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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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Footnotes

  1. Acts 13:17 Or exalted
  2. Acts 13:22 Lit wishes
  3. Acts 13:24 Lit the face of His entering
  4. Acts 13:27 Lit voices
  5. Acts 13:28 Lit destroyed
  6. Acts 13:33 Late mss to us their children
  7. Acts 13:34 Lit trustworthy
  8. Acts 13:35 Or Devout, Pious
  9. Acts 13:36 Or served his own generation by the purpose of God
  10. Acts 13:38 Lit this One
  11. Acts 13:39 Lit by
  12. Acts 13:41 Lit disappear
  13. Acts 13:42 Lit they
  14. Acts 13:43 Gentile converts to Judaism
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Acts 13:13-43
New Living Translation

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.[a]

On the Sabbath they went to the synagogue for the services. 15 After the usual readings from the books of Moses[b] 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[c] 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.’[d]

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[e] 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.[f]’

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.’[g] 35 Another psalm explains it more fully: ‘You will not allow your Holy One to rot in the grave.’[h] 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 [i]“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.’[j]”

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.

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Footnotes

  1. 13:13-14 Pamphylia and Pisidia were districts in what is now Turkey.
  2. 13:15 Greek from the law.
  3. 13:18 Some manuscripts read He cared for them; compare Deut 1:31.
  4. 13:22 1 Sam 13:14.
  5. 13:29 Greek from the tree.
  6. 13:33 Or Today I reveal you as my Son. Ps 2:7.
  7. 13:34 Isa 55:3.
  8. 13:35 Ps 16:10.
  9. 13:38 English translations divide verses 38 and 39 in various ways.
  10. 13:41 Hab 1:5 (Greek version).
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