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Hechos 13
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Despedida de Bernabé y Saulo

13 En la iglesia de Antioquía eran profetas y maestros Bernabé; Simeón, apodado el Negro; Lucio de Cirene; Manaén, que se había criado con Herodes el tetrarca; y Saulo. 2 Mientras ayunaban y participaban en el culto al Señor, el Espíritu Santo dijo: «Apartadme ahora a Bernabé y a Saulo para el trabajo al que los he llamado».

3 Así que después de ayunar, orar e imponerles las manos, los despidieron.

En Chipre

4 Bernabé y Saulo, enviados por el Espíritu Santo, bajaron a Seleucia, y de allí navegaron a Chipre. 5 Al llegar a Salamina, predicaron la palabra de Dios en las sinagogas de los judíos. Tenían también a Juan como ayudante.

6 Recorrieron toda la isla hasta Pafos. Allí se encontraron con un hechicero, un falso profeta judío llamado Barjesús, 7 que estaba con el gobernador[a] Sergio Paulo. El gobernador, hombre inteligente, mandó llamar a Bernabé y a Saulo, en un esfuerzo por escuchar la palabra de Dios. 8 Pero Elimas el hechicero (que es lo que significa su nombre) se les oponía y procuraba apartar de la fe al gobernador. 9 Entonces Saulo, o sea, Pablo, lleno del Espíritu Santo, clavó los ojos en Elimas y le dijo: 10 «¡Hijo del diablo y enemigo de toda justicia, lleno de todo tipo de engaño y de fraude! ¿Nunca dejarás de torcer los caminos rectos del Señor? 11 Ahora la mano del Señor está contra ti; vas a quedarte ciego y por algún tiempo no podrás ver la luz del sol».

Al instante cayeron sobre él sombra y oscuridad, y comenzó a buscar a tientas a alguien que lo llevara de la mano. 12 Al ver lo sucedido, el gobernador creyó, maravillado de la enseñanza acerca del Señor.

En Antioquía de Pisidia

13 Pablo y sus compañeros se hicieron a la mar desde Pafos, y llegaron a Perge de Panfilia. Juan se separó de ellos y regresó a Jerusalén; 14 ellos, por su parte, siguieron su viaje desde Perge hasta Antioquía de Pisidia. El sábado entraron en la sinagoga y se sentaron. 15 Al terminar la lectura de la ley y los profetas, los jefes de la sinagoga mandaron a decirles: «Hermanos, si tenéis algún mensaje de aliento para el pueblo, hablad».

16 Pablo se puso en pie, hizo una señal con la mano y dijo: «Escuchadme, israelitas, y vosotros, los gentiles temerosos de Dios: 17 El Dios de este pueblo, Israel, escogió a nuestros antepasados y engrandeció al pueblo mientras vivían como extranjeros en Egipto. Con gran poder los sacó de aquella tierra 18 y soportó su mal proceder[b] en el desierto unos cuarenta años. 19 Después de destruir siete naciones en Canaán, dio a su pueblo la tierra de estas en herencia. 20 Todo esto duró unos cuatrocientos cincuenta años.

»Después de esto, Dios les asignó jueces hasta los días del profeta Samuel. 21 Entonces pidieron un rey, y Dios les dio a Saúl, hijo de Quis, de la tribu de Benjamín, que gobernó cuarenta años. 22 Tras destituir a Saúl, les puso por rey a David, de quien dio este testimonio: “He encontrado en David, hijo de Isaí, un hombre conforme a mi corazón; él realizará todo lo que yo quiero”.

23 »De los descendientes de este, conforme a la promesa, Dios ha provisto a Israel un Salvador, que es Jesús. 24 Antes de la venida de Jesús, Juan predicó un bautismo de arrepentimiento a todo el pueblo de Israel. 25 Cuando estaba completando su carrera, Juan decía: “¿Quién suponéis que soy? No soy el que vosotros suponéis, sino que después de mí viene uno a quien no soy digno ni siquiera de desatarle las sandalias”.

26 »Hermanos, descendientes de Abraham, y vosotros, los gentiles temerosos de Dios: a nosotros se nos ha enviado este mensaje de salvación. 27 Los habitantes de Jerusalén y sus gobernantes no reconocieron a Jesús. Por tanto, al condenarlo, cumplieron las palabras de los profetas que se leen todos los sábados. 28 Aunque no encontraron ninguna causa digna de muerte, le pidieron a Pilato que lo mandara a ejecutar. 29 Después de llevar a cabo todas las cosas que estaban escritas acerca de él, lo bajaron del madero y lo sepultaron. 30 Pero Dios lo levantó de entre los muertos. 31 Durante muchos días lo vieron los que habían subido con él de Galilea a Jerusalén, y ellos son ahora sus testigos ante el pueblo.

32 »Nosotros os anunciamos a vosotros las buenas nuevas respecto a la promesa hecha a nuestros antepasados. 33 Dios nos la ha cumplido plenamente a nosotros, los descendientes de ellos, al resucitar a Jesús. Como está escrito en el segundo salmo:

»“Tú eres mi hijo;
    hoy mismo te he engendrado”.[c]

34 Dios lo resucitó para que no volviera jamás a la corrupción. Así se cumplieron estas palabras:

»“Yo os daré las bendiciones santas y seguras prometidas a David”.[d]

35 Por eso dice en otro pasaje:

»“No permitirás que el fin de tu santo sea la corrupción”.[e]

36 »Ciertamente David, después de servir a su propia generación conforme al propósito de Dios, murió, fue sepultado con sus antepasados, y su cuerpo sufrió la corrupción. 37 Pero aquel a quien Dios resucitó no sufrió la corrupción de su cuerpo.

38 »Por tanto, hermanos, sabed que por medio de Jesús se os anuncia el perdón de los pecados. 39 Vosotros no pudisteis ser justificados de esos pecados por la ley de Moisés, pero todo el que cree es justificado por medio de Jesús. 40 Tened cuidado, no sea que os suceda lo que han dicho los profetas:

41 »“¡Mirad, engreídos!
    ¡Asombraos y desapareced!
Porque voy a hacer en estos días una obra
    que nunca creeríais,
    aunque alguien os la explicara”».[f]

42 Al salir ellos de la sinagoga, los invitaron a que el siguiente sábado les hablaran más de estas cosas. 43 Cuando se disolvió la asamblea, muchos judíos y prosélitos fieles acompañaron a Pablo y a Bernabé, los cuales en su conversación con ellos les instaron a perseverar en la gracia de Dios.

44 El siguiente sábado casi toda la ciudad se congregó para oír la palabra del Señor. 45 Pero, cuando los judíos vieron a las multitudes, se llenaron de celos y contradecían con maldiciones lo que Pablo decía.

46 Pablo y Bernabé les contestaron valientemente: «Era necesario que os anunciáramos la palabra de Dios primero a vosotros. Como la rechazáis y no os consideráis dignos de la vida eterna, ahora vamos a dirigirnos a los gentiles. 47 Así nos lo ha mandado el Señor:

»“Te he puesto por luz para las naciones,
    a fin de que lleves mi salvación hasta los confines de la tierra”».[g]

48 Al oír esto, los gentiles se alegraron y celebraron la palabra del Señor; y creyeron todos los que estaban destinados a la vida eterna.

49 La palabra del Señor se difundía por toda la región. 50 Pero los judíos incitaron a mujeres muy distinguidas y favorables al judaísmo, y a los hombres más prominentes de la ciudad, y provocaron una persecución contra Pablo y Bernabé. Por tanto, los expulsaron de la región. 51 Ellos, por su parte, se sacudieron el polvo de los pies en señal de protesta contra la ciudad, y se fueron a Iconio. 52 Y los discípulos quedaron llenos de alegría y del Espíritu Santo.

Footnotes

  1. 13:7 gobernador. Lit. procónsul; también en vv. 8 y 12.
  2. 13:18 soportó su mal proceder. Var. los cuidó.
  3. 13:33 Sal 2:7
  4. 13:34 Is 55:3
  5. 13:35 Sal 16:10
  6. 13:41 Hab 1:5
  7. 13:47 Is 49:6
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Acts 13
New Catholic Bible

Antioch[a]

Paul’s First Missionary Journey[b]

Chapter 13

Barnabas and Paul Sent Out on Mission.[c] 1 In the Church at Antioch, there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. 2 On one occasion, while they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set Barnabas and Saul apart for me to do the work to which I have called them.” 3 Then, after completing their fasting and prayer, they laid their hands on them and sent them off.

4 Having been sent on their mission by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia,[d] and from there they set sail for Cyprus. 5 When they arrived in Salamis,[e] they proclaimed the word of God in the Jewish synagogues, while John served as their assistant.

At Cyprus Facing a Proconsul and a Magician.[f] 6 When they had traveled through the whole island as far as Paphos,[g] they encountered a magician named Bar-Jesus, who was a Jewish false prophet. 7 He was an attendant of the proconsul Sergius Paulus, a learned man who had summoned Barnabas and Saul because he wanted to hear the word of God. 8 However, the magician Elymas (for that is the translation of his name) opposed them in an attempt to prevent the proconsul’s conversion to the faith.

9 Then Saul, also known as Paul,[h] filled with the Holy Spirit, looked intently at Elymas 10 and said, “You offspring of the devil, you enemy of righteousness, filled with every kind of deceit and fraud, will you never cease to pervert the straight paths of the Lord? 11 Now take note of how the hand of the Lord will strike you. You will be blind, and for a period of time you will not be able to see the sun.” Immediately, he was enveloped in a dark mist, and he groped about for someone to lead him by the hand. 12 When the proconsul saw what had happened, he became a believer, having been deeply impressed by the teaching of the Lord.

13 Paul’s Arrival at Antioch in Pisidia.[i]Paul and his companions set sail from Paphos and arrived at Perga[j] in Pamphylia. There, John left them and returned to Jerusalem. 14 Then they went on from Perga and arrived at Antioch[k] in Pisidia.

On the Sabbath, they went into the synagogue and took their seats. 15 After the readings from the Law and the Prophets, the officials of the synagogue sent this message to them, “Brethren, if you have any words of exhortation to offer to the people, please do so.”

16 Paul’s Speech in the Synagogue. Then Paul stood up, motioned with his hand, and began to speak, saying, “Listen, men of Israel and you others who fear God![l] 17 The God of this people Israel chose our ancestors and made our people great while they were dwelling as foreigners in Egypt. With uplifted arm, he led them out, 18 and for about forty years he endured their conduct in the desert.

19 “After he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, he gave their land to his people as their inheritance 20 at the end of about four hundred and fifty years.[m] After that, he appointed judges for them until the time of the prophet Samuel.

21 “Then they asked for a king, and God gave them Saul, son of Kish, a man from the tribe of Benjamin. He reigned for forty years, 22 after which God removed him and raised up David as their king. In commending him, he said, ‘I have found David, the son of Jesse, to be a man after my own heart. He will carry out my every wish.’

23 “From this man’s descendants, God has fulfilled his promise by raising up for Israel a savior, Jesus. 24 Prior to his coming, John had already proclaimed a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel. 25 And as John was nearing the end of his work, he said, ‘I am not the one you believe me to be. One is coming after me whose sandals I am not worthy to unfasten.’

26 “Brethren, children of the family of Abraham, and those others among you who fear God, we are the ones to whom this message of salvation has been sent. 27 The people of Jerusalem and their leaders failed to recognize Jesus or to understand the words of the Prophets that are read on every Sabbath, and they fulfilled those prophecies by condemning him. 28 Even though they found no basis to justify his execution, they asked Pilate to have him killed.

29 “When they had carried out everything that was written about him, they took him down from the tree and placed him in a tomb. 30 However, God raised him from the dead, 31 and over a period of many days he appeared to those who had come up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem. These are now his witnesses before the people.

32 “We have come here to proclaim to you the good news—what God promised to our ancestors 33 he has fulfilled for us, their children, by raising Jesus up as it is written in the second psalm:

‘You are my Son;
    this day I have begotten you.’

34 “God raised him from the dead, never to be subjected to corruption. He declares it in these words, ‘To you I will give the blessings promised to David.’ 35 And he also says in another psalm, ‘You will not allow your Holy One to suffer corruption.’ 36 When David had served God’s purposes during his lifetime, he fell asleep, and he was buried with his ancestors, and he saw corruption. 37 However, the one whom God raised up did not see corruption. 38 “You must understand, brethren, that it is through him that forgiveness of sins is being proclaimed to you. 39 All those who believe are justified from all the things from which they could not be justified by the Law of Moses. 40 Beware, then, lest what the Prophets have foretold will happen to you:

41 ‘Look carefully, you scoffers!
    Be amazed and perish!
For I am doing a work in your days
    that you will never believe
    even if someone tells you.’ ”

42 As they were leaving the synagogue, the people urged them to speak further on these subjects on the following Sabbath. 43 After the congregation had dispersed, many Jews and devout converts to Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas, who spoke to them and urged them to remain faithful to the grace of God.

44 Paul’s Speech to the Gentiles. On the next Sabbath, almost the entire city gathered to hear the word of the Lord. 45 When the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy, and with blasphemy they contradicted whatever Paul said. 46 Then both Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly, saying, “It was necessary that the word of God should be proclaimed to you first. However, since you have rejected it and judge yourselves to be unworthy of eternal life, we now turn to the Gentiles. 47 For so has the Lord commanded us to do, saying,

‘I have made you a light for the Gentiles
    so that you may bring salvation
    to the farthest corners of the earth.’ ”

48 When the Gentiles heard this, they were delighted, and they praised the word of the Lord. All those who were destined for eternal life became believers. 49 Thus, the word of the Lord continued to spread throughout the entire region.

50 However, the Jews incited the devout women of the upper classes and the leading men of the city. As a result, a campaign of persecution was stirred up against Paul and Barnabas, and they were driven out of the territory. 51 And so they shook the dust from their feet in protest against them and went to Iconium.[n] 52 And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.

Footnotes

  1. Acts 13:1 Under the impulse of the Spirit and the call of events, the community of Jerusalem finds the main points of its internal fire; it has broken out of the Jewish world to spread the Gospel into the Gentile world. New communities have been founded in which the Spirit stirs up the same internal fire and strong missionary initiative. The cycle of Jerusalem ends with the establishment of the Church at Antioch (Acts 11:19-26). In the second cycle in Acts, this young Church is the point of departure and return for all the stories, replacing Jerusalem as the center for the spread of the Gospel. Henceforth, the action takes place outside of Palestine; the Church now exists independently of the temple and of Jewish life in the Holy Land.
    According to the historians of the period, Antioch, a main communications center of the Mediterranean world, was a “hotbed of falsehood.” Two missionary journeys take off from it: the first to Asia Minor (Acts 13:1—14:28), the second as far as Greece (Acts 15:36—18:23). We shall witness the encounter with quite different environments, from Oriental magic to Greek philosophy.
    Paul will soon take the initiative in this missionary activity by means of the first two voyages ordinarily called missionary journeys of the Apostle. The Council of Jerusalem is called upon to officially resolve the problem in the community between converts from the Gentiles and converts from Judaism.
  2. Acts 13:1 A missionary undertaking begins that will reach into the heart of Asia Minor. The story dwells at length on the outward journey; the return is told in a few verses, but makes clear that in the interim some Churches have been born that have their own life and personality. The Gospel will be addressed first of all to Jews and then directly to the Gentiles. Is Christianity a complete novelty or Judaism with a new face?
  3. Acts 13:1 Events suggest the vitality of the community of Antioch, whose importance is also underlined by the list of people available. Paul and Barnabas are chosen to go on mission. The laying on of hands by the community here is not a communication of powers (as in Acts 6:6) but a confirmation of the inspiration of the Spirit.
  4. Acts 13:4 Seleucia: this was Antioch’s seaport, 16 miles to the west. Cyprus: the Gospel had already been preached there (see Acts 11:19f).
  5. Acts 13:5 Salamis: a town on the east coast of Cyprus.
  6. Acts 13:6 The problem preoccupying some spiritual authorities once again comes to the fore: What is Christianity’s relation to magic? Luke once again dissociates the Church from the magical arts practiced at the time (see Acts 8:18-24).
  7. Acts 13:6 Paphos: a town 100 miles west of Salamis.
  8. Acts 13:9 Known as Paul: Saul drops his Hebrew name and uses his Roman name, Paul, to show that he has entered fully into his mission to the world of the “nations.” Henceforth, he will also be mentioned before Barnabas, his companion in missionary activity.
  9. Acts 13:13 Christianity came into being within Judaism and brought the history of Israel to its conclusion. Therefore, the proclamation of the word must follow that same order: it is to be addressed first to the Jews, then to the Gentiles (see Acts 11:19-20). Only at the end of Acts will the mission be aimed directly at the Gentiles without first passing through the synagogue (see Acts 28:28). This sermon of Paul is delivered to Jews and follows the pattern of early Christian preaching that has already characterized the discourses of Peter.
  10. Acts 13:13 Perga: the capital of Pamphylia, which was a province of Asia Minor, 80 miles long and 20 miles wide, between the provinces of Lycia and Cilicia on the southern coast of Asia Minor.
  11. Acts 13:14 Antioch: a city 110 miles from Perga strategically situated for commerce, which was a Roman colony and had a large Jewish population. Pisidia: a district north of Pamphylia that was 120 miles long and 50 miles wide.
  12. Acts 13:16 Others who fear God: Gentiles who accept the beliefs and moral principles of Judaism without becoming members of the Jewish people by circumcision.
  13. Acts 13:20 Four hundred and fifty years: this could also refer to the period of the Judges until the time of the prophet Samuel.
  14. Acts 13:51 Iconium: an important crossroads and center of agriculture in the province of Galatia.
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Acts 13
New International Version

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

On Cyprus

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

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

In Pisidian Antioch

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

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

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

34 God 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)

35 So 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. 37 But 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) 39 Through 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) 40 Take 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)

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

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

46 Then 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) 47 For 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)

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

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

Footnotes

  1. Acts 13:18 Some manuscripts he cared for them
  2. Acts 13:33 Psalm 2:7
  3. Acts 13:34 Isaiah 55:3
  4. Acts 13:35 Psalm 16:10 (see Septuagint)
  5. Acts 13:41 Hab. 1:5
  6. Acts 13:47 The Greek is singular.
  7. Acts 13:47 The Greek is singular.
  8. Acts 13:47 Isaiah 49:6
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Gevurot 13
Orthodox Jewish Bible

13 Now there was in Antioch there among the Moshiach’s Kehillah nevi’im and morim: Bar-Nabba, and Shimon called Niger, and Lucius from Cyrene, and Menachem (brought up with Herod the tetrarch) and Rav Sha’ul.

2 They were ministering to Adonoi and under a tzom when the Ruach Hakodesh said to them, “Set apart for Me Bar-Nabba and Sha’ul for the avodas kodesh ministry to which I have called them.” [DIVREY HAYAMIM BAIS 13:10; 35:3; YECHEZKEL 40:46; 44:16; 45:4]

3 Then, having continued the tzom and having davened and having laid their hands upon them, they sent them off.

4 They, then, having been sent out by the Ruach Hakodesh, went down to Seleucia, and from there sailed away to Cyprus.

5 Having arrived in Salamis, they were proclaiming the dvar Hashem in the shuls, with Yochanan Markos also as ozer (helper).

6 Having passed through the whole island as far as Paphos, they found a certain ish, a magician, a Jewish navi sheker, by name of Bar-Yehoshua,

7 who was with the proconsul Sergius Paulus, an ish of seichel. This one, having summoned Bar-Nabba and Sha’ul, sought to hear the dvar Hashem.

8 But Elymas the magician was opposing them—for thus is his name translated—and was seeking to be mashpia on the proconsul (seeking to sway him to think undesirably) about the emunah (faith). [YESHAYAH 30:11]

9 But Rav Sha’ul, the one also called Paulos, having been filled with the Ruach Hakodesh, gazed at him,

10 and said, “O ish full of all mirmah (deceit, fraud) and all resha, ben haSatan, oyev (enemy) of all Tzedek, will you not cease making crooked the straight paths of Hashem? [HOSHEA 14:9]

11 “Now—hinei—the yad Hashem is on you, and you will be blind, not seeing the shemesh (sun) for awhile.” Immediately mistiness and choshech (darkness) fell on him, and, going about, he was seeking someone to lead him by the hand [SHEMOT 9:3; SHMUEL ALEF 5:6,7; TEHILLIM 32:4; BERESHIS 19:10,11; MELACHIM BAIS 6:18]

12 Then, the proconsul, having seen what had happened, had emunah, being mishpoyel (standing in awe) at the torah about Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach Adoneinu.

13 And having put out to sea from Paphos, Rav Sha’ul and those with him came to Perga of Pamphylia. But Yochanan (Markos), having left them, returned to Yerushalayim.

14 But having gone on from Perga, they came to Pisidian Antioch, and, having entered the shul on Shabbos, they sat down.

15 After the kri’at HaTorah (reading of the Sefer Torah) and the kri’at HaNevi’im, the Rashei Beit HaKnesset sent to them, saying “Anashim Achim, if there is any dvar hachizzuk among you to the people, say it.”

16 And having got up and having motioned with his hand, Rav Sha’ul said, “Anshei Yisroel, and Yirei Elohim, listen!

17 “Elohei HaAm Yisroel chose Avoteinu. Hashem made the people great during their sojourn in Eretz Mitzrayim, and with an uplifted arm He led them out of it, [SHEMOT 6:1,6,7; 14:8; DEVARIM 7:6-8]

18 “and lav davka (approximately) ARBA’IM SHANAH He put up with them in the desert [DEVARIM 1:31; BAMIDBAR 14:33,34; TEHILLIM 95:10; SHEMOT 16:35]

19 “and having destroyed SHIVAH GOYIM in eretz Kena’an, he gave as a nachalah (an inheritance) their land [DEVARIM 7:1; YEHOSHUA 14:2; 19:51; TEHILLIM 78:55]

20 “during lav davka (approximately) arba me’ot vachamashim shanah. After these things, He gave shofetim until Shmuel HaNavi. [SHOFETIM 2:16; SHMUEL ALEF 3:19,20]

21 “And then they asked for a melech, and Hashem gave to them Sha’ul Ben Kish, an ish from the shevet of Binyamin, for arba’im shanah [SHMUEL ALEF 8:5,19; 10:1; 9:1,2]

22 ”And after having removed Sha’ul, Hashem raised up Dovid as a Melech for them. About Dovid also Hashem testified, saying ‘I found Dovid Ben Yishai an ISH KILEVAVO [“a man after His (G-d’s) heart”] who will do all My ratzon.’ [SHMUEL ALEF 15:23; 16:13; TEHILLIM 89:20; SHMUEL ALEF 13:14; YIRMEYAH 3:15; YESHAYAH 44:28]

23 “From the zera (seed) of this man, according to the havtachah (promise), Hashem has brought to Yisroel a Moshi’a (Savior), Yehoshua. [SHMUEL BAIS 7:11; 22:51; YIRMEYAH 30:9]

24 “Now previously, before the coming of Moshiach, Yochanan proclaimed to Klal Yisroel a tevilah of teshuva.

25 "Now as Yochanan was completing his course, he was saying, 'What do you suppose me to be? I am not! But, hinei, he comes after me of whom I am not worthy to untie the sandal of his feet."

26 "Achim, Bnei Mishpochah Avraham, and Yirei Elohim, it is to us that the dvar of this Yeshu’ah HaGedolah (Great Deliverance) was sent out. [TEHILLIM 107:20]

27 "For the ones dwelling in Yerushalayim and their moshlim (rulers) did not have da’as of this one or of the dvarim of the Nevi’im being read every Shabbos; they fulfilled these dvarim by condemning him.

28 "Even without finding a cause for a mishpat mavet, they asked Pilate that he be done away with.

29 "When they finished all the things having been written about him, he was taken down from HaEtz (DEVARIM 21:23), and they put him into a kever (tomb, Isa 53:9).

30 "But Hashem made him to stand up alive again from the Mesim,

31 "and he was seen over many yamim by the ones having come up with him from the Galil to Yerushalayim who now are his edim to the people.

32 "And we are preaching to you the Besuras HaGeulah of the Havtachah made to Avoteinu, [YESHAYAH 40:9; 52:7]

33 "That Hashem has fulfilled this havtachah for us, their banim, having made to stand up alive again Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach Yehoshua, as also in the Tehillim it has been written, BENI ATAH, ANI HAYOM YELIDETICHA ("You are My son; today I have become your father"). [TEHILLIM 2:7]

34 "And that He made him to stand up alive again from the Mesim, no longer to return to decay, thus he has said, ‘I will give you CHASEDEI DOVID HANE’EMANIM. [YESHAYAH 55:3 TARGUM HASHIVIM]

35 "Therefore, also elsewhere in the Tehillim, he says LO TITEN CHASIDECHA LIR’OT SHACHAT ("You will not allow your Chasid (Moshiach) to undergo decay"). [TEHILLIM 15:10; 16:10 TARGUM HASHIVIM]

36 "For Dovid, after in his own dor (generation) he had served birtzon Hashem, fell asleep, and VAYISHKAV DOVID IM AVOTAV (“and Dovid rested with his fathers”) and he experienced decay. [SHMUEL BAIS 7:12; MELACHIM ALEF 2:10; SHOFETIM 2:10; DIVREY HAYAMIM BAIS 29:28]

37 "But whom Hashem made to stand up alive again did not experience decay.

38 "Let it be known, therefore, to you, Anashim Achim, that through this one, selicha (forgiveness) of chatta’im (averos [sins]) is proclaimed to you; and from all things of which by the Torah of Moshe Rabbenu you were not able to be justified,

39 "By this one everyone having emunah is justified.

40 "Be shomer then that the thing having been spoken by the Nevi’im (Prophets) may not come upon you,

41 "Look," scoffers, "And be amazed and marvel, and stand in awe" and perish, "because I am working a work in your yamim, a work which you may by no means believe if someone should tell you." [CHABAKUK 1:5 TARGUM HASHIVIM]

42 And as Rav Sha’ul and Bar-Nabba were going out, the people were begging that these dvarim be spoken to them the following Shabbos.

43 And when the gathering was dismissed, rabbim (many) of the Yehudim and of the Gerim (Proselytes) with chassidus followed Rav Sha’ul and Bar-Nabba, who urged them to remain in the Chen v’Chesed Hashem.

44 Now on the following Shabbos nearly all the city was assembled to hear the dvar Hashem.

45 But when the Yehudim saw the multitudes, they were filled with kinah and were choilek (taking issue) and speaking keneged (against, in opposition to) the things being spoken by Rav Sha’ul, and they were committing Chillul Hashem.

46 And having spoken with ometz lev (boldness), Rav Sha’ul and Bar-Nabba said, ‘To you it was necessary rishonah (first) for the dvar Hashem to be spoken; vi-bahlt (since) you reject it, and judge yourselves not worthy of Chayyei Olam, hinei, we are turning to the Goyim.

47 "For thus has Hashem commanded us, "I have placed you as a light to the Nations, that you should bring salvation to the end of the earth." [Isa 49:6]

48 Now hearing this, the Goyim rejoiced with simcha gedolah and were praising the dvar Hashem. And as many as had been destined to Chayyei Olam became ma’aminim hameshichiyim.

49 And the dvar Hashem was spreading through the entire region.

50 But the Yehudim aroused the chashuve (prominent) G-d fearing nashim and the gontser machers of the city, and they instigated redifah keneged Rav Sha’ul and Bar Nabba, and they drove them from out of their territory.

51 And having shaken off the dust of their feet against them, Rav Sha’ul and Bar- Nabba came to Iconium;

52 And the talmidim were being filled with simcha and the Ruach Hakodesh.

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