Ezekiel in Babylon

1 ^(A)In the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, on the fifth day of the month, as I was among the exiles by ^(B)the Chebar canal, ^(C)the heavens were opened, and I saw ^(D)visions of God.^{[a] 2} On the fifth day of the month (it was ^(E)the fifth year of ^(F)the exile of King Jehoiachin), ³ the word of the Lord came to Ezekiel ^(G)the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by ^(H)the Chebar canal, and ^(I)the hand of the Lord was upon him there.

The Glory of the Lord

⁴ As I looked, behold, ^(J)a stormy wind came ^(K)out of the north, and a great cloud, with ^(L)brightness around it, and fire flashing forth continually, and in the midst of the fire, ^(M)as it were gleaming metal.^{[b] 5} And from the midst of it came the likeness of ^(N)four living creatures. ^(O)And this was their appearance: they had a human likeness, ^6 (P)but each had four faces, and each of them had four wings. ⁷ Their legs were straight, and the soles of their feet were like the sole of a calf's foot. And they sparkled ^(Q)like burnished bronze. ⁸ Under their wings ^(R)on their four sides ^(S)they had human hands. And the four had their faces and their wings thus: ⁹ their wings touched one another. ^(T)Each one of them went straight forward, ^(U)without turning as they went. ¹⁰ As for the likeness of their faces, ^(V)each had a human face. The four had the face of a lion on the right side, the four had the face of an ox on the left side, and the four had the face of an eagle. ¹¹ Such were their faces. And their wings were spread out above. Each creature had two wings, each of which touched the wing of another, while ^(W)two covered their bodies. ^12 (X)And each went straight forward. ^(Y)Wherever the spirit^[c] would go, they went, without turning as they went. ¹³ As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was ^(Z)like burning coals of fire, ^(AA)like the appearance of torches moving to and fro among the living creatures. ^(AB)And the fire was bright, and out of the fire went forth lightning. ¹⁴ And the living creatures ^(AC)darted to and fro, ^(AD)like the appearance of a flash of lightning.

^25 (A)And Barnabas and Saul returned from^[a] Jerusalem when they had completed their service, bringing with them ^(B)John, whose other name was Mark.

Barnabas and Saul Sent Off

13 Now there were in the church at Antioch ^(C)prophets and ^(D)teachers, ^(E)Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger,^[b] Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen a lifelong friend of ^(F)Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. ² While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, ^(G)the Holy Spirit said, ^(H)“Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul ^(I)for the work to which I have called them.” ³ Then after fasting and ^(J)praying they laid their hands on them and ^(K)sent them off.

Barnabas and Saul on Cyprus

⁴ So, being sent out ^(L)by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia, and from there they sailed to Cyprus. ⁵ When they arrived at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God ^(M)in the synagogues of the Jews. And they had ^(N)John to ^(O)assist them. ⁶ When they had gone through the whole island as far as Paphos, they came upon a certain ^(P)magician, ^(Q)a Jewish false prophet named Bar-Jesus. ⁷ He was with ^(R)the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, a man of intelligence, who summoned Barnabas and Saul and sought to hear the word of God. ⁸ But Elymas the ^(S)magician (for that is the meaning of his name) ^(T)opposed them, seeking to turn ^(U)the proconsul away from the faith. ⁹ But Saul, who was also called Paul, ^(V)filled with the Holy Spirit, looked intently at him ¹⁰ and said, “You ^(W)son of the devil, you enemy of all righteousness, full of all deceit and ^(X)villainy, will you not stop ^(Y)making crooked ^(Z)the straight paths of the Lord? ¹¹ And now, behold, ^(AA)the hand of the Lord is upon you, and you will be blind and unable to see the sun for a time.” Immediately mist and darkness fell upon him, and he went about seeking ^(AB)people to lead him by the hand. ¹² Then the proconsul believed, when he saw what had occurred, for he was astonished at ^(AC)the teaching of the Lord.

Paul and Barnabas at Antioch in Pisidia

¹³ Now Paul and his companions set sail from Paphos and came to Perga in Pamphylia. And ^(AD)John left them and returned ^(AE)to Jerusalem,