Acts 13:27-52 ▼

27 for those dwelling in Jerusalem, and their chiefs, having not known this One, also the voices of the Prophets, which are being read every Sabbath—having judged [Him]—fulfilled,

28 and having found no cause of death, they asked of Pilate that He should be slain,

29 and when they fulfilled all the things written about Him, having taken [Him] down from the tree, they laid Him in a tomb;

30 and God raised Him out of the dead,

31 and He was seen for many days of those who came up with Him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are His witnesses to the people.

32 And we proclaim good news to you—that the promise made to the fathers,

33 God has completed this in full to us their children, having raised up Jesus, as also in the second Psalm it has been written: You are My Son—I have begotten You today.

34 And that He raised Him up out of the dead, to no longer return to corruption, He has said this: I will give to You the holy [blessings] of David [that are] faithful;

35 for what reason He also says in another [place]: You will not give Your Holy One to see corruption;

36 for David, indeed, having served his own generation by the will of God, fell asleep, and was added to his fathers, and saw corruption,

37 but He whom God raised up, did not see corruption.

38 Let it therefore be known to you, men, brothers, that the forgiveness of sins is declared to you through this One,

39 and from all things in the Law of Moses from which you were not able to be declared righteous, everyone who is believing in this One is declared righteous;

40 see, therefore, it may not come on you that has been spoken in the Prophets:

41 See, you despisers, and wonder, and perish, because I work a work in your days, a work in which you may not believe, though anyone may declare [it] to you.”

42 And having gone forth out of the synagogue of the Jews, the nations were calling on [them] that on the next Sabbath these sayings may be spoken to them,

43 and the synagogue having been dismissed, many of the Jews and of the devout proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas, who, speaking to them, were persuading them to remain in the grace of God.

44 And on the coming Sabbath, almost all the city was gathered together to hear the word of God,

45 and the Jews having seen the multitudes, were filled with zeal, and contradicted the things spoken by Paul—contradicting and slandering.

46 And speaking boldly, Paul and Barnabas said, “It was necessary that the word of God be first spoken to you, and seeing you thrust it away, and do not judge yourselves worthy of the continuous life, behold, we turn to the nations;

47 for so the LORD has commanded us: I have set you for a light of nations—for your being for salvation to the end of the earth.”

48 And the nations hearing were glad, and were glorifying the word of the LORD, and believed—as many as were appointed to continuous life;

49 and the word of the LORD was spread abroad through all the region.

50 And the Jews stirred up the devout and honorable women, and the first men of the city, and raised persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and put them out from their borders;

51 and having shaken off the dust of their feet against them, they came to Iconium,

52 and the disciples were filled with joy and the Holy Spirit.