Acts 13 :: Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

Barnabas and Saul Sent from Antioch by the Holy Spirit

Now^G1161 there were at Antioch^G490, in the church^G1577 that was there, prophets^G4396 and teachers^G1320: Barnabas^G921, and Simeon^G4826 who was called^G2564 Niger^G3526, and Lucius^G3066 of^G2956 Cyrene^G2956, and Manaen^G3127 who had been brought^G4939 up^G4939 with Herod^G2264 the tetrarch^G5076, and Saul^G4569.

Act 13:2

Act 13:2And while they were ministering to the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.”

Act 13:3

Act 13:3Then, when they had fasted and prayed and laid their hands on them, they sent them away.

On Cyprus

Act 13:4

So^G3767, being sent^G1599 out^G1599 by the Holy^G40 Spirit^G4151, they went^G2718 down^G2718 to Seleucia^G4581 and from^G1564 there^G1564 they sailed^G636 to Cyprus^G2954.

Act 13:5

Act 13:5And when they reached Salamis, they began to proclaim the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews, and they also had John as their helper.

Act 13:6

Act 13:6And when they had gone through the whole island as far as Paphos, they found a magician, a Jewish false prophet whose name was Bar-Jesus,

Act 13:7

Act 13:7who was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, a man of intelligence. This man summoned Barnabas and Saul and sought to hear the word of God.

Act 13:8

Act 13:8But Elymas the magician (for so his name is translated) was opposing them, seeking to turn the proconsul away from the faith.

Act 13:9

Act 13:9But Saul, who was also known as Paul, [fn]filled with the Holy Spirit, fixed his gaze on him,

Act 13:10

Act 13:10and said, “You who are full of all deceit and fraud, you son of the devil, you enemy of all righteousness, will you not cease to make crooked the straight ways of the [fn]Lord?

Act 13:11

Act 13:11“Now, behold, the hand of the [fn]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.

Act 13:12

Act 13:12Then the proconsul believed when he saw what had happened, being astonished at the teaching of the Lord.

In Pisidian Antioch

Act 13:13

Now^G1161 after Paul^G3972 and his companions^G3588^G4012 set^G321 sail^G321 from Paphos^G3974, they came^G2064 to Perga^G4011 in Pamphylia^G3828, but John^G2491 left^G672 them and returned^G5290 to Jerusalem^G2414.

Act 13:14

Act 13:14But going on from Perga, they arrived at Pisidian Antioch. And on the Sabbath day, they went into the synagogue and sat down.

Act 13:15

Act 13:15And after the reading of the Law and the Prophets the synagogue officials sent to them, saying, “Brothers, if you have any word of exhortation for the people, say it.”

Act 13:16

Act 13:16So Paul stood up, and motioning with his hand said,

“Men^G435 of Israel^G2475, and you who fear^G5399 God^G2316, listen^G191:

Act 13:17

Act 13:17“The God of this people Israel chose our fathers and [fn]lifted up the people during their stay in the land of Egypt, and with an uplifted arm He led them out from it.

Act 13:18

Act 13:18“And for a period of about forty years He put up with them in the wilderness.

Act 13:19

Act 13:19“And when He destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, He distributed their land as an inheritance—all of which took about 450 years.

Act 13:20

Act 13:20“After these things He gave them judges until Samuel the prophet.

Act 13:21

Act 13:21“Then they asked for a king, and God gave them Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years.

Act 13:22

Act 13:22“And after He had removed him, He raised up David to be their king, about whom He also said, bearing witness, ‘I HAVE FOUND DAVID the son of Jesse, A MAN AFTER MY HEART, who will do all My [fn]will.’

Act 13:23

Act 13:23“From the seed of this man, according to promise, God has brought to Israel a Savior, Jesus,

Act 13:24

Act 13:24after John had preached before [fn]His coming a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

Act 13:25

Act 13:25“And as John was fulfilling his course, 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.’

Act 13:26

“Brothers^G435^G80, sons^G5207 of Abraham’s^G11 family^G1085, and those^G3588 among^G1722 you who fear^G5399 God^G2316, to us the word^G3056 of this^G3778 salvation^G4991 was sent^G1821.

Act 13:27

Act 13:27“For those who live in Jerusalem, and their rulers, recognizing neither Him nor the [fn]utterances of the prophets which are read every Sabbath, fulfilled them by condemning Him.

Act 13:28

Act 13:28“And though they found no ground for death, they asked Pilate that He be [fn]executed.

Act 13:29

Act 13:29“And when they had finished all that was written concerning Him, they took Him down from the tree and laid Him in a tomb.

Act 13:30

Act 13:30“But God raised Him from the dead;

Act 13:31

Act 13:31and for many days He appeared to those who came up with Him from Galilee to Jerusalem, the very ones who are now His witnesses to the people.

Act 13:32

Act 13:32“And we proclaim to you the good news of the promise made to the fathers,

Act 13:33

Act 13:33that God has fulfilled this promise [fn]to our children in that He raised up Jesus, as it is also written in the second Psalm, ‘YOU ARE MY SON; TODAY I HAVE BEGOTTEN YOU.’

Act 13:34

Act 13:34“But that He raised Him up from the dead, no longer to return to corruption, He has spoken in this way: ‘I WILL GIVE YOU THE HOLY and [fn]FAITHFUL lovingkindnesses OF DAVID.’

Act 13:35

Act 13:35“Therefore He also says in another Psalm, ‘YOU WILL NOT GIVE YOUR [fn]HOLY ONE OVER TO SEE CORRUPTION.’

Act 13:36

Act 13:36“For David, after he had [fn]served the purpose of God in his own generation, fell asleep and was laid among his fathers and saw corruption;

Act 13:37

Act 13:37but He whom God raised did not see corruption.

Act 13:38

Act 13:38“Therefore let it be known to you, brothers, that through [fn]Him forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you,

Act 13:39

Act 13:39and that in Him, everyone who believes is justified from all things which you could not be justified from [fn]through the Law of Moses.

Act 13:40

Act 13:40“Therefore watch out, so that the thing spoken of in the Prophets may not come upon you:

Act 13:41

‘LOOK^G3708, YOU SCOFFERS^G2707, AND MARVEL^G2296, AND [fn]PERISH^G853;

FOR I AM ACCOMPLISHING^G2038 A WORK^G2041 IN YOUR DAYS^G2250,

A WORK^G2041 WHICH^G3739 YOU WILL NEVER^G3756^G3361 BELIEVE^G4100, THOUGH^G1437 SOMEONE^G5100 SHOULD RECOUNT^G1555 IT TO YOU.’”

Act 13:42

And as [fn]Paul and Barnabas were leaving^G1826, the people kept pleading^G3870 that these^G3778 words^G4487 might be spoken^G2980 to them the next^G3342 Sabbath^G4521.

Act 13:43

Act 13:43Now when the meeting of the synagogue had broken up, many of the Jews and of the God-fearing [fn]proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas, who, speaking to them, were urging them to continue in the grace of God.

Many Gentiles Believe

Act 13:44

And the next^G2064 Sabbath^G4521, nearly^G4975 the whole^G3956 city^G4172 assembled^G4863 to hear^G191 the word^G3056 of [fn]the [fn]Lord^G2316.

Act 13:45

Act 13:45But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy and began contradicting the things spoken by Paul, [fn]blaspheming.

Act 13:46

Act 13:46Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly and said, “It was necessary that the word of God be spoken to you first. Since you reject it and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, behold, we are turning to the Gentiles.

Act 13:47

Act 13:47“For so the [fn]Lord has commanded us,

‘I HAVE PLACED^G5087 YOU AS A LIGHT^G5457 FOR THE GENTILES^G1484,

THAT YOU MAY [fn]BRING^G1510^G1519 SALVATION^G4991 TO THE END^G2078 OF THE EARTH^G1093.’”

Act 13:48

And when the Gentiles^G1484 heard^G191 this, they began rejoicing^G5463 and glorifying^G1392 the word^G3056 of [fn]the [fn]Lord^G2962, and as many^G3745 as had been^G1510 appointed^G5021 to eternal^G166 life^G2222 believed^G4100.

Act 13:49

Act 13:49And the word of the [fn]Lord was being spread through the whole region.

Act 13:50

Act 13:50But the Jews incited the [fn]God-fearing women of prominence and the leading men of the city, and instigated a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and drove them out of their [fn]district.

Act 13:51