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 Act 13:1 |
Now in the church that was at 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. |
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Act 13:2 |
As they ministered to the Lord and fasted, the Holy Spirit said, "Now separate to Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them." |
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Act 13:3 |
Then, having fasted and prayed, and laid hands on them, they sent [them] away. |
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Act 13:4 |
So, being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia, and from there they sailed to Cyprus. |
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Act 13:5 |
And when they arrived in Salamis, they preached the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews. They also had John as [their] assistant. |
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Act 13:6 |
Now when they had gone through the island [fn] to Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew whose name [was] Bar-Jesus, |
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Act 13:7 |
who was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man. This man called for Barnabas and Saul and sought to hear the word of God. |
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Act 13:8 |
But Elymas the sorcerer (for so his name is translated) withstood them, seeking to turn the proconsul away from the faith. |
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Act 13:9 |
Then Saul, who also [is called] Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, looked intently at him |
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Act 13:10 |
and said, "O full of all deceit and all fraud, [you] son of the devil, [you] enemy of all righteousness, will you not cease perverting the straight ways of the Lord? |
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Act 13:11 |
"And now, indeed, the hand of the Lord [is] upon you, and you shall be blind, not seeing the sun for a time." And immediately a dark mist fell on him, and he went around seeking someone to lead him by the hand. |
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Act 13:12 |
Then the proconsul believed, when he saw what had been done, being astonished at the teaching of the Lord. |
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Act 13:13 |
Now when Paul and his party set sail from Paphos, they came to Perga in Pamphylia; and John, departing from them, returned to Jerusalem. |
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Act 13:14 |
But when they departed from Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia, and went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day and sat down. |
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Act 13:15 |
And after the reading of the Law and the Prophets, the rulers of the synagogue sent to them, saying, "Men [and] brethren, if you have any word of exhortation for the people, say on." |
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Act 13:16 |
Then Paul stood up, and motioning with [his] hand said, "Men of Israel, and you who fear God, listen: |
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Act 13:17 |
"The God of this people Israel [fn] chose our fathers, and exalted the people when they dwelt as strangers in the land of Egypt, and with an uplifted arm He brought them out of it. |
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Act 13:18 |
"Now for a time of about forty years He put up with their ways in the wilderness. |
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Act 13:19 |
"And when He had destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, He distributed their land to them by allotment. |
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Act 13:20 |
"After that He gave [them] judges for about four hundred and fifty years, until Samuel the prophet. |
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Act 13:21 |
"And afterward they asked for a king; so God gave them Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years. |
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Act 13:22 |
"And when He had removed him, He raised up for them David as king, to whom also He gave testimony and said, 'I have found David [fn] the [son] of Jesse, a man after My [own] heart, who will do all My will.' [fn] |
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Act 13:23 |
"From this man's seed, according to [the] promise, God raised up for Israel a Savior--Jesus-- [fn] |
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Act 13:24 |
"after John had first preached, before His coming, the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel. |
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Act 13:25 |
"And as John was finishing his course, he said, 'Who do you think I am? I am not [He]. But behold, there comes One after me, the sandals of whose feet I am not worthy to loose.' |
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Act 13:26 |
"Men [and] brethren, sons of the family of Abraham, and those among you who fear God, to you the word of this salvation has been sent. |
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Act 13:27 |
"For those who dwell in Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they did not know Him, nor even the voices of the Prophets which are read every Sabbath, have fulfilled [them] in condemning [Him]. |
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Act 13:28 |
"And though they found no cause for death [in Him], they asked Pilate that He should be put to death. |
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Act 13:29 |
"Now when they had fulfilled all that was written concerning Him, they took [Him] down from the tree and laid [Him] in a tomb. |
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Act 13:30 |
"But God raised Him from the dead. |
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Act 13:31 |
"He was seen for many days by those who came up with Him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are His witnesses to the people. |
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Act 13:32 |
"And we declare to you glad tidings--that promise which was made to the fathers. |
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Act 13:33 |
"God has fulfilled this for us their children, in that He has raised up Jesus. As it is also written in the second Psalm: 'You are My Son, Today I have begotten You.' [fn] |
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Act 13:34 |
"And that He raised Him from the dead, no more to return to corruption, He has spoken thus: 'I will give you the sure mercies of David.' [fn] |
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Act 13:35 |
"Therefore He also says in another [Psalm]: 'You will not allow Your Holy One to see corruption.' [fn] |
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Act 13:36 |
"For David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God, fell asleep, was buried with his fathers, and saw corruption; |
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Act 13:37 |
"but He whom God raised up saw no corruption. |
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Act 13:38 |
"Therefore let it be known to you, brethren, that through this Man is preached to you the forgiveness of sins; |
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Act 13:39 |
"and by Him everyone who believes is justified from all things from which you could not be justified by the law of Moses. |
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Act 13:40 |
"Beware therefore, lest what has been spoken in the prophets come upon you: |
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Act 13:41 |
'Behold, you despisers, Marvel and perish! For I work a work in your days, A work which you will by no means believe, Though one were to declare it to you.' " [fn] |
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Act 13:42 |
So when the Jews went out of the synagogue, [fn] the Gentiles begged that these words might be preached to them the next Sabbath. |
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Act 13:43 |
Now when the congregation had broken up, many of the Jews and devout proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas, who, speaking to them, persuaded them to continue in the grace of God. |
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Act 13:44 |
On the next Sabbath almost the whole city came together to hear the word of God. |
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Act 13:45 |
But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy; and contradicting and blaspheming, they opposed the things spoken by Paul. |
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Act 13:46 |
Then Paul and Barnabas grew bold and said, "It was necessary that the word of God should be spoken to you first; but since you reject it, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, behold, we turn to the Gentiles. |
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Act 13:47 |
"For so the Lord has commanded us: 'I have set you as a light to the Gentiles, That you should be for salvation to the ends of the earth.' " [fn] |
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Act 13:48 |
Now when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad and glorified the word of the Lord. And as many as had been appointed to eternal life believed. |
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Act 13:49 |
And the word of the Lord was being spread throughout all the region. |
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Act 13:50 |
But the Jews stirred up the devout and prominent women and the chief men of the city, raised up persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them from their region. |
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Act 13:51 |
But they shook off the dust from their feet against them, and came to Iconium. |
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Act 13:52 |
And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit. |
NKJV Footnotes:
- (13:6) NU-Text reads the whole island.
- (13:17) M-Text omits Israel.
- (13:22) Psalm 89:20
- (13:22) 1 Samuel 13:14
- (13:23) M-Text reads for Israel salvation.
- (13:33) Psalm 2:7
- (13:34) Isaiah 55:3
- (13:35) Psalm 16:10
- (13:41) Habakkuk 1:5
- (13:42) Or And when they went out of the synagogue of the Jews; NU-Text reads And when they went out of the synagogue, they begged.
- (13:47) Isaiah 49:6
