44_ACT_13_01 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 .
44_ACT_13_02 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 .
44_ACT_13_03 And when they had fasted And prayed , And laid [ their ] hands on them , they sent [ them ] away .
44_ACT_13_04 So they , being sent forth by the holy Ghost , departed unto Seleucia ; And from thence they sailed to Cyprus .
44_ACT_13_05 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 .
44_ACT_13_06 And when they had gone through the isle unto Paphos , they found A certain sorcerer , A false prophet , A Jew , whose name [ was ] Barjesus :
44_ACT_13_07 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 .
44_ACT_13_08 but Elymas the sorcerer [ for So Is his name by interpretation ] withstood them , seeking to turn away the deputy from the faith .
44_ACT_13_09 Then Saul , [ who also [ Is called ] Paul , ] filled with the holy Ghost , set his eyes on him ,
44_ACT_13_10 And said , O full of all subtlety 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 ?
44_ACT_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 .
44_ACT_13_12 Then the deputy , when he saw what was done , believed , being astonished at the doctrine of the LORD .
44_ACT_13_13 now when Paul And his company loosed from Paphos , they came to Perga in Pamphylia : And John departing from them returned to Jerusalem .
44_ACT_13_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 .
44_ACT_13_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 .
44_ACT_13_16 Then Paul stood up , And beckoning with [ his ] hand said , men of Israel , And ye that Fear God , give audience .
44_ACT_13_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 .
44_ACT_13_18 And about the time of forty years suffered he their manners in the wilderness .
44_ACT_13_19 And when he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Chanaan , he divided their land to them by lot .
44_ACT_13_20 And after that he gave [ unto them ] judges about the space of four hundred And fifty years , until Samuel the prophet .
44_ACT_13_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 .
44_ACT_13_22 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 .
44_ACT_13_23 of this man's seed hath God according to [ his ] promise raised unto Israel A Saviour , Jesus :
44_ACT_13_24 when John had first preached before his coming the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel .
44_ACT_13_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 .
44_ACT_13_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 .
44_ACT_13_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 ] .
44_ACT_13_28 And though they found no cause of death [ in him ] , yet desired they Pilate that he should be slain .
44_ACT_13_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 .
44_ACT_13_30 but God raised him from the dead :
44_ACT_13_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 .
44_ACT_13_32 And we declare unto you glad tidings , how that the promise which was made unto the fathers ,
44_ACT_13_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 .
44_ACT_13_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 .
44_ACT_13_35 Wherefore he saith also in another [ Psalm ] , thou shalt not suffer thine holy one to see corruption .
44_ACT_13_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 :
44_ACT_13_37 but he , whom God raised again , saw no corruption .
44_ACT_13_38 be it known unto you therefore , men [ And ] brethren , that through this man Is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins :
44_ACT_13_39 And by him all that believe are justified from all things , from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses .
44_ACT_13_40 Beware therefore , lest that come upon you , which Is spoken of in the prophets ;
44_ACT_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 , though A man declare it unto you .
44_ACT_13_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 .
44_ACT_13_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 .
44_ACT_13_44 And the next sabbath day came Almost the whole city together to hear the word of God .
44_ACT_13_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 .
44_ACT_13_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 .
44_ACT_13_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 .
44_ACT_13_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 .
44_ACT_13_49 And the word of the LORD was published throughout all the region .
44_ACT_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 .
44_ACT_13_51 but they shook off the dust of their feet against them , And came unto Iconium .
44_ACT_13_52 And the disciples were filled with joy , And with the holy Ghost .