Acts 13
New King James Version
Paul and Barnabas Are Sent to the Gentiles
13 Now (A)in the church that was at Antioch there were certain prophets and teachers: (B)Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, (C)Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. 2 As they ministered to the Lord and fasted, the Holy Spirit said, (D)“Now separate to Me Barnabas and Saul for the work (E)to which I have called them.” 3 Then, (F)having fasted and prayed, and laid hands on them, they sent them away.
Preaching in Cyprus
4 So, being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia, and from there they sailed to (G)Cyprus. 5 And when they arrived in Salamis, (H)they preached the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews. They also had (I)John as their assistant.
6 Now when they had gone through [a]the island to Paphos, they found (J)a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew whose name was Bar-Jesus, 7 who was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man. This man called for Barnabas and Saul and sought to hear the word of God. 8 But (K)Elymas the sorcerer (for so his name is translated) [b]withstood them, seeking to turn the proconsul away from the faith. 9 Then Saul, who also is called Paul, (L)filled with the Holy Spirit, looked intently at him 10 and said, “O full of all deceit and all fraud, (M)you son of the devil, you enemy of all righteousness, will you not cease perverting the straight ways of the Lord? 11 And now, indeed, (N)the hand of the Lord is upon you, and you shall be blind, not seeing the sun for a time.”
And immediately a dark mist fell on him, and he went around seeking someone to lead him by the hand. 12 Then the proconsul believed, when he saw what had been done, being astonished at the teaching of the Lord.
At Antioch in Pisidia
13 Now when Paul and his party set sail from Paphos, they came to Perga in Pamphylia; and (O)John, departing from them, returned to Jerusalem. 14 But when they departed from Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia, and (P)went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day and sat down. 15 And (Q)after the reading of the Law and the Prophets, the rulers of the synagogue sent to them, saying, “Men and brethren, if you have (R)any word of [c]exhortation for the people, say on.”
16 Then Paul stood up, and motioning with his hand said, “Men of Israel, and (S)you who fear God, listen: 17 The God of this people [d]Israel (T)chose our fathers, and exalted the people (U)when they dwelt as strangers in the land of Egypt, and with [e]an uplifted arm He (V)brought them out of it. 18 Now (W)for a time of about forty years He put up with their ways in the wilderness. 19 And when He had destroyed (X)seven nations in the land of Canaan, (Y)He distributed their land to them by allotment.
20 “After that (Z)He gave them judges for about four hundred and fifty years, (AA)until Samuel the prophet. 21 (AB)And afterward they asked for a king; so God gave them (AC)Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years. 22 And (AD)when He had removed him, (AE)He raised up for them David as king, to whom also He gave testimony and said, (AF)‘I have found David the son of Jesse, (AG)a man after My own heart, who will do all My will.’ 23 (AH)From this man’s seed, according (AI)to the promise, God raised up for Israel (AJ)a[f] Savior—Jesus— 24 (AK)after John had first preached, before His coming, the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel. 25 And as John was finishing his course, he said, (AL)‘Who do you think I am? I am not He. But behold, (AM)there comes One after me, the sandals of whose feet I am not worthy to loose.’
26 “Men and brethren, sons of the [g]family of Abraham, and (AN)those among you who fear God, (AO)to you the [h]word of this salvation has been sent. 27 For those who dwell in Jerusalem, and their rulers, (AP)because they did not know Him, nor even the voices of the Prophets which are read every Sabbath, have fulfilled them in condemning Him. 28 (AQ)And though they found no cause for death in Him, they asked Pilate that He should be put to death. 29 (AR)Now when they had fulfilled all that was written concerning Him, (AS)they took Him down from the tree and laid Him in a tomb. 30 (AT)But God raised Him from the dead. 31 (AU)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 And we declare to you glad tidings—(AV)that promise which was made to the fathers. 33 God has fulfilled this for us their children, in that He has raised up Jesus. As it is also written in the second Psalm:
(AW)‘You are My Son,
Today I have begotten You.’
34 And that He raised Him from the dead, no more to return to [i]corruption, He has spoken thus:
35 Therefore He also says in another Psalm:
(AY)‘You will not allow Your Holy One to see corruption.’
36 “For David, after he had served [k]his own generation by the will of God, (AZ)fell asleep, was buried with his fathers, and [l]saw corruption; 37 but He whom God raised up [m]saw no corruption. 38 Therefore let it be known to you, brethren, that (BA)through this Man is preached to you the forgiveness of sins; 39 and (BB)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 what has been spoken in the prophets come upon you:
41 ‘Behold,(BC) you despisers,
Marvel and perish!
For I work a work in your days,
A work which you will by no means believe,
Though one were to declare it to you.’ ”
Blessing and Conflict at Antioch
42 [n]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 congregation had broken up, many of the Jews and devout proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas, who, speaking to them, (BD)persuaded them to continue in (BE)the grace of God.
44 On the next Sabbath almost the whole city came together to hear the word of God. 45 But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy; and contradicting and blaspheming, they (BF)opposed the things spoken by Paul. 46 Then Paul and Barnabas grew bold and said, (BG)“It was necessary that the word of God should be spoken to you first; but (BH)since you reject it, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, behold, (BI)we turn to the Gentiles. 47 For so the Lord has commanded us:
(BJ)‘I have set you as a light to the Gentiles,
That you should be for salvation to the ends of the earth.’ ”
48 Now when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad and glorified the word of the Lord. (BK)And as many as had been appointed to eternal life believed.
49 And the word of the Lord was being spread throughout all the region. 50 But the Jews stirred up the devout and prominent women and the chief men of the city, (BL)raised up persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them from their region. 51 (BM)But they shook off the dust from their feet against them, and came to Iconium. 52 And the disciples (BN)were filled with joy and (BO)with the Holy Spirit.
Footnotes
- Acts 13:6 NU the whole island
- Acts 13:8 opposed
- Acts 13:15 encouragement
- Acts 13:17 M omits Israel
- Acts 13:17 Mighty power
- Acts 13:23 M salvation, after
- Acts 13:26 stock
- Acts 13:26 message
- Acts 13:34 the state of decay
- Acts 13:34 blessings
- Acts 13:36 in his
- Acts 13:36 underwent decay
- Acts 13:37 underwent no decay
- Acts 13:42 Or And when they went out of the synagogue of the Jews; NU And when they went out, they begged
Handelingen 13
Het Boek
Een speciale taak voor Barnabas en Saulus
13 In de christengemeente van Antiochië waren verschillende profeten en leraren: Barnabas, Simeon die Niger werd genoemd, Lucius van Cyrene, Manaën (die samen met Herodes Antipas was opgevoed) en Saulus. 2 Op een dag, toen deze mannen vastten en bij elkaar waren om de Here te aanbidden, zei de Heilige Geest tegen hen: ‘Maak Barnabas en Saulus voor Mij vrij, want Ik heb een speciale taak voor hen.’ 3 Zij bleven nog langer vasten en bidden. Daarna legden de anderen hun handen op de twee mannen en lieten hen gaan. 4 Barnabas en Saulus, die er dus door de Heilige Geest op uitgestuurd waren, gingen naar Seleucië aan de kust en staken vandaar over naar Cyprus.
5 In het havenstadje Salamis spraken zij in verschillende synagogen over Jezus Christus. Johannes Marcus was met hen meegegaan om te helpen. 6 Zij trokken het hele eiland door en kwamen ten slotte in Pafos, aan de westkust. Daar ontmoetten zij een Joodse tovenaar die beweerde dat hij een profeet was. Hij heette Barjesus (maar hij werd ook wel Elymas genoemd, dat betekent tovenaar) 7 en was bevriend met Sergius Paulus, de gouverneur van het eiland, een wijs man. De gouverneur riep Barnabas en Saulus bij zich omdat hij wilde horen wat zij over Jezus Christus te zeggen hadden. 8 Elymas was daar fel tegen gekant en probeerde de gouverneur van het geloof af te houden. 9 Saulus (die ook Paulus heette) was vol van de Heilige Geest, keek Elymas recht in de ogen en zei: 10 ‘Wat bent u een gemeen en listig heerschap! U bent een vijand van alles wat goed is! Zoon van de duivel! Houdt u nooit op de woorden van de Here te verdraaien? 11 Nu geeft God u uw verdiende loon. U zult blind worden en het zal lang duren voordat u de zon weer kunt zien.’ Op hetzelfde moment kwam er een waas voor de ogen van Elymas en even later zag hij niets meer. Hij liep tastend rond, op zoek naar iemand die hem kon leiden. 12 Toen de gouverneur dat zag, kwam hij tot geloof in de Here Jezus Christus. Hij was diep onder de indruk van zijn leer.
13 Paulus en zijn metgezellen verlieten Pafos en gingen per boot naar Perge, in Pamfylië. Johannes Marcus reisde niet verder met hen mee, maar ging vandaar naar Jeruzalem terug.
14 Paulus en zijn gezelschap reisden door naar een plaats in Pisidië die ook Antiochië heette en bleven daar een tijd. Op de sabbat gingen zij naar de synagoge. 15 Nadat er uit de boeken van Mozes en de profeten was voorgelezen, lieten de leiders van de synagoge de gasten vragen of een van hen misschien iets bemoedigends tegen de mensen zou willen zeggen. 16 Paulus stond op en wenkte om stilte. ‘Mannen van Israël en u die ontzag voor God hebt, 17 weet wel dat de God van Israël onze voorouders heeft uitgekozen om zijn volk te zijn. Toen zij als vreemdelingen in Egypte woonden, maakte Hij het volk groot en machtig. Met geweldige wonderen leidde Hij hen uit dat land.
18 Hij verdroeg hun grillen tijdens de veertig jaar dat zij in de woestijn rondzwierven. 19 Nadat Hij de zeven volken die in Kanaän woonden had uitgeroeid, gaf Hij het land aan de Israëlieten. 20 Daarna gaf Hij hun telkens weer nieuwe leiders, vierhonderdvijftig jaar lang, tot de profeet Samuël. 21 Toen wilden zij een koning hebben. God gaf hun Saul, de zoon van Kis, een man uit de stam van Benjamin. 22 Maar na veertig jaar zette God hem af en gaf hun een nieuwe koning, David. “Ik heb David, de zoon van Isaï, gevonden,” zei Hij, “een man naar mijn hart, die altijd zal doen wat Ik hem vraag”.
23 Een van Davids nakomelingen, Jezus, is de Redder die door God aan Israël beloofd was. 24 Voordat Jezus in het openbaar optrad, riep Johannes de Doper het volk van Israël op tot bekering, die door een doop in water gevolgd moest worden. 25 Aan het einde van zijn levensweg zei Johannes: “U denkt toch niet dat ik de Christus ben? Nee, Hij komt na mij. Ik ben het zelfs niet waard zijn sandalen los te maken.”
26 Broeders, afstammelingen van Abraham en u die ontzag voor God hebt: wij hebben het nieuws ontvangen dat er redding is door Jezus Christus. 27 De Joden van Jeruzalem en hun leiders hebben Hem niet erkend, hoewel zij zich realiseerden dat Hij het was, over wie elke sabbat in de synagoge wordt voorgelezen. Door Hem te doden, hebben zij de profetieën in vervulling doen gaan. 28 Hoewel zij geen geldige aanklacht konden vinden om Hem ter dood te veroordelen, hebben zij Pilatus toch gevraagd Hem om te brengen. 29 Toen alles gebeurd was wat er over Hem in de Boeken staat, hebben zij Hem van het kruis gehaald en in een graf gelegd. 30 Maar God heeft Hem weer levend gemaakt.
31 In de dagen daarna is Hij vele malen gezien door de mannen en vrouwen die met Hem uit Galilea naar Jeruzalem waren gekomen. Die zijn nu zijn getuigen. Zij vertellen iedereen wat zij van Hem weten. 32 Wij brengen u het goede nieuws dat de belofte die God lang geleden aan onze voorouders heeft gedaan, in onze tijd werkelijkheid is geworden. God heeft die belofte vervuld door Jezus weer levend te maken. 33 Dat komt overeen met wat in de tweede psalm staat: “Jij bent mijn Zoon, Ik heb Je vandaag het leven gegeven.” 34 Dat God Hem weer levend heeft gemaakt en Hem nooit meer zal laten sterven, klopt met wat er in de Boeken staat. “Ik zal voor U de geweldige dingen doen die Ik David heb beloofd.” 35 In een van de andere psalmen staat het weer anders: “God, U zult het lichaam van uw heilige dienaar niet laten vergaan.”
36 Die woorden hebben geen betrekking op David. Want nadat die de mensen van zijn tijd volgens de wil van God had gediend, is hij gestorven. Hij is bij zijn voorouders begraven en zijn lichaam is vergaan. 37 Maar het lichaam van Jezus, die door God weer levend is gemaakt, is niet vergaan. 38 Broeders, luister! Deze Jezus laat u weten dat uw zonden kunnen worden vergeven. 39 Ieder die in Hem gelooft, wordt bevrijd van alle schuld en komt daardoor met God in het reine, iets dat men nooit bereikt door zich aan de wet van Mozes te houden. 40 Wijs dit niet meteen af. Wees voorzichtig, anders zou op u van toepassing kunnen zijn wat een van de profeten heeft gezegd: 41 “Ja, kijk maar verbaasd, jullie spotters. Verdwijn uit mijn ogen, want Ik ga tijdens uw leven iets doen wat u niet zou geloven als het werd verteld.” ’
42 Toen Paulus en Barnabas de synagoge verlieten, werd hun gevraagd de volgende sabbat terug te komen en weer over Jezus te spreken. 43 Na de bijeenkomst liepen veel Joden en andere vereerders van God met hen mee. Paulus en Barnabas spoorden hen aan te blijven vertrouwen op de genade van God. 44 De volgende sabbat liep bijna de hele stad te hoop om te horen wat er over Jezus Christus zou worden gezegd. 45 De Joodse leiders werden kwaad, omdat Paulus en Barnabas zo in de belangstelling stonden. Zij waren erg jaloers en spraken Paulus met grove taal fel tegen. 46 Paulus en Barnabas lieten zich niet van hun stuk brengen en zeiden: ‘Vanzelfsprekend moest u het eerst horen wat God te zeggen heeft. Maar nu u er niets van moet hebben en daarmee bewijst het eeuwige leven niet waard te zijn, gaan wij het de niet-Joodse mensen vertellen, 47 want dat heeft de Here ons opgedragen. Hij zei: “Ik heb U gemaakt tot een licht voor de niet-Joodse volken, om redding te brengen tot in de verste uithoeken van de aarde.” ’
48 Toen de niet-Joodse mensen in de stad dat hoorden, waren zij blij verrast. Zij vonden het heel fijn dat Paulus hun over de Here vertelde. En allen die bestemd waren voor het eeuwige leven, geloofden wat hij zei. 49 Het nieuws over Jezus Christus ging door heel de streek.
50 Dat was erg tegen de zin van de Joodse leiders. Zij hitsten voorname, gelovige vrouwen en het stadsbestuur op en slaagden erin een vervolging tegen Paulus en Barnabas te ontketenen, zodat die uit dat gebied werden verjaagd. 51 De twee apostelen schudden het stof van hun voeten om hun vervolgers duidelijk te maken dat zij niets meer met hen te maken wilden hebben. 52 Maar de blijdschap van de christenen in de stad werd er niet minder door, integendeel. De Heilige Geest vervulde hun hele wezen.
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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