1 N ow there were at Antioch, in the church that was there, prophets and teachers: Barnabas, and Simeon who was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.

Now there were in Antioch, in the assembly which was, prophets and teachers: Barnabas, and Simeon who was called Niger, and Lucius the Cyrenian, and Manaen, foster-brother of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.

2 W hile they were ministering to the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.”

And as they were ministering to the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, Separate me now Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.

3 T hen, when they had fasted and prayed and laid their hands on them, they sent them away.

Then, having fasted and prayed, and having laid hands on them, they let go.

4 S o, being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia and from there they sailed to Cyprus.

They therefore, having been sent forth by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia, and thence sailed away to Cyprus.

5 W hen they reached Salamis, they began to proclaim the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews; and they also had John as their helper.

And being in Salamis, they announced the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews. And they had John also as attendant.

6 W hen they had gone through the whole island as far as Paphos, they found a magician, a Jewish false prophet whose name was Bar-Jesus,

And having passed through the whole island as far as Paphos, they found a certain man a magician, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name was Bar-jesus,

7 w ho was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, a man of intelligence. This man summoned Barnabas and Saul and sought to hear the word of God.

who was with the proconsul Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man. He, having called Barnabas and Saul to, desired to hear the word of God.

8 B ut Elymas the magician (for so his name is translated) was opposing them, seeking to turn the proconsul away from the faith.

But Elymas the magician (for so his name is by interpretation) opposed them, seeking to turn away the proconsul from the faith.

9 B ut Saul, who was also known as Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, fixed his gaze on him,

But Saul, who also Paul, filled with Holy Spirit, fixing his eyes upon him,

10 a nd said, “You who are full of all deceit and fraud, you son of the devil, you enemy of all righteousness, will you not cease to make crooked the straight ways of the Lord?

said, O full of all deceit and all craft: son of devil, enemy of all righteousness; wilt thou not cease perverting the right paths of Lord?

11 N ow, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon you, and you will be blind and not see the sun for a time.” And immediately a mist and a darkness fell upon him, and he went about seeking those who would lead him by the hand.

And now behold, Lord's hand upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a season. And immediately there fell upon him a mist and darkness; and going about he sought persons who should lead him by the hand.

12 T hen the proconsul believed when he saw what had happened, being amazed at the teaching of the Lord.

Then the proconsul, seeing what had happened, believed, being amazed at the teaching of the Lord.

13 N ow Paul and his companions put out to sea from Paphos and came to Perga in Pamphylia; but John left them and returned to Jerusalem.

And having sailed from Paphos, Paul and his company came to Perga of Pamphylia; and John separated from them and returned to Jerusalem.

14 B ut going on from Perga, they arrived at Pisidian Antioch, and on the Sabbath day they went into the synagogue and sat down.

But they, passing through from Perga, came to Antioch of Pisidia; and entering into the synagogue on the sabbath day they sat down.

15 A fter the reading of the Law and the Prophets the synagogue officials sent to them, saying, “Brethren, if you have any word of exhortation for the people, say it.”

And after the reading of the law and the prophets, the rulers of the synagogue sent to them, saying, Brethren, if ye have any word of exhortation to the people, speak.

16 P aul stood up, and motioning with his hand said, “Men of Israel, and you who fear God, listen:

And Paul, rising up and making a sign with the hand, said, Israelites, and ye that fear God, hearken.

17 T he God of this people Israel chose our fathers and made the people great during their stay in the land of Egypt, and with an uplifted arm He led them out from it.

The God of this people Israel chose our fathers, and exalted the people in their sojourn in land of Egypt, and with a high arm brought them out of it,

18 F or a period of about forty years He put up with them in the wilderness.

and for a time of about forty years he nursed them in the desert.

19 W hen He had destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, He distributed their land as an inheritance— all of which took about four hundred and fifty years.

And having destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, he gave them their land as an inheritance.

20 A fter these things He gave them judges until Samuel the prophet.

And after these things he gave judges till Samuel the prophet, about four hundred and fifty years.

21 T hen they asked for a king, and God gave them Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years.

And then they asked for a king, and God gave to them Saul, son of Kis, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, during forty years.

22 A fter He had removed him, He raised up David to be their king, concerning whom He also testified and said, ‘ I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after My heart, who will do all My will.’

And having removed him he raised up to them David for king, of whom also bearing witness he said, I have found David, the son of Jesse, a man after my heart, who shall do all my will.

23 F rom the descendants of this man, according to promise, God has brought to Israel a Savior, Jesus,

Of this man's seed according to promise has God brought to Israel a Saviour, Jesus;

24 a fter John had proclaimed before His coming a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

John having proclaimed before the face of his entry baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

25 A nd while John was completing his course, he kept saying, ‘What do you suppose that I am? I am not He. But behold, one is coming after me the sandals of whose feet I am not worthy to untie.’

And as John was fulfilling his course he said, Whom do ye suppose that I am? I am not. But behold, there comes one after me, the sandal of whose feet I am not worthy to loose.

26 “ Brethren, sons of Abraham’s family, and those among you who fear God, to us the message of this salvation has been sent.

Brethren, sons of Abraham's race, and those who among you fear God, to you has the word of this salvation been sent:

27 F or those who live in Jerusalem, and their rulers, recognizing neither Him nor the utterances of the prophets which are read every Sabbath, fulfilled these by condemning Him.

for those who dwell in Jerusalem, and their rulers, not having known him, have fulfilled also the voices of the prophets which are read on every sabbath, judging.

28 A nd though they found no ground for putting Him to death, they asked Pilate that He be executed.

And having found no cause of death, they begged of Pilate that he might be slain.

29 W hen they had carried out all that was written concerning Him, they took Him down from the cross and laid Him in a tomb.

And when they had fulfilled all things written concerning him, they took him down from the cross and put him in a sepulchre;

30 B ut God raised Him from the dead;

but God raised him from among dead,

31 a nd for many days He appeared to those who came up with Him from Galilee to Jerusalem, the very ones who are now His witnesses to the people.

who appeared for many days to those who had come up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are now his witnesses to the people.

32 A nd we preach to you the good news of the promise made to the fathers,

And we declare unto you the glad tidings of the promise made to the fathers,

33 t hat God has fulfilled this promise to our children in that He raised up Jesus, as it is also written in the second Psalm, ‘ You are My Son; today i have begotten You.’

that God has fulfilled this to us their children, having raised up Jesus; as it is also written in the second psalm, Thou art my Son: this day have I begotten thee.

34 A s for the fact that He raised Him up from the dead, no longer to return to decay, He has spoken in this way: ‘ I will give you the holy and sure blessings of David.’

But that he raised him from among dead, no more to return to corruption, he spoke thus: I will give to you the faithful mercies of David.

35 T herefore He also says in another Psalm, ‘ You will not allow Your Holy One to undergo decay.’

Wherefore also he says in another, Thou wilt not suffer thy gracious one to see corruption.

36 F or David, after he had served the purpose of God in his own generation, fell asleep, and was laid among his fathers and underwent decay;

For David indeed, having in his own generation ministered to the will of God, fell asleep, and was added to his fathers and saw corruption.

37 b ut He whom God raised did not undergo decay.

But he whom God raised up did not see corruption.

38 T herefore let it be known to you, brethren, that through Him forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you,

Be it known unto you, therefore, brethren, that through this man remission of sins is preached to you,

39 a nd through Him everyone who believes is freed from all things, from which you could not be freed through the Law of Moses.

and from all things from which ye could not be justified in the law of Moses, in him every one that believes is justified.

40 T herefore take heed, so that the thing spoken of in the Prophets may not come upon you:

See therefore that that which is spoken in the prophets do not come upon,

41 ‘ Behold, you scoffers, and marvel, and perish; For I am accomplishing a work in your days, A work which you will never believe, though someone should describe it to you.’”

Behold, ye despisers, and wonder and perish; for I work a work in your days, a work which ye will in no wise believe if one declare it to you.

42 A s Paul and Barnabas were going out, the people kept begging that these things might be spoken to them the next Sabbath.

And as they went out they begged that these words might be spoken to them the ensuing sabbath.

43 N ow when the meeting of the synagogue had broken up, many of the Jews and of the God-fearing proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas, who, speaking to them, were urging them to continue in the grace of God. Paul Turns to the Gentiles

And the congregation of the synagogue having broken up, many of the Jews and of the worshipping proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas, who speaking to them, persuaded them to continue in the grace of God.

44 T he next Sabbath nearly the whole city assembled to hear the word of the Lord.

And on the coming sabbath almost all the city was gathered together to hear the word of God.

45 B ut when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy and began contradicting the things spoken by Paul, and were blaspheming.

But the Jews, seeing the crowds, were filled with envy, and contradicted the things said by Paul, speaking injuriously.

46 P aul and Barnabas spoke out boldly and said, “It was necessary that the word of God be spoken to you first; since you repudiate it and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, behold, we are turning to the Gentiles.

And Paul and Barnabas spoke boldly and said, It was necessary that the word of God should be first spoken to you; but, since ye thrust it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, lo, we turn to the nations;

47 F or so the Lord has commanded us, ‘ I have placed You as a light for the Gentiles, That You may bring salvation to the end of the earth.’”

for thus has the Lord enjoined us: I have set thee for a light of the nations, that thou shouldest be for salvation to the end of the earth.

48 W hen the Gentiles heard this, they began rejoicing and glorifying the word of the Lord; and as many as had been appointed to eternal life believed.

And the nations, hearing it, rejoiced, and glorified the word of the Lord, and believed, as many as were ordained to eternal life.

49 A nd the word of the Lord was being spread through the whole region.

And the word of the Lord was carried through the whole country.

50 B ut the Jews incited the devout women of prominence and the leading men of the city, and instigated a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and drove them out of their district.

But the Jews excited the women of the upper classes who were worshippers, and the first people of the city, and raised a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and cast them out of their coasts.

51 B ut they shook off the dust of their feet in protest against them and went to Iconium.

But they, having shaken off the dust of their feet against them, came to Iconium.

52 A nd the disciples were continually filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.

And the disciples were filled with joy and Holy Spirit.