Apostelgeschichte 13
Luther Bibel 1545
13 Es waren aber zu Antiochien in der Gemeinde Propheten und Lehrer, nämlich Barnabas und Simon, genannt Niger, und Luzius von Kyrene und Manahen, der mit Herodes dem Vierfürsten erzogen war, und Saulus.
2 Da sie aber dem HERRN dienten und fasteten, sprach der heilige Geist: Sondert mir aus Barnabas und Saulus zu dem Werk, dazu ich sie berufen habe.
3 Da fasteten sie und beteten und legten die Hände auf sie und ließen sie gehen.
4 Diese nun, wie sie ausgesandt waren vom heiligen Geist, kamen sie gen Seleucia, und von da schifften sie gen Zypern.
5 Und da sie in die Stadt Salamis kamen, verkündigten sie das Wort Gottes in der Juden Schulen; sie hatten aber auch Johannes zum Diener.
6 Und da sie die Insel durchzogen bis zu der Stadt Paphos, fanden sie einen Zauberer und falschen Propheten, einen Juden, der hieß Bar-Jesus;
7 der war bei Sergius Paulus, dem Landvogt, einem verständigen Mann. Der rief zu sich Barnabas und Saulus und begehrte, das Wort Gottes zu hören.
8 Da widerstand ihnen der Zauberer Elymas (denn also wird sein Name gedeutet) und trachtete, daß er den Landvogt vom Glauben wendete.
9 Saulus aber, der auch Paulus heißt, voll heiligen Geistes, sah ihn an
10 und sprach: O du Kind des Teufels, voll aller List und aller Schalkheit, und Feind aller Gerechtigkeit, du hörst nicht auf, abzuwenden die rechten Wege des HERRN;
11 und nun siehe, die Hand des HERRN kommt über dich, und du sollst blind sein und die Sonne eine Zeitlang nicht sehen! Und von Stund an fiel auf ihn Dunkelheit und Finsternis, und er ging umher und suchte Handleiter.
12 Als der Landvogt die Geschichte sah, glaubte er und verwunderte sich der Lehre des HERRN.
13 Da aber Paulus und die um ihn waren, von Paphos schifften, kamen sie gen Perge im Lande Pamphylien. Johannes aber wich von ihnen und zog wieder gen Jerusalem.
14 Sie aber zogen weiter von Perge und kamen gen Antiochien im Lande Pisidien und gingen in die Schule am Sabbattage und setzten sich.
15 Nach der Lektion aber des Gesetzes und der Propheten sandten die Obersten der Schule zu ihnen und ließen ihnen sagen: Liebe Brüder, wollt ihr etwas reden und das Volk ermahnen, so sagt an.
16 Da stand Paulus auf und winkte mit der Hand und sprach: Ihr Männer von Israel und die ihr Gott fürchtet, höret zu!
17 Der Gott dieses Volkes hat erwählt unsre Väter und erhöht das Volk, da sie Fremdlinge waren im Lande Ägypten, und mit einem hohen Arm führte er sie aus demselben.
18 Und vierzig Jahre lang duldete er ihre Weise in der Wüste,
19 und vertilgte sieben Völker in dem Lande Kanaan und teilte unter sie nach dem Los deren Lande.
20 Darnach gab er ihnen Richter vierhundert und fünfzig Jahre lang bis auf den Propheten Samuel.
21 Und von da an baten sie um einen König; und Gott gab ihnen Saul, den Sohn des Kis, einen Mann aus dem Geschlechte Benjamin, vierzig Jahre lang.
22 Und da er denselben wegtat, richtete er auf über sie David zum König, von welchem er zeugte: "Ich habe gefunden David, den Sohn Jesse's, einen Mann nach meinem Herzen, der soll tun allen meinen Willen."
23 Aus dieses Samen hat Gott, wie er verheißen hat, kommen lassen Jesum, dem Volk Israel zum Heiland;
24 wie denn Johannes zuvor dem Volk Israel predigte die Taufe der Buße, ehe denn er anfing.
25 Da aber Johannes seinen Lauf erfüllte, sprach er: "Ich bin nicht der, für den ihr mich haltet; aber siehe, er kommt nach mir, des ich nicht wert bin, daß ich ihm die Schuhe seiner Füße auflöse."
26 Ihr Männer, liebe Brüder, ihr Kinder des Geschlechts Abraham und die unter euch Gott fürchten, euch ist das Wort dieses Heils gesandt.
27 Denn die zu Jerusalem wohnen und ihre Obersten, dieweil sie diesen nicht kannten noch die Stimme der Propheten (die alle Sabbate gelesen werden), haben sie dieselben mit ihrem Urteil erfüllt.
28 Und wiewohl sie keine Ursache des Todes an ihm fanden, baten sie doch Pilatus, ihn zu töten.
29 Und als sie alles vollendet hatten, was von ihm geschrieben ist, nahmen sie ihn von dem Holz und legten ihn in ein Grab.
30 Aber Gott hat ihn auferweckt von den Toten;
31 und er ist erschienen viele Tage denen, die mit ihm hinauf von Galiläa gen Jerusalem gegangen waren, welche sind seine Zeugen an das Volk.
32 Und wir verkündigen euch die Verheißung, die zu unseren Vätern geschehen ist,
33 daß sie Gott uns, ihren Kindern, erfüllt hat in dem, daß er Jesum auferweckte; wie denn im zweiten Psalm geschrieben steht: "Du bist mein Sohn, heute habe ich dich gezeuget."
34 Daß er ihn aber hat von den Toten auferweckt, daß er hinfort nicht soll verwesen, spricht er also: "Ich will euch die Gnade, David verheißen, treulich halten."
35 Darum spricht er auch an einem andern Ort: "Du wirst es nicht zugeben, daß dein Heiliger die Verwesung sehe."
36 Denn David, da er zu seiner Zeit gedient hatte dem Willen Gottes, ist entschlafen und zu seinen Vätern getan und hat die Verwesung gesehen.
37 Den aber Gott auferweckt hat, der hat die Verwesung nicht gesehen.
38 So sei es nun euch kund, liebe Brüder, daß euch verkündigt wird Vergebung der Sünden durch diesen und von dem allem, wovon ihr nicht konntet im Gesetz Mose's gerecht werden.
39 Wer aber an diesen glaubt, der ist gerecht.
40 Seht nun zu, daß nicht über euch komme, was in den Propheten gesagt ist:
41 "Seht, ihr Verächter, und verwundert euch und werdet zunichte! denn ich tue ein Werk zu euren Zeiten, welches ihr nicht glauben werdet, so es euch jemand erzählen wird."
42 Da aber die Juden aus der Schule gingen, baten die Heiden, daß sie am nächsten Sabbat ihnen die Worte sagten.
43 Und als die Gemeinde der Schule voneinander ging, folgten Paulus und Barnabas nach viele Juden und gottesfürchtige Judengenossen. Sie aber sagten ihnen und ermahnten sie, daß sie bleiben sollten in der Gnade Gottes.
44 Am folgenden Sabbat aber kam zusammen fast die ganze Stadt, das Wort Gottes zu hören.
45 Da aber die Juden das Volk sahen, wurden sie voll Neides und widersprachen dem, was von Paulus gesagt ward, widersprachen und lästerten.
46 Paulus aber und Barnabas sprachen frei und öffentlich: Euch mußte zuerst das Wort Gottes gesagt werden; nun ihr es aber von euch stoßet und achtet euch selbst nicht wert des ewigen Lebens, siehe, so wenden wir uns zu den Heiden.
47 Denn also hat uns der HERR geboten: "Ich habe dich den Heiden zum Licht gesetzt, daß du das Heil seist bis an das Ende der Erde."
48 Da es aber die Heiden hörten, wurden sie froh und priesen das Wort des HERRN und wurden gläubig, wie viele ihrer zum ewigen Leben verordnet waren.
49 Und das Wort des HERRN ward ausgebreitet durch die ganze Gegend.
50 Aber die Juden bewegten die andächtigen und ehrbaren Weiber und der Stadt Oberste und erweckten eine Verfolgung über Paulus und Barnabas und stießen sie zu ihren Grenzen hinaus.
51 Sie aber schüttelten den Staub von ihren Füßen über sie und kamen gen Ikonion.
52 Die Jünger aber wurden voll Freude und heiligen Geistes.
Acts 13
New International Version
13 1 Now in the church at Antioch(A) there were prophets(B) and teachers:(C) Barnabas,(D) Simeon called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene,(E) Manaen (who had been brought up with Herod(F) the tetrarch) and Saul. 2 While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said,(G) “Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work(H) to which I have called them.”(I) 3 So after they had fasted and prayed, they placed their hands on them(J) and sent them off.(K)
On Cyprus
4 The two of them, sent on their way by the Holy Spirit,(L) went down to Seleucia and sailed from there to Cyprus.(M) 5 When they arrived at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God(N) in the Jewish synagogues.(O) John(P) was with them as their helper.
6 They traveled through the whole island until they came to Paphos. There they met a Jewish sorcerer(Q) and false prophet(R) named Bar-Jesus, 7 who was an attendant of the proconsul,(S) Sergius Paulus. The proconsul, an intelligent man, sent for Barnabas and Saul because he wanted to hear the word of God. 8 But Elymas the sorcerer(T) (for that is what his name means) opposed them and tried to turn the proconsul(U) from the faith.(V) 9 Then Saul, who was also called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit,(W) looked straight at Elymas and said, 10 “You are a child of the devil(X) 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?(Y) 11 Now the hand of the Lord is against you.(Z) You are going to be blind for a time, not even able to see the light of the sun.”(AA)
Immediately mist and darkness came over him, and he groped about, seeking someone to lead him by the hand. 12 When the proconsul(AB) saw what had happened, he believed, for he was amazed at the teaching about the Lord.
In Pisidian Antioch
13 From Paphos,(AC) Paul and his companions sailed to Perga in Pamphylia,(AD) where John(AE) left them to return to Jerusalem. 14 From Perga they went on to Pisidian Antioch.(AF) On the Sabbath(AG) they entered the synagogue(AH) and sat down. 15 After the reading from the Law(AI) 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(AJ) 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;(AK) 18 for about forty years he endured their conduct[a](AL) in the wilderness;(AM) 19 and he overthrew seven nations in Canaan,(AN) giving their land to his people(AO) as their inheritance.(AP) 20 All this took about 450 years.
“After this, God gave them judges(AQ) until the time of Samuel the prophet.(AR) 21 Then the people asked for a king,(AS) and he gave them Saul(AT) son of Kish, of the tribe of Benjamin,(AU) who ruled forty years. 22 After removing Saul,(AV) he made David their king.(AW) God testified concerning him: ‘I have found David son of Jesse, a man after my own heart;(AX) he will do everything I want him to do.’(AY)
23 “From this man’s descendants(AZ) God has brought to Israel the Savior(BA) Jesus,(BB) as he promised.(BC) 24 Before the coming of Jesus, John preached repentance and baptism to all the people of Israel.(BD) 25 As John was completing his work,(BE) he said: ‘Who do you suppose I am? I am not the one you are looking for.(BF) But there is one coming after me whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.’(BG)
26 “Fellow children of Abraham(BH) and you God-fearing Gentiles, it is to us that this message of salvation(BI) has been sent. 27 The people of Jerusalem and their rulers did not recognize Jesus,(BJ) yet in condemning him they fulfilled the words of the prophets(BK) that are read every Sabbath. 28 Though they found no proper ground for a death sentence, they asked Pilate to have him executed.(BL) 29 When they had carried out all that was written about him,(BM) they took him down from the cross(BN) and laid him in a tomb.(BO) 30 But God raised him from the dead,(BP) 31 and for many days he was seen by those who had traveled with him from Galilee to Jerusalem.(BQ) They are now his witnesses(BR) to our people.
32 “We tell you the good news:(BS) What God promised our ancestors(BT) 33 he has fulfilled for us, their children, by raising up Jesus.(BU) As it is written in the second Psalm:
34 God raised him from the dead so that he will never be subject to decay. As God has said,
35 So it is also stated elsewhere:
36 “Now when David had served God’s purpose in his own generation, he fell asleep;(BY) he was buried with his ancestors(BZ) and his body decayed. 37 But the one whom God raised from the dead(CA) did not see decay.
38 “Therefore, my friends, I want you to know that through Jesus the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you.(CB) 39 Through him everyone who believes(CC) is set free from every sin, a justification you were not able to obtain under the law of Moses.(CD) 40 Take care that what the prophets have said does not happen to you:
41 “‘Look, you scoffers,
wonder and perish,
for I am going to do something in your days
that you would never believe,
even if someone told you.’[e]”(CE)
42 As Paul and Barnabas were leaving the synagogue,(CF) the people invited them to speak further about these things on the next Sabbath. 43 When the congregation was dismissed, many of the Jews and devout converts to Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas, who talked with them and urged them to continue in the grace of God.(CG)
44 On the next Sabbath almost the whole city gathered to hear the word of the Lord. 45 When the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy. They began to contradict what Paul was saying(CH) and heaped abuse(CI) on him.
46 Then Paul and Barnabas answered them boldly: “We had to speak the word of God to you first.(CJ) Since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we now turn to the Gentiles.(CK) 47 For this is what the Lord has commanded us:
“‘I have made you[f] a light for the Gentiles,(CL)
that you[g] may bring salvation to the ends of the earth.’[h]”(CM)
48 When the Gentiles heard this, they were glad and honored the word of the Lord;(CN) and all who were appointed for eternal life believed.
49 The word of the Lord(CO) spread through the whole region. 50 But the Jewish leaders incited the God-fearing women of high standing and the leading men of the city. They stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them from their region.(CP) 51 So they shook the dust off their feet(CQ) as a warning to them and went to Iconium.(CR) 52 And the disciples(CS) were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.(CT)
Footnotes
- Acts 13:18 Some manuscripts he cared for them
- Acts 13:33 Psalm 2:7
- Acts 13:34 Isaiah 55:3
- Acts 13:35 Psalm 16:10 (see Septuagint)
- Acts 13:41 Hab. 1:5
- Acts 13:47 The Greek is singular.
- Acts 13:47 The Greek is singular.
- Acts 13:47 Isaiah 49:6
Acts 13
English Standard Version
Barnabas and Saul Sent Off
13 Now there were in the church at Antioch (A)prophets and (B)teachers, (C)Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger,[a] Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen a lifelong friend of (D)Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. 2 While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, (E)the Holy Spirit said, (F)“Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul (G)for the work to which I have called them.” 3 Then after fasting and (H)praying they laid their hands on them and (I)sent them off.
Barnabas and Saul on Cyprus
4 So, being sent out (J)by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia, and from there they sailed to Cyprus. 5 When they arrived at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God (K)in the synagogues of the Jews. And they had (L)John to (M)assist them. 6 When they had gone through the whole island as far as Paphos, they came upon a certain (N)magician, (O)a Jewish false prophet named Bar-Jesus. 7 He was with (P)the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, a man of intelligence, who summoned Barnabas and Saul and sought to hear the word of God. 8 But Elymas the (Q)magician (for that is the meaning of his name) (R)opposed them, seeking to turn (S)the proconsul away from the faith. 9 But Saul, who was also called Paul, (T)filled with the Holy Spirit, looked intently at him 10 and said, “You (U)son of the devil, you enemy of all righteousness, full of all deceit and (V)villainy, will you not stop (W)making crooked (X)the straight paths of the Lord? 11 And now, behold, (Y)the hand of the Lord is upon you, and you will be blind and unable to see the sun for a time.” Immediately mist and darkness fell upon him, and he went about seeking (Z)people to lead him by the hand. 12 Then the proconsul believed, when he saw what had occurred, for he was astonished at (AA)the teaching of the Lord.
Paul and Barnabas at Antioch in Pisidia
13 Now Paul and his companions set sail from Paphos and came to Perga in Pamphylia. And (AB)John left them and returned (AC)to Jerusalem, 14 but they went on from Perga and came to Antioch in Pisidia. And (AD)on the Sabbath day (AE)they went into the synagogue and sat down. 15 After (AF)the reading from (AG)the Law and the Prophets, (AH)the rulers of the synagogue sent a message to them, saying, “Brothers, if you have any (AI)word of encouragement for the people, say it.” 16 So Paul stood up, and (AJ)motioning with his hand said:
“Men of Israel and (AK)you who fear God, listen. 17 (AL)The God of this people Israel (AM)chose our fathers and (AN)made the people great (AO)during their stay in the land of Egypt, and (AP)with uplifted arm he led them out of it. 18 And for about (AQ)forty years (AR)he put up with[b] them in the wilderness. 19 And (AS)after destroying (AT)seven nations in the land of Canaan, (AU)he gave them their land as an inheritance. 20 All this took about 450 years. And after that (AV)he gave them judges until (AW)Samuel the prophet. 21 Then (AX)they asked for a king, and God gave them Saul (AY)the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years. 22 And (AZ)when he had removed him, (BA)he raised up David to be their king, of whom he testified and said, (BB)‘I have found in David the son of Jesse (BC)a man after my heart, (BD)who will do all my will.’ 23 (BE)Of this man's offspring God has brought to Israel (BF)a Savior, Jesus, (BG)as he promised. 24 Before his coming, (BH)John had proclaimed (BI)a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel. 25 And as John was finishing his course, (BJ)he said, ‘What do you suppose that I am? I am not he. No, but behold, after me one is coming, the sandals of whose feet I am not worthy to untie.’
26 “Brothers, sons of the family of Abraham, and those among you (BK)who fear God, to us has been sent (BL)the message of (BM)this salvation. 27 For those who live in Jerusalem and their rulers, because (BN)they did not recognize him nor understand (BO)the utterances of the prophets, which are read every Sabbath, (BP)fulfilled them by condemning him. 28 And (BQ)though they found in him no guilt worthy of death, (BR)they asked Pilate to have him executed. 29 And when (BS)they had carried out all that was written of him, (BT)they took him down from (BU)the tree and laid him in a tomb. 30 But (BV)God raised him from the dead, 31 and for many days (BW)he appeared to those (BX)who had come up with him (BY)from Galilee to Jerusalem, (BZ)who are now (CA)his witnesses to the people. 32 And we bring you the good news (CB)that what God promised to the fathers, 33 (CC)this he has fulfilled to us their children by raising Jesus, as also it is written in the second Psalm,
(CD)“‘You are my Son,
today I have begotten you.’
34 And as for the fact that he raised him from the dead, (CE)(CF)no more to return to corruption, he has spoken in this way,
“‘I will give you (CG)the holy and sure blessings of David.’
35 Therefore he says also in another psalm,
(CH)“‘You will not let your Holy One see corruption.’
36 For David, after he had (CI)served the purpose of God in his own generation, (CJ)fell asleep and (CK)was laid with his fathers and saw corruption, 37 but he whom (CL)God raised up did not see corruption. 38 Let it be known to you therefore, brothers, (CM)that through this man (CN)forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you, 39 and by him (CO)everyone who believes is freed[c] from everything (CP)from which you could not be freed by the law of Moses. 40 Beware, therefore, lest what is said in the Prophets should come about:
41 (CQ)“‘Look, you scoffers,
be astounded and perish;
for I am doing a work in your days,
a work that you will not believe, even if one tells it to you.’”
42 As they went out, the people begged that these things might be told them the next Sabbath. 43 And after the meeting of the synagogue broke up, many Jews and (CR)devout (CS)converts to Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas, who, as they spoke with them, urged them (CT)to continue in (CU)the grace of God.
44 The next Sabbath almost the whole city gathered to hear the word of the Lord. 45 (CV)But (CW)when the Jews[d] saw the crowds, they were filled with (CX)jealousy and began to contradict what was spoken by Paul, (CY)reviling him. 46 And Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly, saying, “It was necessary that the word of God (CZ)be spoken first to you. (DA)Since you thrust it aside and judge yourselves (DB)unworthy of eternal life, behold, we (DC)are turning to the Gentiles. 47 (DD)For so the Lord has commanded us, saying,
(DE)“‘I have made you (DF)a light for the Gentiles,
that you may (DG)bring salvation to the ends of the earth.’”
48 And when the Gentiles heard this, they began rejoicing and (DH)glorifying the word of the Lord, and as many as were appointed to eternal life believed. 49 And the word of the Lord was spreading throughout the whole region. 50 (DI)But the Jews incited the devout (DJ)women of high standing and the leading men of the city, (DK)stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and (DL)drove them out of their district. 51 But they (DM)shook off the dust from their feet against them and went to Iconium. 52 And the disciples were filled (DN)with joy and (DO)with the Holy Spirit.
Footnotes
- Acts 13:1 Niger is a Latin word meaning black, or dark
- Acts 13:18 Some manuscripts he carried (compare Deuteronomy 1:31)
- Acts 13:39 Or justified; twice in this verse
- Acts 13:45 Greek Ioudaioi probably refers here to Jewish religious leaders, and others under their influence, in that time; also verse 50
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