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1 Now
in the assembly
that was at Antioch
there were some
prophets and
teachers: Barnabas, Simeon
who was called
Niger, Lucius of
Cyrene, Manaen
the foster brother of
Herod the tetrarch,
and Saul.
2 As
they served the
Lord and fasted,
the Holy Spirit
said, “Separate Barnabas and
Saul for me,
for the work
to which I
have called them.”
3 Then,
when they had
fasted and prayed
and laid their
hands on them,
they sent
them away.
4 So,
being sent out
by the Holy
Spirit, they went
down to Seleucia.
From there
they sailed to
Cyprus.
5 When
they were at
Salamis, they
proclaimed God’s
word in the
Jewish synagogues.
They also had
John as their
attendant.
6 When
they had gone
through the island
to Paphos, they
found a certain
sorcerer, a false
prophet, a Jew
whose name was Bar
Jesus,
7 who
was with
the proconsul, Sergius
Paulus, a man
of understanding. This
man summoned Barnabas
and Saul, and
sought to hear the
word of God.
8 But
Elymas the
sorcerer (for so
is his name
by interpretation) withstood
them, seeking to
turn the proconsul
away from the
faith.
9 But
Saul, who is
also called Paul,
filled with the
Holy Spirit, fastened
his eyes on him
10 and
said, “You son
of the devil,
full of all
deceit and
all cunning, you
enemy of all
righteousness, will
you not cease
to pervert the
right ways of
the Lord?
11 Now,
behold, the hand
of the Lord
is on you,
and you will
be blind, not
seeing the sun
for a season!”
Immediately a mist
and darkness fell
on him. He
went around
seeking someone to
lead him by
the hand.
12 Then
the proconsul, when
he saw what
was done, believed,
being astonished
at the teaching
of the Lord.
13 Now
Paul and his
company set sail
from Paphos and
came to Perga
in Pamphylia.
John departed from
them and returned
to Jerusalem.
14 But
they, passing on
from Perga, came
to Antioch of
Pisidia. They went
into the synagogue
on the Sabbath
day and sat
down.
15 After
the reading of the
law and the
prophets, the rulers
of the synagogue
sent to them,
saying, “Brothers, if
you have any
word of
exhortation for
the people, speak.”
16 Paul
stood up, and
gesturing with his
hand said, “Men
of Israel, and
you who fear
God, listen.
17 The
God of this
people
chose our fathers,
and exalted the
people when
they stayed as aliens
in the land
of Egypt, and with
an uplifted arm,
he led them
out of it.
18 For
a period of
about forty years
he put up
with them in
the wilderness.
19 When
he had destroyed
seven nations in
the land of
Canaan, he gave
them their land
for an inheritance
for about four hundred fifty years.
20 After
these things, he
gave them judges
until Samuel the
prophet.
21 Afterward
they asked for a
king, and God
gave to them
Saul the son
of Kish, a
man of the
tribe of Benjamin,
for forty years.
22 When
he had removed
him, he raised
up David to
be their king,
to whom he
also testified, ‘I
have found David
the son of Jesse,
a man after
my heart, who
will do all
my will.’
23 From
this man’s offspring,
God has brought salvation
to Israel
according to his
promise,
24 before
his coming, when
John had first
preached the baptism
of repentance to
Israel.
25 As
John was fulfilling
his course, he
said, ‘What do
you suppose that
I am? I
am not he.
But behold, one
comes after me,
the sandals of
whose feet I
am not worthy to
untie.’
26 “Brothers,
children of the
stock of Abraham,
and those among
you who fear
God, the word
of this salvation
is sent out
to you.
27 For
those who dwell
in Jerusalem, and
their rulers, because
they didn’t know
him, nor the
voices of the
prophets which
are read every
Sabbath, fulfilled
them by condemning
him.
28 Though
they found no
cause for death,
they still asked Pilate
to have him killed.
29 When
they had fulfilled
all things that
were written about
him, they took
him down from
the tree and
laid him in
a tomb.
30 But
God raised him
from the dead,
31 and
he was seen
for many days
by those who
came up with
him from Galilee
to Jerusalem, who
are his witnesses
to the people.
32 We
bring you good
news of the
promise made to
the fathers,
33 that
God has fulfilled
this to us,
their children, in
that he raised
up Jesus. As
it is also
written in the
second psalm,
‘You are my
Son.
Today I have
become your
father.’
34 “Concerning
that he raised
him up from
the dead, now
no more to
return to
corruption, he has
spoken thus: ‘I
will give you
the holy and
sure blessings of
David.’
35 Therefore
he says also
in another psalm, ‘You
will not allow
your Holy One
to see decay.’
36 For
David, after he
had in his
own generation
served the counsel
of God, fell
asleep, was laid
with his fathers,
and saw decay.
37 But
he whom God
raised up saw
no decay.
38 Be
it known to
you therefore, brothers,
that through this
man is proclaimed
to you remission
of sins;
39 and
by him everyone
who believes is
justified from all
things, from which
you could not
be justified by
the law of
Moses.
40 Beware
therefore, lest
that come on
you which is
spoken in the
prophets:
41 ‘Behold,
you scoffers!
Wonder and perish,
for I work
a work in
your days,
a work which
you will in
no way believe,
if one declares it
to you.’ ”
42 So
when the Jews went
out of
the synagogue, the Gentiles
begged that these
words might be
preached to them
the next Sabbath.
43 Now
when the synagogue
broke up, many
of the Jews
and of the
devout proselytes
followed Paul
and Barnabas; who,
speaking to them,
urged them to
continue in the
grace of God.
44 The
next Sabbath,
almost the whole
city was gathered
together to hear
the word of
God.
45 But
when the Jews
saw the multitudes,
they were filled
with jealousy,
and contradicted the
things which were
spoken by Paul,
and blasphemed.
46 Paul
and Barnabas spoke
out boldly, and
said, “It
was necessary that
God’s word should
be spoken to
you first. Since
indeed you thrust
it from yourselves,
and judge
yourselves unworthy
of eternal life,
behold, we turn
to the Gentiles.
47 For
so has the
Lord commanded us,
saying,
‘I have set
you as a
light for the
Gentiles,
that you should
bring salvation to
the uttermost parts of
the earth.’ ”
48 As
the Gentiles heard
this, they were
glad and glorified
the word of
God. As many
as were appointed
to eternal life
believed.
49 The
Lord’s word
was spread abroad
throughout all the
region.
50 But
the Jews stirred
up the devout
and prominent
women and the
chief men of
the city, and
stirred up a
persecution against
Paul and Barnabas,
and threw them
out of their
borders.
51 But
they shook off
the dust of
their feet against
them, and came
to Iconium.
52 The
disciples were
filled with joy
and with the
Holy Spirit.