Acts 13

New International Version

13 ¹Now 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. ²While 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) ³So after they had fasted and prayed, they placed their hands on them^(J) and sent them off.^(K)

On Cyprus

⁴The two of them, sent on their way by the Holy Spirit,^(L) went down to Seleucia and sailed from there to Cyprus.^(M) ⁵When they arrived at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God^(N) in the Jewish synagogues.^(O) John^(P) was with them as their helper.

⁶They traveled through the whole island until they came to Paphos. There they met a Jewish sorcerer^(Q) and false prophet^(R) named Bar-Jesus, ⁷who 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. ⁸But Elymas the sorcerer^(T) (for that is what his name means) opposed them and tried to turn the proconsul^(U) from the faith.^(V) ⁹Then 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) ¹¹Now 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. ¹²When the proconsul^(AB) saw what had happened, he believed, for he was amazed at the teaching about the Lord.

In Pisidian Antioch

¹³From Paphos,^(AC) Paul and his companions sailed to Perga in Pamphylia,^(AD) where John^(AE) left them to return to Jerusalem. ¹⁴From Perga they went on to Pisidian Antioch.^(AF) On the Sabbath^(AG) they entered the synagogue^(AH) and sat down. ¹⁵After 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.”

¹⁶Standing up, Paul motioned with his hand^(AJ) and said: “Fellow Israelites and you Gentiles who worship God, listen to me! ¹⁷The 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) ¹⁸for about forty years he endured their conduct^[a]^(AL) in the wilderness;^(AM) ¹⁹and he overthrew seven nations in Canaan,^(AN) giving their land to his people^(AO) as their inheritance.^(AP) ²⁰All this took about 450 years.

“After this, God gave them judges^(AQ) until the time of Samuel the prophet.^(AR) ²¹Then 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. ²²After 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) ²⁴Before the coming of Jesus, John preached repentance and baptism to all the people of Israel.^(BD) ²⁵As 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. ²⁷The 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. ²⁸Though they found no proper ground for a death sentence, they asked Pilate to have him executed.^(BL) ²⁹When 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) ³⁰But God raised him from the dead,^(BP) ³¹and 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) ³³he has fulfilled for us, their children, by raising up Jesus.^(BU) As it is written in the second Psalm:

“‘You are my son;
today I have become your father.’^[b]^(BV)

³⁴God raised him from the dead so that he will never be subject to decay. As God has said,

“‘I will give you the holy and sure blessings promised to David.’^[c]^(BW)

³⁵So it is also stated elsewhere:

“‘You will not let your holy one see decay.’^[d]^(BX)

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. ³⁷But 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) ³⁹Through 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) ⁴⁰Take 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)

⁴²As Paul and Barnabas were leaving the synagogue,^(CF) the people invited them to speak further about these things on the next Sabbath. ⁴³When 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)

⁴⁴On the next Sabbath almost the whole city gathered to hear the word of the Lord. ⁴⁵When 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.

⁴⁶Then 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) ⁴⁷For 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)

⁴⁸When the Gentiles heard this, they were glad and honored the word of the Lord;^(CN) and all who were appointed for eternal life believed.

⁴⁹The word of the Lord^(CO) spread through the whole region. ⁵⁰But 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) ⁵¹So they shook the dust off their feet^(CQ) as a warning to them and went to Iconium.^(CR) ⁵²And the disciples^(CS) were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.^(CT)

Notas al pie

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

Job 37-38

New International Version

37 “At this my heart pounds^(A)
    and leaps from its place.
²Listen!^(B) Listen to the roar of his voice,^(C)
    to the rumbling that comes from his mouth.^(D)
³He unleashes his lightning^(E) beneath the whole heaven
    and sends it to the ends of the earth.^(F)
⁴After that comes the sound of his roar;
    he thunders^(G) with his majestic voice.^(H)
When his voice resounds,
    he holds nothing back.
⁵God’s voice thunders^(I) in marvelous ways;^(J)
    he does great things beyond our understanding.^(K)
⁶He says to the snow,^(L) ‘Fall on the earth,’
    and to the rain shower, ‘Be a mighty downpour.’^(M)
⁷So that everyone he has made may know his work,^(N)
    he stops all people from their labor.^[a]^(O)
⁸The animals take cover;^(P)
    they remain in their dens.^(Q)
⁹The tempest comes out from its chamber,^(R)
    the cold from the driving winds.^(S)
¹⁰The breath of God produces ice,
    and the broad waters become frozen.^(T)
¹¹He loads the clouds with moisture;^(U)
    he scatters his lightning^(V) through them.^(W)
¹²At his direction they swirl around
    over the face of the whole earth
    to do whatever he commands them.^(X)
¹³He brings the clouds to punish people,^(Y)
    or to water his earth and show his love.^(Z)

¹⁴“Listen^(AA) to this, Job;
    stop and consider God’s wonders.^(AB)
¹⁵Do you know how God controls the clouds
    and makes his lightning^(AC) flash?^(AD)
¹⁶Do you know how the clouds hang poised,^(AE)
    those wonders of him who has perfect knowledge?^(AF)
¹⁷You who swelter in your clothes
    when the land lies hushed under the south wind,^(AG)
¹⁸can you join him in spreading out the skies,^(AH)
    hard as a mirror of cast bronze?^(AI)

¹⁹“Tell us what we should say to him;^(AJ)
    we cannot draw up our case^(AK) because of our darkness.^(AL)
²⁰Should he be told that I want to speak?
    Would anyone ask to be swallowed up?
²¹Now no one can look at the sun,^(AM)
    bright as it is in the skies
    after the wind has swept them clean.
²²Out of the north he comes in golden splendor;^(AN)
    God comes in awesome majesty.^(AO)
²³The Almighty is beyond our reach and exalted in power;^(AP)
    in his justice^(AQ) and great righteousness, he does not oppress.^(AR)
²⁴Therefore, people revere him,^(AS)
    for does he not have regard for all the wise^(AT) in heart?^[b]”

The Lord Speaks

38 Then the Lord spoke to Job^(AU) out of the storm.^(AV) He said:

²“Who is this that obscures my plans^(AW)
    with words without knowledge?^(AX)
³Brace yourself like a man;
    I will question you,
    and you shall answer me.^(AY)

⁴“Where were you when I laid the earth’s foundation?^(AZ)
    Tell me, if you understand.^(BA)
⁵Who marked off its dimensions?^(BB) Surely you know!
    Who stretched a measuring line^(BC) across it?
⁶On what were its footings set,^(BD)
    or who laid its cornerstone^(BE)—
⁷while the morning stars^(BF) sang together^(BG)
    and all the angels^[c]^(BH) shouted for joy?^(BI)

⁸“Who shut up the sea behind doors^(BJ)
    when it burst forth from the womb,^(BK)
⁹when I made the clouds its garment
    and wrapped it in thick darkness,^(BL)
¹⁰when I fixed limits for it^(BM)
    and set its doors and bars in place,^(BN)
¹¹when I said, ‘This far you may come and no farther;^(BO)
    here is where your proud waves halt’?^(BP)

¹²“Have you ever given orders to the morning,^(BQ)
    or shown the dawn its place,^(BR)
¹³that it might take the earth by the edges
    and shake the wicked^(BS) out of it?^(BT)
¹⁴The earth takes shape like clay under a seal;^(BU)
    its features stand out like those of a garment.
¹⁵The wicked are denied their light,^(BV)
    and their upraised arm is broken.^(BW)

¹⁶“Have you journeyed to the springs of the sea
    or walked in the recesses of the deep?^(BX)
¹⁷Have the gates of death^(BY) been shown to you?
    Have you seen the gates of the deepest darkness?^(BZ)
¹⁸Have you comprehended the vast expanses of the earth?^(CA)
    Tell me, if you know all this.^(CB)

¹⁹“What is the way to the abode of light?
    And where does darkness reside?^(CC)
²⁰Can you take them to their places?
    Do you know the paths^(CD) to their dwellings?
²¹Surely you know, for you were already born!^(CE)
    You have lived so many years!

²²“Have you entered the storehouses of the snow^(CF)
    or seen the storehouses^(CG) of the hail,^(CH)
²³which I reserve for times of trouble,^(CI)
    for days of war and battle?^(CJ)
²⁴What is the way to the place where the lightning is dispersed,^(CK)
    or the place where the east winds^(CL) are scattered over the earth?^(CM)
²⁵Who cuts a channel for the torrents of rain,
    and a path for the thunderstorm,^(CN)
²⁶to water^(CO) a land where no one lives,
    an uninhabited desert,^(CP)
²⁷to satisfy a desolate wasteland
    and make it sprout with grass?^(CQ)
²⁸Does the rain have a father?^(CR)
    Who fathers the drops of dew?
²⁹From whose womb comes the ice?
    Who gives birth to the frost from the heavens^(CS)
³⁰when the waters become hard as stone,
    when the surface of the deep is frozen?^(CT)

³¹“Can you bind the chains^[d] of the Pleiades?
    Can you loosen Orion’s belt?^(CU)
³²Can you bring forth the constellations^(CV) in their seasons^[e]
    or lead out the Bear^[f] with its cubs?^(CW)
³³Do you know the laws^(CX) of the heavens?^(CY)
    Can you set up God’s^[g] dominion over the earth?

³⁴“Can you raise your voice to the clouds
    and cover yourself with a flood of water?^(CZ)
³⁵Do you send the lightning bolts on their way?^(DA)
    Do they report to you, ‘Here we are’?
³⁶Who gives the ibis wisdom^[h]^(DB)
    or gives the rooster understanding?^[i]^(DC)
³⁷Who has the wisdom to count the clouds?
    Who can tip over the water jars^(DD) of the heavens^(DE)
³⁸when the dust becomes hard^(DF)
    and the clods of earth stick together?^(DG)

³⁹“Do you hunt the prey for the lioness
    and satisfy the hunger of the lions^(DH)
⁴⁰when they crouch in their dens^(DI)
    or lie in wait in a thicket?^(DJ)
⁴¹Who provides food^(DK) for the raven^(DL)
    when its young cry out to God
    and wander about for lack of food?^(DM)

Notas al pie

Job 37:7 Or work, / he fills all people with fear by his power
Job 37:24 Or for he does not have regard for any who think they are wise.
Job 38:7 Hebrew the sons of God
Job 38:31 Septuagint; Hebrew beauty
Job 38:32 Or the morning star in its season
Job 38:32 Or out Leo
Job 38:33 Or their
Job 38:36 That is, wisdom about the flooding of the Nile
Job 38:36 That is, understanding of when to crow; the meaning of the Hebrew for this verse is uncertain.