Acts 13
New Living Translation
Barnabas and Saul Are Commissioned
13 Among the prophets and teachers of the church at Antioch of Syria were Barnabas, Simeon (called “the black man”[a]), Lucius (from Cyrene), Manaen (the childhood companion of King Herod Antipas[b]), and Saul. 2 One day as these men were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Appoint Barnabas and Saul for the special work to which I have called them.” 3 So after more fasting and prayer, the men laid their hands on them and sent them on their way.
Paul’s First Missionary Journey
4 So Barnabas and Saul were sent out by the Holy Spirit. They went down to the seaport of Seleucia and then sailed for the island of Cyprus. 5 There, in the town of Salamis, they went to the Jewish synagogues and preached the word of God. John Mark went with them as their assistant.
6 Afterward they traveled from town to town across the entire island until finally they reached Paphos, where they met a Jewish sorcerer, a false prophet named Bar-Jesus. 7 He had attached himself to the governor, Sergius Paulus, who was an intelligent man. The governor invited Barnabas and Saul to visit him, for he wanted to hear the word of God. 8 But Elymas, the sorcerer (as his name means in Greek), interfered and urged the governor to pay no attention to what Barnabas and Saul said. He was trying to keep the governor from believing.
9 Saul, also known as Paul, was filled with the Holy Spirit, and he looked the sorcerer in the eye. 10 Then he said, “You son of the devil, full of every sort of deceit and fraud, and enemy of all that is good! Will you never stop perverting the true ways of the Lord? 11 Watch now, for the Lord has laid his hand of punishment upon you, and you will be struck blind. You will not see the sunlight for some time.” Instantly mist and darkness came over the man’s eyes, and he began groping around begging for someone to take his hand and lead him.
12 When the governor saw what had happened, he became a believer, for he was astonished at the teaching about the Lord.
Paul Preaches in Antioch of Pisidia
13 Paul and his companions then left Paphos by ship for Pamphylia, landing at the port town of Perga. There John Mark left them and returned to Jerusalem. 14 But Paul and Barnabas traveled inland to Antioch of Pisidia.[c]
On the Sabbath they went to the synagogue for the services. 15 After the usual readings from the books of Moses[d] and the prophets, those in charge of the service sent them this message: “Brothers, if you have any word of encouragement for the people, come and give it.”
16 So Paul stood, lifted his hand to quiet them, and started speaking. “Men of Israel,” he said, “and you God-fearing Gentiles, listen to me.
17 “The God of this nation of Israel chose our ancestors and made them multiply and grow strong during their stay in Egypt. Then with a powerful arm he led them out of their slavery. 18 He put up with them[e] through forty years of wandering in the wilderness. 19 Then he destroyed seven nations in Canaan and gave their land to Israel as an inheritance. 20 All this took about 450 years.
“After that, God gave them judges to rule until the time of Samuel the prophet. 21 Then the people begged for a king, and God gave them Saul son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, who reigned for forty years. 22 But God removed Saul and replaced him with David, a man about whom God said, ‘I have found David son of Jesse, a man after my own heart. He will do everything I want him to do.’[f]
23 “And it is one of King David’s descendants, Jesus, who is God’s promised Savior of Israel! 24 Before he came, John the Baptist preached that all the people of Israel needed to repent of their sins and turn to God and be baptized. 25 As John was finishing his ministry he asked, ‘Do you think I am the Messiah? No, I am not! But he is coming soon—and I’m not even worthy to be his slave and untie the sandals on his feet.’
26 “Brothers—you sons of Abraham, and also you God-fearing Gentiles—this message of salvation has been sent to us! 27 The people in Jerusalem and their leaders did not recognize Jesus as the one the prophets had spoken about. Instead, they condemned him, and in doing this they fulfilled the prophets’ words that are read every Sabbath. 28 They found no legal reason to execute him, but they asked Pilate to have him killed anyway.
29 “When they had done all that the prophecies said about him, they took him down from the cross[g] and placed him in a tomb. 30 But God raised him from the dead! 31 And over a period of many days he appeared to those who had gone with him from Galilee to Jerusalem. They are now his witnesses to the people of Israel.
32 “And now we are here to bring you this Good News. The promise was made to our ancestors, 33 and God has now fulfilled it for us, their descendants, by raising Jesus. This is what the second psalm says about Jesus:
‘You are my Son.
Today I have become your Father.[h]’
34 For God had promised to raise him from the dead, not leaving him to rot in the grave. He said, ‘I will give you the sacred blessings I promised to David.’[i] 35 Another psalm explains it more fully: ‘You will not allow your Holy One to rot in the grave.’[j] 36 This is not a reference to David, for after David had done the will of God in his own generation, he died and was buried with his ancestors, and his body decayed. 37 No, it was a reference to someone else—someone whom God raised and whose body did not decay.
38 [k]“Brothers, listen! We are here to proclaim that through this man Jesus there is forgiveness for your sins. 39 Everyone who believes in him is made right in God’s sight—something the law of Moses could never do. 40 Be careful! Don’t let the prophets’ words apply to you. For they said,
41 ‘Look, you mockers,
be amazed and die!
For I am doing something in your own day,
something you wouldn’t believe
even if someone told you about it.’[l]”
42 As Paul and Barnabas left the synagogue that day, the people begged them to speak about these things again the next week. 43 Many Jews and devout converts to Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas, and the two men urged them to continue to rely on the grace of God.
Paul Turns to the Gentiles
44 The following week almost the entire city turned out to hear them preach the word of the Lord. 45 But when some of the Jews saw the crowds, they were jealous; so they slandered Paul and argued against whatever he said.
46 Then Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly and declared, “It was necessary that we first preach the word of God to you Jews. But since you have rejected it and judged yourselves unworthy of eternal life, we will offer it to the Gentiles. 47 For the Lord gave us this command when he said,
‘I have made you a light to the Gentiles,
to bring salvation to the farthest corners of the earth.’[m]”
48 When the Gentiles heard this, they were very glad and thanked the Lord for his message; and all who were chosen for eternal life became believers. 49 So the Lord’s message spread throughout that region.
50 Then the Jews stirred up the influential religious women and the leaders of the city, and they incited a mob against Paul and Barnabas and ran them out of town. 51 So they shook the dust from their feet as a sign of rejection and went to the town of Iconium. 52 And the believers[n] were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.
Footnotes
- 13:1a Greek who was called Niger.
- 13:1b Greek Herod the tetrarch.
- 13:13-14 Pamphylia and Pisidia were districts in what is now Turkey.
- 13:15 Greek from the law.
- 13:18 Some manuscripts read He cared for them; compare Deut 1:31.
- 13:22 1 Sam 13:14.
- 13:29 Greek from the tree.
- 13:33 Or Today I reveal you as my Son. Ps 2:7.
- 13:34 Isa 55:3.
- 13:35 Ps 16:10.
- 13:38 English translations divide verses 38 and 39 in various ways.
- 13:41 Hab 1:5 (Greek version).
- 13:47 Isa 49:6.
- 13:52 Greek the disciples.
Apostelgeschichte 13
Schlachter 1951
Erste Missionsreise: Barnabas und Saulus von der Gemeinde in Antiochia ausgesandt
13 Es waren aber zu Antiochia in der dortigen Gemeinde etliche Propheten und Lehrer, nämlich Barnabas und Simeon, genannt Niger, und Lucius von Kyrene und Manahen, der mit dem Vierfürsten Herodes erzogen worden war, und Saulus. 2 Als sie nun dem Herrn dienten und fasteten, sprach der heilige Geist: Sondert mir Barnabas und Saulus aus zu dem Werk, zu welchem ich sie berufen habe! 3 Da fasteten und beteten sie, legten ihnen die Hände auf und ließen sie ziehen.
Barnabas und Saulus in Zypern
4 Diese nun, vom heiligen Geist ausgesandt, zogen hinab gen Seleucia[a] und fuhren von dort zu Schiff nach Cypern. 5 Und in Salamis[b] angekommen, verkündigten sie das Wort Gottes in den Synagogen der Juden. Sie hatten aber auch Johannes zum Diener.
6 Und als sie die ganze Insel bis nach Paphos[c] durchzogen hatten, fanden sie einen jüdischen Zauberer und falschen Propheten, namens Barjesus, 7 welcher bei dem Statthalter Sergius Paulus war, einem verständigen Mann. Dieser ließ Barnabas und Saulus holen und begehrte das Wort Gottes zu hören. 8 Aber es widersetzte sich ihnen Elymas, der Zauberer (denn so wird sein Name übersetzt), und suchte den Statthalter vom Glauben abzuhalten.
9 Saulus aber, der auch Paulus[d] heißt, voll heiligen Geistes, blickte ihn an 10 und sprach: O du Kind des Teufels, voll von aller List und aller Schalkheit, Feind aller Gerechtigkeit, wirst du nicht aufhören, die geraden Wege des Herrn zu verkehren? 11 Und nun siehe, die Hand des Herrn kommt über dich, und du wirst blind sein und die Sonne nicht sehen eine Zeitlang. Alsbald aber fiel Dunkel und Finsternis auf ihn, und er tappte umher und suchte Leute, die ihn führen könnten. 12 Als nun der Statthalter sah, was geschehen war, wurde er gläubig, betroffen von der Lehre des Herrn.
13 Paulus aber und seine Gefährten fuhren von Paphos ab und kamen nach Perge in Pamphylien[e]; Johannes aber trennte sich von ihnen und kehrte nach Jerusalem zurück.
Predigt des Paulus zu Antiochia in Pisidien
14 Sie aber zogen von Perge weiter und kamen nach Antiochia in Pisidien[f] und gingen am Sabbattag in die Synagoge und setzten sich. 15 Und nach der Vorlesung des Gesetzes und der Propheten ließen die Obersten der Synagoge ihnen sagen: Ihr Männer und Brüder, habt ihr ein Wort der Ermahnung an das Volk, so redet!
16 Da stand Paulus auf und winkte mit der Hand und sprach:
Ihr israelitischen Männer, und die ihr Gott fürchtet, höret zu! 17 Der Gott dieses Volkes Israel erwählte unsre Väter und erhöhte das Volk, da sie Fremdlinge waren im Lande Ägypten, und mit erhobenem Arm führte er sie von dort heraus. 18 Und er trug sie etwa vierzig Jahre lang in der Wüste 19 und vertilgte sieben Völker im Lande Kanaan und gab ihnen deren Land zum Erbe. 20 Und darnach, während etwa vierhundertfünfzig Jahren, gab er ihnen Richter bis auf Samuel, den Propheten. 21 Und von da an begehrten sie einen König, und Gott gab ihnen Saul, den Sohn des Kis, einen Mann aus dem Stamme Benjamin, vierzig Jahre lang. 22 Und nachdem er ihn auf die Seite gesetzt hatte, erweckte er ihnen David zum König, von dem er auch Zeugnis gab und sprach:
„Ich habe David gefunden, den Sohn des Jesse[g], einen Mann nach meinem Herzen, der allen meinen Willen tun wird.“
23 Von dessen Nachkommen hat nun Gott nach der Verheißung Jesus als Retter für Israel erweckt, 24 nachdem Johannes vor seinem Auftreten dem ganzen Volk Israel die Taufe der Buße gepredigt hatte. 25 Als aber Johannes seinen Lauf vollendete, sprach er: Der, für den ihr mich haltet, bin ich nicht; doch siehe, es kommt einer nach mir, für den ich nicht gut genug bin, die Schuhe seiner Füße zu lösen!
26 Ihr Männer und Brüder, Söhne des Geschlechtes Abrahams, und die unter euch Gott fürchten, an euch ist dieses Wort des Heils gesandt. 27 Denn die, welche in Jerusalem wohnen, und ihre Obersten haben diesen nicht erkannt und haben die Stimmen der Propheten, die an jedem Sabbat gelesen werden, durch ihr Urteil erfüllt. 28 Und obgleich sie keine Todesschuld fanden, verlangten sie doch von Pilatus, daß er hingerichtet werde. 29 Und nachdem sie alles vollendet hatten, was von ihm geschrieben steht, nahmen sie ihn vom Holze herab und legten ihn in eine Gruft. 30 Gott aber hat ihn von den Toten auferweckt. 31 Und er ist mehrere Tage hindurch denen erschienen, die mit ihm aus Galiläa nach Jerusalem hinaufgezogen waren, welche nun seine Zeugen sind vor dem Volk.
32 Und wir verkündigen euch das Evangelium von der den Vätern zuteil gewordenen Verheißung, daß Gott diese für uns, ihre Kinder, erfüllt hat, indem er Jesus auferweckte. 33 Wie auch im zweiten Psalm geschrieben steht:
„Du bist mein Sohn, heute habe ich dich gezeugt.“
34 Daß er ihn aber von den Toten auferweckte, so daß er nicht mehr zur Verwesung zurückkehren sollte, hat er so ausgesprochen:
„Ich will euch die gewissen Heiligtümer[h] Davids geben.“
35 Darum spricht er auch an einem andern Ort:
„Du wirst nicht zugeben, daß dein Heiliger die Verwesung sehe.“
36 Denn David ist, nachdem er zu seiner Zeit dem Willen Gottes gedient hat, entschlafen und zu seinen Vätern versammelt worden und hat die Verwesung gesehen. 37 Der aber, den Gott auferweckte, hat die Verwesung nicht gesehen.
38 So sei euch nun kund, ihr Männer und Brüder, daß euch durch diesen Vergebung der Sünden verkündigt wird; 39 und von allem, wovon ihr durch das Gesetz Moses nicht gerechtfertigt werden konntet, wird durch diesen jeder gerechtfertigt, der da glaubt. 40 So sehet nun zu, daß nicht über euch komme, was in den Propheten gesagt ist:
41 „Sehet, ihr Verächter, und verwundert euch und verschwindet, denn ich tue ein Werk in euren Tagen, ein Werk, das ihr nicht glauben werdet, wenn es euch jemand erzählt!“
42 Als sie aber aus der Versammlung gingen, bat man sie, daß ihnen diese Worte [auch] am nächsten Sabbat gepredigt werden möchten. 43 Nachdem aber die [Versammlung in der] Synagoge sich aufgelöst hatte, folgten viele Juden und gottesfürchtige Proselyten dem Paulus und Barnabas nach, welche zu ihnen redeten und sie ermahnten, bei der Gnade Gottes zu beharren.
44 Und am folgenden Sabbat versammelte sich fast die ganze Stadt, um das Wort Gottes zu hören. 45 Als aber die Juden die Volksmenge sahen, wurden sie voll Eifersucht und widersprachen dem, was Paulus sagte, und lästerten. 46 Da sprachen Paulus und Barnabas freimütig: Euch mußte das Wort Gottes zuerst gepredigt werden; da ihr es aber von euch stoßet und euch selbst des ewigen Lebens nicht würdig achtet, siehe, so wenden wir uns zu den Heiden. 47 Denn also hat uns der Herr geboten:
„Ich habe dich zum Licht der Heiden gesetzt,
Daß du zum Heil seiest bis an das Ende der Erde!“
48 Als die Heiden das hörten, wurden sie froh und priesen das Wort des Herrn, und es wurden gläubig, soviele ihrer zum ewigen Leben verordnet waren.
49 Das Wort des Herrn aber wurde durch das ganze Land getragen. 50 Aber die Juden reizten die andächtigen und angesehenen Frauen und die Vornehmsten der Stadt auf und erregten eine Verfolgung gegen Paulus und Barnabas und vertrieben sie aus ihrem Gebiet. 51 Sie aber schüttelten den Staub von ihren Füßen gegen sie ab und gingen nach Ikonium[i]. 52 Die Jünger aber wurden voll Freude und heiligen Geistes.
Footnotes
- Apostelgeschichte 13:4 Seleucia, Antiochias vorgelagerte Hafenstadt s. Karte 14
- Apostelgeschichte 13:5 Salamis, Stadt an der Ostküste Zyperns
- Apostelgeschichte 13:6 Paphos, Hafenstadt im Westen von Zypern
- Apostelgeschichte 13:9 Paulus, von hier an erscheint ausschließlich der Name Paulus anstelle von Saulus
- Apostelgeschichte 13:13 Pamphylien, Küstenprovinz in Kleinasien, gegenüber der Insel Zypern
- Apostelgeschichte 13:14 Pisidien, Nachbarprovinz im Norden von Pamphylien
- Apostelgeschichte 13:22 Jesse, o. Isai
- Apostelgeschichte 13:34 Heiligtümer, d.h. die Heils- oder Gnadengüter
- Apostelgeschichte 13:51 Ikonium, Stadt in Lykaonien, östlich von Pisidien, wie auch die weiter unten genannten Lystra und Derbe
Acts 13
New International Reader's Version
13 1 In the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers. Among them were Barnabas, Simeon, and Lucius from Cyrene. Simeon was also called Niger. Another was Manaen. He had been brought up with Herod, the ruler of Galilee. Saul was among them too. 2 While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit spoke. “Set apart Barnabas and Saul for me,” he said. “I have appointed them to do special work.” 3 The prophets and teachers fasted and prayed. They placed their hands on Barnabas and Saul. Then they sent them off.
Events on Cyprus
4 Barnabas and Saul were sent on their way by the Holy Spirit. They went down to Seleucia. From there they sailed to Cyprus. 5 They arrived at Salamis. There they preached God’s word in the Jewish synagogues. John was with them as their helper.
6 They traveled all across the island until they came to Paphos. There they met a Jew named Bar-Jesus. He was an evil magician and a false prophet. 7 He was an attendant of Sergius Paulus, the governor. Paulus was a man of understanding. He sent for Barnabas and Saul. He wanted to hear God’s word. 8 But the evil magician named Elymas opposed them. The name Elymas means Magician. He tried to keep the governor from becoming a believer. 9 Saul was also known as Paul. He was filled with the Holy Spirit. He looked straight at Elymas. He said to him, 10 “You are a child of the devil! You are an enemy of everything that is right! You cheat people. You use all kinds of tricks. Won’t you ever stop twisting the right ways of the Lord? 11 Now the Lord’s hand is against you. You are going to go blind. For a while you won’t even be able to see the light of the sun.”
Right away mist and darkness came over him. He tried to feel his way around. He wanted to find someone to lead him by the hand. 12 When the governor saw what had happened, he believed. He was amazed at what Paul was teaching about the Lord.
Paul Preaches in Pisidian Antioch
13 From Paphos, Paul and his companions sailed to Perga in Pamphylia. There John Mark left them and returned to Jerusalem. 14 From Perga they went on to Pisidian Antioch. On the Sabbath day they entered the synagogue and sat down. 15 The Law and the Prophets were read aloud. Then the leaders of the synagogue sent word to Paul and his companions. They said, “Brothers, do you have any words of instruction for the people? If you do, please speak.”
16 Paul stood up and motioned with his hand. Then he said, “Fellow Israelites, and you Gentiles who worship God, listen to me! 17 The God of Israel chose our people who lived long ago. He blessed them greatly while they were in Egypt. With his mighty power he led them out of that country. 18 He put up with their behavior for about 40 years in the desert. 19 And he destroyed seven nations in Canaan. Then he gave the land to his people as their rightful share. 20 All this took about 450 years.
“After this, God gave them judges until the time of Samuel the prophet. 21 Then the people asked for a king. He gave them Saul, son of Kish. Saul was from the tribe of Benjamin. He ruled for 40 years. 22 God removed him and made David their king. Here is God’s witness about him. ‘David, son of Jesse, is a man dear to my heart,’ he said. ‘David will do everything I want him to do.’
23 “From this man’s family line God has brought to Israel the Savior Jesus. This is what he had promised. 24 Before Jesus came, John preached that we should turn away from our sins and be baptized. He preached this to all Israel. 25 John was coming to the end of his work. ‘Who do you suppose I am?’ he said. ‘I am not the one you are looking for. But there is someone coming after me. I am not good enough to untie his sandals.’
26 “Listen, fellow children of Abraham! Listen, you Gentiles who worship God! This message of salvation has been sent to us. 27 The people of Jerusalem and their rulers did not recognize Jesus. By finding him guilty, they made the prophets’ words come true. These are read every Sabbath day. 28 The people and their rulers had no reason at all for sentencing Jesus to death. But they asked Pilate to have him killed. 29 They did everything that had been written about Jesus. Then they took him down from the cross. They laid him in a tomb. 30 But God raised him from the dead. 31 For many days he was seen by those who had traveled with him from Galilee to Jerusalem. Now they are telling our people about Jesus.
32 “We are telling you the good news. What God promised our people long ago 33 he has done for us, their children. He has raised up Jesus. This is what is written in the second Psalm. It says,
“ ‘You are my son.
Today I have become your father.’ (Psalm 2:7)
34 God raised Jesus from the dead. He will never rot in the grave. As God has said,
“ ‘Holy and sure blessings were promised to David.
I will give them to you.’ (Isaiah 55:3)
35 In another place it also says,
“ ‘You will not let your holy one rot away.’ (Psalm 16:10)
36 “David carried out God’s purpose while he lived. Then he died. He was buried with his people. His body rotted away. 37 But the one whom God raised from the dead did not rot away.
38 “My friends, here is what I want you to know. I announce to you that your sins can be forgiven because of what Jesus has done. 39 Through him everyone who believes is set free from every sin. Moses’ law could not make you right in God’s eyes. 40 Be careful! Don’t let what the prophets spoke about happen to you. They said,
41 “ ‘Look, you who make fun of the truth!
Wonder and die!
I am going to do something in your days
that you would never believe.
You wouldn’t believe it even if someone told you.’ ” (Habakkuk 1:5)
42 Paul and Barnabas started to leave the synagogue. The people invited them to say more about these things on the next Sabbath day. 43 The people were told they could leave the service. Many Jews followed Paul and Barnabas. Many Gentiles who faithfully worshiped the God of the Jews did the same. Paul and Barnabas talked with them. They tried to get them to keep living in God’s grace.
44 On the next Sabbath day, almost the whole city gathered. They gathered to hear the word of the Lord. 45 When the Jews saw the crowds, they became very jealous. They began to disagree with what Paul was saying. They said evil things against him.
46 Then Paul and Barnabas answered them boldly. “We had to speak God’s word to you first,” they said. “But you don’t accept it. You don’t think you are good enough for eternal life. So now we are turning to the Gentiles. 47 This is what the Lord has commanded us to do. He said,
“ ‘I have made you a light for the Gentiles.
You will bring salvation to the whole earth.’ ” (Isaiah 49:6)
48 When the Gentiles heard this, they were glad. They honored the word of the Lord. All who were appointed for eternal life believed.
49 The word of the Lord spread through the whole area. 50 But the Jewish leaders stirred up the important women who worshiped God. They also stirred up the men who were leaders in the city. The Jewish leaders tried to get the women and men to attack Paul and Barnabas. They threw Paul and Barnabas out of that area. 51 Paul and Barnabas shook the dust off their feet. This was a warning to the people who had opposed them. Then Paul and Barnabas went on to Iconium. 52 The believers were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.
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