Acts 13

1 The church at Antioch had prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen (the childhood friend of 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.

2 While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart Barnabas and Saul to do the work I've called them to.”

As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Spirit (pneuma) said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work unto which I have called them.

3 After they had fasted, prayed, and placed their hands on them in blessing, they sent them on their way.

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

4 So Barnabas and Saul, directed by the Holy Spirit, went to Seleucia. From there they sailed to Cyprus.

So they, being sent forth by the Holy Spirit, (pneuma) departed unto Seleucia; and from thence they sailed to Cyprus.

5 Arriving at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the Jewish synagogues. John was with them as their assistant.

And when they were at Salamis, they preached the word (logos) of God in the synagogues of the Jews: and they had also John to their minister.

6 They traveled throughout the island and eventually came to Paphos. There they found a Jewish magician, a false prophet by the name of 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 Barjesus:

7 He was close to the governor, Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man. Sergius Paulus invited Barnabas and Saul to come and visit him since 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 (logos) of God.

8 But the magician Elymas (his Greek name) opposed them, trying to prevent the governor from trusting in God.

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

9 Saul, also called Paul, was filled with the Holy Spirit, and looked straight at him.

Then Saul, (who also is called Paul, ) filled with the Holy Spirit, (pneuma) set his eyes on him.

10 “You are full of deception and all kinds of evil, you son of the devil, you enemy of all that is right! Will you never give up perverting the Lord's true ways?

And said, O full of all subtlety and all mischief, you child of the devil, you enemy of all righteousness, will you not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?

11 Look, the Lord's hand is on you and you will become blind. You will not see the sun for some time.” Immediately mist and darkness fell on him, and he had to find someone who could lead him by the hand.

And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon you, and you shall 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.

12 When the governor saw what happened he trusted in God, amazed at the teaching about the Lord.

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

13 Then Paul and those with him sailed from Paphos and went to Perga in Pamphylia, while John left them and went back 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.

14 They went through Perga and on to Antioch of Pisidia. On the Sabbath day they went into the synagogue and were seated.

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 After the readings from the Law and the Prophets, the synagogue leaders sent them a message saying, “Brothers, please share with the congregation any words of encouragement you may have.”

And after the reading of the law and the prophets the rulers of the synagogue sent unto them, saying, All of you men and brethren, if all of you have any word (logos) of exhortation for the people, say on.

16 Paul stood up, motioned with his hand to get their attention, and began speaking. “Men of Israel, and all of you who have reverence for God, listen to me.

Then Paul stood up, and beckoning with his hand said, Men of Israel, and all of you that fear God, give audience.

17 The God of the people of Israel chose our forefathers, and gave our people prosperity during their stay in the land of Egypt. Then with his mighty power he led them out of Egypt,

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.

18 and he patiently dealt with them in the desert for about forty years.

And about the time of forty years suffered he their manners in the wilderness.

19 After he had overthrown seven nations living in the land of Canaan, God divided their land among the Israelites and gave it to them to inherit. This took about four hundred and fifty years.

And when he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Chanaan, he divided their land to them by lot.

20 Then he provided them with judges as leaders until the time of the prophet Samuel.

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

21 Then the people asked for a king, and God gave them Saul, son of Kish from the tribe of Benjamin, who ruled for 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.

22 Then God removed Saul, and made David their king. God approved of David, saying ‘I found David the son of Jesse to be a man according to my own heart; he will do everything I intend.’

And when he had removed him, he raised up unto them David to be their king; to whom also he gave their testimony, and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after mine own heart, which shall fulfill all my will.

23 Jesus is David's descendant; he is the Savior that God promised to bring to Israel.

Of this man's seed has God according to his promise raised unto Israel a Saviour, Jesus:

24 Before Jesus came, John announced the 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.

25 As John was completing his mission, he said, ‘Who do you think I am? I am not the one you're looking for. But after me one is coming whose sandals I'm not worthy to untie.’

And as John fulfilled his course, he said, Whom think all of you that I am? I am not he. But, behold, there comes one after me, whose shoes of his feet I am not worthy to loose.

26 My brothers, children of Abraham and those of you who have reverence for God: the message of this salvation has been sent to us!

Men and brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and whosoever among you fears God, to you is the word (logos) of this salvation sent.

27 The people living in Jerusalem and their leaders didn't recognize Jesus or understand the words spoken by the prophets that are read every Sabbath. In fact they fulfilled the prophetic words by condemning him!

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.

28 Even though they couldn't find any evidence to sentence him to death, they still asked Pilate to have him killed.

And though they found no cause of death in him, yet desired they Pilate that he should be slain.

29 After they had fulfilled everything predicted that they would do to him, they took him down from the cross and buried 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 tomb.

30 But God raised him from the dead,

But God raised him from the dead:

31 and he appeared over the course of many days to those who had followed him from Galilee to Jerusalem. They are now his witnesses to the 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.

32 We are here to bring to you the good news of the promise that God made to our forefathers,

And we declare unto you glad tidings, how that the promise which was made unto the fathers,

33 that he has now fulfilled to us their children by raising Jesus from the dead. As it is written in Psalm 2: ‘You are my Son; today I have become your Father.’

God has fulfilled the same unto us their children, in that he has raised up Jesus again; as it is also written in the second psalm, You are my Son, this day have I begotten you.

34 God raised him from the dead, never to die again, as he indicated by saying, ‘I will give you what is holy and trustworthy, as I promised to David.’

And as concerning that he raised him up from the dead, now no more to return to corruption, he said likewise, I will give you the sure mercies of David.

35 As another psalm says, ‘You will not allow your Holy One to see decay.’

Wherefore he says also in another psalm, You shall not suffer your Holy One to see corruption.

36 But David died, after he had done what God wanted in his own time, and he was buried with his ancestors, and his body decayed.

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

37 The one God raised from the dead saw no decay.

But he, whom God raised again, saw no corruption.

38 My brothers, I want you to understand that we're telling you that through this man sins are forgiven.

Be it known unto you therefore, men and brethren, that through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins:

39 Through him everyone who trusts in him is made morally right from all that is wrong—in a way that you could never be set right by the law of Moses.

And by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which all of you could not be justified by the law of Moses.

40 Make sure that what the prophets said doesn't happen to you:

Beware therefore, lest that come upon you, which is spoken of in the prophets;

41 ‘You who are scornful, look in amazement, and die! For what I'm doing in your lifetime is something that you could never believe, even if someone told you!’”

Behold, all of you despisers, and wonder, and perish: for I work a work in your days, a work which all of you shall in no wise believe, though a man declare it unto you.

42 As they were leaving, the people pleaded with them to tell them more the next Sabbath.

And when the Jews were gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles besought that these words (rhema) might be preached to them the next sabbath.

43 After the meeting in the synagogue, many of the Jews and the converts to Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas who spoke with them, encouraging them to continue to hold on to 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.

44 The following Sabbath almost the whole town turned out to hear the word of God.

And the next sabbath day came almost the whole city together to hear the word (logos) of God.

45 However, when the Jews saw the crowds, they became extremely jealous, contradicting what Paul was saying and cursing him.

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 So Paul and Barnabas spoke out strongly, saying “We had to speak the word of God to you first. But now that you're rejecting it—you're deciding that you're not worthy of eternal life—well now we're turning to the foreigners. (aiōnios g166)

Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and said, It was necessary that the word (logos) of God should first have been spoken to you: but seeing all of you put it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles. (aiōnios g166)

47 That's what the Lord has told us to do: ‘I've made you a light to the foreigners, and through you salvation will go to the ends of the earth.’”

For so has the Lord commanded us, saying, I have set you to be a light of the Gentiles, that you should be for salvation unto the ends of the earth.

48 When the foreigners heard this they were overjoyed, praising the Lord's word, and all those chosen for eternal life trusted in God. (aiōnios g166)

And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word (logos) of the Lord: and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed. (aiōnios g166)

49 So God's word was spread throughout the region.

And the word (logos) of the Lord was published throughout all the region.

50 But the Jews incited the prominent religious women and leaders of the city to persecute Paul and Barnabas, and had them expelled from their territory.

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.

51 So they shook the dust off their feet against them as a sign of protest, and went on to Iconium.

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

52 And the believers continued to be filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.

And the disciples were filled with joy, and with the Holy Spirit. (pneuma)