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ACTS 13
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Paul Preaches in Antioch of Pisidia
13 Paul and his companions then left Paphos by
ship for Pamphylia, landing at the port town of
Perga. There John Mark left them and returned
to Jerusalem. 14 But Paul and Barnabas traveled
inland to Antioch of Pisidia.*
On the Sabbath they went to the synagogue
for the services. 15 After the usual readings from
the books of Moses* and the prophets, those in
charge of the service sent them this message:
“Brothers, if you have any word of encouragement for the people, come and give it.”
16 So Paul stood, lifted his hand to quiet them,
and started speaking. “Men of Israel,” he said,
“and you God-fearing Gentiles, listen to me.
17 “The God of this nation of Israel chose our
ancestors and made them multiply and grow
strong during their stay in Egypt. Then with a
powerful arm he led them out of their slavery.
18 He put up with them* through forty years of
wandering in the wilderness. 19 Then he destroyed seven nations in Canaan and gave their
land to Israel as an inheritance. 20 All this took
about 450 years.
— promises —
from God
“Everyone who believes
in him is made right
in God’s sight.”
AC T S 1 3:39
“After that, God gave them judges to rule
until the time of Samuel the prophet. 21 Then the
people begged for a king, and God gave them
Saul son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin,
who reigned for forty years. 22 But God removed
Saul and replaced him with David, a man about
whom God said, ‘I have found David son of Jesse, a man after my own heart. He will do everything I want him to do.’*
23 “And it is one of King David’s descendants,
Jesus, who is God’s promised Savior of Israel!
24 Before he came, John the Baptist preached
that all the people of Israel needed to repent of
their sins and turn to God and be baptized. 25 As
John was finishing his ministry he asked, ‘Do
you think I am the Messiah? No, I am not! But
he is coming soon—and I’m not even worthy to
be his slave and untie the sandals on his feet.’
26 “Brothers—you sons of Abraham, and also
you God-fearing Gentiles—this message of
salvation has been sent to us! 27 The people in
Jerusalem and their leaders did not recognize
Jesus as the one the prophets had spoken about.
Instead, they condemned him, and in doing this
they fulfilled the prophets’ words that are read
every Sabbath. 28 They found no legal reason to
execute him, but they asked Pilate to have him
killed anyway.
29 “When they had done all that the prophecies said about him, they took him down from
the cross* and placed him in a tomb. 30 But God
raised him from the dead! 31 And over a period of
many days he appeared to those who had gone
with him from Galilee to Jerusalem. They are
now his witnesses to the people of Israel.
32 “And now we are here to bring you this
Good News. The promise was made to our ancestors, 33 and God has now fulfilled it for us,
their descendants, by raising Jesus. This is what
the second psalm says about Jesus:
‘You are my Son.
Today I have become your Father.*’
34 For God had promised to raise him from the
dead, not leaving him to rot in the grave. He
said, ‘I will give you the sacred blessings I
promised to David.’* 35 Another psalm explains
it more fully: ‘You will not allow your Holy One
to rot in the grave.’* 36 This is not a reference to
David, for after David had done the will of God
in his own generation, he died and was buried
with his ancestors, and his body decayed. 37 No,
it was a reference to someone else—someone
whom God raised and whose body did not decay.
38*“Brothers, listen! We are here to proclaim
that through this man Jesus there is forgiveness
for your sins. 39 Everyone who believes in him is
made right in God’s sight—something the law
of Moses could never do. 40 Be careful! Don’t let
the prophets’ words apply to you. For they said,
41
‘Look, you mockers,
be amazed and die!
For I am doing something in your own day,
something you wouldn’t believe
even if someone told you about it.’*”
42 As Paul and Barnabas left the synagogue
that day, the people begged them to speak about
these things again the next week. 43 Many Jews
and devout converts to Judaism followed Paul
and Barnabas, and the two men urged them to
continue to rely on the grace of God.
Paul Turns to the Gentiles
44 The following week almost the entire city
turned out to hear them preach the word of
the Lord. 45 But when some of the Jews saw the
crowds, they were jealous; so they slandered
Paul and argued against whatever he said.
46 Then Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly
13:13-14 Pamphylia and Pisidia were districts in what is now
Turkey. 13:15 Greek from the law. 13:18 Some manuscripts
read He cared for them; compare Deut 1:31. 13:22 1 Sam
13:14. 13:29 Greek from the tree. 13:33 Or Today I reveal
you as my Son. Ps 2:7. 13:34 Isa 55:3. 13:35 Ps 16:10.
13:38 English translations divide verses 38 and 39 in various
ways. 13:41 Hab 1:5 (Greek version).