Acts 13:24-52

24after 1JohnG2491 had proclaimedG4296, beforeG4253 2His comingG4383G1529, a 3baptismG908 of repentanceG3341 to allG3956 the peopleG2992 of IsraelG2474. 25And whileG5613 JohnG2491 4was completingG4137 his courseG1408, 5he 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“6BrothersG435G80, sonsG5207 of Abraham’sG11 familyG1085, and thoseG3588 amongG1722 you who fearG5399 GodG2316, to us the messageG3056 of 7thisG3778 salvationG4991 has been sentG1821. 27For thoseG3588 who liveG2730 in JerusalemG2419, and their 8rulersG758, 9recognizingG50 neither Him norG2532 the 10declarationsG5456 of 11the prophetsG4396 which are 12readG314 everyG3956 SabbathG4521, fulfilledG4137 these by condemningG2919 Him. 28And though they foundG2147 noG3367 groundsG156 for putting Him to deathG2288, they 13askedG154 PilateG4091 that He be executedG337. 29WhenG5613 they had 14carriedG5055 outG5055 everythingG3956 that was writtenG1125 concerningG4012 Him, 15they tookG2507 Him downG2507 from the 1617crossG3586 and 18laidG5087 Him in a tombG3419. 30But GodG2316 19raisedG1453 Him from the deadG3498; 31and for manyG4183 daysG2250 20He appearedG3708 to thoseG3588 who cameG4872 upG4872 withG4872 Him from GalileeG1056 to JerusalemG2419, the veryG3748 onesG3748 whoG3748 are nowG3568 21His witnessesG3144 to the peopleG2992. 32And we 22preachG2097 to you the goodG2097 newsG2097 of 23the promiseG1860 madeG1096 to the fathersG3962, 33that GodG2316 has fulfilledG1603 thisG3778 promise to thoseG3588 of us who are the descendantsG5043 by 24raisingG450 JesusG2424, as it is alsoG2532 writtenG1125 in the secondG1208 PsalmG5568: ‘25You are My SonG5207; todayG4594 I have fatheredG1080 You.’ 34As for the fact that He 26raisedG450 Him from the deadG3498, neverG3371 againG3371 to returnG5290 to decayG1312, He has spokenG3004 inG3779 thisG3779 wayG3779: ‘27I will giveG1325 you the holyG3741 and faithfulG4103 mercies of DavidG1160.’ 35ThereforeG1360, He alsoG2532 saysG3004 in anotherG2087 Psalm: ‘28You will not 29allowG1325 Your 30HolyG3741 OneG3741 to 31undergoG3708 decayG1312.’ 36For 32DavidG1160, after he had 33servedG5256 God’sG2316 34purposeG1012 in his ownG2398 generationG1074, 35fellG2837 asleepG2837, and was 36buriedG4369 amongG4314 his fathersG3962 and 37underwentG3708 decayG1312; 37but He whomG3739 GodG2316 38raisedG1453 did not 39undergoG3708 decayG1312. 38ThereforeG3767 let it be knownG1110 to you, 40brothersG435G80, that 41throughG1223 42Him forgivenessG859 of sinsG266 is proclaimedG2605 to you, 39and 43throughG1722 Him 44everyoneG3956 who believesG4100 is 45freedG1344 from allG3956 thingsG3956, from whichG3739 you couldG1410 not be 46freedG1344 47throughG1722 the LawG3551 of MosesG3475. 40ThereforeG3767, seeG991 that the thingG3004 spokenG3004 of 48in the ProphetsG4396 does not comeG1904 uponG1904 you:41‘49LookG3708, you scoffersG2707, and beG2296 astonishedG2296, and 50perishG853; For I am accomplishingG2038 a workG2041 in your daysG2250, A workG2041 whichG3739 you will neverG3756G3361 believeG4100, thoughG1437 someoneG5100 should describeG1555 it to you.’”

42As 51Paul and Barnabas were goingG1826 outG1826, the people repeatedly beggedG3870 to have theseG3778 52thingsG4487 spokenG2980 to them the nextG3342 53SabbathG4521. 43NowG1161 when the meeting of the synagogueG4864 had brokenG3089 upG3089, manyG4183 of the JewsG2453 and the 54God-fearingG4576 5556proselytesG4339 followedG190 PaulG3972 and BarnabasG921, whoG3748 were speakingG4354 to them and urgingG3982 them to continueG4357 in 57the graceG5485 of GodG2316.

44The nextG2064 58SabbathG4521 nearlyG4975 allG3956 the cityG4172 assembledG4863 to hearG191 the wordG3056 of 59the LordG2316. 45But when 60the JewsG2453 sawG3708 the crowdsG3793, they were filledG4092 with jealousyG2205 and began contradictingG483 the thingsG2980 spokenG2980 by PaulG3972, and were 61blasphemingG987. 46PaulG3972 and BarnabasG921 spokeG3955 outG3955 boldlyG3955 and saidG3004, “It was necessaryG316 that the wordG3056 of GodG2316 be spokenG2980 to you 62firstG4413. SinceG1894 you repudiateG683 it and considerG2919 yourselvesG1438 unworthyG3756G514 of eternalG166 lifeG2222, beholdG2400, 63we are turningG4762 to the GentilesG1484. 47For soG3779 the LordG2962 has commandedG1781 us, ‘64I have appointedG5087 You as a 65lightG5457 66to the GentilesG1484, That You may 67bringG1510G1519 salvationG4991 to the endG2078 of the earthG1093.’”

48When the GentilesG1484 heardG191 this, they began rejoicingG5463 and glorifyingG1392 68the wordG3056 of 69the LordG2962; and allG3745 whoG3745 70had beenG1510 appointedG5021 to eternalG166 lifeG2222 believedG4100. 49And 71the wordG3056 of the LordG2962 was being spreadG1308 throughG1223 the wholeG3650 regionG5561. 50But 72the JewsG2453 incitedG3951 the 7374devoutG4576 womenG1135 75of prominenceG2158 and the leadingG4413 menG4413 of the cityG4172, and instigatedG1892 a persecutionG1375 againstG1909 PaulG3972 and BarnabasG921, and droveG1544 them outG1544 of their 76regionG3725. 51But 77they shookG1621 offG1621 the dustG2868 from their feetG4228 in protest againstG1909 them and wentG2064 to 78IconiumG2430. 52And the disciplesG3101 were continually 79filledG4137 with joyG5479 and with the HolyG40 SpiritG4151.