Apostlenes-gjerninge 13
En Levende Bok
13 I menigheten i Antiokia var det profeter som bar fram budskap fra Gud, og andre som underviste. Det var: Barnabas, Simeon, som også ble kalt ”den svarte”[a], Lukius fra Kyréne, Manaen, som var pleiebror til fyrst Herodes, og Saulus. 2 En gang da disse mennene tilba Herren og fastet, sa Guds Hellige Ånd: ”Velg ut Barnabas og Saulus til en spesiell oppgave som jeg har valgt dem ut for.” 3 Da de hadde fastet og bedt ytterligere en gang, la de hendene på de to og sendte dem ut på oppdraget.
Saulus blir Paulus. Paulus på Kypros
4 Etter at Barnabas og Saulus var blitt sendt ut av Guds Hellige Ånd, reiste de ned til Seleukia og seilte over til Kypros. 5 Den første byen de kom til, het Salamis. Der fant de fram til de jødiske synagogene[b] og talte til folket om Jesus. Johannes Markus fulgte med som medarbeider.
6 De reiste fra by til by på hele øya og talte. Til slutt kom de til Pafos. Der møtte de en jødisk trollmann som het Barjesus. Han påsto at han kunne bringe budskap fra Gud. 7 Han brukte ofte å besøke den romerske landshøvdingen Sergius Paulus, som var en svært klok og forstandig mann.
Landshøvdingen ba nå Barnabas og Saulus hjem til seg, etter som han ville høre budskapet om Jesus. 8 Men trollmannen, som også ble kalt Elymas[c], motarbeidet dette og forsøkte å hindre landshøvdingen fra å tro.
9 Da ble Saulus, som også ble kalt Paulus, fylt av Guds Hellige Ånd. Han satte øynene i trollmannen og sa: 10 ”Du djevelens sønn, full av bedrageri og falskhet, en fiende til alt som er godt, vil du aldri slutte med å forvrenge budskapet om Herren Jesus? 11 Men nå har Herren bestemt at du skal bli straffet. Du skal bli totalt blind en tid.”
I samme øyeblikk senket det seg tåke og mørke over trollmannen. Hjelpeløs begynte han å gå omkring og lete etter noen som kunne holde ham i hånden og føre ham fram. 12 Da landshøvdingen så det som skjedde, begynte han å tro. Han var helt forundret over det han hadde fått lære om Herren Jesus.
Paulus taler i Antiokia
13 Paulus og følget hans reiste fra Pafos og seilte til Perge i provinsen Pamfylia[d]. Der forlot de Johannes Markus og reiste tilbake til Jerusalem. 14 Barnabas og Paulus fortsatte til Antiokia, en by i provinsen Pisidia[e].
Da det ble hviledag[f], gikk de til synagogen[g] for å være med på gudstjenesten. 15 Etter den vanlige opplesningen av Moseloven og profetene[h], snudde forstanderne for synagogen seg mot Paulus og Barnabas og sa: ”Brødre, om dere har noe å bidra med som kan være oss til hjelp, så kom fram og si det!”
16 Da reiste Paulus seg, ga tegn til alle om å være stille og sa: ”Israelitter[i], og alle andre her som tilber Gud! Hør på meg!
17 Israels Gud valgte seg ut forfedrene våre til å være hans eget folk. Han lot dem bli et stort folk mens de bodde som fremmede i Egypt. I sin tid førte han folket ut derfra på en mektig måte og reddet dem fra slaveriet. 18 I 40 år hadde Gud tålmodighet mens de gikk i ørkenen. 19 Han utryddet sju folk i Kanaan og ga landet deres til israelittene. 20 Alt dette tok omkring 450 år. Etter det lot han forskjellige dommere herske over folket, fram til den tiden da profeten Samuel styrte Israel.
21 Folket tigget om å få en konge, og Gud ga dem Saul, som var sønn av Kis, en mann av Benjamins stamme. Han regjerte i 40 år. 22 Men Gud avsatte ham og lot David bli konge i stedet. Gud sa om ham: ’Jeg har funnet David, Isais sønn, en mann som følger min vilje. Han vil gjøre alt det jeg sier til ham.’[j] 23 Gud lovet kong David at en av etterkommerne hans skulle bli en frelser for Israels folk. Det er dette som nå har blitt virkelighet. Jesus er den som frelser oss.
24 Før Jesus trådte fram, forberedte døperen Johannes Israels folk ved å oppfordre alle til å forlate synden, vende om til Gud og la seg døpe. 25 Da oppgaven til Johannes nærmet seg slutten, sa han: ’Jeg er ikke den personen som Gud har lovet for å frelse dere. Han kommer etter meg, og han er så mektig at jeg ikke en gang er verdig til å knytte opp remmene på sandalene hans.[k]’
26 Hør etter det jeg sier, dere som er etterkommere av Abraham, og alle andre som tilber Gud! Denne frelse gjelder oss alle. 27 Folket i Jerusalem og lederne deres forsto ikke hvem Jesus var. De skjønte ikke at han var den som Gud talte om ved profetene, til tross for at de hadde hørt profetene sitt budskap[l] bli lest hver uke på hviledagen. Derfor dømte de ham til døden, og gjennom det som skjedde, ble det til virkelighet som Gud hadde forutsagt. 28 Ja, til tross for at de ikke kunne finne noen gyldig grunn til å henrette ham, ba de Pilatus om å drepe ham. 29 Da de hadde sluttført alt som står i Skriften[m] når det gjelder Jesu død, tok de ham ned fra korset og la ham i en grav.
30 Men Gud vakte ham opp fra de døde. 31 Jesus viste seg mange ganger i de følgende dagene for dem som hadde fulgt ham fra Galilea til Jerusalem. Det er disse som nå forteller om ham for Israels folk.
32-33 Nå har turen kommet til dere. Vi er her for å fortelle de glade nyhetene om at Gud, nettopp i våre dager, har innfridd løftet sitt til forfedrene ved å vekke Jesus opp fra de døde. Det er om ham den andre salmen i Salmenes bok forteller, når den sier:
’Du er min sønn.
I dag har jeg blitt din Far.’[n]
34 For Gud hadde lovet at Jesus skulle stå opp fra de døde og aldri mer behøve å dø. Det forklarte han med ordene:
’Jeg skal innfri mitt Hellige og pålitelige løfte og gi dere alt det gode jeg lovet David.’[o]
35 Det løfte han tenkte på, var dette:
’Du skal ikke la din Hellige tjener gå til grunne.’[p]
36 Dette løfte handler ikke om David, for da David hadde tjent folket i trå med Guds vilje, døde han, ble begravd, og kroppen hans gikk til grunne. 37 Nei, det handler om en annen, en som Gud vakte opp fra de døde, der kroppen ikke gikk til grunne.
38 Mine venner, hør etter på det jeg har å si! Det er ved denne mannen, Jesus, som dere kan få tilgivelse for syndene deres. 39 Alle som tror på ham, blir skyldfri innfor Gud, noe dere aldri kunne oppnå gjennom det å følge Moseloven[q]. 40 Derfor må dere passe nøye på. Ikke la dere bli rammet av det Gud advarer dere mot ved profetene[r]:
41 ’Pass nøye på, dere som håner sannheten.
Dere vil undre dere og bli til intet.
Jeg vil gjøre noe stort i deres tid,
noe som dere ikke kommer til å tro
den dagen de forteller det for dere.[s]’ ”
42 Da gudstjenesten var over og Paulus og Barnabas dro fra synagogen, ba folket at de måtte komme tilbake neste uke på hviledagen, slik at de kunne få høre mer. 43 Mange jøder, og andre som tilba Israels Gud, passet på å holde seg nær Paulus og Barnabas som talte til dem og oppfordret: ”Fortsett å leve fast forankret i Guds godhet og tilgivelse.”
Paulus sprer budskapet om Jesus til andre enn jødene
44 På hviledagen[t] en uke seinere, kom nesten hele byen for å høre budskapet om Herren Jesus. 45 Da de religiøse lederne så alt folket, ble de misunnelse og begynte å håne Paulus og latterliggjøre alt han sa.
46 Paulus og Barnabas svarte uten å nøle: ”Dere jøder skulle være de første som fikk sjansen til å høre budskapet om Herren Jesus, men etter som dere avviser tilbudet og gjør dere selv uverdige til det evige livet, så vender vi oss nå til andre folk. 47 Det er også det Herren har gitt oss befaling om, for det står i Skriften[u]:
’Jeg har gjort deg til et lys for alle folk,
for at du skal frelse alle på hele jorden.[v]’ ”
48 Da de som ikke var jøder, hørte dette, ble de svært glade og hyllet budskapet om Herren Jesus. Alle som var utsett til evig liv, begynte å tro. 49 De glade nyhetene om Herren spredde seg i hele området.
50 Men de religiøse lederne hisset opp de høytstående kvinnene som tilba Israels Gud. De ledende mennene i byen satte i gang en forfølgelse mot Paulus og Barnabas og drev dem bort fra området. 51 Begge ristet da støvet fra byens gater av føttene sine[w] og bekymret seg ikke mer for innbyggerne, men fortsatte til byen Ikonium. 52 Disiplene ble fylt av glede og Guds Hellige Ånd.
Footnotes
- 13:1 På gresk: Niger.
- 13:5 Synagogen er jødenes bygg for gudstjenester eller den menighet som møtes der.
- 13:8 Elymas betyr ”trollmann” eller ”vis mann”.
- 13:13 Pamfylia var en romersk provins i nåværende Tyrkia.
- 13:14 Pisidia var en romersk provins i nåværende Tyrkia.
- 13:14 I grunnteksten: Sabbat. Jødene sin hviledag er den sjuende dagen i deres uke, altså lørdagen.
- 13:14 Synagogen er jødenes bygg for gudstjenester eller den menighet som møtes der.
- 13:15 Moseloven og profetenes bok er to av delene i den jødiske Skriften, det vil si Bibelens første del, den som vi kaller Det gamle testamente. Den tredje delen er salmene.
- 13:16 Israelitter er et annet navn på jødene. Israelitt betyr etterkommere av Israel. Han hadde en sønn som het Juda, og som har gitt navn til jødene.
- 13:22 Se Første Samuelsbok 13:14.
- 13:25 Dette var en oppgave for slaver.
- 13:27 Profetenes budskap er en av delene i den jødiske Skriften, det vil si Bibelens første del, den som vi kaller Det gamle testamente. De to andre delene er Moseloven og salmene.
- 13:29 ”Skriften” for jødene er Bibelens første del, den som vi kaller Det gamle testamente.
- 13:32-33 Disse ordene er brukt i Midtøsten før i tiden da en konge begynte oppgaven sin, dersom han var lydig mot en annen og større konge. For at vise at den nye kongen representerte den kongen som styrte hele riket, ble de kalt ”far” og ”sønn”. Se Salmenes bok 2:7.
- 13:34 Se Jesaja 55:3.
- 13:35 Se Salmenes bok 16:10.
- 13:39 Moseloven, eller den jødiske loven, finnes skrevet ned i Første til Femte Mosebok.
- 13:40 Profetene sine budskap finnes skrevet ned i Bibelens første del, den som vi kaller Det gamle testamente.
- 13:41 Se Habakkuk 1:5.
- 13:44 I grunnteksten: Sabbaten. Jødene sin hviledag er den sjuende dagen i deres uke, altså lørdagen.
- 13:47 ”Skriften” for jødene er Bibelens første del, den som vi kaller Det gamle testamente.
- 13:47 Se Jesaja 49:6.
- 13:51 Å ”riste støvet av føttene” var en måte å vise at innbyggerne selv fikk ta ansvaret for det de gjorde.
使徒行傳 13
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Traditional)
巴拿巴和掃羅接受差遣
13 安提阿教會中有幾位先知和教師,就是巴拿巴、綽號「黑人」的希緬、古利奈人路求、與分封王希律一同長大的馬念以及掃羅。 2 一天,他們正在敬拜主、禁食的時候,聖靈對他們說:「要為我把巴拿巴和掃羅分別出來,好讓他們做我呼召他們去做的事。」 3 於是,他們禁食禱告並把手按在巴拿巴和掃羅身上,然後差遣他們出去。
4 二人受聖靈差遣,下到西流基,從那裡乘船去塞浦路斯。 5 他們到了撒拉米,就在當地的猶太會堂傳講上帝的道。約翰·馬可作他們的助手。
6 他們走遍全島,遠至帕弗,在那裡遇見一個冒充先知的猶太術士巴·耶穌。 7 這人和當地的士求·保羅總督常有來往。士求·保羅是個聰明人,他邀請了巴拿巴和掃羅來,要聽上帝的道。 8 但希臘名字叫以呂馬的那個術士反對使徒,試圖攔阻總督信主。 9 又名保羅的掃羅被聖靈充滿,盯著他說: 10 「你這魔鬼的兒子,充滿了詭詐和邪惡,是一切正義之敵,到現在還想歪曲主的正道嗎? 11 現在主要親手懲罰你,使你瞎眼,暫時不見天日!」
他頓覺眼前一片漆黑,只好四處摸索,求人領他走路。 12 總督看見所發生的事,對主的道感到驚奇,就信了。
保羅傳揚基督
13 保羅和同伴從帕弗乘船到旁非利亞的別加。約翰·馬可在那裡離開他們回耶路撒冷去了。 14 他們由別加繼續前行,來到彼西底區的安提阿。在安息日那天,他們進了會堂坐下來。 15 讀完律法書和先知書後,會堂主管派人告訴他們:「弟兄們,如果你們有什麼勸勉眾人的話,請講。」
16 保羅站起來向大家揮手示意,說:「各位以色列同胞和各位敬畏上帝的外族朋友們,請聽我說。 17 以色列的上帝揀選了我們的祖先,讓他們在埃及寄居期間人丁興旺成為大族,後來祂伸出臂膀帶領他們離開埃及。 18 他們在曠野漂泊的那四十年間,上帝一直照顧、容忍他們。 19 後來上帝又滅了迦南境內的七族,把土地分給他們作產業。 20 前後歷時約四百五十年。之後,上帝又為他們設立士師,直到撒母耳先知的時代。
21 「後來,他們求上帝為他們立一位王,上帝就選立便雅憫支派中基士的兒子掃羅為王,執政四十年。 22 之後,上帝廢掉掃羅,選立大衛作王,並為他作證說,『我找到了耶西的兒子大衛,他是合我心意的人,他必遵行我一切的旨意。』 23 上帝照自己的應許,從大衛的後裔中為以色列人立了一位救主,就是耶穌。 24 在耶穌還未公開露面以前,約翰已經勸告以色列人要悔改,接受洗禮。 25 約翰在工作快要完成的時候說,『你們以為我是誰?我不是基督。在我之後來的那位,我連給祂解鞋帶也不配。』
26 「弟兄們,各位亞伯拉罕的子孫和敬畏上帝的外族人啊,這救恩之道原是傳給我們的。 27 可是耶路撒冷的人和他們的官長不知道耶穌是基督,雖然每個安息日都誦讀先知的信息,卻把基督判死罪。這正應驗了先知們的話。 28 他們雖然找不到判祂死罪的理由,卻強求彼拉多將祂處死。 29 祂受死的記載全部應驗之後,有人把祂從十字架上取下來,安放在石墓裡。 30 但上帝卻使祂從死裡復活。 31 之後有許多天,那些從加利利跟隨祂上耶路撒冷的人都看見過祂,他們如今在百姓中都是祂的見證人。 32 我們要報給你們一個好消息,上帝給我們祖先的應許, 33 祂藉著使耶穌復活已為我們做子孫的成就了。正如詩篇第二篇所說,
『你是我的兒子,
我今日成為你父親。』
34 聖經曾這樣記載上帝使祂從死裡復活、永不朽壞的事,
『我必將應許大衛的聖潔、
可靠的恩福賜給你們。』
35 又在詩篇上說,
『你必不讓你的聖者身體朽壞。』
36 「大衛在世時遵行上帝的旨意,最後死了,葬在他祖先那裡,肉身也朽壞了。 37 然而,上帝使之復活的那位卻沒有朽壞。 38 所以,弟兄們,你們應該知道,赦罪的信息是藉著耶穌傳給你們的。 39 你們靠遵行摩西律法不能被稱為義人,只有信靠耶穌才能被稱為義人。 40 你們要當心,免得先知說的話應驗在你們身上,
41 『藐視真理的人啊,看吧!
你們要在驚懼中滅亡,
因為我要在你們的時代行一件事,
即使有人告訴你們,
你們也不會信。』」
42 保羅和巴拿巴離開會堂時,會堂裡的人請求他們下一個安息日再來講道。 43 許多猶太人和誠心改信猶太教的外族人都跟隨保羅和巴拿巴,二人就與他們談論,勸勉他們要堅定不移地信靠上帝的恩典。
44 到了下一個安息日,幾乎全城的人都聚集起來,要聽上帝的道。 45 猶太人看見那麼多人聚集,充滿嫉妒,便反駁保羅所講的,誹謗他。 46 保羅和巴拿巴毫不畏懼地說:「上帝的道本該先傳給你們,你們既然拒絕接受,認為自己不配得永生,我們現在就把這道傳給外族人。 47 因為主這樣吩咐我們,
『我已使你成為外族人的光,
好把救恩帶到地極。』」
48 外族人聽後,非常歡喜,頌讚主的道。凡被選定得永生的人都信了主。 49 主的道傳遍了那個地方。
50 但猶太人煽動虔誠的貴婦和城中顯要迫害保羅和巴拿巴,將二人趕出城去。 51 保羅和巴拿巴便當眾跺掉腳上的塵土[a],去了以哥念。 52 門徒滿心喜樂,被聖靈充滿。
Acts 13
King James Version
13 Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers; as Barnabas, and Simeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, which had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.
2 As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them.
3 And when they had fasted and prayed, and laid their hands on them, they sent them away.
4 So they, being sent forth by the Holy Ghost, departed unto Seleucia; and from thence they sailed to Cyprus.
5 And when they were at Salamis, they preached the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews: and they had also John to their minister.
6 And when they had gone through the isle unto Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name was Barjesus:
7 Which was with the deputy of the country, Sergius Paulus, a prudent man; who called for Barnabas and Saul, and desired to hear the word of God.
8 But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) withstood them, seeking to turn away the deputy from the faith.
9 Then Saul, (who also is called Paul,) filled with the Holy Ghost, set his eyes on him.
10 And said, O full of all subtilty and all mischief, thou child of the devil, thou enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?
11 And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a season. And immediately there fell on him a mist and a darkness; and he went about seeking some to lead him by the hand.
12 Then the deputy, when he saw what was done, believed, being astonished at the doctrine of the Lord.
13 Now when Paul and his company loosed from Paphos, they came to Perga in Pamphylia: and John departing from them returned to Jerusalem.
14 But when they departed from Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia, and went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and sat down.
15 And after the reading of the law and the prophets the rulers of the synagogue sent unto them, saying, Ye men and brethren, if ye have any word of exhortation for the people, say on.
16 Then Paul stood up, and beckoning with his hand said, Men of Israel, and ye that fear God, give audience.
17 The God of this people of Israel chose our fathers, and exalted the people when they dwelt as strangers in the land of Egypt, and with an high arm brought he them out of it.
18 And about the time of forty years suffered he their manners in the wilderness.
19 And when he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Chanaan, he divided their land to them by lot.
20 And after that he gave unto them judges about the space of four hundred and fifty years, until Samuel the prophet.
21 And afterward they desired a king: and God gave unto them Saul the son of Cis, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, by the space of forty years.
22 And when he had removed him, he raised up unto them David to be their king; to whom also he gave their testimony, and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after mine own heart, which shall fulfil all my will.
23 Of this man's seed hath God according to his promise raised unto Israel a Saviour, Jesus:
24 When John had first preached before his coming the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.
25 And as John fulfilled his course, he said, Whom think ye that I am? I am not he. But, behold, there cometh one after me, whose shoes of his feet I am not worthy to loose.
26 Men and brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and whosoever among you feareth God, to you is the word of this salvation sent.
27 For they that dwell at Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they knew him not, nor yet the voices of the prophets which are read every sabbath day, they have fulfilled them in condemning him.
28 And though they found no cause of death in him, yet desired they Pilate that he should be slain.
29 And when they had fulfilled all that was written of him, they took him down from the tree, and laid him in a sepulchre.
30 But God raised him from the dead:
31 And he was seen many days of them which came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are his witnesses unto the people.
32 And we declare unto you glad tidings, how that the promise which was made unto the fathers,
33 God hath fulfilled the same unto us their children, in that he hath raised up Jesus again; as it is also written in the second psalm, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee.
34 And as concerning that he raised him up from the dead, now no more to return to corruption, he said on this wise, I will give you the sure mercies of David.
35 Wherefore he saith also in another psalm, Thou shalt not suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.
36 For David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God, fell on sleep, and was laid unto his fathers, and saw corruption:
37 But he, whom God raised again, saw no corruption.
38 Be it known unto you therefore, men and brethren, that through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins:
39 And by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses.
40 Beware therefore, lest that come upon you, which is spoken of in the prophets;
41 Behold, ye despisers, and wonder, and perish: for I work a work in your days, a work which ye shall in no wise believe, though a man declare it unto you.
42 And when the Jews were gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles besought that these words might be preached to them the next sabbath.
43 Now when the congregation was broken up, many of the Jews and religious proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas: who, speaking to them, persuaded them to continue in the grace of God.
44 And the next sabbath day came almost the whole city together to hear the word of God.
45 But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy, and spake against those things which were spoken by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming.
46 Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and said, It was necessary that the word of God should first have been spoken to you: but seeing ye put it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles.
47 For so hath the Lord commanded us, saying, I have set thee to be a light of the Gentiles, that thou shouldest be for salvation unto the ends of the earth.
48 And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed.
49 And the word of the Lord was published throughout all the region.
50 But the Jews stirred up the devout and honourable women, and the chief men of the city, and raised persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them out of their coasts.
51 But they shook off the dust of their feet against them, and came unto Iconium.
52 And the disciples were filled with joy, and with the Holy Ghost.
Acts 13
Christian Standard Bible
Preparing for the Mission Field
13 Now in the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen, a close friend of Herod the tetrarch,(A) and Saul.
2 As they were worshiping[a] the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.”(B) 3 Then after they had fasted, prayed, and laid hands on them, they sent them off.(C)
The Mission to Cyprus
4 So being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia, and from there they sailed to Cyprus. 5 Arriving in Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the Jewish synagogues. They also had John as their assistant.(D) 6 When they had traveled the whole island as far as Paphos, they came across a sorcerer, a Jewish false prophet named Bar-Jesus.(E) 7 He was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man. This man summoned Barnabas and Saul and wanted to hear the word of God.(F) 8 But Elymas the sorcerer (that is the meaning of his name) opposed(G) them and tried to turn the proconsul away from the faith.(H)
9 But Saul—also called Paul—filled with the Holy Spirit, stared straight at Elymas 10 and said, “You are full of all kinds of deceit and trickery, you son of the devil(I) and enemy of all that is right. Won’t you ever stop perverting the straight paths(J) of the Lord? 11 Now, look, the Lord’s hand is against you.(K) You are going to be blind, and will not see the sun for a time.” Immediately a mist and darkness fell on him, and he went around seeking someone to lead him by the hand.
12 Then, when he saw what happened, the proconsul believed, because he was astonished at the teaching of the Lord.(L)
Paul’s Sermon in Antioch of Pisidia
13 Paul and his companions set sail from Paphos and came to Perga in Pamphylia, but John left them and went back to Jerusalem.(M) 14 They continued their journey from Perga and reached Pisidian Antioch. On the Sabbath day they went into the synagogue and sat down.(N) 15 After the reading of the Law and the Prophets, the leaders of the synagogue sent word to them, saying, “Brothers, if you have any word of encouragement for the people, you can speak.”(O)
16 Paul stood up and motioned with his hand and said, “Fellow Israelites, and you who fear God, listen!(P) 17 The God of this people Israel chose our ancestors, made the people prosper during their stay in the land of Egypt, and led them out of it with a mighty[b] arm.(Q) 18 And for about forty years he put up with them[c] in the wilderness;(R) 19 and after destroying seven nations in the land of Canaan,(S) he gave them their land as an inheritance. 20 This all took about 450 years. After this, he gave them judges until Samuel the prophet.(T) 21 Then they asked for a king, and God gave them Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years.(U) 22 After removing him,(V) he raised up David as their king and testified about him, ‘I have found David the son of Jesse to be a man after my own heart,[d](W) who will carry out all my will.’
23 “From this man’s descendants, as he promised, God brought to Israel(X) the Savior, Jesus.[e] 24 Before his coming to public attention, John had previously proclaimed a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.(Y) 25 Now as John was completing his mission, he said, ‘Who do you think I am? I am not the one. But one is coming after me, and I am not worthy to untie the sandals on his feet.’(Z)
26 “Brothers and sisters, children of Abraham’s race, and those among you who fear God, it is to us that the word of this salvation has been sent.(AA) 27 Since the residents of Jerusalem and their rulers did not recognize him or the sayings of the prophets that are read every Sabbath, they have fulfilled their words by condemning him.(AB) 28 Though they found no grounds for the death sentence, they asked Pilate to have him killed.(AC) 29 When they had carried out all that had been written about him, they took him down from the tree and put him in a tomb.(AD) 30 But God raised him from the dead,(AE) 31 and he appeared for many days to those who came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are now his witnesses to the people.(AF) 32 And we ourselves proclaim to you the good news of the promise that was made to our ancestors.(AG) 33 God has fulfilled this for us, their children, by raising up Jesus, as it is written in the second Psalm:
34 As to his raising him from the dead, never to return to decay, he has spoken in this way, I will give you the holy and sure promises of David.[h](AI) 35 Therefore he also says in another passage, You will not let your Holy One see decay.[i](AJ) 36 For David, after serving God’s purpose in his own generation, fell asleep,(AK) was buried with his fathers, and decayed,(AL) 37 but the one God raised up did not decay. 38 Therefore, let it be known to you, brothers and sisters, that through this man forgiveness of sins is being proclaimed to you.(AM) 39 Everyone who believes is justified[j] through him from everything that you could not be justified from through the law of Moses.(AN) 40 So beware that what is said in the prophets does not happen to you:
41 Look, you scoffers,
marvel and vanish away,
because I am doing a work in your days,
a work that you will never believe,
even if someone were to explain it to you.”[k](AO)
Paul and Barnabas in Antioch
42 As they were leaving, the people[l] urged them to speak about these matters the following Sabbath. 43 After the synagogue had been dismissed, many of the Jews and devout converts to Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas, who were speaking with them and urging them to continue in the grace of God.(AP)
44 The following Sabbath almost the whole town assembled to hear the word of the Lord.[m] 45 But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy and began to contradict what Paul was saying, insulting him.(AQ)
46 Paul and Barnabas boldly replied, “It was necessary that the word of God be spoken to you first. Since you reject it and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, we are turning to the Gentiles.(AR) 47 For this is what the Lord has commanded us:
48 When the Gentiles heard this, they rejoiced and honored the word of the Lord, and all who had been appointed to eternal life believed. 49 The word of the Lord spread through the whole region. 50 But the Jews incited the prominent God-fearing women and the leading men of the city. They stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas and expelled them from their district.(AT) 51 But Paul and Barnabas shook the dust off their feet(AU) against them(AV) and went to Iconium. 52 And the disciples were filled with joy and the Holy Spirit.(AW)
Footnotes
- 13:2 Or were ministering to
- 13:17 Lit with an uplifted
- 13:18 Other mss read he cared for them
- 13:22 1Sm 13:14; Ps 89:20
- 13:23 Other mss read brought salvation
- 13:33 Or I have begotten you
- 13:33 Ps 2:7
- 13:34 Is 55:3
- 13:35 Ps 16:10
- 13:39 Or freed, also later in this verse
- 13:41 Hab 1:5
- 13:42 Other mss read they were leaving the synagogue of the Jews, the Gentiles
- 13:44 Other mss read of God
- 13:47 Is 49:6
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
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