Acts 13:13-43
Legacy Standard Bible
In Pisidian Antioch
13 Now after Paul and his companions set sail from (A)Paphos, they came to (B)Perga in (C)Pamphylia, but (D)John left them and returned to Jerusalem. 14 But going on from Perga, they arrived at (E)Pisidian (F)Antioch. And on (G)the Sabbath day, they went into (H)the synagogue and sat down. 15 And after (I)the reading of the Law and (J)the Prophets (K)the synagogue officials sent to them, saying, “Brothers, if you have any word of exhortation for the people, say it.” 16 So Paul stood up, and (L)motioning with his hand said,
“Men of Israel, and (M)you who fear God, listen: 17 The God of this people Israel (N)chose our fathers and [a](O)lifted up the people during their stay in the land of Egypt, and with an uplifted arm (P)He led them out from it. 18 And for (Q)a period of about forty years (R)He put up with them in the wilderness. 19 (S)And when He destroyed (T)seven nations in the land of Canaan, He (U)distributed their land as an inheritance—all of which took (V)about 450 years. 20 After these things He (W)gave them judges until (X)Samuel the prophet. 21 Then they (Y)asked for a king, and God gave them (Z)Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years. 22 And after He had (AA)removed him, He raised up David to be their king, about whom He also said, bearing witness, ‘(AB)I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after My heart, who will do all My [b]will.’ 23 (AC)From the seed of this man, (AD)according to promise, God has brought to Israel (AE)a Savior, Jesus, 24 after (AF)John had preached before [c]His coming a (AG)baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel. 25 And as John (AH)was fulfilling his course, (AI)he kept saying, ‘What do you suppose that I am? I am not He. But behold, one is coming after me of whom I am not worthy to untie the sandals of His feet.’
26 “Brothers, sons of Abraham’s family, and those among you who fear God, to us the word of (AJ)this salvation was sent. 27 For those who live in Jerusalem, and their (AK)rulers, (AL)recognizing neither Him nor the [d]utterances of (AM)the prophets which are (AN)read every Sabbath, fulfilled them by condemning Him. 28 And though they found no ground for death, they (AO)asked Pilate that He be [e]executed. 29 And when they had (AP)finished all that was written concerning Him, (AQ)they took Him down from (AR)the tree and (AS)laid Him in a tomb. 30 But God (AT)raised Him from the dead; 31 and for many days (AU)He appeared to those who came up with Him from Galilee to Jerusalem, the very ones who are now (AV)His witnesses to the people. 32 And we (AW)proclaim to you the good news of (AX)the promise made to the fathers, 33 that God has fulfilled this promise [f]to our children in that He (AY)raised up Jesus, as it is also written in the second Psalm, ‘(AZ)You are My Son; today I have begotten You.’ 34 But that He (BA)raised Him up from the dead, no longer to return to corruption, He has spoken in this way: ‘(BB)I will give you the holy and [g]faithful lovingkindnesses of David.’ 35 Therefore He also says in another Psalm, ‘(BC)You will not give Your [h]Holy One over to see corruption.’ 36 For (BD)David, after he had [i]served (BE)the purpose of God in his own generation, (BF)fell asleep and was laid among his fathers and saw corruption; 37 but He whom God (BG)raised did not see corruption. 38 Therefore let it be known to you, brothers, that (BH)through [j]Him forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you, 39 and that in Him, (BI)everyone who believes is justified from all things which you could not be justified from [k]through the Law of Moses. 40 Therefore watch out, so that the thing spoken of (BJ)in the Prophets may not come upon you:
41 ‘(BK)Look, you scoffers, and marvel, and [l]perish;
For I am accomplishing a work in your days,
A work which you will never believe, though someone should recount it to you.’”
42 And as [m]Paul and Barnabas were leaving, the people kept pleading that these words might be spoken to them the next (BL)Sabbath. 43 Now when the meeting of the synagogue had broken up, many of the Jews and of the (BM)God-fearing [n](BN)proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas, who, speaking to them, were urging them to continue in (BO)the grace of God.
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- Acts 13:17 Or exalted
- Acts 13:22 Lit wishes
- Acts 13:24 Lit the face of His entering
- Acts 13:27 Lit voices
- Acts 13:28 Lit destroyed
- Acts 13:33 Late mss to us their children
- Acts 13:34 Lit trustworthy
- Acts 13:35 Or Devout, Pious
- Acts 13:36 Or served his own generation by the purpose of God
- Acts 13:38 Lit this One
- Acts 13:39 Lit by
- Acts 13:41 Lit disappear
- Acts 13:42 Lit they
- Acts 13:43 Gentile converts to Judaism
Acts 13:13-43
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Paul’s Sermon in Antioch of Pisidia
13 Paul and his companions set sail from Paphos and came to Perga in Pamphylia. John, however, left them and went back to Jerusalem.(A) 14 They continued their journey from Perga and reached Antioch in Pisidia. On the Sabbath day they went into the synagogue and sat down.(B) 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 message of encouragement for the people, you can speak.”(C)
16 Then Paul stood up and motioned with his hand and said: “Men of Israel, and you who fear God, listen!(D) 17 The God of this people Israel chose our ancestors, exalted the people during their stay in the land of Egypt, and led them out of it with a mighty[a] arm.(E) 18 And for about 40 years He put up with them[b] in the wilderness;(F) 19 then after destroying seven nations in the land of Canaan,(G) He gave their land to them as an inheritance. 20 This all took about 450 years. After this, He gave them judges until Samuel the prophet.(H) 21 Then they asked for a king, so God gave them Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for 40 years.(I) 22 After removing him,(J) He raised up David as their king and testified about him: ‘I have found David the son of Jesse, a man loyal to Me,(K)[c] who will carry out all My will.’
23 “From this man’s descendants, according to the promise, God brought the Savior, Jesus,[d] to Israel.(L) 24 Before He came to public attention,[e] John had previously proclaimed a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.(M) 25 Then as John was completing his life’s work, he said, ‘Who do you think I am? I am not the One. But look! Someone is coming after me, and I am not worthy to untie the sandals on His feet.’(N)
26 “Brothers, sons of Abraham’s race, and those among you who fear God, the message of this salvation has been sent to us.(O) 27 For the residents of Jerusalem and their rulers, since they did not recognize Him or the voices of the prophets that are read every Sabbath, have fulfilled their words[f] by condemning Him.(P) 28 Though they found no grounds for the death penalty, they asked Pilate to have Him killed.(Q) 29 When they had fulfilled all that had been written about Him, they took Him down from the tree and put Him in a tomb.(R) 30 But God raised Him from the dead,(S) 31 and He appeared for many days to those who came with Him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are now His witnesses to the people.(T) 32 And we ourselves proclaim to you the good news of the promise that was made to our ancestors.(U) 33 God has fulfilled this for us, their children, by raising up Jesus, as it is written in the second Psalm:
34 Since He raised Him from the dead, never to return to decay, He has spoken in this way, I will grant you the faithful covenant blessings[i] made to David.(W)[j] 35 Therefore He also says in another passage, You will not allow Your Holy One to see decay.(X)[k] 36 For David, after serving his own generation in God’s plan, fell asleep,(Y) was buried with his fathers, and decayed.(Z) 37 But the One God raised up did not decay. 38 Therefore, let it be known to you, brothers, that through this man forgiveness of sins is being proclaimed to you,(AA) 39 and everyone who believes in Him is justified from everything that you could not be justified from through the law of Moses.(AB) 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.”(AC)[l]
Paul and Barnabas in Antioch
42 As they[m] were leaving, the people[n] begged that these matters be presented to them the following Sabbath. 43 After the synagogue had been dismissed, many of the Jews and devout proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas, who were speaking with them and persuading them to continue in the grace of God.(AD)
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- Acts 13:17 Lit with an uplifted
- Acts 13:18 Other mss read He cared for them
- Acts 13:22 1Sm 13:14; Ps 89:20
- Acts 13:23 Other mss read brought salvation
- Acts 13:24 Lit Before the face of His entrance
- Acts 13:27 Lit fulfilled them
- Acts 13:33 Or I have begotten You
- Acts 13:33 Ps 2:7
- Acts 13:34 Lit faithful holy things
- Acts 13:34 Is 55:3
- Acts 13:35 Ps 16:10
- Acts 13:41 Hab 1:5
- Acts 13:42 Paul and Barnabas
- Acts 13:42 Other mss read they were leaving the synagogue of the Jews, the Gentiles
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