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Acts Chapter 13|#11 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.#22 As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work unto which I have called them.#23 And when they had fasted and prayed, and laid their hands on them, they sent them away.|*24 So they, being sent forth by the Holy Ghost, departed to Seleucia; and from there they sailed to Cyprus.#25 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.#26 And when they had gone through the isle to Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name was Bar-jesus:#27 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.#28 But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) withstood them, seeking to turn away the deputy from the faith.#29 Then Saul, (who also is called Paul,) filled with the Holy Ghost, set his eyes on him,#210 And said, O full of all subtilty and all mischief, you child of the devil, you enemy of all righteousness, will you not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?#211 And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon you, and you shall 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.#212 Then the deputy, when he saw what was done, believed, being astonished at the doctrine of the Lord.|*213 Now when Paul and his company loosed from Paphos, they came to Perga in Pamphylia: And John departing from them returned to Jerusalem.#214 But when they departed from Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia, and went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and sat down.#215 And after the reading of the law and the prophets the rulers of the synagogue sent to them, saying, you men and brethren, if you have any word of exhortation for the people, say on.#216 Then Paul stood up, and beckoning with his hand said, Men of Israel, and you that fear God, give audience.|*217 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.#218 And about the time of forty years suffered he their manners in the wilderness.#219 And when he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Chanaan, he divided their land to them by lot.#220 And after that he gave to them judges about the space of four hundred and fifty years, until Samuel the prophet.|*221 And afterward they desired a king: And God gave to them Saul the son of Cis, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, by the space of forty years.#222 And when he had removed him, he raised up to 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 my own heart, which shall fulfill all my will.#223 Of this man's seed has God according to his promise raised to Israel a Saviour, Jesus:#224 When John had first preached before his coming the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.#225 And as John fulfilled his course, he said, Whom think you that I am? I am not he. But, behold, there comes one after me, whose shoes of his feet I am not worthy to loose.|*226 Men and brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and whoever among you fears God, to you is the word of this salvation sent.#227 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.#228 And though they found no cause of death in him, yet desired they Pilate that he should be slain.#229 And when they had fulfilled all that was written of him, they took him down from the tree, and laid him in a sepulchre.#230 But God raised him from the dead:#231 And he was seen many days of them which came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are his witnesses to the people.|*232 And we declare to you glad tidings, how that the promise which was made to the fathers,#233 God has fulfilled the same to us their children, in that he has raised up Jesus again; as it is also written in the second psalm, you are my Son, this day have I begotten you.#234 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.#235 Therefore he said also in another psalm, you shall not suffer your Holy One to see corruption.#236 For David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God, fell on sleep, and was laid to his fathers, and saw corruption:#237 But he, whom God raised again, saw no corruption.#238 Be it known to you therefore, men and brethren, that through this man is preached to you the forgiveness of sins:#239 And by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which you could not be justified by the law of Moses.#240 Beware therefore, lest that come upon you, which is spoken of in the prophets;#241 Behold, you despisers, and wonder, and perish: For I work a work in your days, a work which you shall in no wise believe, though a man declare it to you.|*242 And when the Jews had left out of the synagogue, the Gentiles pleaded that these words might be preached to them the next sabbath.#243 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.|*244 And the next sabbath day came almost the whole city together to hear the word of God.#245 But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with envy, and spoke against those things which were spoken by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming.#246 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 you put it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles.#247 For so has the Lord commanded us, saying, I have set you to be a light of the Gentiles, that you should be for salvation to the ends of the earth.#248 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.#249 And the word of the Lord was published throughout all the region.#250 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.#251 But they shook off the dust of their feet against them, and came to Iconium.#252 And the disciples were filled with joy, and with the Holy Ghost.