Acts 13

1 Now there were in Antioch, distributed through the existing assembly, —prophets and teachers: both Barnabas and Symeon who was called Niger, and Lucius the Cyrenian, Manaen also, Herod the tetrarch’s foster-brother, and Saul.

Now there were in Antioch, in the assembly which was [there], prophets and teachers: Barnabas, and Simeon who was called Niger, and Lucius the Cyrenian, and Manaen, foster-brother of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.

2 And, as they were publicly ministering unto the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said—Separate forthwith unto me, Barnabas and Saul, unto the work whereunto I have called them.

And as they were ministering to the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, Separate me now Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.

3 Then, fasting and praying, and laying their hands upon them, they sent them away.

Then, having fasted and prayed, and having laid [their] hands on them, they let [them] go.

4 They, therefore, being sent forth by the Holy Spirit, went down unto Seleucia, and, from thence, sailed away unto Cyprus;

They therefore, having been sent forth by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia, and thence sailed away to Cyprus.

5 And, coming to be in Salamis, they declared the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews; —and they had, John also, as an attendant.

And being in Salamis, they announced the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews. And they had John also as [their] attendant.

6 And, passing through the whole island, as far as Paphos, they found a certain man, a magician, a false-prophet, a Jew, whose name was Bar-jesus;

And having passed through the whole island as far as Paphos, they found a certain man a magician, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name was Bar-jesus,

7 Who was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man. The same, calling for Barnabas and Saul, sought to hear the word of God.

who was with the proconsul Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man. He, having called Barnabas and Saul to [him], desired to hear the word of God.

8 But Elymas the magician, —for so, when translated, is his name, —withstood them; seeking to turn aside the proconsul from the faith.

But Elymas the magician (for so his name is by interpretation) opposed them, seeking to turn away the proconsul from the faith.

9 But Saul, who is also Paul, filled with Holy Spirit, looking steadfastly at him,

But Saul, who also [is] Paul, filled with [the] Holy Spirit, fixing his eyes upon him,

10 Said—O full of all guile, and all recklessness! Son of an adversary! Enemy of all righteousness!—Wilt thou not cease to pervert the straight ways of the Lord?

said, O full of all deceit and all craft: son of [the] devil, enemy of all righteousness; wilt thou not cease perverting the right paths of [the] Lord?

11 Now, therefore, lo! the hand of the Lord is upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun, until a fitting time. And, instantly, there fell upon him a mist and darkness; and, going about, he was seeking such as might lead him by the hand.

And now behold, [the] Lord's hand [is] upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a season. And immediately there fell upon him a mist and darkness; and going about he sought persons who should lead him by the hand.

12 Then, the proconsul, seeing what had happened, believed, being amazed at the teaching of the Lord.

Then the proconsul, seeing what had happened, believed, being amazed at the teaching of the Lord.

13 And, setting sail from Paphos, Paul’s company came into Perga of Pamphylia; but, John, withdrawing from them, returned unto Jerusalem.

And having sailed from Paphos, Paul and his company came to Perga of Pamphylia; and John separated from them and returned to Jerusalem.

14 They, however, passing through from Perga, arrived at Antioch of Pisidia; and, going into the synagogue on the sabbath-day, sat down.

But they, passing through from Perga, came to Antioch of Pisidia; and entering into the synagogue on the sabbath day they sat down.

15 And, after the reading of the law and the prophets, the synagogue-rulers sent unto them, saying—Brethren! if there is in you a word of exhortation unto the people, say on.

And after the reading of the law and the prophets, the rulers of the synagogue sent to them, saying, Brethren, if ye have any word of exhortation to the people, speak.

16 And Paul, standing up, and making a sign with his hand, said—Ye men of Israel! and such as revere God! hearken: —

And Paul, rising up and making a sign with the hand, said, Israelites, and ye that fear God, hearken.

17 The God of this people Israel, chose our fathers, and, the people, he exalted, by their sojourn in the land of Egypt, —and, with a high arm, brought he them out of it;

The God of this people Israel chose our fathers, and exalted the people in their sojourn in [the] land of Egypt, and with a high arm brought them out of it,

18 And, for the time of about forty years, bare with their manners in the desert;

and for a time of about forty years he nursed them in the desert.

19 And, overthrowing seven nations in the land of Canaan, gave them their land as an inheritance—about four hundred and fifty years.

And having destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, he gave them their land as an inheritance.

20 And, after these things, he gave them judges, until Samuel the prophet.

And after these things he gave [them] judges till Samuel the prophet, [to the end of] about four hundred and fifty years.

21 And, from that time, they asked for themselves a king, and God gave them Saul, son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, during forty years;

And then they asked for a king, and God gave to them Saul, son of Kis, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, during forty years.

22 And, setting him aside, raised up, David, unto them for king, —of whom he also said, bearing witness—I have found David, the son of Jesse, —[a man] according to my heart, who will do all my will.

And having removed him he raised up to them David for king, of whom also bearing witness he said, I have found David, the son of Jesse, a man after my heart, who shall do all my will.

23 From this man’s seed, hath God, according to promise, brought unto Israel, a saviour—Jesus:

Of this man's seed according to promise has God brought to Israel a Saviour, Jesus;

24 John, beforehand proclaiming, before the face of his coming in, an immersion of repentance, unto all the people of Israel.

John having proclaimed before the face of his entry [among the people] [the] baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

25 And, as John was fulfilling his course, he was saying—Whom are ye supposing that I am? I, am not he! But lo! there cometh, after me, one of whom I am not worthy, the sandals of his feet, to loosen.

And as John was fulfilling his course he said, Whom do ye suppose that I am? I am not [he]. But behold, there comes one after me, the sandal of whose feet I am not worthy to loose.

26 Brethren! sons of the race of Abraham, and those who among you revere God, —unto you, hath this word of salvation been sent forth.

Brethren, sons of Abraham's race, and those who among you fear God, to you has the word of this salvation been sent:

27 For, they who were dwelling in Jerusalem, and their rulers, not recognising him, have, by judging him, fulfilled, the very voices of the prophets which every sabbath are being read;

for those who dwell in Jerusalem, and their rulers, not having known him, have fulfilled also the voices of the prophets which are read on every sabbath, [by] judging [him].

28 And, though no single cause of death they found, yet claimed they of Pilate that he should be slain.

And having found no cause of death [in him], they begged of Pilate that he might be slain.

29 And, when they had finished all those things which, concerning him, had been written, taking him down from the tree, they put him in a tomb.

And when they had fulfilled all things written concerning him, they took him down from the cross and put him in a sepulchre;

30 But, God, raised him from among the dead:

but God raised him from among [the] dead,

31 Who appeared, during many days, unto them who had come up with him from Galilee unto Jerusalem; who, indeed, [now] are his witnesses unto the people.

who appeared for many days to those who had come up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are now his witnesses to the people.

32 We, therefore, unto you, bring the good news, as to the promise which, unto our fathers, was made, —

And we declare unto you the glad tidings of the promise made to the fathers,

33 That God hath fulfilled, the same, for our children, by raising up Jesus: as also, in the second psalm, it is written—My son, art, thou: I, this day, have begotten thee.

that God has fulfilled this to us their children, having raised up Jesus; as it is also written in the second psalm, Thou art my Son: this day have I begotten thee.

34 And, in that he raised him from among the dead, no more destined to return unto corruption, on this wise hath he spoken—I will give unto you the faithful lovingkindnesses of David.

But that he raised him from among [the] dead, no more to return to corruption, he spoke thus: I will give to you the faithful mercies of David.

35 Wherefore also, in a different [place], he saith—Thou wilt not give thy man of lovingkindness to see corruption.

Wherefore also he says in another, Thou wilt not suffer thy gracious one to see corruption.

36 For, David, indeed, unto his own generation having done service, by the counsel of God, fell asleep, and was added unto fathers, and saw corruption;

For David indeed, having in his own generation ministered to the will of God, fell asleep, and was added to his fathers and saw corruption.

37 But, he whom God hath raised, did not see corruption.

But he whom God raised up did not see corruption.

38 Be it known unto you, therefore, brethren, —that, through this man, unto you, remission of sins is declared;

Be it known unto you, therefore, brethren, that through this man remission of sins is preached to you,

39 And, from all things from which ye could not, by the law of Moses, be justified, by this man, everyone that believeth, is justified.

and from all things from which ye could not be justified in the law of Moses, in him every one that believes is justified.

40 Be taking heed, therefore, lest that come upon you which hath been spoken in the prophets—

See therefore that that which is spoken in the prophets do not come upon [you],

41 See, ye despisers, and marvel, and disappear: in that, a work, am, I, working in your days, —a work, which in nowise will ye believe, though one relate it in full unto you.

Behold, ye despisers, and wonder and perish; for I work a work in your days, a work which ye will in no wise believe if one declare it to you.

42 And, as they were going out, they kept on beseeching that, on the ensuing sabbath, might be spoken unto them these things.

And as they went out they begged that these words might be spoken to them the ensuing sabbath.

43 And, when the congregation was broken up, there followed many of the Jews, and of the devout proselytes, with Paul and Barnabas; who, indeed, in speaking unto them, went on persuading them to abide in the favour of God.

And the congregation of the synagogue having broken up, many of the Jews and of the worshipping proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas, who speaking to them, 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.

And on the coming sabbath almost all the city was gathered together to hear the word of God.

45 But, the Jews, seeing, the multitudes, were filled with jealousy, —and began speaking against the things which, by Paul, were being spoken, defaming them.

But the Jews, seeing the crowds, were filled with envy, and contradicted the things said by Paul, [contradicting and] speaking injuriously.

46 And Paul and Barnabas, speaking boldly, said—Unto you, was it necessary, that the word of God should first be spoken: seeing ye are thrusting it from you, and, unworthy, are judging yourselves of the age-abiding life, lo! we turn unto the nations; (aiōnios g166)

And Paul and Barnabas spoke boldly and said, It was necessary that the word of God should be first spoken to you; but, since ye thrust it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, lo, we turn to the nations; (aiōnios g166)

47 For so hath the Lord commanded us—I have set thee for a light of nations, that thou mayest be for salvation unto the end of the earth.

for thus has the Lord enjoined us: I have set thee for a light of the nations, that thou shouldest be for salvation to the end of the earth.

48 And they of the nations, hearing [this], began to rejoice, and to be glorifying God, and they believed—as many as had become disposed for life age-abiding. (aiōnios g166)

And [those of] the nations, hearing it, rejoiced, and glorified the word of the Lord, and believed, as many as were ordained to eternal life. (aiōnios g166)

49 And the word of the Lord went on to be carried through the whole country.

And the word of the Lord was carried through the whole country.

50 But, the Jews, urged on the devout women of the higher class, and the chief men of the city, and roused up a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, —and thrust them out from their bounds.

But the Jews excited the women of the upper classes who were worshippers, and the first people of the city, and raised a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and cast them out of their coasts.

51 But they, shaking off the dust of their feet against them, came into Iconium.

But they, having shaken off the dust of their feet against them, came to Iconium.

52 And, the disciples, were filled with joy, and with Holy Spirit.

And the disciples were filled with joy and [the] Holy Spirit.