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Bernabé niman Saulo oquiselijquej intequiyo para temachtisquej

13  Nemiyaj intzajlan on yejhuan tlaneltocaj ne Antioquía semej tiotlajtojquej niman temachtijquej. Yejhuamej catcaj Bernabé, Simón yejhuan no itoca Niger, Lucio on yejhuan hualehua ne Cirene, Manaén yejhuan ihuan onoscaltij Herodes on yejhuan gobernador ne Galilea niman Saulo. Se tonajli, ijcuac yejhuamej in quitequipanohuayaj toTeco niman nosahuayaj, on Espíritu Santo oquijtoj:

―Xquincalactican Bernabé niman Saulo ipan on tequitl yejhuan onictlapejpenij para quichihuasquej.

Quemaj ijcuac yoquichijquej oración niman yonosauquej, oquitlalijquej inmahuan impan yejhuamej niman oquintitlanquej ipan inojhui.

Bernabé ihuan Saulo otemachtijquej ne Chipre

On Espíritu Santo oquintitlan Bernabe niman Saulo, niman yejhuamej otemotoj ne Seleucia niman ompa onatlalijquej para oyajquej ne ipan on tlalhuactli itoca Chipre yejhuan oncaj ne itlajcotian on mar. Ijcuac oajsiquej ne Chipre, ocalaquej ipan se hueyican itoca Salamina. Ompa opejquej quiteijliaj on itlajtoltzin Dios ne ipan intiopanhuan on hebreos, niman Juan yejhuan no itoca Marcos quimpalehuiyaya. Yejhuamej oquistinenquej imanyan on tlalhuactli hasta oajsiquej ne ipan on pueblo itoca Pafos. Ompa oquinamiquej se tlacatl hebreo itoca Barjesús, yejhuan nahuajli catca. Yejhua se tlacajcayajquetl catca pampa quiteijliaya yejhua tenojnotzaya itech ica Dios. Yejhua nohuicaya ihuan on gobernador Sergio Paulo, se tlacatl yejhuan quipia cajsicamatilistli. On gobernador otlanahuatij ma quinotzatij Bernabé niman Saulo pampa quinequiya caquis on itlajtoltzin Dios. Pero on nahuajli Barjesús, yejhuan no itoca catca Elimas, quimixnamiquiya Bernabé niman Saulo. Quinequiya quiyolmajxalos on gobernador para ma ca tlaneltocas. Pero on Espíritu Santo nochi ica quiyecanaya Saulo, yejhuan no itoca Pablo, niman Pablo opeu quitlajtlata Elimas. 10 Ijquin oquijlij:

―¡Hueyi tlacajcayajquetl niman xompayejyehua! Tejhua tiiconeu on diablo niman tiquixnamiqui nochi on tlen cuajli. ¿Xqueman ticajcahuas ica titepopolojtinemis ipan on imelajcaojhuitzin toTeco? 11 Aman, tej, on toTeco mitzcastigaros ican ipoder. Tixpajpayatis niman quesqui tonaltin xhuelis tiquitas on tonaltzintli.

Quemaj nimantzin oixpajpayat niman ipan otlayohuatiac. Opeu nopapalacachohua niman quitejtemohuaya aquinon quitzquis ipan ima pampa xoc tlachaya. 12 Ijcuac on gobernador oquitac on tlen onochiu, otlaneltocac, niman quipacaitaya on itemachtil toTeco.

Pablo ihuan Bernabé nemiyaj ne Antioquía ipan iregión Pisidia

13 Pablo niman itehuicalhuan ocalaquej ipan barco ne Pafos niman oyajquej ne ipan on pueblo Perge de Panfilia. Pero Juan oquincau niman onocuep para Jerusalén. 14 Quemaj oquisquej Perge niman oyajquej ne ipan on pueblo itoca Antioquía de Pisidia. Niman ipan on nesehuiltonajli, ocalaquej ne ipan intiopan on hebreos niman onotlalijquej. 15 Niman ijcuac yacaj yoquinomachtij on itlanahuatil Moisés niman on intlajcuilolamau on tiotlajtojquej, on huejhueyixtoquej tlayecanquej otlatitlanquej ma quimijlitij Pablo niman itehuicalhuan:

―Nocnihuan, tla nenquipiaj itlaj tlajtojli para nentechtlacanonotzasquej, huelis nenquijtosquej.

16 Ijcuacon Pablo ohuajnotelquetz, niman oquintlajtlanilij ican ima para ma ca ma nahuatican. Quemaj oquijtoj:

―Tlacamej hebreos niman xhebreos yejhuan nenquitlacaitaj Dios, xcaquican. 17 On inDios in hebreos oquintlapejpenij toachtojtajhuan, niman oquinmiyequilij on hebreos ijcuac chantiyaj ne tetlalpan itoca Egipto. Niman ican ipoder oquinquixtij ompa. 18 Niman ipan canaj ompoajli xipan Dios oquimijyohuilij on quen yejhuamej nohuicayaj ne campa tlapatlaco. 19 Niman on chicome países yejhuan oncatca ne ipan on tlajli itoca Canaán oquinxoxotonij para oquinmacac intlalhuan on hebreos quen inherencia. 20 Más saquin canaj ipan 450 xipan, oquinyecan on hebreos intechcopa on jueces, hasta ipan on tonaltin ijcuac onemico on tiotlajtojquetl Samuel. 21 Quemaj ijcuacon on tlacamej oquitlajtlanquej se rey para yejhua quinyecanas, niman Dios oquinmacac Saúl quen rey para ompoajli xipan. Saúl on iconeu Cis niman on huejca teixhuiu catca itech Benjamín. 22 Más saquin Dios oquinquixtilij Saúl quen rey, niman ocalactij David para rey. Oquiteixpantilij quijtohua: “Nejhua niquixmati David, iconeu Isaí. Yejhua se tlacatl yejhuan sanoyej nechpactia niman quichihuas nochi tlen nicnequis.” 23 Niman Dios oquinmacac on hebreos se temaquixtijquetl itoca Jesús yejhuan ihuejcaixhuiu David quen Dios yoquitlalica ipan ipromesa. 24 Ijcuac xe huajlaya Jesús, Juan oquimijlij nochimej on chanejquej Israel ica nonequi noyolcuepasquej niman nocuatequisquej. 25 Niman ijcuac Juan tlamiya on itequiyo, oquijtoj: “¿Quen nenquinemiliaj aquin nejhua? Xnejhua on aquin nemejhuamej nenquinemiliaj. Yejhua huajlau saquin de nejhua niman nejhua xnechmelahua para nictomilis icachuan ipan icxihuan.”

26 'Nocnihuan, huejca teixhuihuan itech Abraham, niman nemejhuamej xhebreos yejhuan nenquitlacaitaj Dios, yejhua in cuajli tlajtojli yejhuan quitemaca temaquixtilistli omechajtitlanilijquej nemejhuamej. 27 On chanejquej ne Jerusalén niman intlayecancahuan xquimatiyaj aquinon catca Jesús, nion xcajsicamatiyaj on tlen quinomachtiayaj ipan inamau on tiotlajtojquej ipan nochi quech sábados. Pero sa no yejhuamej otenquisquej intlajtol on tiotlajtojquej ijcuac oquimictijquej Jesús. 28 Niman masqui xoquinextilijquej tlinon ica huelis quimictisquej, yejhuamej oquitlajtlanilijquej Pilato para ma tlanahuati ma quimictican. 29 Quemaj ijcuac yoquichihuilijquej nochi on tlajtlamach ijcon quen on Yectlajcuilojli quijtohua ica nochihuas itech, oquitemoltijquej ipan on cojnepanojli niman oquitocaquej ipan se tlalcontli. 30 Pero Dios oquiyolihuitij niman oquetzteu ipan itlalcon. 31 Niman quemaj miyec tonajli oquinnotitijtinen on yejhuan ihuan otlejcocaj ne ica Galilea para Jerusalén. Aman, tej, yejhuamej quiteixpantiliaj intech in tlacamej.

32 'Niman aman tejhuamej no temechmachiltiaj on cuajli tlajtojli ica on tlen Dios oquitlalij ipan ipromesa on toachtojtajhuan. 33 Aman yotechtenquixtilij tejhuamej yejhuan tiinconehuan. Otechtenquixtilij ijcuac oquiyolihuitij niman oquetzteu Jesús ne ipan itlalcon. Ijcon onochiu quen tlajcuilolnesticaj ipan on ica ome salmo: “Tejhua tinoConeu niman aman on tlacamej quimatisquej ica tejhua tinoConeu.” 34 Niman ica oquetzteu intech on mimiquej para xoc queman ijtlacahuis itlalnacayo huelis nenquitasquej ipan yejhua in Yectlajcuilojli yejhuan quijtohua: “Nemejhuamej nemechmacas on melahuac yectlatiochihualistli yejhuan onicprometerohuilij David.” 35 Niman no quijtohua yejhua ipan ocse salmo: “Xticahuilis para ma ijtlacahui itlalnacayo moyecTequitcau.” 36 Ica tlen melahuac, David ipan on tonaltin ijcuac nemiya niman ijcuac otlan itequiyo ijcon quen quinequiya Dios, yejhua omic. Niman quemaj ocahuatoj ne campa toctoquej itajhuan niman otlalpalan itlalnacayo. 37 Pero itlalnacayo on yejhuan Dios oquiyolihuitij niman oquetzteu xotlalpalan. 38 Xmatztiacan, tej, nocnihuan, ica san itechcopa Jesús hueli temechmachiltiaj quen Dios mechtlapojpolhuilia nemotlajtlacol. 39 Niman de nochi yejhua on tlajtlamach yejhuan ica itlanahuatil Moisés xohuel omechtlapojpolhuijquej, itechcopa Jesús nochimej yejhuan quineltocaj quiselisquej tetlapojpolhuilistli. 40 Xmotacan sa no nemejhuamej, tej, ma ca nemopan nochihuas on tlen oquijcuilojquej on tiotlajtojquej ijcuac oquijtojquej: 41 Xquitacan, tepijpinahuijquej, xmojcatlachacan niman xixpolihuican, pampa nejhua, yejhuan niDios, nicchihuas ipan in tonaltin chica nennemij se tequitl sanoyej hueyi yejhuan xnenquineltocasquej masqui yacaj mechtlajtlajtohuilis.

42 Ijcuac Pablo niman itehuicalhuan oquisquej ne ipan intiopan on hebreos, on yejhuan xhebreos sanoyej oquintlajtlanilijquej ocsejpa ma quinnojnotzacan yejhua ica in tlajtlamach tlajtojli ipan ocse sábado. 43 Niman ijcuac yotlanquej nomachtiaj ne ipan on tiopan, miyequej hebreos niman on xhebreos yejhuan oquiselijquej intlaneltoc on hebreos yejhuan no quitlacaitayaj Dios, oyajquej inhuan Pablo niman Bernabé. Niman yejhuamej quintlacanonotzayaj on tlacamej ma nemican melajqui ipan itetlajsojtlalis Dios.

44 Niman ipan on ocse sábado onosentlalijquej sa quen nochimej on chanejquej para caquisquej on itlajtoltzin Dios. 45 Ijcuac on hebreos oquitaquej on tojlamej, sanoyej otlahuelmiquej. Quemaj opeu quitlajtolixnamiquij Pablo niman cuijhuicaltiayaj. 46 Ijcuacon Pablo niman Bernabé onixcojtilijquej, niman oquimijlijquej:

―Ijqui nonequiya para achtopa nemejhuamej yejhuan nenhebreos temechmacasquej itlajtoltzin Dios. Pero aman pampa xnenquinequij nenquiselisquej, niman pampa nencuitiaj xmechmelahua on nemilistli yejhuan para nochipa, temechtlalcahuisquej niman yej tiasquej intech on yejhuan xhebreos. 47 Ijquin ticchihuasquej pampa ijqui otechnahuatij toTeco, quijtohuaya:
Onimitztlalij para ticteixpantilis intech on yejhuan xhebreos, niman para tejhua ticuicas on temaquixtijli nochihuiyan imanyan in tlalticpactli.

48 Niman ijcuac yejhuamej on yehuan xhebreos ocacquej on tlajtojli, paquiyaj niman opejquej quijtohuaj ica on itlajtoltzin toTeco sanoyej cuajli. Niman otlaneltocaquej nochimej on yejhuan Dios oquintlapejpenij para quipiasquej nemilistli para nochipa.

49 Niman itlajtoltzin on toTeco nochayahuaya imanyan nochi yejhua on región. 50 Pero on hebreos oquinyolchicajquej on sihuamej yejhuan quitlacaitayaj Dios niman yejhuan más huejhueyixtoquej niman on tlacamej yejhuan más huejhueyixtoquej ipan on región. Quemaj opeu quintlahuelitaj niman quintlayohuiltiaj Pablo niman Bernabé hasta queman oquintotocaquej ipan on yehualican. 51 Ijcuacon on apóstoles oquitzejtzelojquej imicxihuan para oquixinijquej on tlalteutli. Ijcon oquichijquej para oquintitijquej ica Dios xquinselis, yej quintlajtlacolmacas. Quemaj oyajquej ne ipan on hueyican itoca Iconio. 52 Niman on nomachtijquej sanoyej paquiyaj niman on Espíritu Santo nochi ica quinyecanayaj.

First Missionary Journey

13 Now there were (A)prophets and (B)teachers at (C)Antioch, in the (D)church that was there: (E)Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of (F)Cyrene, Manaen who had been brought up with (G)Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. While they were [a]serving the Lord and fasting, (H)the Holy Spirit said, “Set (I)Barnabas and Saul apart for Me for (J)the work to which I have called them.” Then, when they had fasted, (K)prayed, and (L)laid their hands on them, (M)they sent them away.

So, being (N)sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia and from there they sailed to (O)Cyprus. When they reached Salamis, they began to proclaim the word of God in (P)the synagogues of the Jews; and they also had (Q)John as their helper. When they had gone through the whole island as far as Paphos, they found a (R)magician, a Jewish (S)false prophet whose name was Bar-Jesus, who was with the (T)proconsul, Sergius Paulus, a man of intelligence. This man summoned Barnabas and Saul and sought to hear the word of God. But Elymas the (U)magician (for so his name is translated) was opposing them, seeking to turn the (V)proconsul away from (W)the faith. But Saul, who was also known as Paul, [b](X)filled with the Holy Spirit, stared at him, 10 and said, “[c]You who are full of all deceit and fraud, you (Y)son of the devil, you enemy of all righteousness, will you not stop making crooked (Z)the straight ways of the Lord? 11 Now, behold, (AA)the hand of the Lord is upon you, and you will be blind and not see the sun for a time.” And immediately a mist and a darkness fell upon him, and he went about seeking those who would lead him by the hand. 12 Then the (AB)proconsul believed when he saw what had happened, being amazed at (AC)the teaching of the Lord.

13 Now Paul and his companions put out to sea from (AD)Paphos and came to (AE)Perga in (AF)Pamphylia; but (AG)John left them and returned to Jerusalem. 14 But going on from Perga, they arrived at (AH)Pisidian (AI)Antioch, and on (AJ)the Sabbath day they went into (AK)the synagogue and sat down. 15 After (AL)the reading of the Law and (AM)the Prophets, (AN)the synagogue officials sent word to them, saying, “[d]Brothers, if you have any word of exhortation for the people, say it.” 16 Paul stood up, and (AO)motioning with his hand said,

“Men of Israel, and (AP)you who fear God, listen: 17 The God of this people Israel (AQ)chose our fathers and [e](AR)made the people great during their stay in the land of Egypt, and with an uplifted arm (AS)He led them out from it. 18 For (AT)a period of about forty years (AU)He put up with them in the wilderness. 19 (AV)When He had destroyed (AW)seven nations in the land of Canaan, He (AX)distributed their land as an inheritance—all of which took (AY)about 450 years. 20 After these things He (AZ)gave them judges until (BA)Samuel the prophet. 21 Then they (BB)asked for a king, and God gave them (BC)Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years. 22 After He had (BD)removed him, He raised up David to be their king, concerning whom He also testified and said, ‘(BE)I have found David, the son of Jesse, a man after My heart, who will do all My [f]will.’ 23 (BF)From the descendants of this man, (BG)according to promise, God has brought to Israel (BH)a Savior, Jesus, 24 after (BI)John had proclaimed, before [g]His coming, a (BJ)baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel. 25 And while John (BK)was completing his course, (BL)he kept saying, ‘What do you suppose that I am? I am not He. But behold, One is coming after me, the sandals of whose feet I am not worthy to untie.’

26 [h]Brothers, sons of Abraham’s family, and those among you who fear God, to us the message of (BM)this salvation has been sent. 27 For those who live in Jerusalem, and their (BN)rulers, (BO)recognizing neither Him nor the [i]declarations of (BP)the prophets which are (BQ)read every Sabbath, fulfilled these by condemning Him. 28 And though they found no grounds for putting Him to death, they (BR)asked Pilate that He be executed. 29 When they had (BS)carried out everything that was written concerning Him, (BT)they took Him down from the [j](BU)cross and (BV)laid Him in a tomb. 30 But God (BW)raised Him from the dead; 31 and for many days (BX)He appeared to those who came up with Him from Galilee to Jerusalem, the very ones who are now (BY)His witnesses to the people. 32 And we (BZ)preach to you the good news of (CA)the promise made to the fathers, 33 that God has fulfilled this promise to those of us who are the descendants by (CB)raising Jesus, as it is also written in the second Psalm: ‘(CC)You are My Son; today I have fathered You.’ 34 As for the fact that He (CD)raised Him from the dead, never again to return to decay, He has spoken in this way: ‘(CE)I will give you the holy and faithful mercies of David.’ 35 Therefore, He also says in another Psalm: ‘(CF)You will not [k]allow Your [l]Holy One to [m]undergo decay.’ 36 For (CG)David, after he had [n]served God’s (CH)purpose in his own generation, (CI)fell asleep, and was [o]buried among his fathers and [p]underwent decay; 37 but He whom God (CJ)raised did not [q]undergo decay. 38 Therefore let it be known to you, [r]brothers, that (CK)through [s]Him forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you, 39 and [t]through Him (CL)everyone who believes is [u]freed from all things, from which you could not be [v]freed [w]through the Law of Moses. 40 Therefore, see that the thing spoken of (CM)in the Prophets does not come upon you:

41 (CN)Look, you scoffers, and be astonished, and [x]perish;
For I am accomplishing a work in your days,
A work which you will never believe, though someone should describe it to you.’”

42 As [y]Paul and Barnabas were going out, the people repeatedly begged to have these [z]things spoken to them the next (CO)Sabbath. 43 Now when the meeting of the synagogue had broken up, many of the Jews and the (CP)God-fearing [aa](CQ)proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas, who were speaking to them and urging them to continue in (CR)the grace of God.

Paul Turns to the Gentiles

44 The next (CS)Sabbath nearly all the city assembled to hear the word of [ab]the Lord. 45 But when (CT)the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy and began contradicting the things spoken by Paul, and were [ac]blaspheming. 46 Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly and said, “It was necessary that the word of God be spoken to you (CU)first. Since you repudiate it and consider yourselves unworthy of eternal life, behold, (CV)we are turning to the Gentiles. 47 For so the Lord has commanded us,

(CW)I have appointed You as a (CX)light [ad]to the Gentiles,
That You may [ae]bring salvation to the end of the earth.’”

48 When the Gentiles heard this, they began rejoicing and glorifying (CY)the word of [af]the Lord; and all who (CZ)had been appointed to eternal life believed. 49 And (DA)the word of the Lord was being spread through the whole region. 50 But (DB)the Jews incited the [ag](DC)devout women (DD)of prominence and the leading men of the city, and instigated a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and drove them out of their [ah]region. 51 But (DE)they shook off the dust from their feet in protest against them and went to (DF)Iconium. 52 And the disciples were continually (DG)filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.

Footnotes

  1. Acts 13:2 Lit performing ministry to
  2. Acts 13:9 Or having just been filled
  3. Acts 13:10 Lit O full of
  4. Acts 13:15 Lit Men, brothers
  5. Acts 13:17 Or exalted
  6. Acts 13:22 Lit wishes
  7. Acts 13:24 Lit the face of His entering
  8. Acts 13:26 Lit Men, brothers
  9. Acts 13:27 Lit voices
  10. Acts 13:29 Lit wood; see Deut 21:23
  11. Acts 13:35 Lit give
  12. Acts 13:35 Or Devout; or Pious
  13. Acts 13:35 Lit see corruption
  14. Acts 13:36 Or served his own generation by the purpose of God
  15. Acts 13:36 Lit gathered to his
  16. Acts 13:36 Lit saw corruption
  17. Acts 13:37 Lit see corruption
  18. Acts 13:38 Lit men, brothers
  19. Acts 13:38 Lit this One
  20. Acts 13:39 Lit in; or by
  21. Acts 13:39 Or justified
  22. Acts 13:39 Or justified
  23. Acts 13:39 Lit by
  24. Acts 13:41 Lit disappear
  25. Acts 13:42 Lit they
  26. Acts 13:42 Lit words
  27. Acts 13:43 I.e., Gentile converts to Judaism
  28. Acts 13:44 One early ms God
  29. Acts 13:45 Or slandering him
  30. Acts 13:47 Lit of
  31. Acts 13:47 Lit be for salvation
  32. Acts 13:48 Two early mss God
  33. Acts 13:50 Or worshiping
  34. Acts 13:50 Lit boundaries

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

On Cyprus

The two of them, sent on their way by the Holy Spirit,(L) went down to Seleucia and sailed from there to Cyprus.(M) 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.

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, 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. 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) 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