Hechos 13
Biblia del Jubileo
13 ¶ Había entonces en la Iglesia que estaba en Antioquía, profetas y maestros: Bernabé, y Simón el que se llamaba Niger, y Lucio Cireneo, y Manaén, que había sido criado con Herodes el tetrarca, y Saulo.
2 Ministrando pues éstos al Señor, y ayunando, dijo el Espíritu Santo: Apartadme a Bernabé y a Saulo para la obra para la cual los he llamado.
3 Entonces habiendo ayunado y orado, y puesto las manos encima de ellos, los despidieron.
4 ¶ Y ellos, enviados por el Espíritu Santo, descendieron a Seleucia; y de allí navegaron a Chipre.
5 Y llegados a Salamina, anunciaban la palabra de Dios en las sinagogas de los judíos; y tenían también a Juan como asistente.
6 Y habiendo atravesado toda la isla hasta Pafos, hallaron un hombre sabio, falso profeta, judío, llamado Barjesús;
7 el cual estaba con el procónsul Sergio Paulo, varón prudente. Este, llamando a Bernabé y a Saulo, deseaba oír la Palabra de Dios.
8 Pero les resistía Elimas, el sabio (que así se interpreta su nombre), procurando apartar de la fe al procónsul.
9 Entonces Saulo, que también es Pablo, lleno del Espíritu Santo, poniendo en él los ojos,
10 dijo: Oh, lleno de todo engaño y de todo libertinaje, hijo del diablo, enemigo de toda justicia, ¿no cesarás de trastornar los caminos rectos del Señor?
11 Ahora pues, he aquí la mano del Señor está contra ti, y quedarás ciego, y no verás el sol por algún tiempo. Y luego cayeron en él oscuridad y tinieblas; y andando alrededor, buscaba quién le diera la mano.
12 Entonces el procónsul, viendo lo que había sido hecho, creyó, maravillado de la doctrina del Señor.
13 Y zarpados de Pafos, Pablo y sus compañeros arribaron a Perge de Panfilia; entonces Juan, apartándose de ellos, se volvió a Jerusalén.
14 ¶ Y ellos pasando de Perge, llegaron a Antioquía de Pisidia, y entrando en la sinagoga un día de sábado, se sentaron.
15 Y después de la lectura de la ley y de los profetas, los príncipes de la sinagoga enviaron a ellos, diciendo: Varones hermanos, si hay en vosotros alguna palabra de exhortación para el pueblo, hablad.
16 Entonces Pablo, levantándose, hecha señal de silencio con la mano, dice: Varones israelitas, y los que teméis a Dios, oíd:
17 El Dios de este pueblo de Israel escogió a nuestros padres, y ensalzó al pueblo, siendo ellos extranjeros en la tierra de Egipto, y con brazo levantado los sacó de ella.
18 Y por tiempo como de cuarenta años soportó sus costumbres en el desierto;
19 y destruyendo las siete naciones en la tierra de Canaán, les repartió por suerte la tierra de ellas.
20 Y después, como por cuatrocientos cincuenta años, les dio jueces hasta el profeta Samuel.
21 Y entonces demandaron rey; y Dios les dio a Saúl, hijo de Cis, varón de la tribu de Benjamín, por cuarenta años.
22 Y quitado aquel, les levantó por rey a David, del que dio también testimonio, diciendo: He hallado a David, hijo de Jessé, varón conforme a mi corazón, el cual hará todo lo que yo quiero.
23 De la simiente de éste, Dios, conforme a la promesa, levantó a Jesús por Salvador a Israel;
24 predicando Juan delante de la faz de su venida el bautismo de arrepentimiento a todo el pueblo de Israel.
25 Mas cuando Juan cumpliera su carrera, dijo: ¿Quién pensáis que soy? No soy yo él; mas he aquí, viene tras mí uno, cuyo calzado de los pies no soy digno de desatar.
26 Varones hermanos, hijos del linaje de Abraham, y los que entre vosotros temen a Dios, a vosotros es enviada esta Palabra de salud.
27 Porque los que habitaban en Jerusalén, y sus príncipes, no conociendo a éste, y las voces de los profetas que se leen todos los sábados, condenándolo, las cumplieron.
28 Y sin hallar en él causa de muerte, pidieron a Pilato que le matara.
29 Y habiendo cumplido todas las cosas que de él estaban escritas, quitándolo del madero, lo pusieron en el sepulcro.
30 Mas Dios le levantó de los muertos.
31 Y él fue visto por muchos días de los que habían subido juntamente con él de Galilea a Jerusalén, los cuales hasta ahora son sus testigos al pueblo.
32 Y nosotros también os anunciamos el Evangelio de aquella promesa que fue hecha a los padres,
33 la cual Dios ha cumplido a los hijos de ellos, a nosotros, resucitando a Jesús; como también en el salmo segundo está escrito: Mi hijo eres tú, yo te engendré hoy.
34 Y que le levantó de los muertos para nunca más volver a corrupción, así lo dijo: Os daré las misericordias fieles prometidas a David.
35 Por eso dice también en otro lugar: No permitirás que tu Santo vea corrupción.
36 Porque a la verdad David, habiendo servido en su generación a la voluntad de Dios, durmió, y fue juntado con sus padres, y vio corrupción.
37 Mas aquel a quien Dios levantó, no vio corrupción.
38 Os sea pues notorio, varones hermanos, que por éste os es anunciada remisión de pecados,
39 y de todo lo que por la ley de Moisés no pudisteis ser justificados, en éste es justificado todo aquel que creyere.
40 Mirad, pues, que no venga sobre vosotros lo que está dicho en los profetas:
41 Mirad, oh menospreciadores, y entonteceos, y desvaneceos; porque yo hago una obra en vuestros días, obra que no creeréis, si alguien os la contare.
42 ¶ Y saliendo ellos de la sinagoga de los judíos, los gentiles les rogaron que el sábado siguiente les hablaran estas palabras.
43 Y despedida la sinagoga, muchos de los judíos y de los religiosos prosélitos siguieron a Pablo y a Bernabé; los cuales hablándoles, les persuadían que permanecieran en la gracia de Dios.
44 Y el sábado siguiente se juntó casi toda la ciudad a oír la Palabra de Dios.
45 Pero los judíos, vista la multitud, se llenaron de celo, y se oponían a lo que Pablo decía, contradiciendo y blasfemando.
46 Entonces Pablo y Bernabé, usando de libertad, dijeron: A vosotros a la verdad era necesario que se os hablara la palabra de Dios; pero como la desecháis, y os juzgáis indignos de la vida eterna, he aquí, nos volvemos a los gentiles.
47 Porque así nos mandó el Señor, diciendo: Te he puesto para luz de los gentiles, para que seas por salud hasta lo postrero de la tierra.
48 Y los gentiles oyendo esto, se fueron gozosos, y glorificaban la palabra del Señor; y creyeron todos los que estaban ordenados para vida eterna.
49 Y la palabra del Señor era esparcida por toda aquella provincia.
50 Mas los judíos incitaron a mujeres pías y honestas, y a los principales de la ciudad, y levantaron persecución contra Pablo y Bernabé, y los echaron de sus términos.
51 Entonces sacudiendo en ellos el polvo de sus pies, vinieron a Iconio.
52 Y los discípulos estaban llenos de gozo, y del Espíritu Santo.
Acts 13
Contemporary English Version
Barnabas and Saul Are Chosen and Sent
13 The church at Antioch had several prophets and teachers. They were Barnabas, Simeon, also called Niger, Lucius from Cyrene, Manaen, who was Herod's[a] close friend, and Saul. 2 While they were worshiping the Lord and going without eating,[b] the Holy Spirit told them, “Appoint Barnabas and Saul to do the work for which I have chosen them.” 3 Everyone prayed and went without eating for a while longer. Next, they placed their hands on Barnabas and Saul to show that they had been appointed to do this work. Then everyone sent them on their way.
Barnabas and Saul in Cyprus
4 After Barnabas and Saul had been sent by the Holy Spirit, they went to Seleucia. From there they sailed to the island of Cyprus. 5 They arrived at Salamis and began to preach God's message in the synagogues. They also had John[c] as a helper.
6 Barnabas and Saul went all the way to the city of Paphos on the other end of the island, where they met a Jewish man named Bar-Jesus. He practiced witchcraft and was a false prophet. 7 He also worked for Sergius Paulus, who was very smart and was the governor of the island. Sergius Paulus wanted to hear God's message, and he sent for Barnabas and Saul. 8 But Bar-Jesus, whose other name was Elymas, was against them. He even tried to keep the governor from having faith in the Lord.
9 Then Saul, better known as Paul, was filled with the Holy Spirit. He looked straight at Elymas 10 and said, “You son of the devil! You are a liar, a crook, and an enemy of everything that is right. When will you stop speaking against the true ways of the Lord? 11 The Lord is going to punish you by making you completely blind for a while.”
Suddenly the man's eyes were covered by a dark mist, and he went around trying to get someone to lead him by the hand. 12 When the governor saw what had happened, he was amazed at this teaching about the Lord. So he put his faith in the Lord.
Paul and Barnabas in Antioch of Pisidia
13 Paul and the others left Paphos and sailed to Perga in Pamphylia. But John[d] left them and went back to Jerusalem. 14 The rest of them went on from Perga to Antioch in Pisidia. Then on the Sabbath they went to the synagogue and sat down.
15 After the reading of the Law and the Prophets,[e] the leaders sent someone over to tell Paul and Barnabas, “Friends, if you have anything to say that will help the people, please say it.”
16 Paul got up. He motioned with his hand and said:
People of Israel, and everyone else who worships God, listen! 17 (A) The God of Israel chose our ancestors, and he let our people prosper while they were living in Egypt. Then with his mighty power he led them out, 18 (B) and for about 40 years he took care of[f] them in the desert. 19 (C) He destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan and gave their land to our people. 20 (D) All this happened in about 450 years.
Then God gave our people judges until the time of the prophet Samuel, 21 (E) but the people demanded a king. So for 40 years God gave them King Saul, the son of Kish from the tribe of Benjamin. 22 (F) Later, God removed Saul and let David rule in his place. God said about him, “David the son of Jesse is the kind of person who pleases me most! He does everything I want him to do.”
23 God promised that someone from David's family would come to save the people of Israel, and this one is Jesus. 24 (G) But before Jesus came, John was telling everyone in Israel to turn back to God and be baptized. 25 (H) Then, when John's work was almost done, he said, “Who do you people think I am? Do you think I am the Promised One? He will come later, and I am not good enough to untie his sandals.”
26 Now listen, you descendants of Abraham! Pay attention, all of you Gentiles who are here to worship God! Listen to this message about how to be saved, because it is for everyone. 27 The people of Jerusalem and their leaders didn't realize who Jesus was. And they didn't understand the words of the prophets they read each Sabbath. So they condemned Jesus just as the prophets had said.
28-29 (I) They did exactly what the Scriptures said they would. Even though they couldn't find any reason to put Jesus to death, they still asked Pilate to have him killed.
After Jesus had been put to death, he was taken down from the cross[g] and placed in a tomb. 30 But God raised him from death! 31 (J) Then for many days Jesus appeared to his followers who had gone with him from Galilee to Jerusalem. Now they are telling our people about him.
32 God made a promise to our ancestors. And we are here to tell you the good news 33 (K) that he has kept this promise to us. It is just as the second Psalm says about Jesus,
“You are my son because today
I have become your Father.”
34 (L) God raised Jesus from death and will never let his body decay. It is just as God said,
“I will make to you
the same holy promises
that I made to David.”
35 (M) And in another psalm it says, “God will never let the body of his Holy One decay.”
36 When David was alive, he obeyed God. Then after he died, he was buried in the family grave, and his body decayed. 37 But God raised Jesus from death, and his body did not decay.
38 My friends, the message is that Jesus can forgive your sins! The Law of Moses could not set you free from all your sins. 39 But everyone who has faith in Jesus is set free. 40 Make sure what the prophets have said doesn't happen to you. They said,
41 (N) “Look, you people
who make fun of God!
Be amazed
and disappear.
I will do something today
that you won't believe,
even if someone
tells you about it!”
42 As Paul and Barnabas were leaving the synagogue, the people begged them to say more about these same things on the next Sabbath. 43 After the service, many Jews and a lot of Gentiles who worshiped God went with them. Paul and Barnabas begged them all to remain faithful to God, who had treated them with undeserved grace.
44 The next Sabbath almost everyone in town came to hear the message about the Lord.[h] 45 When the Jewish people saw the crowds, they were very jealous. They insulted Paul and spoke against everything he said.
46 But Paul and Barnabas bravely said:
We had to tell God's message to you before we told it to anyone else. But you rejected the message! This proves that you don't deserve eternal life. Now we are going to the Gentiles. 47 (O) The Lord has given us this command,
“I have placed you here
as a light
for the Gentiles.
You are to take
the saving power of God
to people everywhere on earth.”
48 This message made the Gentiles glad, and they praised what they had heard about the Lord.[i] Everyone who had been chosen for eternal life then put their faith in the Lord.
49 The message about the Lord spread all over this region. 50 But the Jewish leaders went to some of the important men in the town and to some respected women who were religious. They turned them against Paul and Barnabas and started making trouble for them. They even chased them out of this part of the country.
51 (P) Paul and Barnabas shook the dust from that place off their feet[j] and went on to the city of Iconium.
52 But the Lord's followers in Antioch were very happy and were filled with the Holy Spirit.
Footnotes
- 13.1 Herod's: Herod Antipas, the son of Herod the Great.
- 13.2 going without eating: The Jews often went without eating as a way of showing how much they loved God. This is also called “fasting.”
- 13.5 John: Whose other name was Mark (see 12.12,25).
- 13.13 John: See the note at 13.5.
- 13.15 the Law and the Prophets: The Jewish Scriptures, that is, the Old Testament.
- 13.18 took care of: Some manuscripts have “put up with.”
- 13.28-29 cross: This translates a Greek word that means “wood,” “pole,” or “tree.”
- 13.44 the Lord: Some manuscripts have “God.”
- 13.48 the Lord: Some manuscripts have “God.”
- 13.51 shook the dust from that place off their feet: This was a way of showing rejection.
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