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
.
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
.
And when they had fasted
and
prayed
, and
laid
their hands
on
them
, they sent them away
.
So they
, being sent forth
by
the Holy
Ghost
, departed
unto
Seleucia
; and from
thence
they sailed
to
Cyprus
.
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
.
And when they had gone through
the isle
unto
Paphos
, they found
a certain
sorcerer
, a false prophet
, a Jew
, whose
name
was Barjesus
:
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
.
But Elymas
the sorcerer
(for
so
is his
name
by interpretation
) withstood
them
, seeking
to turn away
the deputy
from
the faith
.
Then Saul
, (who
also
is called Paul
,) filled with
the Holy
Ghost
,
set his eyes
on
him
,
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
?
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
.
Then the deputy
, when he saw
what was done
, believed
, being astonished
at
the doctrine
of the Lord
.
Now when Paul
and his company
loosed
from
Paphos
, they came
to
Perga
in Pamphylia
: and
John
departing
from
them
returned
to
Jerusalem
.
But when they
departed
from
Perga
, they came
to
Antioch
in Pisidia
, and
went
into
the synagogue
on the sabbath
day
, and sat down
.
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
.
Then Paul
stood up
, and
beckoning
with his hand
said
, Men
of Israel
, and
ye that fear
God
, give audience
.
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
.
And about
the time
of forty years
suffered he
their
manners
in
the wilderness
.
And when he had destroyed
seven
nations
in
the land
of Chanaan
, he divided
their
land
to them
by lot
.
And after
that
he gave
unto them judges
about
the space of four hundred
and
fifty
years
, until
Samuel
the prophet
.
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
.
And when he had removed
him
, he raised up
unto them
David
to be
their king
; to whom
also
he gave testimony
, and said
, I have found
David
the son of Jesse
, a man
after
mine own
heart
, which
shall fulfil
all
my
will
.
Of this man's
seed
hath
God
according
to his promise
raised
unto Israel
a Saviour
, Jesus
:
When John had first preached
before
his
coming
the baptism
of repentance
to all
the people
of Israel
.
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
.
Men and brethren
, children
of the stock
of Abraham
, and
whosoever among
you
feareth
God
, to you
is
the word
of this
salvation
sent
.
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 .
And though they found
no
cause
of death
in him , yet desired they
Pilate
that he
should be slain
.
And when
they had fulfilled
all
that was written
of
him
, they took him down
from
the tree
, and laid
him in
a sepulchre
.
But God
raised
him
from
the dead
:
And he was seen
many
days
of them which came up with
him
from
Galilee
to
Jerusalem
, who
are
his
witnesses
unto
the people
.
And we
declare
unto you
glad tidings
, how that
the promise
which was made
unto
the fathers
,
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 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
.
Wherefore he saith
also
in
another
psalm , Thou shalt
not
suffer
thine
Holy One
to see
corruption
.
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
:
But he, whom
God
raised again
, saw
no
corruption
.
Be it known
unto you
therefore
, men
and brethren
, that
through
this man
is preached
unto you
the forgiveness
of sins
:
And by
him
all
that believe
are justified
from
all things
, from which
ye could
not
be justified
by
the law
of Moses
.
Beware therefore
, lest that
come
upon
you
, which is spoken of
in
the prophets
;
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
.
And when the Jews
were gone
out of
the synagogue
, the Gentiles
besought
that these
words
might be preached
to them
the next
sabbath
.
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
.
And the next
sabbath day
came
almost
the whole
city
together
to hear
the word
of God
.
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
.
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
.
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
.
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
.
And the word
of the Lord
was published
throughout
all
the region
.
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 they shook off
the dust
of their
feet
against
them
, and came
unto
Iconium
.
And the disciples
were filled with
joy
, and
with the Holy
Ghost
.