Acts 13:5-44

5When they reachedG1096 SalamisG4529, they began to proclaimG2605 the wordG3056 of GodG2316 in 1the synagoguesG4864 of the JewsG2453; and they alsoG2532 hadG2192 2JohnG2491 as their helperG5257. 6When they had goneG1330 throughG1330 the wholeG3650 islandG3520 as farG891 as PaphosG3974, they foundG2147 a 3magicianG3097, a JewishG2453 4falseG5578 prophetG5578 whoseG3739 nameG3686 was Bar-JesusG919, 7whoG3739 was with the 5proconsulG446, SergiusG4588 PaulusG3972, a manG435 of intelligenceG4908. ThisG3778 manG3778 summonedG4341 BarnabasG921 and SaulG4569 and soughtG1934 to hearG191 the wordG3056 of GodG2316. 8But ElymasG1681 the 6magicianG3097 (for soG3779 his nameG3686 is translatedG3177) was opposingG436 them, seekingG2212 to turnG1294 the 7proconsulG446 awayG1294 from 8the faithG4102. 9But SaulG4569, whoG3588 was alsoG2532 known as PaulG3972, 910filledG4092 with the HolyG40 SpiritG4151, staredG816 at him, 10and saidG3004, “11You who are fullG4134 of allG3956 deceitG1388 and fraudG4468, you 12sonG5207 of the devilG1228, you enemyG2190 of allG3956 righteousnessG1343, will you not stopG3973 makingG1294 crookedG1294 13the straightG2117 waysG3598 of the LordG2962? 11NowG3568, beholdG2400, 14the 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 byG5497 theG5497 handG5497. 12ThenG5119 the 15proconsulG446 believedG4100 when he sawG3708 what had happenedG1096, being amazedG1605 at 16the teachingG1322 of the LordG2962.

13NowG1161 PaulG3972 and his companionsG3588G4012 putG321 outG321 toG321 seaG321 from 17PaphosG3974 and cameG2064 to 18PergaG4011 in 19PamphyliaG3828; but 20JohnG2491 leftG672 them and returnedG5290 to JerusalemG2414. 14But goingG1330 onG1330 from PergaG4011, they arrivedG3854 at 21PisidianG4099 22AntiochG490, and on 23the SabbathG4521 dayG2250 they wentG2064 into 24the synagogueG4864 and satG2523 downG2523. 15AfterG3326 25the readingG320 of the LawG3551 and 26the ProphetsG4396, 27the synagogueG752 officialsG752 sentG649 word to them, sayingG3004, “28BrothersG435G80, ifG1487 you have anyG5100 wordG3056 of exhortationG3874 for the peopleG2992, sayG3004 it.” 16PaulG3972 stoodG450 upG450, and 29motioningG2678 with his handG5495 saidG3004,

“MenG435 of IsraelG2475, and 30you who fearG5399 GodG2316, listenG191: 17The GodG2316 of thisG3778 peopleG2992 IsraelG2474 31choseG1586 our fathersG3962 and 3233madeG5312 the peopleG2992 greatG5312 duringG1722 their stayG3940 in the landG1093 of EgyptG125, and with an upliftedG5308 armG1023 34He ledG1806 them outG1806 from it. 18For 35a periodG5550 of aboutG5613 fortyG5066 yearsG5066 36He putG5159 upG5159 with them in the wildernessG2048. 1937When He had destroyedG2507 38sevenG2033 nationsG1484 in the landG1093 of CanaanG5477, He 39distributedG2624 their landG1093 asG2624 anG2624 inheritanceG2624--all of which took 40aboutG5613 450G5071G4004 yearsG2094. 20AfterG3326 theseG3778 thingsG3778 He 41gaveG1325 them judgesG2923 untilG2193 42SamuelG4545 the prophetG4396. 21ThenG2532 they 43askedG154 for a kingG935, and GodG2316 gaveG1325 them 44SaulG4549 the sonG5207 of KishG2797, a manG435 of the tribeG5443 of BenjaminG958, for fortyG5065 yearsG2094. 22AfterG2596 He had 45removedG3179 him, He raisedG1453 upG1453 DavidG1160 to be their kingG935, concerning whomG3739 He alsoG2532 testifiedG3140 and saidG3004, ‘46I have foundG2147 DavidG1160, the son of JesseG2421, a manG435 afterG2596 My heartG2588, whoG3739 will doG4160 allG3956 My 47willG2307.’ 2348From the descendantsG4690 of thisG3778 manG3778, 49accordingG2596 to promiseG1860, GodG2316 has broughtG71 to IsraelG2474 50a SaviorG4990, JesusG2424, 24after 51JohnG2491 had proclaimedG4296, beforeG4253 52His comingG4383G1529, a 53baptismG908 of repentanceG3341 to allG3956 the peopleG2992 of IsraelG2474. 25And whileG5613 JohnG2491 54was completingG4137 his courseG1408, 55he 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“56BrothersG435G80, sonsG5207 of Abraham’sG11 familyG1085, and thoseG3588 amongG1722 you who fearG5399 GodG2316, to us the messageG3056 of 57thisG3778 salvationG4991 has been sentG1821. 27For thoseG3588 who liveG2730 in JerusalemG2419, and their 58rulersG758, 59recognizingG50 neither Him norG2532 the 60declarationsG5456 of 61the prophetsG4396 which are 62readG314 everyG3956 SabbathG4521, fulfilledG4137 these by condemningG2919 Him. 28And though they foundG2147 noG3367 groundsG156 for putting Him to deathG2288, they 63askedG154 PilateG4091 that He be executedG337. 29WhenG5613 they had 64carriedG5055 outG5055 everythingG3956 that was writtenG1125 concerningG4012 Him, 65they tookG2507 Him downG2507 from the 6667crossG3586 and 68laidG5087 Him in a tombG3419. 30But GodG2316 69raisedG1453 Him from the deadG3498; 31and for manyG4183 daysG2250 70He appearedG3708 to thoseG3588 who cameG4872 upG4872 withG4872 Him from GalileeG1056 to JerusalemG2419, the veryG3748 onesG3748 whoG3748 are nowG3568 71His witnessesG3144 to the peopleG2992. 32And we 72preachG2097 to you the goodG2097 newsG2097 of 73the promiseG1860 madeG1096 to the fathersG3962, 33that GodG2316 has fulfilledG1603 thisG3778 promise to thoseG3588 of us who are the descendantsG5043 by 74raisingG450 JesusG2424, as it is alsoG2532 writtenG1125 in the secondG1208 PsalmG5568: ‘75You are My SonG5207; todayG4594 I have fatheredG1080 You.’ 34As for the fact that He 76raisedG450 Him from the deadG3498, neverG3371 againG3371 to returnG5290 to decayG1312, He has spokenG3004 inG3779 thisG3779 wayG3779: ‘77I will giveG1325 you the holyG3741 and faithfulG4103 mercies of DavidG1160.’ 35ThereforeG1360, He alsoG2532 saysG3004 in anotherG2087 Psalm: ‘78You will not 79allowG1325 Your 80HolyG3741 OneG3741 to 81undergoG3708 decayG1312.’ 36For 82DavidG1160, after he had 83servedG5256 God’sG2316 84purposeG1012 in his ownG2398 generationG1074, 85fellG2837 asleepG2837, and was 86buriedG4369 amongG4314 his fathersG3962 and 87underwentG3708 decayG1312; 37but He whomG3739 GodG2316 88raisedG1453 did not 89undergoG3708 decayG1312. 38ThereforeG3767 let it be knownG1110 to you, 90brothersG435G80, that 91throughG1223 92Him forgivenessG859 of sinsG266 is proclaimedG2605 to you, 39and 93throughG1722 Him 94everyoneG3956 who believesG4100 is 95freedG1344 from allG3956 thingsG3956, from whichG3739 you couldG1410 not be 96freedG1344 97throughG1722 the LawG3551 of MosesG3475. 40ThereforeG3767, seeG991 that the thingG3004 spokenG3004 of 98in the ProphetsG4396 does not comeG1904 uponG1904 you:41‘99LookG3708, you scoffersG2707, and beG2296 astonishedG2296, and 100perishG853; For I am accomplishingG2038 a workG2041 in your daysG2250, A workG2041 whichG3739 you will neverG3756G3361 believeG4100, thoughG1437 someoneG5100 should describeG1555 it to you.’”

42As 101Paul and Barnabas were goingG1826 outG1826, the people repeatedly beggedG3870 to have theseG3778 102thingsG4487 spokenG2980 to them the nextG3342 103SabbathG4521. 43NowG1161 when the meeting of the synagogueG4864 had brokenG3089 upG3089, manyG4183 of the JewsG2453 and the 104God-fearingG4576 105106proselytesG4339 followedG190 PaulG3972 and BarnabasG921, whoG3748 were speakingG4354 to them and urgingG3982 them to continueG4357 in 107the graceG5485 of GodG2316.

44The nextG2064 108SabbathG4521 nearlyG4975 allG3956 the cityG4172 assembledG4863 to hearG191 the wordG3056 of 109the LordG2316.