Acts 13
1 And there were certain in Antioch, in the assembly there, prophets and teachers: both Barnabas, and Simeon who is called Niger, and Lucius the Cyrenian, Manaen also—Herod the tetrarch’s foster-brother—and Saul;
Now at the church in Antioch there were certain prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon (who was called Niger), Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen (who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch), and Saul.
2 and in their ministering to the LORD and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Separate to Me both Barnabas and Saul to the work to which I have called them,”
As they were serving the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.”
3 then having fasted, and having prayed, and having laid the hands on them, they sent [them] away.
So after they had fasted and prayed, they laid their hands on them and sent them off.
4 These, indeed, then, having been sent forth by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia, and from there they sailed to Cyprus,
Being sent out by the Holy Spirit, the two of them went down to Seleucia, and from there they sailed to Cyprus.
5 and having come to Salamis, they declared the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews, and they also had John [as] a servant;
When they arrived at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews. (They also had John as their assistant.)
6 and having gone through the island to Paphos, they found a certain magus, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name [is] Bar-Jesus;
When they had gone across the island to Paphos, they came across a certain magician, a Jewish false prophet named Bar-Jesus.
7 who was with the proconsul Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man; this one having called for Barnabas and Saul, desired to hear the word of God,
He was with the proconsul Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man, who summoned Barnabas and Saul, seeking to hear the word of God.
8 and there withstood them Elymas the magus—for so is his name interpreted—seeking to pervert the proconsul from the faith.
But the magician Elymas (for that is what his name means) opposed them, seeking to turn the proconsul away from the faith.
9 And Saul—who also [is] Paul—having been filled with the Holy Spirit, and having looked steadfastly on him,
But Saul, also known as Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, looked intently at Elymas
10 said, “O full of all guile, and all recklessness, son of a devil, enemy of all righteousness, will you not cease perverting the right ways of the LORD?
and said, “O son of the devil, full of all deceit and all trickery, enemy of all righteousness, will yoʋ not cease perverting the straight paths of the Lord?
11 And now, behold, a hand of the LORD [is] on you, and you will be blind, not seeing the sun for a season”; and instantly there fell on him a mist and darkness, and he, going around, was seeking some to lead [him] by the hand;
And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is against yoʋ, and yoʋ will be blind, unable to see the sun for a period of time.” Immediately a mist and darkness fell upon him, and he was going around seeking people to lead him by the hand.
12 then the proconsul having seen what has come to pass, believed, being astonished at the teaching of the LORD.
When the proconsul saw what had happened, he believed, for he was astonished at the teaching of the Lord.
13 And those around Paul having set sail from Paphos, came to Perga of Pamphylia, and John having departed from them, turned back to Jerusalem,
Then Paul and his companions set sail from Paphos and went to Perga in Pamphylia, but John left them and returned to Jerusalem.
14 and they having gone through from Perga, came to Antioch of Pisidia, and having gone into the synagogue on the day of the Sabbaths, they sat down,
Continuing on from Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia. On the Sabbath day they went into the synagogue and sat down.
15 and after the reading of the Law and of the Prophets, the chief men of the synagogue sent to them, saying, “Men, brothers, if there be a word in you of exhortation to the people—say on.”
After the reading of the Law and the Prophets, the rulers of the synagogue sent them a message, saying, “Brothers, if you have any word of exhortation for the people, speak it.”
16 And Paul having risen, and having beckoned with the hand, said, “Men, Israelites, and those fearing God, listen:
Standing up, Paul motioned with his hand and said, “Men of Israel, and you who fear God, listen.
17 the God of this people Israel chose our fathers, and He exalted the people in their sojourning in the land of Egypt, and He brought them out of it with a high arm;
The God of this people chose our fathers and exalted the people during their sojourn in the land of Egypt, and with an uplifted arm he led them out of that country.
18 and about a period of forty years He endured their conduct in the wilderness,
For about forty years, he put up with them in the wilderness,
19 and having destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, He divided their land to them by lot.
and after destroying seven nations in the land of Canaan, he gave his people their land as an inheritance.
20 And after these things, about four hundred and fifty years, He gave judges—until Samuel the prophet;
After that he gave them judges for about four hundred and fifty years, up to the time of the prophet Samuel.
21 and thereafter they asked for a king, and God gave to them Saul, son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years;
Then the people asked for a king, and God gave them Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, who reigned for forty years.
22 and having removed him, He raised up to them David for king, to whom also having testified, He said, I found David, the [son] of Jesse, a man according to My heart, who will do all My will.
After removing Saul, God raised up David as their king, about whom he testified, ‘I have found David the son of Jesse to be a man after my own heart; he will do all that I want him to do.’
23 Of this one’s seed, God, according to promise, raised to Israel a Savior—Jesus,
From this man's offspring God brought salvation to Israel, according to his promise,
24 John having first preached, before His coming, an immersion of conversion to all the people of Israel;
after John had first preached a baptism of repentance to Israel in advance of the coming Savior.
25 and as John was fulfilling the course, he said, Whom do you suppose I am? I am not [He], but behold, He comes after me, of whom I am not worthy to loose the sandal of [His] feet.
Now as John was completing his course, he said, ‘Who 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 Men, brothers, sons of the race of Abraham, and those among you fearing God, to you was the word of this salvation sent,
“Brothers, sons of the family of Abraham, and those among you who fear God, to you the message of this salvation has been sent.
27 for those dwelling in Jerusalem, and their chiefs, having not known this One, also the voices of the Prophets, which are being read every Sabbath—having judged [Him]—fulfilled,
Since those who dwell in Jerusalem, along with their rulers, failed to recognize this man and the voices of the prophets that are read every Sabbath, they fulfilled their words by condemning him.
28 and having found no cause of death, they asked of Pilate that He should be slain,
Even though they found no grounds for a death sentence, they asked Pilate to have him killed.
29 and when they fulfilled all the things written about Him, having taken [Him] down from the tree, they laid Him in a tomb;
When they had fulfilled all that was written about him, they took him down from the cross and laid him in a tomb.
30 and God raised Him out of the dead,
But God raised him from the dead,
31 and He was seen for many days of those who came up with Him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are His witnesses to the people.
and for many days he was seen by those who had come up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are his witnesses to the people.
32 And we proclaim good news to you—that the promise made to the fathers,
And we preach to you the good news that what God promised to our fathers, he has fulfilled to us, their children, by raising up Jesus,
33 God has completed this in full to us their children, having raised up Jesus, as also in the second Psalm it has been written: You are My Son—I have begotten You today.
just as it is written in the second Psalm, ‘Yoʋ are my son; today I have begotten yoʋ.’
34 And that He raised Him up out of the dead, to no longer return to corruption, He has said this: I will give to You the holy [blessings] of David [that are] faithful;
As for the fact that he raised him from the dead, no longer to return to corruption, God has spoken in this way: ‘I will give you the holy and sure blessings of David.’
35 for what reason He also says in another [place]: You will not give Your Holy One to see corruption;
Therefore it also says in another place: ‘Yoʋ will not let yoʋr Holy One see corruption.’
36 for David, indeed, having served his own generation by the will of God, fell asleep, and was added to his fathers, and saw corruption,
For when David had served God's purpose in his own generation, he fell asleep, was added to his fathers, and saw corruption.
37 but He whom God raised up, did not see corruption.
But he whom God raised up did not see corruption.
38 Let it therefore be known to you, men, brothers, that the forgiveness of sins is declared to you through this One,
Therefore let it be known to you, brothers, that through this man remission of sins is proclaimed to you,
39 and from all things in the Law of Moses from which you were not able to be declared righteous, everyone who is believing in this One is declared righteous;
and by this man everyone who believes is set free from everything from which you could not be set free by the law of Moses.
40 see, therefore, it may not come on you that has been spoken in the Prophets:
So beware that what is said in the prophets does not happen to you:
41 See, you despisers, and wonder, and perish, because I work a work in your days, a work in which you may not believe, though anyone may declare [it] to you.”
‘Behold, you scoffers, be amazed and perish, for I am doing a work in your days that you will certainly not believe, even if someone tells you about it.’”
42 And having gone forth out of the synagogue of the Jews, the nations were calling on [them] that on the next Sabbath these sayings may be spoken to them,
Now as Paul and Barnabas were going out from the synagogue of the Jews, the Gentiles were urging them to speak about these things on the next Sabbath.
43 and the synagogue having been dismissed, many of the Jews and of the devout proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas, who, speaking to them, were persuading them to remain in the grace of God.
And when the meeting of the synagogue was dispersed, many of the Jews and the devout converts to Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas, who spoke to them and persuaded them to continue in the grace of God.
44 And on the coming Sabbath, almost all the city was gathered together to hear the word of God,
On the following Sabbath, nearly the entire city was gathered together to hear the word of God.
45 and the Jews having seen the multitudes, were filled with zeal, and contradicted the things spoken by Paul—contradicting and slandering.
But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy and began to contradict what Paul was saying, opposing him and slandering him.
46 And speaking boldly, Paul and Barnabas said, “It was necessary that the word of God be first spoken to you, and seeing you thrust it away, and do not judge yourselves worthy of the continuous life, behold, we turn to the nations; (aiōnios g166)
But Paul and Barnabas spoke boldly, saying, “It was necessary for the word of God to be spoken first to you. But since you are rejecting it and do not judge yourselves to be worthy of eternal life, behold, we are turning to the Gentiles. (aiōnios g166)
47 for so the LORD has commanded us: I have set you for a light of nations—for your being for salvation to the end of the earth.”
For this is what the Lord has commanded us: ‘I have appointed yoʋ to be a light to the Gentiles, so that yoʋ may bring salvation to the ends of the earth.’”
48 And the nations hearing were glad, and were glorifying the word of the LORD, and believed—as many as were appointed to continuous life; (aiōnios g166)
When the Gentiles heard this, they began rejoicing and glorifying the word of the Lord, and all who were appointed to eternal life believed. (aiōnios g166)
49 and the word of the LORD was spread abroad through all the region.
So the word of the Lord spread throughout that entire region.
50 And the Jews stirred up the devout and honorable women, and the first men of the city, and raised persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and put them out from their borders;
But the Jews incited the devout women of high standing and the prominent men of the city. They stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and drove them out of their region.
51 and having shaken off the dust of their feet against them, they came to Iconium,
But Paul and Barnabas shook off the dust from their feet in protest against them and went to Iconium.
52 and the disciples were filled with joy and the Holy Spirit.
And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.
