Acts 13:6-39

New International Version

⁶ They traveled through the whole island until they came to Paphos. There they met a Jewish sorcerer^(A) and false prophet^(B) named Bar-Jesus, ⁷ who was an attendant of the proconsul,^(C) Sergius Paulus. The proconsul, an intelligent man, sent for Barnabas and Saul because he wanted to hear the word of God. ⁸ But Elymas the sorcerer^(D) (for that is what his name means) opposed them and tried to turn the proconsul^(E) from the faith.^{(F) 9} Then Saul, who was also called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit,^(G) looked straight at Elymas and said, ¹⁰ “You are a child of the devil^(H) and an enemy of everything that is right! You are full of all kinds of deceit and trickery. Will you never stop perverting the right ways of the Lord?^{(I) 11} Now the hand of the Lord is against you.^(J) You are going to be blind for a time, not even able to see the light of the sun.”^(K)

Immediately mist and darkness came over him, and he groped about, seeking someone to lead him by the hand. ¹² When the proconsul^(L) saw what had happened, he believed, for he was amazed at the teaching about the Lord.

In Pisidian Antioch

¹³ From Paphos,^(M) Paul and his companions sailed to Perga in Pamphylia,^(N) where John^(O) left them to return to Jerusalem. ¹⁴ From Perga they went on to Pisidian Antioch.^(P) On the Sabbath^(Q) they entered the synagogue^(R) and sat down. ¹⁵ After the reading from the Law^(S) and the Prophets, the leaders of the synagogue sent word to them, saying, “Brothers, if you have a word of exhortation for the people, please speak.”

¹⁶ Standing up, Paul motioned with his hand^(T) and said: “Fellow Israelites and you Gentiles who worship God, listen to me! ¹⁷ The God of the people of Israel chose our ancestors; he made the people prosper during their stay in Egypt; with mighty power he led them out of that country;^{(U) 18} for about forty years he endured their conduct^[a](V) in the wilderness;^{(W) 19} and he overthrew seven nations in Canaan,^(X) giving their land to his people^(Y) as their inheritance.^{(Z) 20} All this took about 450 years.

“After this, God gave them judges^(AA) until the time of Samuel the prophet.^{(AB) 21} Then the people asked for a king,^(AC) and he gave them Saul^(AD) son of Kish, of the tribe of Benjamin,^(AE) who ruled forty years. ²² After removing Saul,^(AF) he made David their king.^(AG) God testified concerning him: ‘I have found David son of Jesse, a man after my own heart;^(AH) he will do everything I want him to do.’^(AI)

²³ “From this man’s descendants^(AJ) God has brought to Israel the Savior^(AK) Jesus,^(AL) as he promised.^{(AM) 24} Before the coming of Jesus, John preached repentance and baptism to all the people of Israel.^{(AN) 25} As John was completing his work,^(AO) he said: ‘Who do you suppose I am? I am not the one you are looking for.^(AP) But there is one coming after me whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.’^(AQ)

²⁶ “Fellow children of Abraham^(AR) and you God-fearing Gentiles, it is to us that this message of salvation^(AS) has been sent. ²⁷ The people of Jerusalem and their rulers did not recognize Jesus,^(AT) yet in condemning him they fulfilled the words of the prophets^(AU) that are read every Sabbath. ²⁸ Though they found no proper ground for a death sentence, they asked Pilate to have him executed.^{(AV) 29} When they had carried out all that was written about him,^(AW) they took him down from the cross^(AX) and laid him in a tomb.^{(AY) 30} But God raised him from the dead,^{(AZ) 31} and for many days he was seen by those who had traveled with him from Galilee to Jerusalem.^(BA) They are now his witnesses^(BB) to our people.

³² “We tell you the good news:^(BC) What God promised our ancestors^{(BD) 33} he has fulfilled for us, their children, by raising up Jesus.^(BE) As it is written in the second Psalm:

³⁴ God raised him from the dead so that he will never be subject to decay. As God has said,

³⁵ So it is also stated elsewhere:

³⁶ “Now when David had served God’s purpose in his own generation, he fell asleep;^(BI) he was buried with his ancestors^(BJ) and his body decayed. ³⁷ But the one whom God raised from the dead^(BK) did not see decay.

³⁸ “Therefore, my friends, I want you to know that through Jesus the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you.^{(BL) 39} Through him everyone who believes^(BM) is set free from every sin, a justification you were not able to obtain under the law of Moses.^(BN)