Paul’s First Missionary Journey Begins (Acts 15:36–41; Acts 18:23–28)
3 TNT Then fasted they and prayed and put their hondes on them and let them goo. BSB BSB: And after they had fasted and prayed, they laid their hands on them and sent them off.
On Cyprus 4 TNT And they after they were sent of the holy goost came vnto Seleutia and from thence they sayled to Cyprus. BSB BSB: So Barnabas and Saul, sent forth by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia and sailed from there to Cyprus.
5 TNT And when they were come to Salamine they shewed the worde of God in the synagoges of the Iewes. And they had Iohn to their minister. BSB BSB: When they arrived at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the Jewish synagogues. And John was with them as their helper.
6 TNT When they had gone thorowout the yle vnto the cite of Paphos they foude a certayne sorserer a falce prophet BSB BSB: They traveled through the whole island as far as Paphos, where they found a Jewish sorcerer and false prophet named Bar-Jesus,
8 TNT But Elemas the sorcerar (for so was his name by interpretacion) with stode them and sought to turne awaye the ruler from the fayth. BSB BSB: But Elymas the sorcerer (for that is what his name means) opposed them and tried to turn the proconsul from the faith.
9 TNT Then Saul which also is called Paul beinge full of the holy goost set his eyes on him BSB BSB: Then Saul, who was also called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, looked directly at Elymas
10 TNT and sayde: O full of all sutteltie and disseytfulnes the chylde of the devyll and the enemye of all righteousnes thou ceasest not to pervert the strayght wayes of the Lorde. BSB BSB: and 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?
11 TNT And now beholde the honde of the Lorde is vpon the and thou shalt be blinde and not se the sunne for a season. And immediatly ther fell on him a myste and a darcknes and he went aboute sekinge them that shuld leade him by the honde. BSB BSB: Now 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.
12 TNT Then the rular when he sawe what had happened beleved and wodred at the doctryne of the Lorde. BSB BSB: When the proconsul saw what had happened, he believed, for he was astonished at the teaching about the Lord.
In Pisidian Antioch 13 TNT When they that were with Paule were departed by shyppe from Paphus they cam to Perga a cite of Pamphilia: and there Iohn departed from them and returned to Ierusalem. BSB BSB: After setting sail from Paphos, Paul and his companions came to Perga in Pamphylia, where John left them to return to Jerusalem.
15 TNT And after the lawe and the Prophetes were redde the rulers of the synagoge sent vnto them sayinge: Ye men and brethren yf ye have eny sermon to exhorte ye people saye on. BSB BSB: After 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.”
17 TNT The God of this people chose oure fathers and exalted the people when they dwelt as straugers in the londe of Egypt and with a mighty arme brought them oute of it BSB BSB: The 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.
18 TNT and aboute the tyme of .xl. yeares suffred he their maners in the wyldernes. BSB BSB: He endured their conduct for about forty years in the wilderness.
19 TNT And he destroyed .vii. nacions in the londe of Canaan and devided their londe to them by lot. BSB BSB: And having vanquished seven nations in Canaan, He gave their land to His people as an inheritance.
20 TNT And after warde he gave vnto them iudges aboute the space of .iiii.C. and .l. yeres vnto the tyme of Samuel the Prophet. BSB BSB: All this took about 450 years. After this, God gave them judges until the time of Samuel the prophet.
21 TNT And after that they desyred a kinge and God gave vnto them Saul the sonne of Cis a man of the tribe of Beniamin by the space of .xl. yeres. BSB BSB: Then the people asked for a king, and God gave them Saul son of Kish, from the tribe of Benjamin, who ruled forty years.
22 TNT And after he had put him doune he set vp David to be their kynge of whome he reported sayinge: I have founde David the sonne of Iesse a man after myne awne hert he shall fulfill all my will. BSB BSB: After 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.’
23 TNT Of this manes seed hath God (accordinge to his promes) brought forth to the people of Israel a saviour one Iesus BSB BSB: From the descendants of this man, God has brought to Israel the Savior Jesus, as He promised.
24 TNT when Iohn had fyrst preached before his cominge the baptyme of repentaunce to Israel. BSB BSB: Before the arrival of Jesus, John preached a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.
25 TNT And when Iohn had fulfylled his course he sayde: whome ye thinke that I am the same am I not. But beholde ther cometh one after me whose shewes of his fete I am not worthy to lowse. BSB BSB: As 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.’
27 TNT The inhabiters of Ierusalem and their rulers because they knewe him not nor yet the voyces of the Prophetes which are redde every Saboth daye they have fulfilled them in condempninge him. BSB BSB: 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.
28 TNT And when they founde no cause of deeth in him yet desyred they Pylate to kyll him. BSB BSB: And though they found no ground for a death sentence, they asked Pilate to have Him executed.
29 TNT And when they had fulfilled all that were written of him they toke him doune from the tree and put him in a sepulcre. BSB BSB: When they had carried out all that was written about Him, they took Him down from the tree and laid Him in a tomb.
30 TNT But God raysed him agayne from deeth BSB BSB: But God raised Him from the dead,
31 TNT and he was sene many dayes of them which came with him from Galile to Ierusalem. Which are his witnesses vnto the people. BSB BSB: and for many days He was seen by those who had accompanied Him from Galilee to Jerusalem. They are now His witnesses to our people.
32 TNT And we declare vnto you how that the promes made vnto the fathers BSB BSB: And now we proclaim to you the good news: What God promised our fathers
33 TNT God hath fulfilled vnto vs their chyldren in that he reysed vp Iesus agayne even as it is written in the fyrste psalme: Thou arte my sonne this same daye begat I the. BSB BSB: 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.’
34 TNT As concernynge that he reysed him vp from deeth now no more to returne to corrupcion he sayde on this wyse: The holy promyses made to David I will geve them faithfully to you. BSB BSB: In 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.’
35 TNT Wherfore he saith also in another place: Thou shalt not soffre thyne holye to se corrupcion. BSB BSB: So also, He says in another Psalm: ‘You will not let Your Holy One see decay.’
36 TNT Howbe it David after he had in his tyme fulfilled the will of God he slepte and was layde with his fathers and sawe corrupcion. BSB BSB: For when David had served God’s purpose in his own generation, he fell asleep. His body was buried with his fathers and saw decay.
37 TNT But he whom God reysed agayne sawe no corrupcion. BSB BSB: But the One whom God raised from the dead did not see decay.
38 TNT Be it knowne vnto you therfore ye men and brethren that thorow this man is preached vnto you the forgevenes of synnes BSB BSB: Therefore let it be known to you, brothers, that through Jesus the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you.
39 TNT and that by him are all that beleve iustified from all thinges from the which ye coulde not be iustified by the lawe of Moses. BSB BSB: Through Him everyone who believes is justified from everything from which you could not be justified by the law of Moses.
40 TNT Beware therfore lest that fall on you which is spoken of in the Prophetes: BSB BSB: Watch out, then, that what was spoken by the prophets does not happen to you:
41 TNT Beholde ye despisers and wonder and perishe ye: for I do aworke in youre dayes which ye shall not beleve yf a man wolde declare it you. BSB BSB: ‘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.’”
A Light for the Gentiles (Isaiah 49:1–6)
42 TNT When they were come out of the Synagoge of the Iewes the getyls besought that they wolde preache the worde to them bitwene the Saboth dayes. BSB BSB: As Paul and Barnabas were leaving the synagogue, the people urged them to continue this message on the next Sabbath.
43 TNT When the congregacion was broken vp many of the Iewes and verteous covertes folowed Paul and Barnabas which spake to them and exhorted them to cotinue in the grace of God. BSB BSB: After 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.
44 TNT And the nexte Saboth daye came almoste the whole cite to gether to heare the worde of God. BSB BSB: On the following Sabbath, nearly the whole city gathered to hear the word of the Lord.
45 TNT When the Iewes sawe the people they were full of indignacion and spake agaynst those thinges which were spoken of Paul spekinge agaynst it and raylinge on it. BSB BSB: But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy, and they blasphemously contradicted what Paul was saying.
46 TNT Then Paul and Barnabas wexed bolde and sayde: it was mete that the worde of God shulde fyrst have bene preached to you. But seinge ye put it from you and thinke youre selfes onworthy of everlastinge lyfe: lo we turne to the gentyls. BSB BSB: Then 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.
47 TNT For so hath the Lorde commaunded vs: I have made the a light to the getyls that thou be salvacion vnto the ende of the worlde. BSB BSB: For 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.’”
48 TNT The getyls hearde and were glad and glorified the worde of the Lorde and beleved: even as many as were ordeyned vnto eternall lyfe. BSB BSB: When the Gentiles heard this, they rejoiced and glorified the word of the Lord, and all who were appointed for eternal life believed.
49 TNT And the worde of the Lorde was publisshed thorowe oute all the region. BSB BSB: And the word of the Lord spread throughout that region.
50 TNT But the Iewes moved the worshypfull and honorable wemen and the chefe men of the cyte and reysed persecucion agaynst Paul and Barnabas and expelled them oute of their costes. BSB BSB: The 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.
51 TNT And they shouke of the duste of their fete agaynst them and came vnto Iconium. BSB BSB: So they shook the dust off their feet in protest against them and went to Iconium.
52 TNT And the disciples were filled with ioye and with the holy goost. BSB BSB: And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.
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