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 13:1 ¶ Now there were at Antioch, in the church that was [there], prophets and teachers, Barnabas, and Symeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen the foster-brother of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.

 13:1 ¶ Nowº there wereºº inº theº churchº that wasºº atº Antiochº certainº prophetsº andº teachers;º asºº Barnabas,º andº Simeonº that was calledºº Niger,º andº Luciusº of Cyrene,º andº Manaen,º which had been brought upº withº Herodº theº tetrarch,º andº Saul.º

 13:2 And as they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Spirit said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them.

 13:2 Asº theyº ministeredºº to theº Lord,º andº fasted,ºº theº Holyº Ghostº said,ººº Separateººº meºº Barnabasº andº Saulº forº theº workº whereuntoº I have calledºº them.º

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

 13:3 Andº whenº they had fastedºº andº prayed,ºº andº laidºº [their] handsº onºº them,º they sent [them] away.ºº

 13:4 ¶ So they, being sent forth by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia; and from thence they sailed to Cyprus.

 13:4 ¶ Soºº they,º beingº sent forthºº byº theº Holyº Ghost,º departedºº untoº Seleucia;º andº fromº thenceºº they sailedºº toº Cyprus.º

 13:5 And when they were at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews: and they had also John as their attendant.

 13:5 Andº when they wereºº atº Salamis,º they preachedºº theº wordº of Godº inº theº synagoguesº of theº Jews:º andº they hadºº alsoº Johnº to [their] minister.º

 13:6 And when they had gone through the whole island unto Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name was Bar-jesus;

 13:6 Andº when they had gone throughºº theº isleº untoº Paphos,º they foundºº a certainº sorcerer,º a false prophet,º a Jew,º whoseº nameº [was] Barjesus:º

 13:7 who was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, a man of understanding. The same called unto him Barnabas and Saul, and sought to hear the word of God.

 13:7 Whichº wasºº withº theº deputy of the country,º Sergiusº Paulus,º a prudentº man;º whoº calledºº forº Barnabasº andº Saul,º and desiredºº to hearºº theº wordº of God.º

 13:8 But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) withstood them, seeking to turn aside the proconsul from the faith.

 13:8 Butº Elymasº theº sorcererº (forº soº is hisº nameº by interpretation)ºººº withstoodºº them,º seekingºº to turn awayºº theº deputyº fromº theº faith.º

 13:9 But Saul, who is also [called] Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, fastened his eyes on him,

 13:9 Thenº Saul,º (whoº alsoº [is called] Paul,)º filledº withºº the Holyº Ghost,ºº set his eyesºº onº him,º

 13:10 and said, O full of all guile and all villany, thou son of the devil, thou enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?

 13:10 And said,ºº Oº fullº of allº subtiltyº andº allº mischief,º [thou] childº of the devil,º [thou] enemyº of allº righteousness,º wilt thouºº notº ceaseºº to pervertºº theº rightº waysº of the Lord?º

 13:11 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.

 13:11 Andº now,º behold,ºº the handº of theº Lordº [is] uponº thee,º andº thou shalt beºº blind,º notº seeingºº theº sunº forº a season.º Andº immediatelyº there fellºº onº himº a mistº andº a darkness;º andº he went aboutºº seekingºº some to lead him by the hand.º

 13:12 Then the proconsul, when he saw what was done, believed, being astonished at the teaching of the Lord.

 13:12 Thenº theº deputy,º when he sawºº what was done,ºº believed,ºº being astonishedºº atº theº doctrineº of theº Lord.º

 13:13 Now Paul and his company set sail from Paphos, and came to Perga in Pamphylia: and John departed from them and returned to Jerusalem.

 13:13 Nowº when Paulº and his companyº loosedºº fromº Paphos,º they cameºº toº Pergaº in Pamphylia:º andº Johnº departingºº fromº themº returnedºº toº Jerusalem.º

 13:14 ¶ But they, passing through from Perga, came to Antioch of Pisidia; and they went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and sat down.

 13:14 ¶ Butº when theyº departedºº fromº Perga,º they cameºº toº Antiochº in Pisidia,º andº wentºº intoº theº synagogueº on theº sabbathº day,º and sat down.ºº

 13:15 And after the reading of the law and the prophets the rulers of the synagogue sent unto them, saying, Brethren, if ye have any word of exhortation for the people, say on.

 13:15 Andº afterº theº readingº of theº lawº andº theº prophetsº theº rulers of the synagogueº sentºº untoº them,º saying,ºº [Ye] menº [and] brethren,º ifº ye haveºººº any wordº of exhortationº forº theº people,º say on.ºº

 13:16 And Paul stood up, and beckoning with the hand said, Men of Israel, and ye that fear God, hearken:

 13:16 Thenº Paulº stood up,ºº andº beckoningºº with [his] handº said,ºº Menº of Israel,º andº ye that fearºº God,º give audience.ºº

 13:17 The God of this people Israel chose our fathers, and exalted the people when they sojourned in the land of Egypt, and with a high arm led he them forth out of it.

 13:17 Theº Godº of thisº peopleº of Israelº choseºº ourº fathers,º andº exaltedºº theº peopleº whenº they dwelt as strangersº inº the landº of Egypt,º andº withº an highº armº broughtº heºº themº out ofº it.º

 13:18 And for about the time of forty years as a nursing-father bare he them in the wilderness.

 13:18 Andº aboutº the timeº of forty yearsº suffered heºº theirº mannersººº inº theº wilderness.º

 13:19 And when he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, he gave [them] their land for an inheritance, for about four hundred and fifty years:

 13:19 Andº when he had destroyedºº sevenº nationsº inº the landº of Chanaan,º he dividedºº theirº landº to themº by lot.ºººº

 13:20 and after these things he gave [them] judges until Samuel the prophet.

 13:20 Andº afterº thatº he gaveºº [unto them] judgesº aboutº the space ofº four hundredº andº fiftyº years,º untilº Samuelº theº prophet.º

 13:21 And afterward they asked for a king: and God gave unto them Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for the space of forty years.

 13:21 And afterwardº they desiredºº a king:º andº Godº gaveºº unto themº Saulº the sonº of Cis,º a manº ofº the tribeº of Benjamin,º by the space of fortyº years.º

 13:22 And when he had removed him, he raised up David to be their king; to whom also he bare witness and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after My heart, who shall do all My will.

 13:22 Andº when he had removedºº him,º he raised upºº unto themº Davidº to beº their king;ºº to whomº alsoº he gave testimony,ºº and said,ºº I have foundºº Davidº theº [son] of Jesse,º a manº afterº mine ownº heart,º whichº shall fulfilºº allº myº will.º

 13:23 Of this man's seed hath God according to promise brought unto Israel a Saviour, Jesus;

 13:23 Ofº this man'sº seedº hathºº Godº accordingº to [his] promiseº raisedºº unto Israelº a Saviour,º Jesus:º

 13:24 when John had first preached before his coming the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

 13:24 When Johnº had first preachedºº beforeº hisº comingºº the baptismº of repentanceº to allº theº peopleº of Israel.º

 13:25 And as John was fulfilling his course, he said, What suppose ye that I am? I am not [he]. But behold, there cometh one after me the shoes of whose feet I am not worthy to unloose.

 13:25 Andº asº Johnº fulfilledºº his course,º he said,ºº Whomº thinkº yeºº that Iº am?ºº Iº amºº notº [he]. But,º behold,ºº there comethº oneºº afterº me,º whoseº shoesº of [his] feetº I amºº notº worthyº to loose.ºº

 13:26 Brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and those among you that fear God, to us is the word of this salvation sent forth.

 13:26 Menº [and] brethren,º childrenº of the stockº of Abraham,º andº whosoever amongº youº fearethºº God,º to youº isºº theº wordº of thisº salvationº sent.ºº

 13:27 For they that dwell in Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they knew him not, nor the voices of the prophets which are read every sabbath, fulfilled [them] by condemning [him].

 13:27 Forº they that dwellºº atº Jerusalem,º andº theirº rulers,º because they knewºº himº not,ººº norº yetº theº voicesº of theº prophetsº whichº are readººº everyºº sabbath day,º they have fulfilledºº [them] in condemningºº [him].

 13:28 And though they found no cause of death [in him], yet asked they of Pilate that he should be slain.

 13:28 Andº though they foundºº noº causeº of deathº [in him], yet desiredº theyºº Pilateº that heº should be slain.ºº

 13:29 And when they had fulfilled all things that were written of him, they took him down from the tree, and laid him in a tomb.

 13:29 Andº whenº they had fulfilledºº allº that was writtenºº ofº him,º they took [him] downººº fromº theº tree,º and laidºº [him] inº a sepulchre.º

 13:30 But God raised him from the dead:

 13:30 Butº Godº raisedºº himº fromº the dead:º

 13:31 and he was seen for many days of them that came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are now his witnesses unto the people.

 13:31 And heº was seenºº manyºº daysº of them which came up withºº himº fromº Galileeº toº Jerusalem,º whoº areºº hisº witnessesº untoº theº people.º

 13:32 And we bring you good tidings of the promise made unto the fathers,

 13:32 Andº weº declareºº unto youº glad tidings,ººº how thatº theº promiseº which was madeºº untoº theº fathers,º

 13:33 that God hath fulfilled the same unto our children, in that he raised up Jesus; as also it is written in the second psalm, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee.

 13:33 º Godº hath fulfilledºº the sameº unto usº theirº children,º in that he hath raised upºº Jesusº again;ººº asº it isºº alsoº writtenºº inº theº secondº psalm,º Thouº artºº myº Son,º this dayº have Iº begottenºº thee.º

 13:34 And as concerning that he raised him up from the dead, now no more to return to corruption, he hath spoken on this wise, I will give you the holy and sure [blessings] of David.

 13:34 Andº as concerning thatº he raisedºº himº upººº fromº the dead,º [now] no moreº toºº returnºº toº corruption,º he saidºº on this wise,ºº I will giveºº youº theº sureº merciesº of David.º

 13:35 Because he saith also in another [psalm], Thou wilt not give Thy Holy One to see corruption.

 13:35 Whereforeº he saithºº alsoº inº anotherº [psalm], Thou shaltºº notº sufferºº thineº Holy Oneº to seeºº corruption.º

 13:36 For David, after he had in his own generation served the counsel of God, fell asleep, and was laid unto his fathers, and saw corruption:

 13:36 Forºº David,º after heº had servedºº his ownº generationº by theº willº of God,º fell on sleep,ºº andº was laidºº untoº hisºº fathers,º andº sawºº corruption:º

 13:37 but he whom God raised up saw no corruption.

 13:37 Butº he, whomº Godº raised again,ºº sawºº noº corruption.º

 13:38 ¶ Be it known unto you therefore, brethren, that through this man is proclaimed unto you remission of sins:

 13:38 ¶ Beº itºº knownº unto youº therefore,º menº [and] brethren,º thatº throughº this manº is preachedºº unto youº the forgivenessº of sins:º

 13:39 and by him every one that believeth is justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses.

 13:39 Andº byº himº allº that believeºº are justifiedºº fromº all things,º from whichº ye couldºº notº be justifiedºº byº theº lawº of Moses.º

 13:40 Beware therefore, lest that come upon [you] which is spoken in the prophets:

 13:40 Bewareºº therefore,º lestº thatº comeºº uponº you,º which is spoken ofºº inº theº prophets;º

 13:41 Behold, ye despisers, and wonder, and perish; For I work a work in your days, A work which ye shall in no wise believe, if one declare it unto you.

 13:41 Behold,ºº ye despisers,º andº wonder,ºº andº perish:ºº forº Iº workºº a workº inº yourº days,º a workº whichº ye shallºº in no wiseº believe,ºº thoughº a manº declareº itºº unto you.º

 13:42 And as they went out, they besought that these words might be spoken to them the next sabbath.

 13:42 Andº when theº Jewsº were goneºº out ofº theº synagogue,º theº Gentilesº besoughtºº that theseº wordsº might be preachedºº to themººº theº nextº sabbath.º

 13:43 Now when the synagogue broke up, many of the Jews and of the devout proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas; who, speaking to them, urged them to continue in the grace of God.

 13:43 Nowº when theº congregationº was broken up,ºº manyº of theº Jewsº andº religiousºº proselytesº followedºº Paulº andº Barnabas:º who,º speakingºº toº them,º persuadedºº themº to continueºº in theº graceº of God.º

 13:44 ¶ And the next sabbath almost the whole city was gathered together to hear the word of God.

 13:44 ¶ Andº theº nextºº sabbath dayº cameºº almostº the wholeº cityº togetherºººººº to hearºº theº wordº of God.º

 13:45 But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with jealousy, and contradicted the things which were spoken by Paul, and blasphemed.

 13:45 Butº when theº Jewsº sawºº theº multitudes,º they were filledºº with envy,º andº spake againstººº those things which were spokenºº byº Paul,º contradictingºº andº blaspheming.ºº

 13:46 And Paul and Barnabas spake out boldly, and said, It was necessary that the word of God should first be spoken to you. Seeing ye thrust it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles.

 13:46 Thenº Paulº andº Barnabasº waxed bold,ºº and said,ºº It wasºº necessaryº that theº wordº of Godº shouldºº firstº have been spokenºº to you:º butº seeingº ye putºº itº from you,ººº andº judgeºº yourselvesº unworthyºº of everlastingº life,º lo,ºº we turnºº toº theº Gentiles.º

 13:47 For so hath the Lord commanded us, [saying], I have set thee for a light of the Gentiles, That thou shouldest be for salvation unto the uttermost part of the earth.

 13:47 Forº soº hathºº theº Lordº commandedºº us,º [saying], I have setºº theeº to beº a lightºº of the Gentiles,º that thouº shouldest beºº forº salvationº untoº the endsº of theº earth.º

 13:48 And as the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of God: and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed.

 13:48 Andº when theº Gentilesº heardº this,ºº they were glad,ºº andº glorifiedºº theº wordº of theº Lord:º andº as many asº wereºº ordainedºº toº eternalº lifeº believed.ºº

 13:49 And the word of the Lord was spread abroad throughout all the region.

 13:49 Andº theº wordº of theº Lordº was publishedºº throughoutº allº theº region.º

 13:50 But the Jews urged on the devout women of honorable estate, and the chief men of the city, and stirred up a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and cast them out of their borders.

 13:50 Butº theº Jewsº stirred upºº theº devoutºº andº honourableº women,º andº theº chief menº of theº city,º andº raisedºº persecutionº againstº Paulº andº Barnabas,º andº expelledºº themº out ofº theirºº coasts.º

 13:51 But they shook off the dust of their feet against them, and came unto Iconium.

 13:51 Butº theyº shook offºº theº dustº of theirºº feetº againstº them,º and cameºº untoº Iconium.º

 13:52 And the disciples were filled with joy with the Holy Spirit.

 13:52 Andº theº disciplesº were filledº withºº joy,º andº with the Holyº Ghost.º