Acts 13:10-21

New International Version

¹⁰ “You are a child of the devil^(A) 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?^{(B) 11} Now the hand of the Lord is against you.^(C) You are going to be blind for a time, not even able to see the light of the sun.”^(D)

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

In Pisidian Antioch

¹³ From Paphos,^(F) Paul and his companions sailed to Perga in Pamphylia,^(G) where John^(H) left them to return to Jerusalem. ¹⁴ From Perga they went on to Pisidian Antioch.^(I) On the Sabbath^(J) they entered the synagogue^(K) and sat down. ¹⁵ After the reading from the Law^(L) 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^(M) 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;^{(N) 18} for about forty years he endured their conduct^[a](O) in the wilderness;^{(P) 19} and he overthrew seven nations in Canaan,^(Q) giving their land to his people^(R) as their inheritance.^{(S) 20} All this took about 450 years.

“After this, God gave them judges^(T) until the time of Samuel the prophet.^{(U) 21} Then the people asked for a king,^(V) and he gave them Saul^(W) son of Kish, of the tribe of Benjamin,^(X) who ruled forty years.