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There is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved. 4:12

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Acts

CHAPTER 13

The Holy Ghost selects Barnabas and Saul
13:1-3

1 Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers; as Barnabas, and Simeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, which had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.

While the leaders of the Church in Antioch fasted,

the Holy Ghost said,

2 As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them.

I've selected Barnabas and Saul to do some work for me. [1]

3 And when they had fasted and prayed, laid their hands on them, they sent them away.

So they fasted, prayed, and laid their hands on them,

and sent them away.

Elymas is blinded by Paul and God
13:3-12

4 So they, being sent forth by the Holy Ghost, departed unto Seleucia; and from thence they sailed to Cyprus.

5 And when they were at Salamis, they preached the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews: and they had also John to their minister.

So Barnabas and Saul, having been sent by the Holy Ghost,

sailed to Cyprus.

6 And when they had gone through the isle unto Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name was Barjesus:

In the city of Paphos, they found a Jewish sorcerer and false prophet named Barjesus.

7 Which was with the deputy of the country, Sergius Paulus, a prudent man; who called for Barnabas and Saul, and desired to hear the word of God.

There was also an official named Sergius Paulus in Paphos who asked Saul and Barnabas about the word of God.

8 But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) withstood them, seeking to turn away the deputy from the faith.

But Barjesus (aka Elymas) tried to keep the official from the faith.

9Then Saul, (who also is called Paul,) filled with the Holy Ghost, set his eyes on him.

10 And said, O full of all subtilty and all mischief, thou child of the devil, thou enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?

Then Saul (aka Paul), filled with the Holy Ghost,

looked at Elymas, and said,

You child of the devil, [2]

you enemy of all righteousness,

will you ever stop opposing God?

11 And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a season. And immediately there fell on him a mist and a darkness; and he went about seeking some to lead him by the hand.

The hand of God is on you,

and you will be blind for a while. [3]

And immediately, Elymas was blinded.

12Then the deputy, when he saw what was done, believed, being astonished at the doctrine of the Lord.

When the official saw what was done, he believed. [4]

Paul speaks in the Antioch synagogue
13:13-52

13 Now when Paul and his company loosed from Paphos, they came to Perga in Pamphylia: and John departing from them returned to Jerusalem.

Paul and his companions left Paphos and went to Antioch,

14 But when they departed from Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia, and went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and sat down.

where they attended the synagogue on the sabbath day.

15 And after the reading of the law and the prophets the rulers of the synagogue sent unto them, saying, Ye men and brethren, if ye have any word of exhortation for the people, say on.

The leaders of the synagogue

asked Paul if he had anything to say.

16 Then Paul stood up, and beckoning with his hand said, Men of Israel, and ye that fear God, give audience.

Paul stood up and said:

17 The God of this people of Israel chose our fathers, and exalted the people when they dwelt as strangers in the land of Egypt, and with an high arm brought he them out of it.

God brought the people of Israel out of Egypt,

18 And about the time of forty years suffered he their manners in the wilderness.

suffering their poor manners for forty years.

19 And when he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Chanaan, he divided their land to them by lot.

He destroyed seven Canaanite nations

and divided their land by lot.

20 And after that he gave unto them judges about the space of four hundred and fifty years, until Samuel the prophet.

He gave them judges for about 450 years. [5]

21 And afterward they desired a king: and God gave unto them Saul the son of Cis, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, by the space of forty years.

When the people wanted a king,

he gave them Saul for 40 years.

22 And when he had removed him, he raised up unto them David to be their king; to whom also he gave their testimony, and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after mine own heart, which shall fulfil all my will.

Then he removed Saul and gave them David, and said,

I have found David, a man after my own heart, who will do my will. [6]

23Of this man's seed hath God according to his promise raised unto Israel a Saviour, Jesus:

24 When John had first preached before his coming the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

25 And as John fulfilled his course, he said, Whom think ye that I am? I am not he. But, behold, there cometh one after me, whose shoes of his feet I am not worthy to loose.

26 Men and brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and whosoever among you feareth God, to you is the word of this salvation sent.

From David's seed, God gave Israel a savior, Jesus. [7]

27 For they that dwell at Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they knew him not, nor yet the voices of the prophets which are read every sabbath day, they have fulfilled them in condemning him.

28 And though they found no cause of death in him, yet desired they Pilate that he should be slain.

The rulers in Jerusalem caused Pilate to kill Jesus.

29 And when they had fulfilled all that was written of him, they took him down from the tree, and laid him in a sepulchre.

Then they laid him in a sepulchre. [8]

30 But God raised him from the dead:

But God raised him from the dead. [9]

31 And he was seen many days of them which came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are his witnesses unto the people.

32 And we declare unto you glad tidings, how that the promise which was made unto the fathers,

33 God hath fulfilled the same unto us their children, in that he hath raised up Jesus again; as it is also written in the second psalm, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee.

And he was seen for many days. [10]

34 And as concerning that he raised him up from the dead, now no more to return to corruption, he said on this wise, I will give you the sure mercies of David.

35 Wherefore he saith also in another psalm, Thou shalt not suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.

36 For David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God, fell on sleep, and was laid unto his fathers, and saw corruption:

37 But he, whom God raised again, saw no corruption.

38 Be it known unto you therefore, men and brethren, that through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins:

When speaking about raising Jesus from the dead,

God said,

I'll give you the sure mercies of David. [11]

39 And by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses.

40 Beware therefore, lest that come upon you, which is spoken of in the prophets;

41 Behold, ye despisers, and wonder, and perish: for I work a work in your days, a work which ye shall in no wise believe, though a man declare it unto you.

All believers are justified from all things, [12]

from which you couldn't be justified by the law of Moses.

42 And when the Jews were gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles besought that these words might be preached to them the next sabbath.

43 Now when the congregation was broken up, many of the Jews and religious proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas: who, speaking to them, persuaded them to continue in the grace of God.

When Paul finally stopped talking and the Jews had left the synagogue, the Gentiles asked Paul to preach again to them on the next sabbath.

44 And the next sabbath day came almost the whole city together to hear the word of God.

And on the next sabbath, nearly everyone in the city came to hear the word of God.

45 But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy, and spake against those things which were spoken by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming.

But the Jews were filled with envy, and spoke against Paul, contradicting and blaspheming.

46 Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and said, It was necessary that the word of God should first have been spoken to you: but seeing ye put it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles.

47 For so hath the Lord commanded us, saying, I have set thee to be a light of the Gentiles, that thou shouldest be for salvation unto the ends of the earth.

Paul and Barnabas said to the Jews,

We spoke to you first, but since you proved unworthy of everlasting life, we turned to the Gentiles instead.

48 And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed.

49 And the word of the Lord was published throughout all the region.

When the Gentiles heard this, they rejoiced.

And those who were predestined to eternal life believed. [13]

50 But the Jews stirred up the devout and honourable women, and the chief men of the city, and raised persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them out of their coasts.

But the Jews persecuted Paul and Barnabas,

and expelled them from the city.

51 But they shook off the dust of their feet against them, and came unto Iconium.

So they shook off the dust from their feet, and went to Iconium.

52 And the disciples were filled with joy, and with the Holy Ghost.

And the disciples were filled with joy and the Holy Ghost.

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