13Now in the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen a member of the court of Herod the ruler, and Saul.G1161G2258G2596G1577G5607G1722G490G5100G4396G2532G1320G5037G921G2532G4826G2564G3526G2532G3066G2956G5037G3127G4939G2264G5076G2532G45692While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, "Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them."G1161G846G3008G2962G2532G3522G40G4151G2036G1211G873G3427G5037G921G2532G4569G1519G2041G3739G4341G8463Then after fasting and praying they laid their hands on them and sent them off.G5119G3522G2532G4336G2532G2007G5495G2007G846G6304So, being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia; and from there they sailed to Cyprus.G3303G3767G3778G1599G5259G40G4151G2718G1519G4581G1564G5037G636G1519G29545When they arrived at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews. And they had John also to assist them.G2532G1096G1722G4529G2605G3056G2316G1722G4864G2453G1161G2192G2532G2491G52576When they had gone through the whole island as far as Paphos, they met a certain magician, a Jewish false prophet, named Bar-Jesus.G1161G1330G3520G891G3974G2147G5100G3097G5578G2453G3739G3686G9197He was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man, who summoned Barnabas and Saul and wanted to hear the word of God.G3739G2258G4862G446G4588G3972G4908G435G3778G4341G921G2532G4569G1934G191G3056G23168But the magician Elymas (for that is the translation of his name) opposed them and tried to turn the proconsul away from the faith.G1161G1681G3097G1063G3779G846G3686G3177G436G846G2212G1294G446G575G41029But Saul, also known as Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, looked intently at himG1161G4569G3588G2532G3972G4130G40G4151G2532G816G1519G84610and said, "You son of the devil, you enemy of all righteousness, full of all deceit and villainy, will you not stop making crooked the straight paths of the Lord?G2036G5599G4134G3956G1388G2532G3956G4468G5207G1228G2190G3956G1343G3973G3756G3973G1294G2117G3598G296211And now listen—the hand of the Lord is against you, and you will be blind for a while, unable to see the sun." Immediately mist and darkness came over him, and he went about groping for someone to lead him by the hand.G2532G3568G2400G5495G2962G1909G4571G2532G2071G5185G3361G991G2246G891G2540G1161G3916G1968G1909G846G887G2532G4655G2532G4013G2212G549712When the proconsul saw what had happened, he believed, for he was astonished at the teaching about the Lord.G5119G446G1492G1096G4100G1605G1909G1322G296213Then Paul and his companions set sail from Paphos and came to Perga in Pamphylia. John, however, left them and returned to Jerusalem;G1161G3972G4012G321G575G3974G2064G1519G4011G3828G1161G2491G672G575G846G5290G1519G241414but they went on from Perga and came to Antioch in Pisidia. And on the sabbath day they went into the synagogue and sat down.G1161G846G1330G575G4011G3854G1519G490G4099G2532G1525G1519G4864G4521G2250G252315After the reading of the law and the prophets, the officials of the synagogue sent them a message, saying, "Brothers, if you have any word of exhortation for the people, give it."G1161G3326G320G3551G2532G4396G752G649G4314G846G3004G435G80G1487G2076G1722G5213G3056G3874G4314G2992G300416So Paul stood up and with a gesture began to speak: "You Israelites, and others who fear God, listen.G1161G3972G450G2532G2678G5495G2036G435G2475G2532G5399G2316G19117The God of this people Israel chose our ancestors and made the people great during their stay in the land of Egypt, and with uplifted arm he led them out of it.G2316G5127G2992G2474G1586G2257G3962G2532G5312G2992G1722G3940G1722G1093G125G2532G3326G5308G1023G1806G846G1537G84618For about forty years he put up with them in the wilderness.G2532G5613G5550G5063G5159G846G5159G1722G204819After he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, he gave them their land as an inheritanceG2532G2507G2033G1484G1722G1093G5477G2624G846G1093G846G262420for about four hundred fifty years. After that he gave them judges until the time of the prophet Samuel.G2532G3326G5023G1325G2923G5613G5071G2532G4004G2094G2193G4545G439621Then they asked for a king; and God gave them Saul son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, who reigned for forty years.G2547G154G935G2532G2316G1325G846G4549G5207G2797G435G1537G5443G958G5062G209422When he had removed him, he made David their king. In his testimony about him he said, 'I have found David, son of Jesse, to be a man after my heart, who will carry out all my wishes.'G2532G3179G846G1453G846G1138G1519G935G3739G2532G3140G2036G2147G1138G2421G435G2596G3450G2588G3739G4160G3956G3450G230723Of this man's posterity God has brought to Israel a Savior, Jesus, as he promised;G575G5127G4690G1453G2316G2596G1860G1453G2474G4990G242424before his coming John had already proclaimed a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.G2491G4296G4253G846G4383G1529G908G3341G3956G2992G247425And as John was finishing his work, he said, 'What do you suppose that I am? I am not he. No, but one is coming after me; I am not worthy to untie the thong of the sandals on his feet.'G1161G5613G2491G4137G1408G3004G5101G5282G3165G1511G1473G1510G3756G235G2400G2064G3326G1691G3739G5266G4228G1510G3756G514G308926"My brothers, you descendants of Abraham's family, and others who fear God, to us the message of this salvation has been sent.G435G80G5207G1085G11G2532G1722G5213G5399G2316G5213G649G3056G5026G4991G64927Because the residents of Jerusalem and their leaders did not recognize him or understand the words of the prophets that are read every sabbath, they fulfilled those words by condemning him.G1063G2730G1722G2419G2532G846G758G50G5126G50G2532G5456G4396G3588G314G2596G3956G4521G4137G291928Even though they found no cause for a sentence of death, they asked Pilate to have him killed.G2532G2147G3367G156G2288G154G4091G846G33729When they had carried out everything that was written about him, they took him down from the tree and laid him in a tomb.G1161G5613G5055G537G1125G4012G846G2507G575G3586G5087G1519G341930But God raised him from the dead;G1161G2316G1453G846G1537G349831and for many days he appeared to those who came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, and they are now his witnesses to the people.G3739G3700G1909G4119G2250G4872G846G575G1056G1519G2419G3748G1526G846G3144G4314G299232And we bring you the good news that what God promised to our ancestorsG2532G2249G2097G5209G2097G3754G1860G1096G4314G396233he has fulfilled for us, their children, by raising Jesus; as also it is written in the second psalm, 'You are my Son; today I have begotten you.'G2316G1603G5026G2254G846G5043G450G2424G450G5613G1125G2532G1125G1722G1208G5568G4771G1488G3450G5207G4594G1473G1080G457134As to his raising him from the dead, no more to return to corruption, he has spoken in this way, 'I will give you the holy promises made to David.'G1161G3754G450G846G450G1537G3498G3371G3195G5290G1519G1312G2046G3779G3754G1325G5213G4103G3741G113835Therefore he has also said in another psalm, 'You will not let your Holy One experience corruption.'G1352G3004G2532G1722G2087G1325G3756G1325G4675G3741G1492G131236For David, after he had served the purpose of God in his own generation, died, was laid beside his ancestors, and experienced corruption;G1063G3303G1138G5256G2398G1074G1012G2316G2837G2532G4369G4314G846G3962G2532G1492G131237but he whom God raised up experienced no corruption.G1161G3739G2316G1453G1492G3756G131238Let it be known to you therefore, my brothers, that through this man forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you;G2077G1110G5213G3767G435G80G3754G1223G5127G2605G5213G859G26639by this Jesus everyone who believes is set free from all those sins from which you could not be freed by the law of Moses.G2532G1722G5129G3956G4100G1344G575G3956G3739G1410G3756G1344G1722G3551G347540Beware, therefore, that what the prophets said does not happen to you:G991G3767G3361G1904G1909G5209G2046G1722G439641'Look, you scoffers! Be amazed and perish, for in your days I am doing a work, a work that you will never believe, even if someone tells you.'"G1492G2707G2532G2296G2532G853G3754G1473G2038G2041G1722G5216G2250G2041G3739G4100G3364G4100G1437G5100G1555G521342As Paul and Barnabas were going out, the people urged them to speak about these things again the next sabbath.G1161G2453G1826G1537G4864G1484G3870G5023G4487G2980G846G1519G3342G452143When the meeting of the synagogue broke up, many Jews and devout converts to Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas, who spoke to them and urged them to continue in the grace of God.G1161G4864G3089G4183G2453G2532G4576G4339G190G3972G2532G921G3748G4354G846G3982G846G1961G5485G231644The next sabbath almost the whole city gathered to hear the word of the Lord.G1161G2064G4521G4863G4975G3956G4172G4863G191G3056G231645But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy; and blaspheming, they contradicted what was spoken by Paul.G1161G2453G1492G3793G4130G2205G2532G483G3004G5259G3972G483G2532G98746Then both Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly, saying, "It was necessary that the word of God should be spoken first to you. Since you reject it and judge yourselves to be unworthy of eternal life, we are now turning to the Gentiles.G1161G3972G2532G921G3955G2036G2258G316G3056G2316G2980G4412G2980G5213G1161G1894G683G846G683G2532G2919G1438G3756G514G166G2222G2400G4762G1519G148447For so the Lord has commanded us, saying, 'I have set you to be a light for the Gentiles, so that you may bring salvation to the ends of the earth.'"G1063G3779G1781G2962G1781G2254G5087G4571G1519G5457G1484G4571G1511G1519G4991G2193G2078G109348When the Gentiles heard this, they were glad and praised the word of the Lord; and as many as had been destined for eternal life became believers.G1161G1484G191G5463G2532G1392G3056G2962G2532G3745G2258G5021G1519G166G2222G410049Thus the word of the Lord spread throughout the region.G1161G3056G2962G1308G1223G3650G556150But the Jews incited the devout women of high standing and the leading men of the city, and stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and drove them out of their region.G1161G2453G3951G4576G2532G2158G1135G2532G4413G4172G2532G1892G1375G1909G3972G2532G921G2532G1544G846G575G846G372551So they shook the dust off their feet in protest against them, and went to Iconium.G1161G1621G2868G846G4228G1909G846G2064G1519G243052And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.G1161G3101G4137G5479G2532G40G4151
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