LO - Acts - 13

13:1  Now, there were in the congregation that was at Antioch, certain prophets and teachers; particularly, Barnabas, and Simeon, who was called Niger, and Lucius, the Cyrenian, and Manaen, who was educated with Herod, the tetrarch, and Saul.

13:2  And as they were ministering to the Lord, and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, Separate to me Barnabas and Saul, for the work to which I have called them.

13:3  And having fasted and prayed, and laid hands on them; they dismissed them.

13:4  They, therefore, being sent by the Holy Spirit, departed to Seleucia; and from thence they sailed to Cyprus;

13:5  and being arrived at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews; and they had also John for their attendant.

13:6  And having traversed the island, as far as Paphos, they found a certain Jew, a magician and false prophet, whose name was Barjesus;

13:7  who was with the proconsul Sergius Paulus, a prudent man; who calling for Barnabas and Saul desired to hear the word of God.

13:8  But Elymas, the magician, (for that was his name, when translated,) withstood them, endeavoring to turn away the proconsul from the faith.

13:9  Then Saul, (who is also called Paul,) being filled with the Holy Spirit, and looking steadfastly upon him,

13:10  said, O! full of all deceit, and of all wickedness! child of the devil! enemy of all righteousness! will you not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?

13:11  And, behold, now the hand of the Lord is upon you, and you shall be blind, and not see the sun for a time. And, immediately, a mist and darkness fell upon him; and going about, he sought some to lead him by the hand.

13:12  Then the proconsul, seeing what was done, believed; being struck with the doctrine of the Lord.

13:13  And loosing from Paphos, they who were with Paul, came to Perga, in Pamphylia; but John withdrew himself from them, and returned to Jerusalem.

13:14  Nevertheless, they, going on from Perga, came to Antioch, in Pisidia: and entering into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, they sat down.

13:15  And after the reading of the law and the prophets; the rulers of the synagogue sent to them, saying, Brethren, if you have any word of exhortation to the people, speak it.

13:16  Then Paul stood up, and waiving his hand, said, Men of Israel, and you that fear God, hearken.

13:17  The God of this people chose our fathers, and raised the people while sojourning in the land of Egypt; and led them out of it with an uplifted arm.

13:18  And for a space of about forty years, he endured their behavior in the wilderness.

13:19  And having cast out seven nations in the land of Canaan, he distributed their country to them for an inheritance.

13:20  And after these transactions, which lasted about four hundred and fifty years' he gave them judges, till Samuel the prophet.

13:21  And, from that time, they desired a king: and God gave them Saul, the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for the term of forty years.

13:22  And, having removed him, he raised up to them David, for a king; whom also he extolled, and said, "I have found David, the son of Jesse, a man according to my own heart, who shall do all my will."

13:23  Of this man's seed, according to the promise, God raised up to Israel, Jesus, the Saviour;

13:24  John having, to introduce his appearance, before he preached the immersion of reformation to all the people of Israel.

13:25  And when John was fulfilling his course, he said, Whom do you imagine me to be? I am not He; but behold, there comes one after me, the shoes of whose feet I am not worthy to loose.

13:26  Brethren, children of the family of Abraham, and those among you that fear God; to you is the word of this salvation sent:

13:27  for the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and their rulers, not knowing him, nor the sayings of the prophets, which are read every Sabbath day; have fulfilled them in condemning him.

13:28  And though they could find no cause of death in him; yet they requested Pilate that he might be executed.

13:29  And when they had accomplished all things that were written concerning him; taking him down from the cross, they laid him in a tomb.

13:30  But God raised him up from the dead:

13:31  and he appeared for several days to those that came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are his witnesses to the people.

13:32  And we bring you good tidings, that the very promise which was made to the fathers,

13:33  God has accomplished to us, their children, in raising up Jesus: as it is also written in the second Psalm, "Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee."

13:34  And because he has raised him from the dead, no more to return to corruption, he has spoken thus, "I will give you the sure mercies of David."

13:35  Wherefore, also, in another place he says, "Thou wilt not permit thy Holy One to see corruption."

13:36  Now David, having served his own generation according to the will of God; fell asleep, and was gathered to his fathers, and saw corruption.

13:37  But he whom God raised up, did not see corruption.

13:38  Be it known, therefore, to you, brethren, that by Him remission of sins is proclaimed to you:

13:39  and by Him, every one that believes is justified from all things; from which you could not be justified by the law of Moses.

13:40  See to it, therefore, that what is spoken in the prophets may not come upon you:

13:41  "Behold, you despisers, and wonder, and perish: for I perform a work in your days; a work which you will not believe, though one should distinctly declare it to you."

13:42  Now, when going out, they requested that these words might be spoken to them, on the following Sabbath.

13:43  And when the synagogue was broke up, many of the Jews and of the devout proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas; who, speaking to them, persuaded them to persevere in the favor of God.

13:44  And, on the following Sabbath, almost the whole city was gathered together, to hear the word of God.

13:45  But the Jews, seeing the multitudes, were filled with zeal; and opposed the things which were spoken by Paul, contradicting and reviling.

13:46  Then Paul and Barnabas, with great freedom of speech, said, It was necessary, that the word of God should first be spoken to you; but since you thrust it away from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life; behold, we turn to the Gentiles.

13:47  For so the Lord has charged us, saying, "I have set you for a light of the Gentiles, that you should be for salvation to the ends of the earth."

13:48  And the Gentiles hearing this, rejoiced, and glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were disposed for eternal life, believed.

13:49  And the word of the Lord was published throughout all that region.

13:50  But the Jews stirred up some devout women of considerable rank, and the magistrates of the city; and raised a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and drove them out of their territories.

13:51  And they shook off the dust of their feet against them, and came to Iconium.

13:52  But the disciples were filled with joy, and with the Holy Spirit.