Acts 13:16-52

16PaulG3972 stoodG450 upG450, and 1motioningG2678 with his handG5495 saidG3004,

“MenG435 of IsraelG2475, and 2you who fearG5399 GodG2316, listenG191: 17The GodG2316 of thisG3778 peopleG2992 IsraelG2474 3choseG1586 our fathersG3962 and 45madeG5312 the peopleG2992 greatG5312 duringG1722 their stayG3940 in the landG1093 of EgyptG125, and with an upliftedG5308 armG1023 6He ledG1806 them outG1806 from it. 18For 7a periodG5550 of aboutG5613 fortyG5066 yearsG5066 8He putG5159 upG5159 with them in the wildernessG2048. 199When He had destroyedG2507 10sevenG2033 nationsG1484 in the landG1093 of CanaanG5477, He 11distributedG2624 their landG1093 asG2624 anG2624 inheritanceG2624--all of which took 12aboutG5613 450G5071G4004 yearsG2094. 20AfterG3326 theseG3778 thingsG3778 He 13gaveG1325 them judgesG2923 untilG2193 14SamuelG4545 the prophetG4396. 21ThenG2532 they 15askedG154 for a kingG935, and GodG2316 gaveG1325 them 16SaulG4549 the sonG5207 of KishG2797, a manG435 of the tribeG5443 of BenjaminG958, for fortyG5065 yearsG2094. 22AfterG2596 He had 17removedG3179 him, He raisedG1453 upG1453 DavidG1160 to be their kingG935, concerning whomG3739 He alsoG2532 testifiedG3140 and saidG3004, ‘18I have foundG2147 DavidG1160, the son of JesseG2421, a manG435 afterG2596 My heartG2588, whoG3739 will doG4160 allG3956 My 19willG2307.’ 2320From the descendantsG4690 of thisG3778 manG3778, 21accordingG2596 to promiseG1860, GodG2316 has broughtG71 to IsraelG2474 22a SaviorG4990, JesusG2424, 24after 23JohnG2491 had proclaimedG4296, beforeG4253 24His comingG4383G1529, a 25baptismG908 of repentanceG3341 to allG3956 the peopleG2992 of IsraelG2474. 25And whileG5613 JohnG2491 26was completingG4137 his courseG1408, 27he 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“28BrothersG435G80, sonsG5207 of Abraham’sG11 familyG1085, and thoseG3588 amongG1722 you who fearG5399 GodG2316, to us the messageG3056 of 29thisG3778 salvationG4991 has been sentG1821. 27For thoseG3588 who liveG2730 in JerusalemG2419, and their 30rulersG758, 31recognizingG50 neither Him norG2532 the 32declarationsG5456 of 33the prophetsG4396 which are 34readG314 everyG3956 SabbathG4521, fulfilledG4137 these by condemningG2919 Him. 28And though they foundG2147 noG3367 groundsG156 for putting Him to deathG2288, they 35askedG154 PilateG4091 that He be executedG337. 29WhenG5613 they had 36carriedG5055 outG5055 everythingG3956 that was writtenG1125 concerningG4012 Him, 37they tookG2507 Him downG2507 from the 3839crossG3586 and 40laidG5087 Him in a tombG3419. 30But GodG2316 41raisedG1453 Him from the deadG3498; 31and for manyG4183 daysG2250 42He appearedG3708 to thoseG3588 who cameG4872 upG4872 withG4872 Him from GalileeG1056 to JerusalemG2419, the veryG3748 onesG3748 whoG3748 are nowG3568 43His witnessesG3144 to the peopleG2992. 32And we 44preachG2097 to you the goodG2097 newsG2097 of 45the promiseG1860 madeG1096 to the fathersG3962, 33that GodG2316 has fulfilledG1603 thisG3778 promise to thoseG3588 of us who are the descendantsG5043 by 46raisingG450 JesusG2424, as it is alsoG2532 writtenG1125 in the secondG1208 PsalmG5568: ‘47You are My SonG5207; todayG4594 I have fatheredG1080 You.’ 34As for the fact that He 48raisedG450 Him from the deadG3498, neverG3371 againG3371 to returnG5290 to decayG1312, He has spokenG3004 inG3779 thisG3779 wayG3779: ‘49I will giveG1325 you the holyG3741 and faithfulG4103 mercies of DavidG1160.’ 35ThereforeG1360, He alsoG2532 saysG3004 in anotherG2087 Psalm: ‘50You will not 51allowG1325 Your 52HolyG3741 OneG3741 to 53undergoG3708 decayG1312.’ 36For 54DavidG1160, after he had 55servedG5256 God’sG2316 56purposeG1012 in his ownG2398 generationG1074, 57fellG2837 asleepG2837, and was 58buriedG4369 amongG4314 his fathersG3962 and 59underwentG3708 decayG1312; 37but He whomG3739 GodG2316 60raisedG1453 did not 61undergoG3708 decayG1312. 38ThereforeG3767 let it be knownG1110 to you, 62brothersG435G80, that 63throughG1223 64Him forgivenessG859 of sinsG266 is proclaimedG2605 to you, 39and 65throughG1722 Him 66everyoneG3956 who believesG4100 is 67freedG1344 from allG3956 thingsG3956, from whichG3739 you couldG1410 not be 68freedG1344 69throughG1722 the LawG3551 of MosesG3475. 40ThereforeG3767, seeG991 that the thingG3004 spokenG3004 of 70in the ProphetsG4396 does not comeG1904 uponG1904 you:41‘71LookG3708, you scoffersG2707, and beG2296 astonishedG2296, and 72perishG853; For I am accomplishingG2038 a workG2041 in your daysG2250, A workG2041 whichG3739 you will neverG3756G3361 believeG4100, thoughG1437 someoneG5100 should describeG1555 it to you.’”

42As 73Paul and Barnabas were goingG1826 outG1826, the people repeatedly beggedG3870 to have theseG3778 74thingsG4487 spokenG2980 to them the nextG3342 75SabbathG4521. 43NowG1161 when the meeting of the synagogueG4864 had brokenG3089 upG3089, manyG4183 of the JewsG2453 and the 76God-fearingG4576 7778proselytesG4339 followedG190 PaulG3972 and BarnabasG921, whoG3748 were speakingG4354 to them and urgingG3982 them to continueG4357 in 79the graceG5485 of GodG2316.

44The nextG2064 80SabbathG4521 nearlyG4975 allG3956 the cityG4172 assembledG4863 to hearG191 the wordG3056 of 81the LordG2316. 45But when 82the JewsG2453 sawG3708 the crowdsG3793, they were filledG4092 with jealousyG2205 and began contradictingG483 the thingsG2980 spokenG2980 by PaulG3972, and were 83blasphemingG987. 46PaulG3972 and BarnabasG921 spokeG3955 outG3955 boldlyG3955 and saidG3004, “It was necessaryG316 that the wordG3056 of GodG2316 be spokenG2980 to you 84firstG4413. SinceG1894 you repudiateG683 it and considerG2919 yourselvesG1438 unworthyG3756G514 of eternalG166 lifeG2222, beholdG2400, 85we are turningG4762 to the GentilesG1484. 47For soG3779 the LordG2962 has commandedG1781 us, ‘86I have appointedG5087 You as a 87lightG5457 88to the GentilesG1484, That You may 89bringG1510G1519 salvationG4991 to the endG2078 of the earthG1093.’”

48When the GentilesG1484 heardG191 this, they began rejoicingG5463 and glorifyingG1392 90the wordG3056 of 91the LordG2962; and allG3745 whoG3745 92had beenG1510 appointedG5021 to eternalG166 lifeG2222 believedG4100. 49And 93the wordG3056 of the LordG2962 was being spreadG1308 throughG1223 the wholeG3650 regionG5561. 50But 94the JewsG2453 incitedG3951 the 9596devoutG4576 womenG1135 97of prominenceG2158 and the leadingG4413 menG4413 of the cityG4172, and instigatedG1892 a persecutionG1375 againstG1909 PaulG3972 and BarnabasG921, and droveG1544 them outG1544 of their 98regionG3725. 51But 99they shookG1621 offG1621 the dustG2868 from their feetG4228 in protest againstG1909 them and wentG2064 to 100IconiumG2430. 52And the disciplesG3101 were continually 101filledG4137 with joyG5479 and with the HolyG40 SpiritG4151.