kinds of deceit and trickery! Will you never stop perverting the straight ways of the Lord?And said, O full of all subtilty 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?

11Now look, the hand of the Lord is against you, and for a time you will be blind and 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.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 some to lead him by the hand.

12When the proconsul saw what had happened, he believed, for he was astonished at the teaching about the Lord.Then the deputy, when he saw what was done, believed, being astonished at the doctrine of the Lord.

13After setting sail from Paphos, Paul and his companions came to Perga in Pamphylia, where John left them to return to Jerusalem.Now when Paul and his company loosed from Paphos, they came to Perga in Pamphylia: and John departing from them returned to Jerusalem.

14And from Perga, they traveled inland to Pisidian Antioch, where they entered the synagogue on the Sabbath and sat down.But when they departed from Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia, and went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and sat down.

15After the reading from the Law and the Prophets, the synagogue leaders sent word to them: “Brothers, if you have a word of encouragement for the people, please speak.”And after the reading of 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.

16Paul stood up, motioned with his hand, and began to speak: “Men of Israel and you Gentiles who fear God, listen to me!Then Paul stood up, and beckoning with his hand said, Men of Israel, and ye that fear God, give audience.

17The God of the people of Israel chose our fathers. He made them into a great people during their stay in Egypt, and with an uplifted arm He led them out of that land.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 an high arm brought he them out of it.

18He endured their conduct for about forty years in the wilderness.And about the time of forty years suffered he their manners in the wilderness.

19And having vanquished seven nations in Canaan, He gave their land to His people as an inheritance.And when he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Chanaan, he divided their land to them by lot.

20All this took about 450 years. After this, God gave them judges until the time of Samuel the prophet.And after that he gave unto them judges about the space of four hundred and fifty years, until Samuel the prophet.

21Then the people asked for a king, and God gave them Saul son of Kish, from the tribe of Benjamin, who ruled forty years.And afterward they desired a king: and God gave unto them Saul the son of Cis, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, by the space of forty years.

22After removing Saul, He raised up David as their king and testified about him: ‘I have found David son of Jesse a man after My own heart; he will carry out My will in its entirety.’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, which shall fulfil all my will.

23From the descendants of this man, God has brought to Israel the Savior Jesus, as He promised.Of this man’s seed hath God according to his promise raised unto Israel a Saviour, Jesus:

24Before the arrival of Jesus, John preached a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.When John had first preached before his coming the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

25As John was completing his course, he said, ‘Who do you suppose I am? I am not that One. But there is One coming after me whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.’And as John fulfilled his course, he said, Whom think ye that I am? I am not he. But, behold, there cometh one after me, whose shoes of his feet I am not worthy to loose.

26Brothers, children of Abraham, and you Gentiles who fear God, it is to us that this message of salvation has been sent.Men and brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and whosoever among you feareth God, to you is the word of this salvation sent.

27The 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.For they that dwell at Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they knew him not, nor yet the voices of the prophets which are read every sabbath day, they have fulfilled them in condemning him.

28And though they found no ground for a death sentence, they asked Pilate to have Him executed.And though they found no cause of death in him, yet desired they Pilate that he should be slain.

29When they had carried out all that was written about Him, they took Him down from the tree and laid Him in a tomb.And when they had fulfilled all that was written of him, they took him down from the tree, and laid him in a sepulchre.

30But God raised Him from the dead,But God raised him from the dead:

31and for many days He was seen by those who had accompanied Him from Galilee to Jerusalem. They are now His witnesses to our people.And he was seen many days of them which came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are his witnesses unto the people.

32And now we proclaim to you the good news: What God promised our fathersAnd we declare unto you glad tidings, how that the promise which was made unto the fathers,

33He 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.’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.

34In fact, God raised Him from the dead, never to see decay. As He has said: ‘I will give you the holy and sure blessings promised to David.’And as concerning that he raised him up from the dead, now no more to return to corruption, he said on this wise, I will give you the sure mercies of David.

35So also, He says in another Psalm: ‘You will not let Your Holy One see decay.’Wherefore he saith also in another psalm, Thou shalt not suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.

36For when David had served God’s purpose in his own generation, he fell asleep. His body was buried with his fathers and saw decay.For David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God, fell on sleep, and was laid unto his fathers, and saw corruption:

37But the One whom God raised from the dead did not see decay.But he, whom God raised again, saw no corruption.

38Therefore let it be known to you, brothers, that through Jesus the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you.Be it known unto you therefore, men and brethren, that through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins:

39Through Him everyone who believes is justified from everything from which you could not be justified by the law of Moses.And by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses.

40Watch out, then, that what was spoken by the prophets does not happen to you:Beware therefore, lest that come upon you, which is spoken of in the prophets;

41‘Look, you scoffers, wonder and perish! For I am doing a work in your days that you would never believe, even if someone told you.’”Behold, ye despisers, and wonder, and perish: for I work a work in your days, a work which ye shall in no wise believe, though a man declare it unto you.

42As Paul and Barnabas were leaving the synagogue, the people urged them to continue this message on the next Sabbath.And when the Jews were gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles besought that these words might be preached to them the next sabbath.

43After the synagogue was dismissed, many of the Jews and devout converts to Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas, who spoke to them and urged them to continue in the grace of God.Now when the congregation was 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.

44On the following Sabbath, nearly the whole city gathered to hear the word of the Lord.And the next sabbath day came almost the whole city together to hear the word of God.

45But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy, and they blasphemously contradicted what Paul was saying.But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy, and spake against those things which were spoken by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming.

46Then Paul and Barnabas answered them boldly: “It was necessary to speak the word of God to you first. But since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we now turn to the Gentiles.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.

47For this is what the Lord has commanded us: ‘I have made you a light for the Gentiles, to bring salvation to the ends of the earth.’”For so hath the Lord commanded us, saying, I have set thee to be a light of the Gentiles, that thou shouldest be for salvation unto the ends of the earth.

48When the Gentiles heard this, they rejoiced and glorified the word of the Lord, and all who were appointed for eternal life believed.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.

49And the word of the Lord spread throughout that region.And the word of the Lord was published throughout all the region.

50The Jews, however, incited the religious women of prominence and the leading men of the city. They stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas and drove them out of their district.But the Jews stirred up the devout and honourable women, and the chief men of the city, and raised persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them out of their coasts.

51So they shook the dust off their feet in protest against them and went to Iconium.But they shook off the dust of their feet against them, and came unto Iconium.

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

Acts 13

Paul’s First Missionary Journey Begins

On Cyprus

In Pisidian Antioch

A Light for the Gentiles

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Acts 13

Paul’s First Missionary Journey Begins

On Cyprus

In Pisidian Antioch

A Light for the Gentiles

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