Acts 13:8-52

8But ElymasG1681 the 1magicianG3097 (for soG3779 his nameG3686 is translatedG3177) was opposingG436 them, seekingG2212 to turnG1294 the 2proconsulG446 awayG1294 from 3the faithG4102. 9But SaulG4569, whoG3588 was alsoG2532 known as PaulG3972, 45filledG4092 with the HolyG40 SpiritG4151, fixedG816 his gazeG816 on him, 10and saidG3004, “You who are fullG4134 of allG3956 deceitG1388 and fraudG4468, you 6sonG5207 of the devilG1228, you enemyG2190 of allG3956 righteousnessG1343, will you not ceaseG3973 to makeG1294 crookedG1294 7the straightG2117 waysG3598 of the LordG2962? 11NowG3568, beholdG2400, 8the handG5495 of the LordG2962 is upon you, and you will be blindG5185 and not seeG991 the sunG2246 for a timeG2540.” And immediatelyG3916 a mistG887 and a darknessG4655 fellG4098 upon him, and he wentG4013 aboutG4013 seekingG2212 those whoG5497 would leadG5497 him by the handG5497. 12ThenG5119 the 9proconsulG446 believedG4100 when he sawG3708 what had happenedG1096, being amazedG1605 at 10the teachingG1322 of the LordG2962.

13NowG1161 PaulG3972 and his companionsG3588G4012 putG321 out to seaG321 from 11PaphosG3974 and cameG2064 to 12PergaG4011 in 13PamphyliaG3828; but 14JohnG2491 leftG672 them and returnedG5290 to JerusalemG2414. 14But goingG1330 on from PergaG4011, they arrivedG3854 at 15PisidianG4099 16AntiochG490, and on 17the SabbathG4521 dayG2250 they wentG2064 into 18the synagogueG4864 and satG2523 downG2523. 15AfterG3326 19the readingG320 of the LawG3551 and 20the ProphetsG4396 21the synagogueG752 officialsG752 sentG649 to them, sayingG3004, “BrethrenG435G80, ifG1487 you have anyG5100 wordG3056 of exhortationG3874 for the peopleG2992, sayG3004 it.” 16PaulG3972 stoodG450 up, and 22motioningG2678 with his handG5495 saidG3004,

“MenG435 of IsraelG2475, and 23you who fearG5399 GodG2316, listenG191: 17The GodG2316 of thisG3778 peopleG2992 IsraelG2274 24choseG1586 our fathersG3962 and 2526madeG5312 the peopleG2992 greatG5312 duringG1722 their stayG3940 in the landG1093 of EgyptG125, and with an upliftedG5308 armG1023 27He ledG1806 them out from it. 18For 28a periodG5550 of aboutG5613 fortyG5066 yearsG5066 29He putG5159 up with them in the wildernessG2048. 1930When He had destroyedG2507 31sevenG2033 nationsG1484 in the landG1093 of CanaanG5477, He 32distributedG2624 their landG1093 as an inheritanceG2624--all of which took 33aboutG5613 fourG5071 hundredG5071 and fiftyG4004 yearsG2094. 20AfterG3326 theseG3778 thingsG3778 He 34gaveG1325 them judgesG2923 untilG2193 35SamuelG4545 the prophetG4396. 21ThenG2532 they 36askedG154 for a kingG935, and GodG2316 gaveG1325 them 37SaulG4549 the sonG5207 of KishG2797, a manG435 of the tribeG5443 of BenjaminG958, for fortyG5065 yearsG2094. 22AfterG2596 He had 38removedG3179 him, He raisedG1453 up DavidG1160 to be their kingG935, concerning whomG3739 He alsoG2532 testifiedG3140 and saidG3004, ‘39I have foundG2147 DavidG1160 the son of JesseG2421, a manG435 afterG2596 My heartG2588, whoG3739 will doG4160 allG3956 My 40willG2307.’ 2341From the descendantsG4690 of thisG3778 manG3778, 42accordingG2596 to promiseG1860, GodG2316 has broughtG71 to IsraelG2274 43a SaviorG4990, JesusG2424, 24after 44JohnG2491 had proclaimedG4296 beforeG4253 45His comingG4383G1529 a 46baptismG908 of repentanceG3341 to allG3956 the peopleG2992 of IsraelG2274. 25And whileG5613 JohnG2491 47was completingG4137 his courseG1408, 48he kept sayingG3004, ‘WhatG5101 do you supposeG5282 that I amG1510? I amG1510 not He. But beholdG2400, one is comingG2064 afterG3326 me the sandalsG5266 of whoseG3739 feetG4228 I amG1510 not worthyG514 to untieG3089.’

26“BrethrenG435G80, sonsG5207 of Abraham’sG11 familyG1085, and thoseG3588 amongG1722 you who fearG5399 GodG2316, to us the messageG3056 of 49thisG3778 salvationG4991 has been sentG1821. 27For thoseG3588 who liveG2730 in JerusalemG2419, and their 50rulersG758, 51recognizingG50 neither Him norG2532 the 52utterancesG5456 of 53the prophetsG4396 which are 54readG314 everyG3956 SabbathG4521, fulfilledG4137 these by condemningG2919 Him. 28And though they foundG2147 noG3367 groundG156 for putting Him to death, they 55askedG154 PilateG4091 that He be 56executedG337. 29WhenG5613 they had 57carriedG5055 out allG3956 that was writtenG1125 concerningG4012 Him, 58they tookG2507 Him downG2507 from 59the 60crossG3586 and 61laidG5087 Him in a tombG3419. 30But GodG2316 62raisedG1453 Him from the deadG3498; 31and for manyG4183 daysG2250 63He appearedG3708 to thoseG3588 who cameG4872 up with Him from GalileeG1056 to JerusalemG2419, the very onesG3748 whoG3748 are nowG3568 64His witnessesG3144 to the peopleG2992. 32And we 65preachG2097 to you the goodG2097 newsG2097 of 66the promiseG1860 madeG1096 to the fathersG3962, 33that GodG2316 has fulfilledG1603 thisG3778 promise 67to our childrenG5043 in that He 68raisedG450 up JesusG2424, as it is alsoG2532 writtenG1125 in the secondG1208 PsalmG5568, ‘69You are My SonG5207; todayG4594 I have begottenG1080 You.’ 34As for the fact that He 70raisedG450 Him up from the deadG3498, noG3371 longerG3371 to returnG5290 to decayG1312, He has spokenG3004 in thisG3779 wayG3779: ‘71I will giveG1325 you the holyG3741 and 72sureG4103 blessings of DavidG1160.’ 35ThereforeG1360 He alsoG2532 saysG3004 in anotherG2087 Psalm, ‘73You will not 74allowG1325 Your 75HolyG3741 OneG3741 to 76undergoG3708 decayG1312.’ 36For 77DavidG1160, after he had 78servedG5256 79the purposeG1012 of GodG2316 in his ownG2398 generationG1074, 80fellG2837 asleepG2837, and was laidG4369 amongG4314 his fathersG3962 and 81underwentG3708 decayG1312; 37but He whomG3739 GodG2316 82raisedG1453 did not 83undergoG3708 decayG1312. 38ThereforeG3767 let it be knownG1110 to you, brethrenG435G80, that 84throughG1223 85Him forgivenessG859 of sinsG266 is proclaimedG2605 to you, 39and 86throughG1722 Him 87everyoneG3956 who believesG4100 is 88freedG1344 89from allG3956 thingsG3956, from whichG3739 you couldG1410 not be 90freedG1344 91throughG1722 the LawG3551 of MosesG3475. 40ThereforeG3767 takeG991 heedG991, soG3361 that the thingG3004 spokenG3004 of 92in the ProphetsG4396 may not comeG1904 upon you:41‘93BeholdG3708, you scoffersG2707, and marvelG2296, and 94perishG853; For I am accomplishingG2038 a workG2041 in your daysG2250, A workG2041 whichG3739 you will neverG3756G3361 believeG4100, thoughG1437 someoneG5100 should describeG1555 it to you.’”

42As 95Paul and Barnabas were goingG1826 out, the people kept beggingG3870 that theseG3778 96thingsG4487 might be spokenG2980 to them the nextG3342 97SabbathG4521. 43NowG1161 when the meeting of the synagogueG4864 had brokenG3089 up, manyG4183 of the JewsG2453 and of the 98God-fearingG4576 99100proselytesG4339 followedG190 PaulG3972 and BarnabasG921, whoG3748, speakingG4354 to them, were urgingG3982 them to continueG4357 in 101the graceG5485 of GodG2316.

44The nextG2064 102SabbathG4521 nearlyG4975 the wholeG3956 cityG4172 assembledG4863 to hearG191 the wordG3056 of 103the LordG2316. 45But when 104the JewsG2453 sawG3708 the crowdsG3793, they were filledG4092 with jealousyG2205 and began contradictingG483 the thingsG2980 spokenG2980 by PaulG3972, and were 105blasphemingG987. 46PaulG3972 and BarnabasG921 spokeG3955 out boldlyG3955 and saidG3004, “It was necessaryG316 that the wordG3056 of GodG2316 be spokenG2980 to you 106firstG4413; sinceG1894 you repudiateG683 it and judgeG2919 yourselvesG1438 unworthyG3756G514 of eternalG166 lifeG2222, beholdG2400, 107we are turningG4762 to the GentilesG1484. 47For soG3779 the LordG2962 has commandedG1781 us, ‘108I have placedG5087 You as a 109lightG5457 for the GentilesG1484, That You may 110bringG1510G1519 salvationG4991 to the endG2078 of the earthG1093.’”

48When the GentilesG1484 heardG191 this, they began rejoicingG5463 and glorifyingG1392 111the wordG3056 of 112the LordG2962; and as manyG3745 as 113had beenG1510 appointedG5021 to eternalG166 lifeG2222 believedG4100. 49And 114the wordG3056 of the LordG2962 was being spreadG1308 throughG1223 the wholeG3650 regionG5561. 50But 115the JewsG2453 incitedG3951 the 116117devoutG4576 womenG1135 118of prominenceG2158 and the leadingG4413 menG4413 of the cityG4172, and instigatedG1892 a persecutionG1375 againstG1909 PaulG3972 and BarnabasG921, and droveG1544 them out of their 119districtG3725. 51But 120they shookG1621 offG1621 the dustG2868 of their feetG4228 in protest againstG1909 them and wentG2064 to 121IconiumG2430. 52And the disciplesG3101 were continually 122filledG4137 with joyG5479 and with the HolyG40 SpiritG4151.