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| 1Now 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. | 1Now in the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen (who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch) and Saul. |
| 2As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them. | 2While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, "Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them." |
| 3And when they had fasted and prayed, and laid their hands on them, they sent them away. | 3So after they had fasted and prayed, they placed their hands on them and sent them off. |
| 4So they, being sent forth by the Holy Ghost, departed unto Seleucia; and from thence they sailed to Cyprus. | 4The two of them, sent on their way by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia and sailed from there to Cyprus. |
| 5And 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. | 5When they arrived at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the Jewish synagogues. John was with them as their helper. |
| 6And when they had gone through the isle unto Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name was Barjesus: | 6They traveled through the whole island until they came to Paphos. There they met a Jewish sorcerer and false prophet named Bar-Jesus, |
| 7Which 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. | 7who was an attendant of the proconsul, Sergius Paulus. The proconsul, an intelligent man, sent for Barnabas and Saul because he wanted to hear the word of God. |
| 8But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) withstood them, seeking to turn away the deputy from the faith. | 8But Elymas the sorcerer (for that is what his name means) opposed them and tried to turn the proconsul from the faith. |
| 9Then Saul, (who also is called Paul,) filled with the Holy Ghost, set his eyes on him, | 9Then Saul, who was also called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, looked straight at Elymas and said, |
| 10And 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? | 10"You are a child of the devil 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? |
| 11And 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. | 11Now the hand of the Lord is against you. You are going to be blind for a time, not even able to see the light of the sun." Immediately mist and darkness came over him, and he groped about, seeking someone to lead him by the hand. |
| 12Then the deputy, when he saw what was done, believed, being astonished at the doctrine of the Lord. | 12When the proconsul saw what had happened, he believed, for he was amazed at the teaching about the Lord. |
| 13Now when Paul and his company loosed from Paphos, they came to Perga in Pamphylia: and John departing from them returned to Jerusalem. | 13From Paphos, Paul and his companions sailed to Perga in Pamphylia, where John left them to return to Jerusalem. |
| 14But when they departed from Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia, and went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and sat down. | 14From Perga they went on to Pisidian Antioch. On the Sabbath they entered the synagogue and sat down. |
| 15And 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. | 15After the reading from the Law 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." |
| 16Then Paul stood up, and beckoning with his hand said, Men of Israel, and ye that fear God, give audience. | 16Standing up, Paul motioned with his hand and said: "Fellow Israelites and you Gentiles who worship God, listen to me! |
| 17The 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. | 17The 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; |
| 18And about the time of forty years suffered he their manners in the wilderness. | 18for about forty years he endured their conduct in the wilderness; |
| 19And when he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Chanaan, he divided their land to them by lot. | 19and he overthrew seven nations in Canaan, giving their land to his people as their inheritance. |
| 20And after that he gave unto them judges about the space of four hundred and fifty years, until Samuel the prophet. | 20All this took about 450 years. "After this, God gave them judges until the time of Samuel the prophet. |
| 21And 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. | 21Then the people asked for a king, and he gave them Saul son of Kish, of the tribe of Benjamin, who ruled forty years. |
| 22And 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. | 22After removing Saul, he made David their king. God testified concerning him: 'I have found David son of Jesse, a man after my own heart; he will do everything I want him to do.' |
| 23Of this man's seed hath God according to his promise raised unto Israel a Saviour, Jesus: | 23"From this man's descendants God has brought to Israel the Savior Jesus, as he promised. |
| 24When John had first preached before his coming the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel. | 24Before the coming of Jesus, John preached repentance and baptism to all the people of Israel. |
| 25And 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. | 25As John was completing his work, he said: 'Who do you suppose I am? I am not the one you are looking for. But there is one coming after me whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.' |
| 26Men and brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and whosoever among you feareth God, to you is the word of this salvation sent. | 26"Fellow children of Abraham and you God-fearing Gentiles, it is to us that this message of salvation has been sent. |
| 27For 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. | 27The people of Jerusalem and their rulers did not recognize Jesus, yet in condemning him they fulfilled the words of the prophets that are read every Sabbath. |
| 28And though they found no cause of death in him, yet desired they Pilate that he should be slain. | 28Though they found no proper ground for a death sentence, they asked Pilate to have him executed. |
| 29And when they had fulfilled all that was written of him, they took him down from the tree, and laid him in a sepulchre. | 29When they had carried out all that was written about him, they took him down from the cross and laid him in a tomb. |
| 30But God raised him from the dead: | 30But God raised him from the dead, |
| 31And he was seen many days of them which came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are his witnesses unto the people. | 31and for many days he was seen by those who had traveled with him from Galilee to Jerusalem. They are now his witnesses to our people. |
| 32And we declare unto you glad tidings, how that the promise which was made unto the fathers, | 32"We tell you the good news: What God promised our ancestors |
| 33God 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. | 33he has fulfilled for us, their children, by raising up Jesus. As it is written in the second Psalm: "'You are my son; today I have become your father.' |
| 34And 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. | 34God raised him from the dead so that he will never be subject to decay. As God has said, "'I will give you the holy and sure blessings promised to David.' |
| 35Wherefore he saith also in another psalm, Thou shalt not suffer thine Holy One to see corruption. | 35So it is also stated elsewhere: "'You will not let your holy one see decay.' |
| 36For 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: | 36"Now when David had served God's purpose in his own generation, he fell asleep; he was buried with his ancestors and his body decayed. |
| 37But he, whom God raised again, saw no corruption. | 37But the one whom God raised from the dead did not see decay. |
| 38Be it known unto you therefore, men and brethren, that through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins: | 38"Therefore, my friends, I want you to know that through Jesus the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you. |
| 39And by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses. | 39Through him everyone who believes is set free from every sin, a justification you were not able to obtain under the law of Moses. |
| 40Beware therefore, lest that come upon you, which is spoken of in the prophets; | 40Take care that what the prophets have said does not happen to you: |
| 41Behold, 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. | 41"'Look, you scoffers, wonder and perish, for I am going to do something in your days that you would never believe, even if someone told you.'" |
| 42And when the Jews were gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles besought that these words might be preached to them the next sabbath. | 42As Paul and Barnabas were leaving the synagogue, the people invited them to speak further about these things on the next Sabbath. |
| 43Now 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. | 43When the congregation was dismissed, many of the Jews and devout converts to Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas, who talked with them and urged them to continue in the grace of God. |
| 44And the next sabbath day came almost the whole city together to hear the word of God. | 44On the next Sabbath almost the whole city gathered to hear the word of the Lord. |
| 45But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy, and spake against those things which were spoken by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming. | 45When the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy. They began to contradict what Paul was saying and heaped abuse on him. |
| 46Then 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. | 46Then Paul and Barnabas answered them boldly: "We had to speak the word of God to you first. Since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we now turn to the Gentiles. |
| 47For 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. | 47For this is what the Lord has commanded us: "'I have made you a light for the Gentiles, that you may bring salvation to the ends of the earth.'" |
| 48And 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. | 48When the Gentiles heard this, they were glad and honored the word of the Lord; and all who were appointed for eternal life believed. |
| 49And the word of the Lord was published throughout all the region. | 49The word of the Lord spread through the whole region. |
| 50But 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. | 50But the Jewish leaders incited the God-fearing women of high standing and the leading men of the city. They stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them from their region. |
| 51But they shook off the dust of their feet against them, and came unto Iconium. | 51So they shook the dust off their feet as a warning to them and went to Iconium. |
| 52And the disciples were filled with joy, and with the Holy Ghost. | 52And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit. |
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