使徒行传 13
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Simplified)
巴拿巴和扫罗接受差遣
13 安提阿教会中有几位先知和教师,就是巴拿巴、绰号“黑人”的希缅、古利奈人路求、与分封王希律一同长大的马念以及扫罗。 2 一天,他们正在敬拜主、禁食的时候,圣灵对他们说:“要为我把巴拿巴和扫罗分别出来,好让他们做我呼召他们去做的事。” 3 于是,他们禁食祷告并把手按在巴拿巴和扫罗身上,然后差遣他们出去。
4 二人受圣灵差遣,下到西流基,从那里乘船去塞浦路斯。 5 他们到了撒拉米,就在当地的犹太会堂传讲上帝的道。约翰·马可做他们的助手。
6 他们走遍全岛,远至帕弗,在那里遇见一个冒充先知的犹太术士巴·耶稣。 7 这人和当地的士求·保罗总督常有来往。士求·保罗是个聪明人,他邀请了巴拿巴和扫罗来,要听上帝的道。 8 但希腊名字叫以吕马的那个术士反对使徒,试图拦阻总督信主。 9 又名扫罗的保罗被圣灵充满,盯着他说: 10 “你这魔鬼的儿子,充满了诡诈和邪恶,是一切正义之敌,到现在还想歪曲主的正道吗? 11 现在主要亲手惩罚你,使你瞎眼,暂时不见天日!”
他顿觉眼前一片漆黑,只好四处摸索,求人领他走路。 12 总督看见所发生的事,对主的道感到惊奇,就信了。
保罗传扬基督
13 保罗和同伴从帕弗乘船到旁非利亚的别加。约翰·马可在那里离开他们回耶路撒冷去了。 14 他们由别加继续前行,来到彼西底区的安提阿。在安息日那天,他们进了会堂坐下来。 15 读完律法书和先知书后,会堂主管派人告诉他们:“弟兄们,如果你们有什么劝勉众人的话,请讲。”
16 保罗站起来向大家挥手示意,说:“各位以色列同胞和各位敬畏上帝的外族朋友们,请听我说。 17 以色列的上帝拣选了我们的祖先,让他们在埃及寄居期间人丁兴旺成为大族,后来祂伸出臂膀带领他们离开埃及。 18 他们在旷野漂泊的那四十年间,上帝一直照顾、容忍他们。 19 后来上帝又灭了迦南境内的七族,把土地分给他们作产业。 20 前后历时约四百五十年。之后,上帝又为他们设立士师,直到撒母耳先知的时代。
21 “后来,他们求上帝为他们立一位王,上帝就选立便雅悯支派中基士的儿子扫罗为王,执政四十年。 22 之后,上帝废掉扫罗,选立大卫做王,并为他作证说,‘我找到了耶西的儿子大卫,他是合我心意的人,他必遵行我一切的旨意。’ 23 上帝照自己的应许,从大卫的后裔中为以色列人立了一位救主,就是耶稣。 24 在耶稣还未公开露面以前,约翰已经劝告以色列人要悔改,接受洗礼。 25 约翰在工作快要完成的时候说,‘你们以为我是谁?我不是基督。在我之后来的那位,我连给祂解鞋带也不配。’
26 “弟兄们,各位亚伯拉罕的子孙和敬畏上帝的外族人啊,这救恩之道原是传给我们的。 27 可是耶路撒冷的人和他们的官长不知道耶稣是基督,虽然每个安息日都诵读先知的信息,却把基督判死罪。这正应验了先知们的话。 28 他们虽然找不到判祂死罪的理由,却强求彼拉多将祂处死。 29 祂受死的记载全部应验之后,有人把祂从十字架上取下来,安放在石墓里。 30 但上帝却使祂从死里复活。 31 之后有许多天,那些从加利利跟随祂上耶路撒冷的人都看见过祂,他们如今在百姓中都是祂的见证人。 32 我们要报给你们一个好消息,上帝给我们祖先的应许, 33 祂借着使耶稣复活已为我们做子孙的成就了。正如诗篇第二篇所说,
“‘你是我的儿子,
我今日成为你父亲。’
34 圣经曾这样记载上帝使祂从死里复活、永不朽坏的事,
“‘我必将应许大卫的圣洁、
可靠的恩福赐给你们。’
35 又在诗篇上说,
“‘你必不让你的圣者身体朽坏。’
36 “大卫在世时遵行上帝的旨意,最后死了,葬在他祖先那里,肉身也朽坏了。 37 然而,上帝使之复活的那位却没有朽坏。 38 所以,弟兄们,你们应该知道,赦罪的信息是借着耶稣传给你们的。 39 你们靠遵行摩西律法不能被称为义人,只有信靠耶稣才能被称为义人。 40 你们要当心,免得先知说的话应验在你们身上,
41 “‘藐视真理的人啊,看吧!
你们要在惊惧中灭亡,
因为我要在你们的时代行一件事,
即使有人告诉你们,
你们也不会信。’”
42 保罗和巴拿巴离开会堂时,会堂里的人请求他们下一个安息日再来讲道。 43 许多犹太人和诚心改信犹太教的外族人都跟随保罗和巴拿巴,二人就与他们谈论,劝勉他们要坚定不移地信靠上帝的恩典。
44 到了下一个安息日,几乎全城的人都聚集起来,要听上帝的道。 45 犹太人看见那么多人聚集,充满嫉妒,便反驳保罗所讲的,诽谤他。 46 保罗和巴拿巴毫不畏惧地说:“上帝的道本该先传给你们,你们既然拒绝接受,认为自己不配得永生,我们现在就把这道传给外族人。 47 因为主这样吩咐我们,
“‘我已使你成为外族人的光,
好把救恩带到地极。’”
48 外族人听后,非常欢喜,颂赞主的道。凡被选定得永生的人都信了主。 49 主的道传遍了那个地方。
50 但犹太人煽动虔诚的贵妇和城中显要迫害保罗和巴拿巴,将二人赶出城去。 51 保罗和巴拿巴便当众跺掉脚上的尘土[a],去了以哥念。 52 门徒满心喜乐,被圣灵充满。
使徒行传 13
Chinese New Version (Traditional)
巴拿巴和掃羅奉差遣
13 安提阿教會中,有幾位先知和教師,就是巴拿巴、名叫尼結的西面、古利奈人路求、與分封王希律一同長大的馬念,和掃羅。 2 他們事奉主,並且禁食的時候,聖靈說:“要為我把巴拿巴和掃羅分別出來,去作我呼召他們作的工。” 3 於是他們禁食禱告,為兩人按手,就派他們去了。
第一次宣教旅程
4 他們既然奉聖靈差遣,就下到西流基,從那裡坐船往塞浦路斯。 5 他們到了撒拉米,就在猶太人的各會堂裡宣講 神的道,還有約翰作他們的助手。 6 他們走遍全島,到了帕弗,遇見一個猶太人,名叫巴.耶穌,是個術士,又是個假先知。 7 他常常和省長士求.保羅在一起;省長是個聰明人,他請了巴拿巴和掃羅來,要聽聽 神的道。 8 但術士以呂馬(以呂馬就是“術士”的意思)與使徒作對,要使省長轉離真道。 9 掃羅,也就是保羅,卻被聖靈充滿,定睛看著他, 10 說:“你這充滿各樣詭詐和各樣奸惡的人,魔鬼的兒子,公義的仇敵!你歪曲了主的正路,還不停止嗎? 11 你看,現在主的手臨到你,你要瞎了眼睛,暫時看不見陽光。”他就立刻被霧和黑暗籠罩著,周圍找人牽他的手,給他領路。 12 那時,省長看見了所發生的事,就信了,因為他驚奇主的教訓。
在彼西底的安提阿
13 保羅和同伴從帕弗開船,來到旁非利亞的別加,約翰卻離開他們,回耶路撒冷去了。 14 他們從別加往前走,到了彼西底的安提阿,在安息日進了會堂,就坐下來。 15 宣讀了律法和先知書以後,會堂的理事們派人到他們那裡來,說:“弟兄們,如果有甚麼勸勉眾人的話,請說吧!” 16 保羅就站起來,作了一個手勢,說:
“以色列人和敬畏 神的人,請聽! 17 以色列民的 神,揀選了我們的祖先;當他們在埃及地寄居的時候, 神抬舉這民,用大能(“大能”原文作“高”)的膀臂,把他們從那地領出來; 18 又在曠野容忍(“容忍”有些抄本作“養育”)他們,約有四十年之久; 19 滅了迦南地的七族之後,就把那地分給他們為業; 20 這一切歷時約四百五十年。後來 神賜給他們士師,直到撒母耳先知為止。 21 那時,他們要求立一個王, 神就把便雅憫支派中一個人,基士的兒子掃羅,賜給他們作王,共四十年之久。 22 廢去掃羅之後,又為他們興起大衛作王,並且為他作證說:‘我找到耶西的兒子大衛,他是合我心意的人,必遵行我的一切旨意。’ 23 神照著應許,已經從這人的後裔中,給以色列帶來了一位救主,就是耶穌。 24 在他來臨之前,約翰早已向以色列全民宣講悔改的洗禮。 25 約翰快要跑完他的路程的時候,說:‘你們以為我是誰?我不是基督。他是在我以後來的,我就是給他解腳上的鞋帶也不配。’
26 “弟兄們,亞伯拉罕的子孫,和你們中間敬畏 神的人哪,這救恩之道是傳給我們的。 27 住在耶路撒冷的人和他們的官長,因為不認識基督,也不明白每逢安息日所讀的先知的話,就把他定了罪,正好應驗了先知的話。 28 他們雖然找不出該死的罪狀,還是要求彼拉多殺害他。 29 他們把所記載一切關於他的事作成了,就把他從木頭上取下來,放在墳墓裡。 30 但 神卻使他從死人中復活了。 31 有許多日子,他向那些跟他一同從加利利上耶路撒冷的人顯現,現在這些人在民眾面前作了他的見證人, 32 我們報好信息給你們: 神給列祖的應許, 33 藉著耶穌的復活,向我們這些作子孫的應驗了。就如詩篇第二篇所記的:
‘你是我的兒子,
我今日生了你。’
34 至於 神使他從死人中復活,不再歸於朽壞,他曾這樣說:
‘我必把應許大衛的、神聖可靠的恩福賜給你們。’
35 所以他在另一篇說:
‘你必不容你的聖者見朽壞。’
36 “大衛在他自己的世代裡,遵行了 神的計劃,就睡了,歸回他列祖那裡,見了朽壞。 37 唯獨 神所復活的那一位,沒有見過朽壞。 38 所以弟兄們,你們當知道,赦罪之道是由這位耶穌傳給你們的。在你們靠摩西律法不能稱義的一切事上, 39 信靠他的人就得稱義了。 40 你們要小心,免得先知書上所說的臨到你們:
41 ‘傲慢的人哪!
你們要看、要驚奇、要滅亡,
因為在你們的日子,我要作一件事,
就算有人告訴你們,你們總是不信。’”
42 保羅和巴拿巴出來的時候,眾人請求他們下一個安息日再對他們講這些話。 43 散會以後,許多猶太人和歸信猶太教的虔誠人,跟從了保羅和巴拿巴。兩人對他們談話,勉勵他們要恆久住在 神的恩典中。
44 下一個安息日,幾乎全城的人都聚了來,要聽主的道。 45 猶太人看見這麼多人,就滿心嫉妒,反駁保羅所講的,並且毀謗他們。 46 保羅和巴拿巴卻放膽說:“ 神的道,先講給你們聽,是應該的。但因為你們棄絕這道,斷定自己不配得永生,所以我們現在就轉向外族人去了。 47 因為主曾這樣吩咐我們說:
‘我已立你作外族人的光,
使你把救恩帶到地極去。’”
48 外族人聽見了就歡喜,讚美主的道,凡指定得永生的都信了。 49 於是主的道傳遍那地。 50 但猶太人唆使虔誠尊貴的婦女和城內的顯要,煽動大家迫害保羅和巴拿巴,把他們驅逐出境。 51 兩人當眾跺掉腳上的塵土,往以哥念去了。 52 門徒滿有喜樂,又被聖靈充滿。
使 徒 行 傳 13
Chinese New Testament: Easy-to-Read Version
巴拿巴和扫罗得到特殊的任务
13 安提阿教会里有一些先知和老师,他们是巴拿巴、西面(人们也叫他“黑人”)、古利奈人路求、马念(他是和希律王一起长大的)和扫罗。 2 一天,他们正在侍奉主和禁食 [a]的时候,圣灵对他们说∶“你们指派巴拿巴和扫罗,去做我召唤他们做的工作。”
3 先知和老师禁食和祷告后,就把手放在巴拿巴和扫罗的身上 [b],然后,派他们出去了。
巴拿巴和扫罗在塞浦路斯
4 受到圣灵的派遣,巴拿巴和扫罗受圣灵派遣去了西流基,然后又从那儿坐船到了塞浦路斯。 5 他们一到撒拉米,便在犹太会堂里宣讲上帝的信息。约翰马可做为助手,与他们同行。
6 他们走遍了整个岛屿,直至帕弗。在那里,他们遇见一个名叫巴耶稣的法术师,也是个假先知,他是犹太人。自称是先知。 7 他与本地总督士求保罗很接近,士求保罗是个机智的人,他派人请来巴拿巴和扫罗,要听上帝之道。 8 但是,扫罗和巴拿巴遭到了法术师以吕马的反对(以吕马这名字在希腊语中是巴耶稣的意思),他试图阻碍总督信仰耶稣, 9 可是扫罗(人们又叫他保罗)却被圣灵充满。他直视着以吕马, 10 说∶“你这个魔鬼的儿子!你处处与美好的为敌,你充满了各种欺诈和诡计。你到什么时候才停止对主的真理的歪曲? 11 看吧,主将触到你,你会失明。有一段时间,你看不见任何东西,甚至是太阳的光芒。”
立刻,以吕马的眼前一片漆黑。他四周摸索着,想找个人拉着他的手,给他带路。 12 总督亲眼目睹了发生的一切,便相信了上帝,因为对于有关主的教导,他感到非常惊奇。
保罗和巴拿巴去彼西底的安提阿
13 保罗一行人从帕弗航行到了旁非利亚的别加。但是,约翰马可离开了他们,回耶路撒冷去了。 14 他们则从别加继续他们的旅程,到达了彼西底附近的安提阿。安息日那天,保罗和巴拿巴走进了会堂,坐了下来。 15 读完了律法和先知的著作后,会堂的官员派人对他们说∶“兄弟们,如果你们有鼓舞的话要对人们说,请讲。”
16 保罗起身,挥手说道∶“以色列同胞和所有来此敬拜上帝的外族人,请听我说。 17 以色列的上帝选择了我们的祖先,在他们还居住在埃及的时候,就使我们的民族成为伟大的民族,并用他的伟力带领他们离开了那块土地。 18 他在旷野里容忍他们达四十年之久。 19 他在迦南地区打败了七个国家,把他们的土地赐给了他的子民, 20 历时约四百五十年。
“这之后,他赐给了以色列人士师,直到先知撒母耳 [c]的时代。 21 后来,他们要求上帝为他们立一个王。上帝便把扫罗封为国王。扫罗是便雅悯支派基士的儿子,他统治了大约四十年。 22 罢免扫罗之后,他又立大卫做他们的君王。上帝关于他是这么说的∶‘我发现耶西的儿子大卫,是合我心意的人。他会执行我的意旨。’ 23 上帝按照他的许诺,从大卫的后代里,为以色列带来了救世主耶稣。 24 在耶稣到来之前,约翰向所有的以色列人传道,告诉他们应受洗礼以示他们要悔过自新。 25 约翰在完成自己的使命时,说∶‘你们以为我是谁?我不是他,绝不是,但是,在我之后来的那个人,我连给他解鞋带都不配。’
26 诸位同胞,亚伯拉罕家族的后代们,还有你们这些敬拜上帝的外族人,这拯救的信息已送给了我们。 27 因为住在耶路撒冷的人和他们的统治者没有认出耶稣来,他们给他定罪,应验了每逢安息日时所读到的先知的话。 28 尽管他们找不到判他死罪的任何理由,他们还是请求彼拉多把他杀害了。 29 他们做完了《经》上记载的有关他的一切事情后,便把他从十字架上解下来,放在一个墓穴里。 30 上帝却让他从死里复活了, 31 此后很多天,他出现在那些和他从加利利同行到耶路撒冷去的人们中间。现在,他们在以色列人中间,是他的见证人。 32 我们现在把福音告诉你们,这福音是关于上帝应许给我们祖先的诺言。 33 我们是他们的后代,上帝通过让耶稣死而复活,为了我们使这诺言得以实现。正如诗篇第二篇所说:
‘你是我的儿子,
今日我成为你的父亲。’ (A)
34 上帝让他起死回生,不会重归腐朽。他是这样说的:
‘我要把应许给大卫的神圣、可靠的祝福赐给你们。’ (B)
35 他在另外一处说:
‘你不会让你的圣者经历腐朽。’ (C)
36 大卫在世时,执行了上帝的意旨。他死了,与祖先葬在一起,经历了腐朽。 37 但是,上帝起死回生的那位却没有经历腐朽。
41 ‘看吧,你们这些嘲弄者,
尽管纳闷和灭亡吧,
因为在你们的时代,我进行着一项工作,
即使有人告诉过你们。
你们就是不相信!’” (D)
42 保罗和巴拿巴离开那里时,人们都请求他们在下一个安息日里,再多讲一些这样的事情, 43 散会后,许多犹太人和皈依了犹太教的人都跟随着保罗与巴拿巴。保罗、巴拿巴和他们谈话,并劝勉他们要继续生活在上帝的恩典里。
44 下一个安息日里,全城的人几乎都聚在一起,聆听主的信息。 45 犹太人见到人群,充满了嫉妒。他们反对保罗所说的话,并抵毁他们。 46 但是保罗和巴拿巴却勇敢的说道∶“上帝的教导先告诉你们,是必要的,既然你们拒弃它,并认为自己配不上得到永生,那么,我们要到非犹太人那里去。 47 主是这样指示我们的:
‘我已经使你们成为照亮外邦的一束光明,
好让你们把拯救带到天涯海角。’
48 外族人听到这里,非常高兴。他们赞美主的信息。那些已被挑选来接受永恒生命的人都相信了。
49 主的话传遍了整个地区。 50 犹太人挑唆这个城里的虔诚、上流社会的妇女和有名望的男人,开始迫害保罗和巴拿巴。他们强迫他俩离开了他们的地区。 51 保罗和巴拿巴抖掉脚上的灰尘 [d],以示对他们的警告,然后到以哥念去了。 52 安提阿的门徒们充满了快乐和圣灵。
Footnotes
- 使 徒 行 傳 13:2 禁食: 在祷告和崇拜上帝的一段特殊时间内,不吃任何食物。
- 使 徒 行 傳 13:3 身上: 在此表示把上帝的一项特殊任务交给了这些人。
- 使 徒 行 傳 13:20 撒母耳: 最后一位士师(领袖)和以色列的第一位先知。
- 使 徒 行 傳 13:51 抖掉脚上的灰尘: 一个警告,表示他们结束了对这些人的讲话。
Acts 13
New American Standard Bible
First Missionary Journey
13 Now there were (A)prophets and (B)teachers at (C)Antioch, in the (D)church that was there: (E)Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of (F)Cyrene, Manaen who had been brought up with (G)Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. 2 While they were [a]serving the Lord and fasting, (H)the Holy Spirit said, “Set (I)Barnabas and Saul apart for Me for (J)the work to which I have called them.” 3 Then, when they had fasted, (K)prayed, and (L)laid their hands on them, (M)they sent them away.
4 So, being (N)sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia and from there they sailed to (O)Cyprus. 5 When they reached Salamis, they began to proclaim the word of God in (P)the synagogues of the Jews; and they also had (Q)John as their helper. 6 When they had gone through the whole island as far as Paphos, they found a (R)magician, a Jewish (S)false prophet whose name was Bar-Jesus, 7 who was with the (T)proconsul, Sergius Paulus, a man of intelligence. This man summoned Barnabas and Saul and sought to hear the word of God. 8 But Elymas the (U)magician (for so his name is translated) was opposing them, seeking to turn the (V)proconsul away from (W)the faith. 9 But Saul, who was also known as Paul, [b](X)filled with the Holy Spirit, stared at him, 10 and said, “[c]You who are full of all deceit and fraud, you (Y)son of the devil, you enemy of all righteousness, will you not stop making crooked (Z)the straight ways of the Lord? 11 Now, behold, (AA)the hand of the Lord is upon you, and you will be blind and not see the sun for a time.” And immediately a mist and a darkness fell upon him, and he went about seeking those who would lead him by the hand. 12 Then the (AB)proconsul believed when he saw what had happened, being amazed at (AC)the teaching of the Lord.
13 Now Paul and his companions put out to sea from (AD)Paphos and came to (AE)Perga in (AF)Pamphylia; but (AG)John left them and returned to Jerusalem. 14 But going on from Perga, they arrived at (AH)Pisidian (AI)Antioch, and on (AJ)the Sabbath day they went into (AK)the synagogue and sat down. 15 After (AL)the reading of the Law and (AM)the Prophets, (AN)the synagogue officials sent word to them, saying, “[d]Brothers, if you have any word of exhortation for the people, say it.” 16 Paul stood up, and (AO)motioning with his hand said,
“Men of Israel, and (AP)you who fear God, listen: 17 The God of this people Israel (AQ)chose our fathers and [e](AR)made the people great during their stay in the land of Egypt, and with an uplifted arm (AS)He led them out from it. 18 For (AT)a period of about forty years (AU)He put up with them in the wilderness. 19 (AV)When He had destroyed (AW)seven nations in the land of Canaan, He (AX)distributed their land as an inheritance—all of which took (AY)about 450 years. 20 After these things He (AZ)gave them judges until (BA)Samuel the prophet. 21 Then they (BB)asked for a king, and God gave them (BC)Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years. 22 After He had (BD)removed him, He raised up David to be their king, concerning whom He also testified and said, ‘(BE)I have found David, the son of Jesse, a man after My heart, who will do all My [f]will.’ 23 (BF)From the descendants of this man, (BG)according to promise, God has brought to Israel (BH)a Savior, Jesus, 24 after (BI)John had proclaimed, before [g]His coming, a (BJ)baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel. 25 And while John (BK)was completing his course, (BL)he kept saying, ‘What do you suppose that I am? I am not He. But behold, One is coming after me, the sandals of whose feet I am not worthy to untie.’
26 “[h]Brothers, sons of Abraham’s family, and those among you who fear God, to us the message of (BM)this salvation has been sent. 27 For those who live in Jerusalem, and their (BN)rulers, (BO)recognizing neither Him nor the [i]declarations of (BP)the prophets which are (BQ)read every Sabbath, fulfilled these by condemning Him. 28 And though they found no grounds for putting Him to death, they (BR)asked Pilate that He be executed. 29 When they had (BS)carried out everything that was written concerning Him, (BT)they took Him down from the [j](BU)cross and (BV)laid Him in a tomb. 30 But God (BW)raised Him from the dead; 31 and for many days (BX)He appeared to those who came up with Him from Galilee to Jerusalem, the very ones who are now (BY)His witnesses to the people. 32 And we (BZ)preach to you the good news of (CA)the promise made to the fathers, 33 that God has fulfilled this promise to those of us who are the descendants by (CB)raising Jesus, as it is also written in the second Psalm: ‘(CC)You are My Son; today I have fathered You.’ 34 As for the fact that He (CD)raised Him from the dead, never again to return to decay, He has spoken in this way: ‘(CE)I will give you the holy and faithful mercies of David.’ 35 Therefore, He also says in another Psalm: ‘(CF)You will not [k]allow Your [l]Holy One to [m]undergo decay.’ 36 For (CG)David, after he had [n]served God’s (CH)purpose in his own generation, (CI)fell asleep, and was [o]buried among his fathers and [p]underwent decay; 37 but He whom God (CJ)raised did not [q]undergo decay. 38 Therefore let it be known to you, [r]brothers, that (CK)through [s]Him forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you, 39 and [t]through Him (CL)everyone who believes is [u]freed from all things, from which you could not be [v]freed [w]through the Law of Moses. 40 Therefore, see that the thing spoken of (CM)in the Prophets does not come upon you:
41 ‘(CN)Look, you scoffers, and be astonished, and [x]perish;
For I am accomplishing a work in your days,
A work which you will never believe, though someone should describe it to you.’”
42 As [y]Paul and Barnabas were going out, the people repeatedly begged to have these [z]things spoken to them the next (CO)Sabbath. 43 Now when the meeting of the synagogue had broken up, many of the Jews and the (CP)God-fearing [aa](CQ)proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas, who were speaking to them and urging them to continue in (CR)the grace of God.
Paul Turns to the Gentiles
44 The next (CS)Sabbath nearly all the city assembled to hear the word of [ab]the Lord. 45 But when (CT)the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy and began contradicting the things spoken by Paul, and were [ac]blaspheming. 46 Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly and said, “It was necessary that the word of God be spoken to you (CU)first. Since you repudiate it and consider yourselves unworthy of eternal life, behold, (CV)we are turning to the Gentiles. 47 For so the Lord has commanded us,
‘(CW)I have appointed You as a (CX)light [ad]to the Gentiles,
That You may [ae]bring salvation to the end of the earth.’”
48 When the Gentiles heard this, they began rejoicing and glorifying (CY)the word of [af]the Lord; and all who (CZ)had been appointed to eternal life believed. 49 And (DA)the word of the Lord was being spread through the whole region. 50 But (DB)the Jews incited the [ag](DC)devout women (DD)of prominence and the leading men of the city, and instigated a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and drove them out of their [ah]region. 51 But (DE)they shook off the dust from their feet in protest against them and went to (DF)Iconium. 52 And the disciples were continually (DG)filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.
Footnotes
- Acts 13:2 Lit performing ministry to
- Acts 13:9 Or having just been filled
- Acts 13:10 Lit O full of
- Acts 13:15 Lit Men, brothers
- Acts 13:17 Or exalted
- Acts 13:22 Lit wishes
- Acts 13:24 Lit the face of His entering
- Acts 13:26 Lit Men, brothers
- Acts 13:27 Lit voices
- Acts 13:29 Lit wood; see Deut 21:23
- Acts 13:35 Lit give
- Acts 13:35 Or Devout; or Pious
- Acts 13:35 Lit see corruption
- Acts 13:36 Or served his own generation by the purpose of God
- Acts 13:36 Lit gathered to his
- Acts 13:36 Lit saw corruption
- Acts 13:37 Lit see corruption
- Acts 13:38 Lit men, brothers
- Acts 13:38 Lit this One
- Acts 13:39 Lit in; or by
- Acts 13:39 Or justified
- Acts 13:39 Or justified
- Acts 13:39 Lit by
- Acts 13:41 Lit disappear
- Acts 13:42 Lit they
- Acts 13:42 Lit words
- Acts 13:43 I.e., Gentile converts to Judaism
- Acts 13:44 One early ms God
- Acts 13:45 Or slandering him
- Acts 13:47 Lit of
- Acts 13:47 Lit be for salvation
- Acts 13:48 Two early mss God
- Acts 13:50 Or worshiping
- Acts 13:50 Lit boundaries
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