Acts 13
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Acts 13:2-52

2AndG2532 asG1519 theyG846 ministered toG1519 theG3588 LordG2962, andG2532 fastedG3522, theG3588 HolyG40 Ghost saidG3004, SeparateG873 meG3004 BarnabasG921 andG2532 SaulG4569 forG1519 theG3588 workG2041 whereunto IG1473 have calledG3004 themG846. 3ThenG2532, whenG2532 theyG846 had fastedG3522 andG2532 prayedG4336 andG2532 laidG2007 theirG846 handsG5495 onG5495 themG846, theyG846 sentG630 themG846 awayG630. 4SoG3767 theyG846, being sentG1599 forth byG5259 theG3588 HolyG40 Ghost, wentG2718 downG2718 toG1519 SeleuciaG4581; andG5037 fromG2718 thence theyG846 sailedG636 toG1519 CyprusG2954. 5AndG2532 whenG2532 theyG2532 were at SalamisG4529, theyG2532 proclaimedG2605 theG3588 wordG3056 ofG3056 GodG2316 inG1722 theG3588 synagoguesG4864 ofG3056 theG3588 JewsG2453: andG2532 theyG2532 had alsoG2532 JohnG2491 asG1722 theirG2532 attendantG5257. 6AndG1161 whenG1161 theyG3739 had goneG1330 throughG1330 theG3588 wholeG3650 islandG3520 unto PaphosG3974, theyG3739 foundG2147 a certainG5100 sorcerer, a falseG5578 prophetG5578, a JewG2453, whoseG3739 nameG3686 was Bar-JesusG919; 7whichG3739 wasG1510 withG4862 theG3588 proconsulG446, SergiusG4588 PaulusG3972, aG1510 manG435 ofG3056 understanding. TheG3588 sameG3739 calledG4341 unto himG3739 BarnabasG921 andG2532 SaulG4569, andG2532 soughtG1934 toG2532 hearG191 theG3588 wordG3056 ofG3056 GodG2316. 8ButG1161 ElymasG1681 theG3588 sorcerer (forG1063 soG3779 is hisG846 nameG3686 byG575 interpretation) withstood themG846, seekingG2212 toG2212 turnG1294 aside theG3588 proconsulG446 fromG575 theG3588 faithG4102. 9ButG1161 SaulG4569, whoG3588 is alsoG2532 called PaulG3972, filledG4130 withG2532 theG3588 HolyG40 Ghost, fastened hisG846 eyes onG1519 himG846, 10andG2532 saidG3004, OG5599 fullG4134 ofG5207 allG3956 guile andG2532 allG3956 villany, thou sonG5207 ofG5207 theG3956 devilG1228, thou enemyG2190 ofG5207 allG3956 righteousnessG1343, wilt thou notG3756 ceaseG3973 toG3004 pervert theG3956 rightG2117 waysG3598 ofG5207 theG3956 LordG2962? 11AndG2532 nowG1161, beholdG2400, theG3588 handG5495 ofG2962 theG3588 LordG2962 isG1510 uponG1909 thee, andG2532 thou shalt beG1510 blindG5185, notG3361 seeingG3708 theG3588 sunG2246 forG1909 aG1510 seasonG2540. AndG2532 immediatelyG3916 thereG1510 fellG4098 onG1909 himG846 aG1510 mistG887 andG2532 aG1510 darknessG4655; andG2532 heG2532 wentG4013 aboutG1909 seekingG2212 someG3588 toG1909 leadG5497 himG846 byG1909 theG3588 handG5495. 12ThenG5119 theG3588 proconsulG446, whenG1096 heG5119 sawG3708 whatG3588 was doneG1096, believedG4100, beingG1096 astonishedG1605 at theG3588 teachingG1322 ofG2962 theG3588 LordG2962. 13NowG1161 PaulG3972 andG1161 hisG846 company setG321 sailG321 fromG575 PaphosG3974, andG1161 cameG2064 toG1519 PergaG4011 inG1519 PamphyliaG3828: andG1161 JohnG2491 departed fromG575 themG846 andG1161 returnedG5290 toG1519 JerusalemG2414. 14ButG1161 theyG846, passingG1330 throughG1330 fromG575 PergaG4011, cameG2064 toG1519 AntiochG490 ofG2250 PisidiaG4099; andG2532 theyG846 wentG2064 intoG1519 theG3588 synagogueG4864 onG1519 theG3588 sabbathG4521 dayG2250, andG2532 satG2523 downG2523. 15AndG2532 afterG3326 theG3588 readingG320 ofG3056 theG3588 lawG3551 andG2532 theG3588 prophetsG4396 theG3588 rulers ofG3056 theG3588 synagogueG752 sentG649 unto themG846, sayingG3004, BrethrenG80, ifG1487 ye haveG1510 anyG5100 wordG3056 ofG3056 exhortationG3874 forG4314 theG3588 peopleG2992, sayG3004 onG1722. 16AndG2532 PaulG3972 stoodG450 upG450, andG2532 beckoning withG2316 theG3588 handG5495 saidG3004, MenG435 ofG2316 Israel, andG2532 ye thatG3004 fearG5399 GodG2316, hearken. 17TheG3588 GodG2316 ofG1537 thisG3778 peopleG2992 IsraelG2474 choseG1586 ourG2316 fathersG3962, andG2532 exaltedG5312 theG3588 peopleG2992 whenG2532 theyG846 sojourned inG1722 theG3588 landG1093 ofG1537 EgyptG125, andG2532 withG3326 a highG5308 armG1023 ledG1806 heG2532 themG846 forth outG1537 ofG1537 itG846. 18AndG2532 forG1722 aboutG5613 theG3588 timeG5550 ofG1722 fortyG5063 years suffered heG2532 theirG846 manners inG1722 theG3588 wildernessG2048. 19AndG2532 whenG2532 heG2532 had destroyedG2507 sevenG2033 nationsG1484 inG1722 theG3588 landG1093 ofG1093 CanaanG5477, heG2532 gave themG846 theirG846 landG1093 forG1722 anG2532 inheritanceG2624, forG1722 aboutG1722 four hundred andG2532 fifty years: 20andG2532 afterG3326 theseG3778 thingsG3778 heG2532 gaveG1325 themG1325 judgesG2923 untilG2193 SamuelG4545 theG2532 prophetG4396. 21AndG2532 afterward theyG846 askedG154 forG154 a kingG935: andG2532 GodG2316 gaveG1325 unto themG846 SaulG4549 theG3588 sonG5207 ofG5207 KishG2797, a manG435 ofG5207 theG3588 tribeG5443 ofG5207 BenjaminG958, forG154 theG3588 space ofG5207 fortyG5062 yearsG2094. 22AndG2532 whenG2532 heG2532 had removedG3179 himG846, heG2532 raisedG1453 upG1453 DavidG1138 toG1519 beG2532 theirG846 kingG935; toG1519 whomG3739 alsoG2532 heG2532 bare witnessG3140, andG2532 saidG3004, IG1473 have foundG2147 DavidG1138 theG3956 son ofG435 JesseG2421, a manG435 afterG2596 myG3956 heartG2588, whoG3739 shallG2532 doG4160 allG3956 myG3956 willG2307. 23OfG575 thisG3778 man’sG3778 seedG4690 hath GodG2316 accordingG2596 toG2596 promiseG1860 broughtG71 unto IsraelG2474 a Saviour, JesusG2424; 24whenG846 JohnG2491 had first preached beforeG4253 hisG846 comingG1529 theG3956 baptismG908 ofG3956 repentanceG3341 toG846 allG3956 theG3956 peopleG2992 ofG3956 IsraelG2474. 25AndG1161 asG5613 JohnG2491 wasG1510 fulfilling hisG3708 courseG1408, heG3739 saidG3004, WhatG5101 supposeG5101 ye thatG3739 IG1473 amG1510? IG1473 amG1510 notG3756 heG3739. ButG1161 beholdG2400, thereG1510 cometh oneG3739 afterG3326 meG3004, theG3588 shoesG5266 ofG3004 whoseG3739 feetG4228 IG1473 amG1510 notG3756 worthyG514 toG3004 unloose. 26BrethrenG80, childrenG1085 ofG5207 theG3588 stock ofG5207 AbrahamG11, andG2532 thoseG3588 amongG1722 youG5210 thatG3778 fearG5399 GodG2316, toG2532 usG1722 is theG3588 wordG3056 ofG5207 thisG3778 salvationG4991 sentG1821 forthG1821. 27ForG1063 theyG846 thatG3778 dwellG2730 inG1722 JerusalemG2419, andG2532 theirG846 rulersG758, becauseG1063 theyG846 knew himG846 notG2532, norG2532 theG3956 voicesG5456 ofG3956 theG3956 prophetsG4396 whichG3588 are readG314 everyG3956 sabbathG4521, fulfilledG4137 themG846 byG1722 condemningG2919 himG846. 28AndG2532 thoughG2532 theyG846 foundG2147 noG3367 causeG156 ofG2532 deathG2288 inG2532 himG846, yetG2532 askedG154 theyG846 ofG2532 PilateG4091 thatG846 heG2532 shouldG3367 beG2532 slainG337. 29AndG1161 whenG5613 theyG846 had fulfilledG5055 allG3956 thingsG3956 thatG3956 were writtenG1125 ofG575 himG846, theyG846 tookG2507 himG846 downG5087 fromG575 theG3956 treeG3586, andG1161 laidG5087 himG846 inG1519 a tombG3419. 30ButG1161 GodG2316 raisedG1453 himG846 fromG1537 theG3588 deadG3498: 31andG2250 heG846 wasG1510 seenG3708 forG1519 manyG4183 daysG2250 ofG2250 themG846 thatG3739 cameG4872 upG1519 withG4314 himG846 fromG575 GalileeG1056 toG1519 JerusalemG2419, whoG3739 areG1510 nowG3568 hisG846 witnessesG3144 unto theG3588 peopleG2992. 32AndG2532 weG2249 bringG2097 youG5210 goodG2097 tidings ofG2316 theG3588 promiseG1860 madeG1096 unto theG3588 fathersG3962, 33howG5613 thatG3748 GodG2316 hath fulfilledG1603 theG3588 sameG2532 unto ourG2316 childrenG5043, inG1722 thatG3748 heG2532 raisedG450 upG450 JesusG2424; asG5613 alsoG2532 itG1510 isG1510 writtenG1125 inG1722 theG3588 secondG1208 psalmG5568, Thou art myG1722 SonG5207, thisG3588 dayG4594 haveG1510 IG1473 begottenG1080 thee. 34AndG1161 asG1519 concerning thatG3754 heG846 raisedG450 himG846 upG450 fromG1537 theG3588 deadG3498, nowG1161 noG3371 moreG3371 toG1519 returnG5290 toG1519 corruption, heG846 hath spokenG3004 onG1519 thisG3779 wise, IG3754 willG3195 giveG1325 youG5210 theG3588 holyG3741 andG1161 sureG4103 blessings ofG1537 DavidG1138. 35BecauseG1360 heG2532 saith alsoG2532 inG1722 anotherG2087 psalm, Thou wilt notG3756 giveG1325 thy HolyG3741 OneG3588 toG3004 seeG3708 corruption. 36ForG1063 DavidG1138, afterG2532 heG2532 had inG2316 hisG846 ownG2398 generationG1074 servedG5256 theG3588 counselG1012 ofG2316 GodG2316, fellG2837 onG846 sleepG2837, andG2532 was laidG4369 unto hisG846 fathersG3962, andG2532 sawG3708 corruption: 37butG1161 heG3739 whomG3739 GodG2316 raisedG1453 upG1453 sawG3708 noG3756 corruption. 38BeG1510 itG1223 knownG1110 unto youG5210 thereforeG3767, brethrenG80, thatG3754 throughG1223 thisG3778 manG435 isG1510 proclaimedG2605 unto youG5210 remission ofG1223 sinsG266: 39andG3956 byG1722 himG3739 everyG3956 oneG3739 thatG3739 believeth is justifiedG1344 fromG575 allG3956 thingsG3778, fromG575 whichG3739 ye couldG1410 notG3756 beG3956 justifiedG1344 byG1722 theG3956 lawG3551 ofG575 MosesG3475. 40BewareG991 thereforeG3767, lestG3361 thatG3004 comeG1904 uponG1904 youG1722, whichG3588 is spokenG3004 inG1722 theG3588 prophetsG4396; 41BeholdG3708, ye despisers, andG2532 wonderG2296, andG2532 perishG853; ForG3754 IG1473 workG2041 a workG2041 inG1722 yourG1437 daysG2250, A workG2041 whichG3739 ye shallG2532 inG1722 noG3756 wise believeG4100, ifG1437 oneG5100 declare itG1437 unto youG5210. 42AndG1161 asG1519 theyG846 went out, theyG846 besought thatG3778 theseG3778 wordsG4487 might beG3778 spokenG2980 toG1519 themG846 theG3588 nextG3342 sabbathG4521. 43NowG1161 whenG2532 theG3588 synagogueG4864 brokeG3089 up, manyG4183 ofG2316 theG3588 JewsG2453 andG2532 ofG2316 theG3588 devoutG4576 proselytesG4339 followedG190 PaulG3972 andG2532 BarnabasG921: whoG3588, speakingG4354 toG2532 themG846, urged themG846 toG2532 continueG2532 inG2316 theG3588 graceG5485 ofG2316 GodG2316. 44AndG1161 theG3956 nextG2064 sabbathG4521 almostG4975 theG3956 wholeG3956 cityG4172 was gatheredG4863 togetherG4863 toG2064 hearG191 theG3956 wordG3056 ofG3056 GodG191. 45ButG1161 whenG2532 theG3588 JewsG2453 sawG3708 theG3588 multitudesG3793, theyG2532 were filledG4130 withG2532 jealousyG2205, andG2532 contradicted theG3588 thingsG2980 whichG3588 were spokenG2980 byG5259 PaulG3972, andG2532 blasphemedG987. 46AndG2532 PaulG3972 andG2532 BarnabasG921 spake outG3955 boldlyG3955, andG2532 saidG3004, ItG846 wasG1510 necessaryG316 thatG3004 theG3588 wordG3056 ofG3056 GodG2316 shouldG2316 firstG4413 beG1510 spokenG2980 toG1519 youG5210. SeeingG3708 ye thrust itG846 fromG2980 youG5210, andG2532 judgeG2919 yourselvesG1438 unworthyG3756 ofG3056 eternalG166 lifeG2222, loG2400, weG2532 turnG4762 toG1519 theG3588 GentilesG1484. 47ForG1063 soG3779 hath theG3588 LordG2962 commandedG1781 usG1519, saying, IG1473 haveG1510 setG5087 thee forG1063 aG1510 lightG5457 ofG2962 theG3588 GentilesG1484, ThatG2193 thou shouldest beG1510 forG1063 salvationG4991 unto theG3588 uttermost partG1473 ofG2962 theG3588 earthG1093. 48AndG2532 asG1519 theG3588 GentilesG1484 heardG191 thisG3588, theyG2532 wereG1510 gladG5463, andG2532 glorifiedG1392 theG3588 wordG3056 ofG3056 GodG191: andG2532 asG1519 manyG3745 asG1519 wereG1510 ordained toG1519 eternalG166 lifeG2222 believedG4100. 49AndG1161 theG3588 wordG3056 ofG3056 theG3588 LordG2962 was spreadG1308 abroad throughoutG2596 allG3650 theG3588 regionG5561. 50ButG1161 theG3588 JewsG2453 urged onG1909 theG3588 devoutG4576 womenG1135 ofG575 honourable estate, andG2532 theG3588 chief menG4413 ofG575 theG3588 cityG4172, andG2532 stirredG1892 up a persecutionG1375 againstG1909 PaulG3972 andG2532 BarnabasG921, andG2532 castG1544 themG846 outG1544 ofG575 theirG846 borders. 51ButG1161 theyG846 shookG1621 offG1621 theG3588 dustG2868 ofG1909 theirG846 feetG4228 againstG1909 themG846, andG1161 cameG2064 unto IconiumG2430. 52AndG2532 theG3588 disciplesG3101 were filledG4137 withG2532 joyG5479 andG2532 withG2532 theG3588 HolyG40 Ghost.

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