They traveled through the whole island until they came to Paphos. There they met a Jewish sorcerer(A) and false prophet(B) named Bar-Jesus, who was an attendant of the proconsul,(C) Sergius Paulus. The proconsul, an intelligent man, sent for Barnabas and Saul because he wanted to hear the word of God. But Elymas the sorcerer(D) (for that is what his name means) opposed them and tried to turn the proconsul(E) from the faith.(F) Then Saul, who was also called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit,(G) looked straight at Elymas and said, 10 “You are a child of the devil(H) and an enemy of everything that is right! You are full of all kinds of deceit and trickery. Will you never stop perverting the right ways of the Lord?(I) 11 Now the hand of the Lord is against you.(J) You are going to be blind for a time, not even able to see the light of the sun.”(K)

Immediately mist and darkness came over him, and he groped about, seeking someone to lead him by the hand. 12 When the proconsul(L) saw what had happened, he believed, for he was amazed at the teaching about the Lord.

In Pisidian Antioch

13 From Paphos,(M) Paul and his companions sailed to Perga in Pamphylia,(N) where John(O) left them to return to Jerusalem. 14 From Perga they went on to Pisidian Antioch.(P) On the Sabbath(Q) they entered the synagogue(R) and sat down. 15 After the reading from the Law(S) and the Prophets, the leaders of the synagogue sent word to them, saying, “Brothers, if you have a word of exhortation for the people, please speak.”

16 Standing up, Paul motioned with his hand(T) and said: “Fellow Israelites and you Gentiles who worship God, listen to me! 17 The God of the people of Israel chose our ancestors; he made the people prosper during their stay in Egypt; with mighty power he led them out of that country;(U) 18 for about forty years he endured their conduct[a](V) in the wilderness;(W) 19 and he overthrew seven nations in Canaan,(X) giving their land to his people(Y) as their inheritance.(Z) 20 All this took about 450 years.

“After this, God gave them judges(AA) until the time of Samuel the prophet.(AB) 21 Then the people asked for a king,(AC) and he gave them Saul(AD) son of Kish, of the tribe of Benjamin,(AE) who ruled forty years. 22 After removing Saul,(AF) he made David their king.(AG) God testified concerning him: ‘I have found David son of Jesse, a man after my own heart;(AH) he will do everything I want him to do.’(AI)

23 “From this man’s descendants(AJ) God has brought to Israel the Savior(AK) Jesus,(AL) as he promised.(AM) 24 Before the coming of Jesus, John preached repentance and baptism to all the people of Israel.(AN) 25 As John was completing his work,(AO) he said: ‘Who do you suppose I am? I am not the one you are looking for.(AP) But there is one coming after me whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.’(AQ)

26 “Fellow children of Abraham(AR) and you God-fearing Gentiles, it is to us that this message of salvation(AS) has been sent. 27 The people of Jerusalem and their rulers did not recognize Jesus,(AT) yet in condemning him they fulfilled the words of the prophets(AU) that are read every Sabbath. 28 Though they found no proper ground for a death sentence, they asked Pilate to have him executed.(AV) 29 When they had carried out all that was written about him,(AW) they took him down from the cross(AX) and laid him in a tomb.(AY) 30 But God raised him from the dead,(AZ) 31 and for many days he was seen by those who had traveled with him from Galilee to Jerusalem.(BA) They are now his witnesses(BB) to our people.

32 “We tell you the good news:(BC) What God promised our ancestors(BD) 33 he has fulfilled for us, their children, by raising up Jesus.(BE) As it is written in the second Psalm:

“‘You are my son;
    today I have become your father.’[b](BF)

34 God raised him from the dead so that he will never be subject to decay. As God has said,

“‘I will give you the holy and sure blessings promised to David.’[c](BG)

35 So it is also stated elsewhere:

“‘You will not let your holy one see decay.’[d](BH)

36 “Now when David had served God’s purpose in his own generation, he fell asleep;(BI) he was buried with his ancestors(BJ) and his body decayed. 37 But the one whom God raised from the dead(BK) did not see decay.

38 “Therefore, my friends, I want you to know that through Jesus the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you.(BL) 39 Through him everyone who believes(BM) is set free from every sin, a justification you were not able to obtain under the law of Moses.(BN)

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 13:18 Some manuscripts he cared for them
  2. Acts 13:33 Psalm 2:7
  3. Acts 13:34 Isaiah 55:3
  4. Acts 13:35 Psalm 16:10 (see Septuagint)

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