'Now2there were1in5the6church8at3Antioch4prophets9and10teachers,11Barnabas,14Simeon16who was called18Niger,19Lucius21of Cyrene,23Manaen24a lifelong friend29of Herod26the27tetrarch,28and30Saul.31 While1they3were worshiping1the4Lord5and6fasting,7the9Holy12Spirit10said,8“Set apart13for me15Barnabas17and18Saul19for20the21work22to which23I have called24them.”25 Then1afterfasting2and3praying4they laid6[their]7hands8on them9andsent [them] off.10 So,3being sent out4by5the6Holy7Spirit,8they went down9to10Seleucia,11and13from there12they sailed14to15Cyprus.16 When they arrived2at3Salamis,4they proclaimed5the6word7of God9in10the11synagogues12of the13Jews.14And17they had15John18to assist19them. When they had gone through1the4whole3island5as far as6Paphos,7they came upon8a certain10magician,11a Jewish13false prophet12named15Bar-Jesus.16 He1was2with3the4proconsul,5Sergius6Paulus,7a man8of intelligence,9who summoned11Barnabas12and13Saul14andsought15to hear16the17word18of God.20 But2Elymas4the5magician6(for8that7is the meaning9of11his12name)11opposed1them,3seeking13to turn14the15proconsul16away14from17the18faith.19 But2Saul,1who3wasalso4calledPaul,5filled with6theHoly8Spirit,7looked intently9at10him11 andsaid,1“You son9of the devil,10you enemy11of all12righteousness,13full3of all4deceit5and6villainy,8will you15not14stop15making crooked16the17straight22paths18of the19Lord?20 And1now,2behold,3the hand4of the Lord5isupon6you,7and8you will be9blind10andunable11to see12the13sun14for15a time.16”Immediately17mist22and23darkness24fell19upon20him,21and25he went about26seeking27peopleto lead him by the hand.28 Then1the3proconsul4believed,7when he saw2what had occurred,56forhe was astonished8at9the10teaching11of the12Lord.13 Now2Paul8andhis companions67set sail1from3Paphos5andcame9to10Perga11in Pamphylia.13And15John14left16them18andreturned19to20Jerusalem,21 but2they1went on3from4Perga6andcame7to8Antioch9in Pisidia.11And12on the17Sabbath20day18they went13into14the15synagogue16andsat down.21 After1the3reading4from the5Law6and7the8Prophets,9the11rulers of the synagogue12sent [a message]10to13them,14saying,15“Brothers,17if18you have202122any19word23of encouragement24for25the26people,27say28it.” So2Paul3stood up,1and4motioning5with [his]6hand7said:8“Men9of Israel10and11you12who fear13God,15listen.16 The1God2of this5people4Israel6chose7our10fathers9and11made14the12people13great14during their stay151617in18the land19of Egypt,20and21with22uplifted24arm23he led25them26out of27it.28 And1for about2forty years3he put up with5them6in7the8wilderness.9 And1after destroying2seven4nations3in5the land6of Canaan,7he gave8themtheir11land10as an inheritance.8 All this tookabout145035years.2And6after7that8he gave [them]9judges10until11Samuel12the13prophet.14 Then1they asked for2a king,3and4God8gave5them6Saul10the son11of Kish,12a man13of14the tribe15of Benjamin,16for forty18years.17 And1when he had removed2him,3he raised up4David6[to be]8their7king,9of whom10he testified13and11said,12‘I have found in14David15the [son]16of Jesse1718a man19after20my23heart,22who24will do25all26my29will.’28 Of4this man’s1offspring6God3has brought9to Israel11a Savior,12Jesus,13as7hepromised.8 Before34his7coming,6John2had proclaimed1a baptism8of repentance9to all10the11people12of Israel.13 And2as1John4was finishing3[his]5course,6he said,7‘What8doyou suppose10that8I9am?11I14am13not12he. No,but15behold,16after18me19one is coming,17the24sandals25of27whose20feet27I am22not21worthy23to untie.’28 Brothers,2sons3of the family4of Abraham,5and6those7among8you9who fear10God,12to us13has been sent19the14message15of this18salvation.17 For2those1who live3in4Jerusalem5and6their9rulers,8becausethey did not recognize11him10nor12understandthe13utterances14of the15prophets,16which are read21every19Sabbath,20fulfilled23themby condemning22him. And1thoughthey found5in himno2guilt worthy3of death,4they asked6Pilate7to have8him9executed.8 And2when1they had carried out3all4that was written8of6him,7they took [him] down9from10the11tree12andlaid13himin14a tomb.15 But2God3raised4him5from6the dead,7 andfor3many5days4he1appeared2to those6who had come up with7him8from9Galilee11to12Jerusalem,13who14are16now15his18witnesses17to19the20people.21 And1we2bring4you3the good news4that5what [God] promised910to6the7fathers,8 this2[he]4has fulfilled5to us9their8children7by raising10Jesus,11as12also13it is written17in14the15second19Psalm,16‘You23are22my21Son,20today25I24have begotten26you.’27 And2as for the factthat1he raised3him4from5the dead,,6no more7to return9to10corruption,11he has spoken13in this way,12‘I will give15you16the17holy18andsure [blessings]21ofDavid.’19 Therefore1he says5also2in3another [psalm],4‘You will7not6let7your10Holy One89see11corruption.’12 For3David,1afterhe had served6the7purpose10of God9in his own4generation,5fell asleep11and12was laid13with14his17fathers16and18saw19corruption,20 but2he whom1God4raised up5did7not6see7corruption.8 Let it be3known1to you4therefore,2brothers,6that7through8this man9forgiveness11of sins12is proclaimed13to you,10from15everything16from which17you could19not18be freed23by20the law21of Moses.22 andby1him2everyone3who believes5is freed6from everything from which you could not be freed by the law of Moses. Beware,1therefore,2lest3what is said56in7the8Prophets9should come about:4 ‘Look,1you scoffers,3be astounded5and6perish;7for8I11am doing10a work9in12your15days,14a work16that17you will20not1819believe,20evenif21one22tells23itto you.’”24 As1they3went out,1[the people] begged4thatthese13[things]12might be told9them10the11next7Sabbath.8 And2after the meetingof the3synagogue4broke up,1many6Jews8and9devout11converts to Judaism12followed5Paul14and15Barnabas,17who,18as they spoke19with them,20urged21them22to continue in23the24grace25of God.27 The2next3Sabbath4almost5the7whole6city8gathered9to hear10the11word12of the13Lord.14 But2when1the3Jews4saw1the5crowds,6they were filled with7jealousy8and9began to contradict10what was spoken1114by12Paul,13reviling15him. And2Paul4and5Barnabas7spoke out boldly,1saying,8“It was10necessary11thatthe14word15of God17be spoken13first12to you.9Since18you thrust19it20aside19and21judge24yourselves25unworthy2223of eternal27life,28behold,29we are turning30to31the32Gentiles.33 For2so1the5Lord6has commanded3us,4saying,‘I have made7you8a light10for the Gentiles,11that12you14may bring1315salvation16to17the ends18of the19earth.’”20 And2when1the3Gentiles4heard1this,they began rejoicing5and6glorifying7the8word9of the10Lord,11and12as many as14were15appointed16to17eternal19life18believed.13 And2the3word4of the5Lord6was spreading1throughout7the9whole8region.10 But2the1Jews3incited4the5devout6women7of high standing9and10the11leading men12of the13city,14stirred up16persecution17against18Paul20and21Barnabas,22and23drove24them25out24of26their29district.28 But2they1shook off3the4dust5from7theirfeet7against8them9andwent10to11Iconium.12 And2the1disciples3were filled with4joy5and6with theHoly8Spirit.7