Berean Standard Bible

Acts 13

(Acts 15:36–41; Acts 18:23–28)

1NowδὲdeG1161inκατὰkataG2596theτὴνtēnG3588churchἐκκλησίανekklēsianG1577atἐνenG1722AntiochἈντιοχείᾳAntiocheiaG490there wereἮσανĒsanG1510prophetsπροφῆταιprophētaiG4396andκαὶkaiG2532teachersδιδάσκαλοι,didaskaloiG1320οὖσανousanG1510τεteG5037ὅhoG3588:BarnabasΒαρναβᾶςBarnabasG921καὶkaiG2532,SimeonΣυμεὼνSumeōnG4826ὁhoG3588calledκαλούμενοςkaloumenosG2564NigerΝίγερNigerG3526καὶkaiG2532,LuciusΛούκιοςLoukiosG3066ofὁhoG3588CyreneΚυρηναῖος,KurēnaiosG2956τεteG5037,ManaenΜαναήνManaēnG3127(who had been brought up withσύντροφοςsuntrophosG4939HerodἩρῴδουHērōdouG2264theτοῦtouG3588tetrarchτετραάρχουtetraarchouG5076),andκαὶkaiG2532SaulΣαῦλος.SaulosG4569.

2WhileδὲdeG1161theyαὐτῶνautōnG846were worshipingλειτουργούντωνleitourgountōnG3008theτῷtōG3588LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962andκαὶkaiG2532fastingνηστευόντωνnēsteuontōnG3522,theτὸtoG3588τὸtoG3588Holyἅγιον·hagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151saidεἶπενeipenG2036, “Set apartἀφορίσατεaphorisateG873δήdēG1211for MeG1473τὸνtonG3588BarnabasΒαρναβᾶνBarnabanG921andκαὶkaiG2532SaulΣαῦλονSaulonG4569forεἰςeisG1519theτὸtoG3588workἔργονergonG2041to whichὃhoG3739I have calledπροσκέκλημαιproskeklēmaiG4341themαὐτούς.autousG846.”

3AndτότεtoteG5119after they had fastedνηστεύσαντεςnēsteusantesG3522andκαὶkaiG2532prayedπροσευξάμενοιproseuxamenoiG4336καὶkaiG2532,they laidἐπιθέντεςepithentesG2007theirτὰςtasG3588handsχεῖραςcheirasG5495on themαὐτοῖςautoisG846andsent them offἀπέλυσαν.¶apelusanG630.

On Cyprus

4Soμὲν οὖνmen ounG3767 G3303Barnabas and SaulΑὐτοὶAutoiG846,sent forthἐκπεμφθέντεςekpemphthentesG1599byὑπὸhupoG5259theτοῦtouG3588HolyἁγίουhagiouG40SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151,went downκατῆλθονkatēlthonG2718toεἰςeisG1519SeleuciaΣελεύκειαν,SeleukeianG4581andτεteG5037sailedἀπέπλευσανapepleusanG636from thereἐκεῖθένekeithenG1564toεἰςeisG1519CyprusΚύπρον.KupronG2954.

5WhenκαὶkaiG2532they arrivedγενόμενοιgenomenoiG1096atἐνenG1722SalamisΣαλαμῖνιSalaminiG4529,they proclaimedκατήγγελλονkatēngellonG2605theτὸνtonG3588wordλόγονlogonG3056τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316inἐνenG1722theταῖςtaisG3588Jewishτῶν Ἰουδαίων·tōn IoudaiōnG3588 G2453synagoguesσυναγωγαῖςsunagōgaisG4864.AndδὲdeG1161JohnἸωάννηνIōannēnG2491was with themεἶχονeichonG2192καὶkaiG2532as their helperὑπηρέτην.¶hupēretēnG5257.

6δὲdeG1161They traveled throughΔιελθόντεςDielthontesG1330theτὴνtēnG3588wholeὅληνholēnG3650islandνῆσονnēsonG3520as far asἄχριachriG891PaphosΠάφουPaphouG3974, wherethey foundεὗρονheuronG2147aτινὰtinaG5100Jewishἄνδρα Ἰουδαῖονandra IoudaionG435 G2453sorcererμάγονmagonG3097andfalse prophetψευδοπροφήτηνpseudoprophētēnG5578namedᾧ ὄνομαhō onomaG3739 G3686Bar-JesusΒαριησοῦ,BariēsouG919,

7ὃςhosG3739an attendantἦν σὺνēn sunG1510 G4862of theτῷtōG3588proconsulἀνθυπάτῳanthupatōG446,SergiusΣεργίῳSergiōG4588PaulusΠαύλῳ,PaulōG3972. The proconsulοὗτοςhoutosG3778,a manἀνδρὶandriG435of intelligenceσυνετῷ.sunetōG4908,summonedπροσκαλεσάμενοςproskalesamenosG4341BarnabasΒαρναβᾶνBarnabanG921andκαὶkaiG2532SaulΣαῦλονSaulonG4569because he wantedἐπεζήτησενepezētēsenG1934to hearἀκοῦσαιakousaiG191theτὸνtonG3588wordλόγονlogonG3056τοῦtouG3588of Godθεοῦ.theouG2316.

8ButδὲdeG1161ElymasἘλύμαςElumasG1681theὁhoG3588sorcererμάγος,magosG3097(forγὰρgarG1063that is whatοὕτωςhoutōsG3779hisαὐτοῖςautoisG846τὸtoG3588nameὄνομαonomaG3686meansμεθερμηνεύεταιmethermēneuetaiG3177)opposedἀνθίστατοanthistatoG436themαὐτοῦ,autouG846andtriedζητῶνzētōnG2212to turnδιαστρέψαιdiastrepsaiG1294theτὸνtonG3588proconsulἀνθύπατονanthupatonG446fromἀπὸapoG575theτῆςtēsG3588faithπίστεως.pisteōsG4102.

9ThenδὲdeG1161SaulΣαῦλοςSaulosG4569,whoὁhoG3588wasalsoκαὶkaiG2532calledPaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972,filled withπλησθεὶςplēstheisG4130theHolyἁγίουhagiouG40SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151,looked directlyἀτενίσαςatenisasG816atεἰςeisG1519ElymasαὐτὸνautonG846

10and saidεἶπεν·eipenG2036, “OὦōG5599childυἱὲhuieG5207of the devilδιαβόλου,diabolouG1228andenemyἐχθρὲechthreG2190of allπαντὸςpantosG3956righteousnessδικαιοσύνης,dikaiosunēsG1343, you arefullπλήρηςplērēsG4134of all kindsπάσηςpasēsG3956of deceitδόλουdolouG1388andκαὶkaiG2532πάσηςpasēsG3956trickeryῥᾳδιουργίας,rhadiourgiasG4468!Will you never stopοὐ παύσῃou pausēG3756 G3973pervertingδιαστρέφωνdiastrephōnG1294theτὰςtasG3588τοῦtouG3588straightεὐθείας;eutheiasG2117waysὁδοὺςhodousG3598of theτὰςtasG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962?

11Nowκαὶ νῦνkai nunG2532 G3568lookἰδοὺidouG2400, thehandχεὶρcheirG5495of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962isagainstἐπὶepiG1909youσέ,seG4771,andκαὶkaiG2532forἄχριachriG891a timeκαιροῦ.kairouG2540you will beἔσῃesēG1510blindτυφλὸςtuphlosG5185andunable to seeμὴ βλέπωνmē blepōnG3361 G991theτὸνtonG3588light of the sunἥλιονhēlionG2246G1161.”ImmediatelyπαραχρῆμάparachrēmaG3916mistἀχλὺςachlusG887andκαὶkaiG2532darknessσκότος,skotosG4655cameG4098overἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909himαὐτὸνautonG846,andκαὶkaiG2532he groped aboutπεριάγωνperiagōnG4013,seekingἐζήτειezēteiG2212someone to lead him by the handχειραγωγούς.cheiragōgousG5497.

12WhenτότεtoteG5119theὁhoG3588proconsulἀνθύπατοςanthupatosG446sawG3708whatτὸtoG3588had happenedγεγονὸςgegonosG1096,he believedἐπίστευσενepisteusenG4100,for he was astonishedἐκπλησσόμενοςekplēssomenosG1605atἐπὶepiG1909theτῇtēaG3588teachingδιδαχῇdidachēaG1322about theτοῦtouG3588Lordκυρίου.¶kuriouG2962.

In Pisidian Antioch

13After setting sailἈναχθέντεςAnachthentesG321fromἀπὸapoG575τῆςtēsG3588PaphosΠάφουPaphouG3974δὲdeG1161,PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972andhis companionsοἱ περὶhoi periG3588 G4012cameἦλθονēlthonG2064toεἰςeisG1519PergaΠέργηνPergēnG4011τῆςtēsG3588in PamphyliaΠαμφυλίας.PamphuliasG3828, whereδὲdeG1161JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491leftἀποχωρήσας ἀπ᾽apochōrēsas ap᾽G672 G575themαὐτῶνautōnG846to returnὑπέστρεψενhupestrepsenG5290toεἰςeisG1519JerusalemἹεροσόλυμα.Hi'erosolumaG2414.

14AndδὲdeG1161fromἀπὸapoG575τῆςtēsG3588PergaΠέργηςPergēsG4011,theyαὐτοὶautoiG846traveled inlandδιελθόντες παρεγένοντοdielthontes paregenontoG1330 G3854toεἰςeisG1519τὴνtēnG3588PisidianΠισιδίαν,PisidianG4099AntiochἈντιόχειανAntiocheianG490,whereκαὶkaiG2532they enteredεἰσελθόντες εἰςeiselthontes eisG1525 G1519theτὴνtēnG3588synagogueσυναγωγὴνsunagōgēnG4864on theτῇtēaG3588τῶνtōnG3588Sabbathἡμέρᾳ σαββάτωνhēmera sabbatōnG4521 G2250andsat downἐκάθισαν.¶ekathisanG2523.

15δὲdeG1161AfterμετὰmetaG3326theτὴνtēnG3588readingἀνάγνωσινanagnōsinG320from theτοῦtouG3588LawνόμουnomouG3551andκαὶkaiG2532theτῶνtōnG3588ProphetsπροφητῶνprophētōnG4396,theοἱhoiG3588synagogue leadersἀρχισυνάγωγοιarchisunagōgoiG752sent wordἀπέστειλανapesteilanG649toπρὸςprosG4314themαὐτοὺςautousG846λέγοντες·legontesG3004: “Brothersἄνδρες ἀδελφοί,andres adelphoiG435 G80,ifεἴeiG1487you haveἐστιν ἐν ὑμῖνestin en huminG1510 G1722 G4771aτίςtisG5100wordλόγοςlogosG3056of encouragementπαρακλήσεωςparaklēseōsG3874forπρὸςprosG4314theτὸνtonG3588peopleλαόν,laonG2992,please speakλέγετε.¶legeteG3004.”

16δὲdeG1161PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972stood upἈναστὰςAnastasG450καὶkaiG2532,motionedκατασείσαςkataseisasG2678withτῇtēaG3588hishandχειρὶcheiriG5495, andbegan to speakεἶπεν·eipenG2036: “MenἄνδρεςandresG435ofIsraelἸσραηλῖταιIsraēlitaiG2475andκαὶkaiG2532you GentileswhoοἱhoiG3588fearφοβούμενοιphoboumenoiG5399τὸνtonG3588Godθεόν,theonG2316,listenἀκούσατε.akousateG191to me!

17TheὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316ofτούτουtoutouG3778theτοῦtouG3588peopleλαοῦlaouG2992of IsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474choseἐξελέξατοexelexatoG1586ourG1473τοὺςtousG3588fathersπατέραςpaterasG3962καὶkaiG2532.He made them into a greatὕψωσενhupsōsenG5312τὸνtonG3588peopleλαὸνlaonG2992duringἐνenG1722theirτῇtēaG3588stayπαροικίᾳparoikiaG3940inἐνenG1722γῇgēaG1093EgyptΑἰγύπτουAiguptouG125,andκαὶkaiG2532withμετὰmetaG3326an upliftedὑψηλοῦhupsēlouG5308armβραχίονοςbrachionosG1023He ledἐξήγαγενexēgagenG1806themαὐτοὺςautousG846out ofἐξexG1537that landαὐτῆς·autēsG846.

18καὶkaiG2532He endured their conductἐτροποφόρησεν αὐτοὺςetropophorēsen autousG5159 G846forχρόνονchrononG5550aboutὡςhōsG5613forty yearsτεσσερακονταετῆtesserakontaetēG5063inἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588wildernessἐρήμῳ,erēmōG2048.

19AndκαὶkaiG2532having vanquishedκαθελὼνkathelōnG2507sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033nationsἔθνηethnēG1484inἐνenG1722γῇgēaG1093CanaanΧανάανChanaanG5477,He gave theirαὐτῶνautōnG846τὴνtēnG3588landγῆνgēnG1093to His peopleas an inheritanceκατεκληρονόμησενkateklēronomēsenG2624.

20All this took aboutὡςhōsG5613450τετρακοσίοις καὶ πεντήκοντα·tetrakosiois kai pentēkontaG5071 G2532 G4004yearsἔτεσινetesinG2094καὶkaiG2532.AfterμετὰmetaG3326thisταῦταtautaG3778, GodgaveἔδωκενedōkenG1325themjudgesκριτὰςkritasG2923until the timeἕωςhe'ōsG2193of SamuelΣαμουὴλSamouēlG4545theτοῦtouG3588prophetπροφήτου·prophētouG4396.

21ThenG2547the peopleasked forᾐτήσαντοētēsantoG154a kingβασιλέα,basileaG935,andG2532ὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316gaveἔδωκενedōkenG1325themαὐτοῖςautoisG846SaulΣαοὺλSaoulG4549sonυἱὸνhuionG5207of KishΚίς,KisG2797ἄνδραandraG435,fromἐκekG1537thetribeφυλῆςphulēsG5443of BenjaminΒενιαμίν,BeniaminG958, who ruledτὸνtonG3588fortyτεσσεράκοντα·tesserakontaG5062yearsἔτηetēG2094.

22AfterκαὶkaiG2532removingμεταστήσαςmetastēsasG3179SaulαὐτὸνautonG846,He raised upἤγειρενēgeirenG1453τὸνtonG3588DavidΔαυὶδDauidG1138asεἰςeisG1519theirαὐτοῖςautoisG846kingβασιλέα,basileaG935andκαὶkaiG2532testifiedεἶπεν μαρτυρήσας·eipen marturēsasG2036 G3140about himᾧhōG3739: ‘I have foundεὗρονheuronG2147DavidΔαυὶδDauidG1138sonτὸνtonG3588τοῦtouG3588of JesseἸεσσαί,IessaiG2421a manἄνδραandraG435afterκατὰkataG2596MyG1473ownτὴνtēnG3588heartκαρδίανkardianG2588; heὃςhosG3739will carry outποιήσειpoiēseiG4160MyG1473τὰtaG3588willθελήματάthelēmataG2307in its entiretyπάνταpantaG3956.’

23FromἀπὸapoG575theὁhoG3588descendantsσπέρματοςspermatosG4690of thisτούτουtoutouG3778manτοῦtouG3588,GodθεὸςtheosG2316has broughtἤγαγενēgagenG71τῷtōG3588to IsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474theSaviorσωτῆραsōtēraG4990JesusἸησοῦν,IēsounG2424,asκατ᾽kat᾽G2596He promisedἐπαγγελίανepangelianG1860.

24Beforeπρὸ προσώπουpro prosōpouG4253 G4383theτῆςtēsG3588arrivalεἰσόδουeisodouG1529ofαὐτοῦautouG846Jesus,JohnἸωάννουIōannouG2491preachedπροκηρύξαντοςprokēruxantosG4296a baptismβάπτισμαbaptismaG908of repentanceμετανοίαςmetanoiasG3341to allπαντὶpantiG3956theτῷtōG3588peopleλαῷlaōG2992of IsraelἸσραήλ.IsraēlG2474.

25δὲdeG1161AsὡςhōsG5613JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491was completingἐπλήρουeplērouG4137hisτὸνtonG3588courseδρόμονdromonG1408,he saidG2036, ‘WhoτίtiG5101do you supposeὑπονοεῖτεhuponoeiteG5282IἐμὲemeG1473amG1510?Iἐγώ·egōG1473amG1510notοὐκoukG3756that One.Butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235there isἰδοὺidouG2400One comingἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064afterμετ᾽met᾽G3326meἐμὲemeG1473whoseοὗhouG3739τὸtoG3588sandalsὑπόδημα τῶν ποδῶνhupodēma tōn podōnG5266 G3588 G4228I amG1510notοὐκoukG3756worthyἄξιοςaxiosG514to untieλῦσαι.¶lusaiG3089.’

26BrothersἌνδρες ἀδελφοί,Andres adelphoiG435 G80,childrenυἱοὶhuioiG5207of Abrahamγένους Ἀβραὰμgenous AbraamG11 G1085,andκαὶkaiG2532οἱhoiG3588ἐνenG1722you Gentiles whoὑμῖνhuminG4771fearφοβούμενοιphoboumenoiG5399τὸνtonG3588Godθεόν,theonG2316, it isto usG1473thatὁhoG3588thisταύτηςtautēsG3778messageλόγοςlogosG3056ofτῆςtēsG3588salvationσωτηρίαςsōtēriasG4991has been sentἐξαπεστάλη.exapestalēG1821.

27γὰρgarG1063TheοἱhoiG3588peopleκατοικοῦντεςkatoikountesG2730ofἐνenG1722JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419andκαὶkaiG2532theirαὐτῶνautōnG846οἱhoiG3588rulersἄρχοντεςarchontesG758did not recognizeἀγνοήσαντεςagnoēsantesG50JesusτοῦτονtoutonG3778,yetκαὶkaiG2532in condemningκρίναντεςkrinantesG2919Himthey fulfilledἐπλήρωσαν·eplērōsanG4137theτὰςtasG3588wordsφωνὰςphōnasG5456of theτῶνtōnG3588prophetsπροφητῶνprophētōnG4396thatτὰςtasG3588are readἀναγινωσκομένας,anaginōskomenasG314κατὰkataG2596everyπᾶνpanG3956SabbathσάββατονsabbatonG4521.

28AndκαὶkaiG2532though they foundεὑρόντεςheurontesG2147noμηδεμίανmēdemianG3367groundαἰτίανaitianG156for a death sentenceθανάτουthanatouG2288,they askedᾐτήσαντοētēsantoG154PilateΠιλᾶτονPilatonG4091to have Him executedἀναιρεθῆναι αὐτόν.anairethēnai autonG337 G846.

29δὲdeG1161WhenὡςhōsG5613they had carried outἐτέλεσανetelesanG5055allπάνταpantaG3956thatτὰtaG3588was writtenγεγραμμένα,gegrammenaG1125aboutπερὶperiG4012HimαὐτοῦautouG846,they took Him downκαθελόντεςkathelontesG2507fromἀπὸapoG575theτοῦtouG3588treeξύλουxulouG3586andlaidἔθηκανethēkanG5087HiminεἰςeisG1519a tombμνημεῖον.mnēmeionG3419.

30ButδὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316raisedἤγειρενēgeirenG1453HimαὐτὸνautonG846fromἐκekG1537thedeadνεκρῶν,nekrōnG3498,

31andforἐπὶepiG1909manyG4119daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250HeὃςhosG3739was seenG3708by those whoτοῖςtoisG3588had accompaniedσυναναβᾶσινsunanabasinG4872HimαὐτῷautōG846fromἀπὸapoG575τῆςtēsG3588GalileeΓαλιλαίαςGalilaiasG1056toεἰςeisG1519JerusalemἸερουσαλήμ,IerousalēmG2419. TheyοἵτινεςoitinesG3748areεἰσινeisinG1510nowνῦνnunG3568HisαὐτοῦautouG846witnessesμάρτυρεςmarturesG3144toπρὸςprosG4314ourτὸνtonG3588peopleλαόν.laonG2992.

32And nowκαὶkaiG2532weG1473proclaim to you the good newsὑμᾶς εὐαγγελιζόμεθαhumas euangelizomethaG2097 G4771τὴνtēnG3588: What Godpromisedἐπαγγελίαν γενομένην,epangelian genomenēnG1860 G1096πρὸςprosG4314ourτοὺςtousG3588fathersπατέραςpaterasG3962

33ὅτιhotiG3754ὁhoG3588HeθεὸςtheosG2316has fulfilledἐκπεπλήρωκενekpeplērōkenG1603ταύτηνtautēnG3778forτοῖςtoisG3588usG1473,theirG846childrenτέκνοιςteknoisG5043,by raising up Jesusἀναστήσας Ἰησοῦν,anastēsas IēsounG450 G2424.Asὡς καὶhōs kaiG2532 G5613it is writtenγέγραπταιgegraptaiG1125inἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588τῷtōG3588secondδευτέρῳ·deuterōG1208PsalmψαλμῷpsalmōG5568: ‘Youσύ,suG4771areεἶeiG1510MyG1473SonυἱόςhuiosG5207;todayσήμερονsēmeronG4594IG1473have become Your Fatherγεγέννηκά σε.gegennēka seG1080 G4771.’

34δὲdeG1161In factὅτιhotiG3754, GodraisedἀνέστησενanestēsenG450HimαὐτὸνautonG846fromἐκekG1537thedeadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498,neverμηκέτιmēketiG3371to seeμέλλοντα ὑποστρέφειν εἰςmellonta hupostrephein eisG3195 G5290 G1519decayδιαφθοράν,diaphthoranG1312.As He has saidοὕτως εἴρηκενhoutōs eirēkenG2046 G3779ὅτιhotiG3754: ‘I will giveδώσωdōsōG1325youὑμῖνhuminG4771theτὰtaG3588holyὅσιαhosiaG3741andτὰtaG3588sureπιστά.pistaG4103blessings promised toDavidΔαυὶδDauidG1138.’

35SoδιότιdiotiG1360alsoκαὶkaiG2532,He saysλέγει·legeiG3004inἐνenG1722anotherἑτέρῳheterōG2087Psalm: ‘You will not letοὐ δώσειςou dōseisG3756 G1325YourσουsouG4771τὸνtonG3588Holy OneὅσιόνhosionG3741seeG3708decayδιαφθοράν.diaphthoranG1312.’

36ForγὰρgarG1063μὲνmenG3303whenDavidΔαυὶδDauidG1138had servedὑπηρετήσαςhupēretēsasG5256τῇtēaG3588God’sτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588 G2316purposeβουλῇboulēaG1012in his ownἰδίᾳidiaG2398generationγενεᾷgeneaG1074,he fell asleepἐκοιμήθηekoimēthēG2837καὶkaiG2532. His bodywas buriedπροσετέθηprosetethēG4369withπρὸςprosG4314hisαὐτοῦautouG846τοὺςtousG3588fathersπατέραςpaterasG3962andκαὶkaiG2532sawG3708decayδιαφθοράν·diaphthoranG1312.

37ButδὲdeG1161theὃνhonG3739OnewhomὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316raised from the deadἤγειρεν,ēgeirenG1453did not seeοὐκoukG3756 G3708decayδιαφθοράν.¶diaphthoranG1312.

38ThereforeοὖνounG3767let it beἔστωestōG1510knownΓνωστὸνGnōstonG1110to youὑμῖν,huminG4771,brothersἄνδρες ἀδελφοί,andres adelphoiG435 G80,thatὅτιhotiG3754throughδιὰdiaG1223JesusτούτουtoutouG3778theforgivenessἄφεσιςaphesisG859of sinsἁμαρτιῶνhamartiōnG266is proclaimedκαταγγέλλεται·katangelletaiG2605to youὑμῖνhuminG4771.

39καὶkaiG2532ThroughἐνenG1722HimτούτῳtoutōG3778everyoneπάντωνpantōnG3956whoὁhoG3588believesπιστεύωνpisteuōnG4100is justifiedδικαιωθῆναι,dikaiōthēnaiG1344fromἀπὸapoG575everythingπᾶςpasG3956from whichὧνhōnG3739you could notοὐκ ἠδυνήθητεouk ēdunēthēteG3756 G1410be justifiedδικαιοῦται.dikaioutaiG1344byἐνenG1722thelawνόμῳnomōG3551of MosesΜωϋσέωςMōuseōsG3475.

40Watch outβλέπετεblepeteG991,thenοὖνounG3767,thatτὸtoG3588what was spokenμὴ εἰρημένονmē eirēmenonG3361 G2046byἐνenG1722theτοῖςtoisG3588prophetsπροφήταις·prophētaisG4396does not happenἐπέλθῃepelthēG1904to you:

41‘LookG3708, youοἱhoiG3588scoffersκαταφρονηταί,kataphronētaiG2707καὶkaiG2532,wonderθαυμάσατεthaumasateG2296andκαὶkaiG2532perishἀφανίσθητε,aphanisthēteG853!ForὅτιhotiG3754IἐγὼegōG1473am doingἐργάζομαιergazomaiG2038a workἔργονergonG2041inἐνenG1722yourὑμῶν,humōnG4771ταῖςtaisG3588daysἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250thatἔργον ὃergon hoG2041 G3739you would never believeοὐ μὴ πιστεύσητεou mē pisteusēteG3756 G3361 G4100,even ifἐάνeanG1437someoneτιςtisG5100toldἐκδιηγῆταιekdiēgētaiG1555youὑμῖν.¶huminG4771.’”

A Light for the Gentiles

(Isaiah 49:1–6)

42AsδὲdeG1161Paul and BarnabasαὐτῶνautōnG846were leavingἘξιόντωνExiontōnG1826the synagogue, the peopleurgedπαρεκάλουνparekalounG3870themαὐτοῖςautoisG846to continueλαληθῆναιlalēthēnaiG2980thisταῦτα.tautaG3778τὸtoG3588messageῥήματαrhēmataG4487onεἰςeisG1519theτὰtaG3588nextμεταξὺmetaxuG3342SabbathσάββατονsabbatonG4521.

43AfterδὲdeG1161theτῆςtēsG3588synagogueσυναγωγῆςsunagōgēsG4864was dismissedλυθείσηςlutheisēsG3089,manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183of theτῶνtōnG3588JewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453andκαὶkaiG2532τῶνtōnG3588devoutσεβομένωνsebomenōnG4576converts to JudaismπροσηλύτωνprosēlutōnG4339followedἠκολούθησανēkolouthēsanG190τῷtōG3588PaulΠαύλῳPaulōG3972andκαὶkaiG2532τῷtōG3588BarnabasΒαρναβᾷ,BarnabaG921,whoοἵτινεςoitinesG3748spokeπροσλαλοῦντεςproslalountesG4354to themαὐτοῖςautoisG846andurgedἔπειθονepeithonG3982themαὐτοὺςautousG846to continueπροσμένεινprosmeneinG4357in theτῇtēaG3588graceχάριτιcharitiG5485τοῦtouG3588of Godθεοῦ.theouG2316.

44δὲdeG1161On theτῷtōG3588followingἐρχομένῳerchomenōG2064SabbathσαββάτῳsabbatōG4521,nearlyσχεδὸνschedonG4975theἡhēG3588wholeπᾶσαpasaG3956cityπόλιςpolisG4172gatheredσυνήχθηsunēchthēG4863to hearἀκοῦσαιakousaiG191theτὸνtonG3588wordλόγονlogonG3056τοῦtouG3588of the Lordκυρίου.kuriouG2962.

45ButδὲdeG1161whentheοἱhoiG3588JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453sawG3708theτοὺςtousG3588crowdsὄχλουςochlousG3793,they were filledἐπλήσθησανeplēsthēsanG4130with jealousyζήλουzēlouG2205,andκαὶkaiG2532they blasphemouslyβλασφημοῦντες.blasphēmountesG987contradictedἀντέλεγονantelegonG483whatτοῖςtoisG3588Paulὑπὸ Παύλουhupo PaulouG5259 G3972was sayingλαλουμένοιςlaloumenoisG2980.

46ThenτεteG5037ὁhoG3588PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972andκαὶkaiG2532ὁhoG3588BarnabasΒαρναβᾶςBarnabasG921answered them boldlyπαρρησιασάμενοίparrēsiasamenoiG3955εἶπαν·eipanG2036: “It wasἦνēnG1510necessaryἀναγκαῖονanagkaionG316to speakλαληθῆναιlalēthēnaiG2980theτὸνtonG3588wordλόγονlogonG3056τοῦtouG3588of Godθεοῦ·theouG2316to youὑμῖνhuminG4771firstG4412.But sinceἐπειδὴepeidēG1894you rejectἀπωθεῖσθεapōtheistheG683itαὐτὸνautonG846andκαὶkaiG2532do not considerοὐκ κρίνετεouk krineteG3756 G2919yourselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438worthyἀξίουςaxiousG514of eternalαἰωνίουaiōniouG166τῆςtēsG3588lifeζωῆς,zōēsG2222,we now turnἰδοὺ στρεφόμεθαidou strephomethaG2400 G4762toεἰςeisG1519theτὰtaG3588Gentilesἔθνη.ethnēG1484.

47ForγὰρgarG1063this is whatοὕτωςhoutōsG3779theὁhoG3588Lordκύριος·kuriosG2962has commandedἐντέταλταιentetaltaiG1781usG1473: ‘I have madeτέθεικάtetheikaG5087youσεseG4771εἰςeisG1519a lightφῶςphōsG5457for the GentilesἐθνῶνethnōnG1484σεseG4771τοῦtouG3588,to bringεἰςeisG1510 G1519salvationσωτηρίανsōtērianG4991toἕωςhe'ōsG2193theendsἐσχάτουeschatouG2078of theτῆςtēsG3588earthγῆς.¶gēsG1093.’”

48WhenδὲdeG1161theτὰtaG3588GentilesἔθνηethnēG1484heardἈκούονταAkouontaG191this,they rejoicedἔχαιρονechaironG5463andκαὶkaiG2532glorifiedἐδόξαζονedoxazonG1392theτὸνtonG3588wordλόγονlogonG3056of theτοῦtouG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962,andκαὶkaiG2532all whoὅσοιhosoiG3745wereἦσανēsanG1510appointedτεταγμένοιtetagmenoiG5021forεἰςeisG1519eternalαἰώνιον.aiōnionG166lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222believedἐπίστευσανepisteusanG4100.

49AndδὲdeG1161theὁhoG3588wordλόγοςlogosG3056of theτοῦtouG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962spreadδιεφέρετοdiepheretoG1308throughoutδι᾽ ὅληςdi᾽ holēsG1223 G3650thatτῆςtēsG3588regionχώρας.chōrasG5561.

50TheοἱhoiG3588JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453,howeverδὲdeG1161,incitedπαρώτρυνανparōtrunanG3951theτὰςtasG3588religiousσεβομέναςsebomenasG4576womenγυναῖκαςgunaikasG1135τὰςtasG3588of prominenceεὐσχήμοναςeuschēmonasG2158andκαὶkaiG2532theτοὺςtousG3588leading menπρώτουςprōtousG4413of theτῆςtēsG3588cityπόλεωςpoleōsG4172καὶkaiG2532.They stirred upἐπήγειρανepēgeiranG1892persecutionδιωγμὸνdiōgmonG1375againstἐπὶepiG1909τὸνtonG3588PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972andκαὶkaiG2532BarnabasΒαρναβᾶνBarnabanG921andκαὶkaiG2532drove them outἐξέβαλον αὐτοὺςexebalon autousG1544 G846ofἀπὸapoG575theirαὐτῶν.autōnG846τῶνtōnG3588districtὁρίωνhoriōnG3725.

51SoδὲdeG1161οἱhoiG3588they shookἐκτιναξάμενοιektinaxamenoiG1621theτὸνtonG3588dustκονιορτὸνkoniortonG2868offτῶνtōnG3588theirfeetποδῶνpodōnG4228in protestagainstἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909themαὐτοὺςautousG846andwentἦλθονēlthonG2064toεἰςeisG1519IconiumἸκόνιον.IkonionG2430.

52AndτεteG5037theοἵoiG3588disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101were filledἐπληροῦντοeplērountoG4137with joyχαρᾶςcharasG5479andκαὶkaiG2532with theHolyἁγίου.¶hagiouG40SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151.