Act 13 | NASB1995 | STEP | Now there were at Antioch , in the church that was there , 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 .

Acts 13

First Missionary Journey

1 Now there were at ^aAntioch, in the ^bchurch that was there, ^cprophets and ^dteachers: ^eBarnabas, and Simeon who was called Niger, and Lucius of ^fCyrene, and Manaen who had been brought up with ^gHerod the tetrarch, and Saul. 2 While they were ministering to the Lord and fasting, ^hthe Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for Me ⁱBarnabas and Saul for ^jthe work to which I have called them.” 3 Then, when they had fasted and ^kprayed and ^llaid their hands on them, ^mthey sent them away.

4 So, being ⁿsent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia and from there they sailed to ^oCyprus. 5 When they reached Salamis, they began to proclaim the word of God in ^pthe synagogues of the Jews; and they also had ^qJohn as their helper. 6 When they had gone through the whole island as far as Paphos, they found a ^rmagician, a Jewish ^sfalse prophet whose name was Bar-Jesus, 7 who was with the ^tproconsul, Sergius Paulus, a man of intelligence. This man summoned Barnabas and Saul and sought to hear the word of God. 8 But Elymas the ^umagician (for so his name is translated) was opposing them, seeking to turn the ^vproconsul away from ^wthe faith. 9 But Saul, who was also known as Paul, ^{▼▼ Or having just been filled
,} ^yfilled with the Holy Spirit, fixed his gaze on him, 10 and said, “You who are full of all deceit and fraud, you ^zson of the devil, you enemy of all righteousness, will you not cease to make crooked ^aathe straight ways of the Lord? 11 “Now, behold, ^abthe hand of the Lord is upon you, and you will be blind and not see the sun for a time.” And immediately a mist and a darkness fell upon him, and he went about seeking those who would lead him by the hand. 12 Then the ^acproconsul believed when he saw what had happened, being amazed at ^adthe teaching of the Lord.

13 Now Paul and his companions put out to sea from ^aePaphos and came to ^afPerga in ^agPamphylia; but ^ahJohn left them and returned to Jerusalem. 14 But going on from Perga, they arrived at ^aiPisidian ^ajAntioch, and on ^akthe Sabbath day they went into ^althe synagogue and sat down. 15 After ^amthe reading of the Law and ^anthe Prophets ^aothe synagogue officials sent to them, saying, “Brethren, if you have any word of exhortation for the people, say it.” 16 Paul stood up, and ^apmotioning with his hand said,

“Men of Israel, and ^aqyou who fear God, listen: 17 “The God of this people Israel ^archose our fathers and ^{▼▼ Or exalted
,} ^atmade the people great during their stay in the land of Egypt, and with an uplifted arm ^auHe led them out from it. 18 “For ^ava period of about forty years ^awHe put up with them in the wilderness. 19 ^ax“When He had destroyed ^ayseven nations in the land of Canaan, He ^azdistributed their land as an inheritance— all of which took ^baabout four hundred and fifty years. 20 “After these things He ^bbgave them judges until ^bcSamuel the prophet. 21 “Then they ^bdasked for a king, and God gave them ^beSaul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years. 22 “After He had ^bfremoved him, He raised up David to be their king, concerning whom He also testified and said, ‘ ^bgI have found David the son of Jesse, a man after My heart, who will do all My ^{▼▼ Lit wishes}will.’ 23 ^bi“From the descendants of this man, ^bjaccording to promise, God has brought to Israel ^bka Savior, Jesus, 24 after ^blJohn had proclaimed before ^{▼▼ Lit the face of His entering}His coming a ^bnbaptism of repentance to all the people of Israel. 25 “And while John ^bowas completing his course, ^bphe kept saying, ‘What do you suppose that I am? I am not He. But behold, one is coming after me the sandals of whose feet I am not worthy to untie.’

26 “Brethren, sons of Abraham’s family, and those among you who fear God, to us the message of ^bqthis salvation has been sent. 27 “For those who live in Jerusalem, and their ^brrulers, ^bsrecognizing neither Him nor the ^{▼▼ Lit voices}utterances of ^buthe prophets which are ^bvread every Sabbath, fulfilled these by condemning Him. 28 “And though they found no ground for putting Him to death, they ^bwasked Pilate that He be ^{▼▼ Lit destroyed}executed. 29 “When they had ^bycarried out all that was written concerning Him, ^bzthey took Him down from ^cathe ^{▼▼ Lit wood}cross and ^cclaid Him in a tomb. 30 “But God ^cdraised Him from the dead; 31 and for many days ^ceHe appeared to those who came up with Him from Galilee to Jerusalem, the very ones who are now ^cfHis witnesses to the people. 32 “And we ^cgpreach to you the good news of ^chthe promise made to the fathers, 33 that God has fulfilled this promise ^{▼▼ Late mss read to us their children}to our children in that He ^cjraised up Jesus, as it is also written in the second Psalm, ‘ ^ck You are My Son; today i have begotten You.’ 34 “As for the fact that He ^clraised Him up from the dead, no longer to return to decay, He has spoken in this way: ‘ ^cmI will give you the holy and ^{▼▼ Lit trustworthy} sure blessings of David.’ 35 “Therefore He also says in another Psalm, ‘ ^co You will not ^{▼▼ Lit give} allow Your ^{▼▼ Or Devout or Pious} Holy One to ^{▼▼ Lit see corruption} undergo decay.’ 36 “For ^csDavid, after he had ^{▼▼ Or served his own generation by the purpose of God}served ^cuthe purpose of God in his own generation, ^cvfell asleep, and was laid among his fathers and ^{▼▼ Lit saw corruption}underwent decay; 37 but He whom God ^cxraised did not ^{▼▼ Lit see corruption}undergo decay. 38 “Therefore let it be known to you, brethren, that ^czthrough ^{▼▼ Lit this One}Him forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you, 39 and ^{▼▼ Lit in or by}through Him ^dceveryone who believes is ^{▼▼ Lit justified}freed ^{▼▼ Lit by}from all things, from which you could not be ^{▼▼ Lit justified}freed ^{▼▼ Lit by}through the Law of Moses. 40 “Therefore take heed, so that the thing spoken of ^dhin the Prophets may not come upon you: 41 ‘ ^di Behold, you scoffers, and marvel, and ^{▼▼ Lit disappear} perish;
For I am accomplishing a work in your days,
A work which you will never believe, though someone should describe it to you.’”

42 As ^{▼▼ Lit they}Paul and Barnabas were going out, the people kept begging that these ^{▼▼ Lit words}things might be spoken to them the next ^dmSabbath. 43 Now when the meeting of the synagogue had broken up, many of the Jews and of the ^dnGod-fearing ^{▼▼ I.e. Gentile converts to Judaism
,} ^dpproselytes followed Paul and Barnabas, who, speaking to them, were urging them to continue in ^dqthe grace of God.

Paul Turns to the Gentiles

44 The next ^drSabbath nearly the whole city assembled to hear the word of ^{▼▼ One early ms reads God}the Lord. 45 But when ^dtthe Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy and began contradicting the things spoken by Paul, and were ^{▼▼ Or slandering him}blaspheming. 46 Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly and said, “It was necessary that the word of God be spoken to you ^dvfirst; since you repudiate it and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, behold, ^dwwe are turning to the Gentiles. 47 “For so the Lord has commanded us, ‘ ^dxI have placed You as a ^dy light for the Gentiles,
That You may ^{▼▼ Lit be for salvation} bring salvation to the end of the earth.’”

48 When the Gentiles heard this, they began rejoicing and glorifying ^eathe word of ^{▼▼ Two early mss read God}the Lord; and as many as ^echad been appointed to eternal life believed. 49 And ^edthe word of the Lord was being spread through the whole region. 50 But ^eethe Jews incited the ^{▼▼ Or worshiping
,} ^egdevout women ^ehof prominence and the leading men of the city, and instigated a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and drove them out of their ^{▼▼ Lit boundaries}district. 51 But ^ejthey shook off the dust of their feet in protest against them and went to ^ekIconium. 52 And the disciples were continually ^elfilled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.