(NIV)
Then Saul, who was also called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, looked straight at Elymas and said,
But Saul,
who was
also called
Paul,
filled with the
Holy Spirit,
looked intently at him
(NIV)
From Paphos, Paul and his companions sailed to Perga in Pamphylia, where John left them to return to Jerusalem.
Now Paul and his
companions set sail from Paphos and
came to Perga in
Pamphylia.
And John left them and
returned to Jerusalem,
(NIV)
Standing up, Paul motioned with his hand and said: ‘Fellow Israelites and you Gentiles who worship God, listen to me!
So Paul stood up,
and motioning with his
hand said:
“
Men of
Israel and you who
fear God,
listen.
(NIV)
As Paul and Barnabas were leaving the synagogue, the people invited them to speak further about these things on the next Sabbath.
As they
went out, the people
begged that
these things might be
told them the next Sabbath.
(NIV)
When the congregation was dismissed, many of the Jews and devout converts to Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas, who talked with them and urged them to continue in the grace of God.
And after the meeting of the
synagogue broke up,
many Jews and devout converts to Judaism
followed Paul and Barnabas,
who, as they
spoke with
them,
urged them to
continue in the
grace of
God.
(NIV)
When the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy. They began to contradict what Paul was saying and heaped abuse on him.
But when the
Jews saw the
crowds, they were
filled with
jealousy and began to
contradict what was
spoken by Paul,
reviling him.
(NIV)
Then Paul and Barnabas answered them boldly: ‘We had to speak the word of God to you first. Since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we now turn to the Gentiles.
And Paul and Barnabas spoke out
boldly,
saying, “It
was necessary that the
word of
God be
spoken first to
you.
Since you
thrust it aside and judge yourselves unworthy of
eternal life,
behold, we are
turning to the
Gentiles.
(NIV)
But the Jewish leaders incited the God-fearing women of high standing and the leading men of the city. They stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them from their region.
But the
Jews incited the
devout women of high standing and the
leading men of the
city,
stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas,
and drove
them out of their district.
(NIV)
At Iconium Paul and Barnabas went as usual into the Jewish synagogue. There they spoke so effectively that a great number of Jews and Greeks believed.
Now at Iconium they entered together into the
Jewish synagogue and spoke in such a
way that a
great number of
both Jews and Greeks believed.
(NIV)
So Paul and Barnabas spent considerable time there, speaking boldly for the Lord, who confirmed the message of his grace by enabling them to perform signs and wonders.
So they
remained for a
long time, speaking
boldly for the
Lord,
who bore
witness to the
word of
his grace,
granting signs and wonders to be
done by their hands.
(NIV)
He listened to Paul as he was speaking. Paul looked directly at him, saw that he had faith to be healed
He listened to
Paul speaking. And
Paul,
looking intently at
him and seeing that he
had faith to be made
well,
(NIV)
When the crowd saw what Paul had done, they shouted in the Lycaonian language, ‘The gods have come down to us in human form!’
And when the
crowds saw what Paul had
done, they
lifted up their voices,
saying in
Lycaonian,
“The
gods have
come down to us in the
likeness of
men!”
(NIV)
Barnabas they called Zeus, and Paul they called Hermes because he was the chief speaker.
Barnabas they
called Zeus,
and Paul,
Hermes,
because he was the
chief speaker.
(NIV)
But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard of this, they tore their clothes and rushed out into the crowd, shouting:
But when the
apostles Barnabas and Paul heard of it, they
tore their garments and
rushed out into the
crowd,
crying out,
(NIV)
Then some Jews came from Antioch and Iconium and won the crowd over. They stoned Paul and dragged him outside the city, thinking he was dead.
But Jews came from Antioch and Iconium, and
having persuaded the
crowds,
they
stoned Paul and dragged him out
of the
city,
supposing that
he was
dead.
(NIV)
Paul and Barnabas appointed elders for them in each church and, with prayer and fasting, committed them to the Lord, in whom they had put their trust.
And when
they had
appointed elders for them in
every church,
with prayer and
fasting they
committed them to the
Lord in whom they had
believed.
(NIV)
This brought Paul and Barnabas into sharp dispute and debate with them. So Paul and Barnabas were appointed, along with some other believers, to go up to Jerusalem to see the apostles and elders about this question.
And
after Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and debate with them,
Paul and Barnabas and some of the
others were
appointed to go
up to Jerusalem to the
apostles and the
elders about this question.
(NIV)
The whole assembly became silent as they listened to Barnabas and Paul telling about the signs and wonders God had done among the Gentiles through them.
And all the
assembly fell
silent,
and they
listened to
Barnabas and Paul as they
related what signs and wonders God had
done through them among the
Gentiles.
(NIV)
Then the apostles and elders, with the whole church, decided to choose some of their own men and send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. They chose Judas (called Barsabbas) and Silas, men who were leaders among the believers.
Then it
seemed good to the
apostles and the
elders,
with the
whole church, to
choose men from
among them and
send them
to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. They sent
Judas called Barsabbas,
and Silas,
leading men among the
brothers,
(NIV)
So we all agreed to choose some men and send them to you with our dear friends Barnabas and Paul –
it has
seemed good to
us, having
come to
one accord, to
choose men and
send them
to you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,
(NIV)
But Paul and Barnabas remained in Antioch, where they and many others taught and preached the word of the Lord.
But Paul and Barnabas remained in Antioch,
teaching and preaching the
word of the
Lord,
with many others also.
(NIV)
Some time later Paul said to Barnabas, ‘Let us go back and visit the believers in all the towns where we preached the word of the Lord and see how they are doing.’
And after some days Paul said to Barnabas, “
Let us
return and
visit the
brothers in every city where we
proclaimed the
word of the
Lord, and see
how they
are.”
(NIV)
but Paul did not think it wise to take him, because he had deserted them in Pamphylia and had not continued with them in the work.
But Paul thought best not to take with
them one who had
withdrawn from them in Pamphylia and had
not gone with them to the
work.
(NIV)
but Paul chose Silas and left, commended by the believers to the grace of the Lord.
but Paul chose Silas and
departed,
having been
commended by the
brothers to the
grace of the
Lord.
(NIV)
Paul came to Derbe and then to Lystra, where a disciple named Timothy lived, whose mother was Jewish and a believer but whose father was a Greek.
Paul
came also to Derbe and to
Lystra.
A disciple was there,
named Timothy,
the
son of a Jewish woman who was a
believer,
but his
father was a
Greek.
(NIV)
Paul wanted to take him along on the journey, so he circumcised him because of the Jews who lived in that area, for they all knew that his father was a Greek.
Paul wanted Timothy to
accompany him,
and he
took him and
circumcised him because of the
Jews who were in those places,
for they
all knew that his father was a
Greek.
(NIV)
Paul and his companions travelled throughout the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been kept by the Holy Spirit from preaching the word in the province of Asia.
And they
went through the
region of
Phrygia and Galatia, having been
forbidden by the
Holy Spirit to
speak the
word in Asia.
(NIV)
During the night Paul had a vision of a man of Macedonia standing and begging him, ‘Come over to Macedonia and help us.’
And a
vision appeared to
Paul in the
night:
a man of
Macedonia was standing there,
urging him and saying, “Come
over to Macedonia and
help us.”
(NIV)
After Paul had seen the vision, we got ready at once to leave for Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.
And when Paul had
seen the
vision,
immediately we
sought to
go on into Macedonia,
concluding that God had
called us to
preach the gospel to
them.
(NIV)
One of those listening was a woman from the city of Thyatira named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth. She was a worshipper of God. The Lord opened her heart to respond to Paul’s message.
One who
heard us
was a woman named Lydia, from the
city of
Thyatira, a seller of
purple goods,
who was a
worshiper of
God. The
Lord opened her
heart to pay
attention to what was
said by Paul.
(NIV)
She followed Paul and the rest of us, shouting, ‘These men are servants of the Most High God, who are telling you the way to be saved.’
She followed Paul and us,
crying out, “
These men are servants of the
Most High God,
who proclaim to
you the
way of
salvation.”
(NIV)
She kept this up for many days. Finally Paul became so annoyed that he turned round and said to the spirit, ‘In the name of Jesus Christ I command you to come out of her!’ At that moment the spirit left her.
And this she kept
doing for many days.
Paul, having become
greatly annoyed,
turned and said to the
spirit,
“I
command you in the
name of
Jesus Christ to
come out of her.”
And it
came out that
very hour.
(NIV)
When her owners realised that their hope of making money was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the market-place to face the authorities.
But when
her owners saw that their hope of
gain was
gone, they
seized Paul and Silas and
dragged them
into the
marketplace before the
rulers.
(NIV)
The crowd joined in the attack against Paul and Silas, and the magistrates ordered them to be stripped and beaten with rods.
The crowd joined in
attacking them,
and the
magistrates tore the
garments off them and
gave orders to beat them with
rods.
(NIV)
About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.
About midnight Paul and Silas were
praying and
singing hymns to
God,
and the
prisoners were
listening to them,
(NIV)
But Paul shouted, ‘Don’t harm yourself! We are all here!’
But Paul cried with a
loud voice, “
Do not harm yourself,
for we
are all here.”
(NIV)
The jailer called for lights, rushed in and fell trembling before Paul and Silas.
And the jailer
called for
lights and
rushed in,
and trembling with
fear he fell
down before
Paul and Silas.
(NIV)
The jailer told Paul, ‘The magistrates have ordered that you and Silas be released. Now you can leave. Go in peace.’
And the
jailer reported these words
to Paul,
saying, “The
magistrates have
sent to let you
go.
Therefore come out now and
go in peace.”
(NIV)
But Paul said to the officers: ‘They beat us publicly without a trial, even though we are Roman citizens, and threw us into prison. And now do they want to get rid of us quietly? No! Let them come themselves and escort us out.’
But Paul said to them, “They have
beaten us publicly,
uncondemned,
men who
are Roman citizens, and have
thrown us
into prison;
and do they
now throw us out
secretly?
No!
Let them
come themselves and take
us out.”
(NIV)
The officers reported this to the magistrates, and when they heard that Paul and Silas were Roman citizens, they were alarmed.
The police reported these words to the
magistrates,
and they were
afraid when they
heard that they
were Roman citizens.
(NIV)
After Paul and Silas came out of the prison, they went to Lydia’s house, where they met with the brothers and sisters and encouraged them. Then they left.
So they
went out of the
prison and
visited Lydia.
And when they had
seen the
brothers, they
encouraged them and departed.
(NIV)
When Paul and his companions had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a Jewish synagogue.
Now when they had
passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they
came to Thessalonica,
where there
was a
synagogue of the
Jews.
(NIV)
As was his custom, Paul went into the synagogue, and on three Sabbath days he reasoned with them from the Scriptures,
And Paul went in,
as was his
custom,
and on three Sabbath days he
reasoned with
them from the
Scriptures,
(NIV)
Some of the Jews were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, as did a large number of God-fearing Greeks and quite a few prominent women.
And some of them were
persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, as did a
great many of the
devout Greeks and not a
few of the
leading women.
(NIV)
But other Jews were jealous; so they rounded up some bad characters from the market-place, formed a mob and started a riot in the city. They rushed to Jason’s house in search of Paul and Silas in order to bring them out to the crowd.
But the
Jews were
jealous, and
taking some wicked men of the
rabble,
they formed a
mob, set the
city in an
uproar,
and attacked the
house of
Jason,
seeking to
bring them out to the
crowd.
(NIV)
As soon as it was night, the believers sent Paul and Silas away to Berea. On arriving there, they went to the Jewish synagogue.
The
brothers immediately sent Paul and Silas away
by night to Berea, and when
they arrived they went into the
Jewish synagogue.
(NIV)
Now the Berean Jews were of more noble character than those in Thessalonica, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if what Paul said was true.
Now these Jews
were more noble than those
in Thessalonica;
they received the
word with all eagerness,
examining the
Scriptures daily to see
if these
things were so.
(NIV)
But when the Jews in Thessalonica learned that Paul was preaching the word of God at Berea, some of them went there too, agitating the crowds and stirring them up.
But when the
Jews from Thessalonica learned that the
word of
God was
proclaimed by Paul at Berea also, they
came there
too,
agitating and
stirring up the
crowds.
(NIV)
The believers immediately sent Paul to the coast, but Silas and Timothy stayed at Berea.
Then the
brothers immediately sent Paul off
on his way to the
sea,
but Silas and Timothy remained there.
(NIV)
Those who escorted Paul brought him to Athens and then left with instructions for Silas and Timothy to join him as soon as possible.
Those who
conducted Paul brought him as
far as Athens,
and after receiving a
command for Silas and Timothy to come to him as soon as possible, they
departed.
(NIV)
While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, he was greatly distressed to see that the city was full of idols.
Now while
Paul was
waiting for
them at Athens,
his spirit was
provoked within him as he
saw that the
city was full of
idols.
(NIV)
A group of Epicurean and Stoic philosophers began to debate with him. Some of them asked, ‘What is this babbler trying to say?’ Others remarked, ‘He seems to be advocating foreign gods.’ They said this because Paul was preaching the good news about Jesus and the resurrection.
Some of the
Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also
conversed with
him.
And some said,
“
What does this babbler wish to
say?”
Others said, “He
seems to
be a
preacher of
foreign divinities”—
because he was
preaching Jesus and the
resurrection.
(NIV)
Paul then stood up in the meeting of the Areopagus and said: ‘People of Athens! I see that in every way you are very religious.
So Paul,
standing in the
midst of the
Areopagus,
said: “
Men of
Athens, I
perceive that in every way you are very
religious.
(NIV)
At that, Paul left the Council.
So Paul went out from their midst.
(NIV)
Some of the people became followers of Paul and believed. Among them was Dionysius, a member of the Areopagus, also a woman named Damaris, and a number of others.
But some men joined him and
believed,
among whom also were
Dionysius the
Areopagite and a
woman named Damaris and others with them.
(NIV)
After this, Paul left Athens and went to Corinth.
After this Paul left Athens and
went to Corinth.
(NIV)
There he met a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had ordered all Jews to leave Rome. Paul went to see them,
And he
found a Jew named Aquila, a
native of
Pontus,
recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla,
because Claudius had
commanded all the
Jews to
leave Rome. And he
went to see
them,
(NIV)
When Silas and Timothy came from Macedonia, Paul devoted himself exclusively to preaching, testifying to the Jews that Jesus was the Messiah.
When Silas and Timothy arrived from Macedonia,
Paul was
occupied with the
word,
testifying to the
Jews that the
Christ was
Jesus.
(NIV)
But when they opposed Paul and became abusive, he shook out his clothes in protest and said to them, ‘Your blood be on your own heads! I am innocent of it. From now on I will go to the Gentiles.’
And when
they opposed and reviled him, he
shook out his
garments and
said to them,
“
Your blood be
on your own
heads!
I am
innocent.
From now on I will
go to the
Gentiles.”
(NIV)
Then Paul left the synagogue and went next door to the house of Titius Justus, a worshipper of God.
And he
left there and
went to the
house of a
man named Titius Justus,
a
worshiper of
God.
His house was next door to the
synagogue.
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