1 N ow in the assembly that was at Antioch there were some prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen the foster brother of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.

And there were certain in Antioch, in the assembly there, prophets and teachers; both Barnabas, and Simeon who is called Niger, and Lucius the Cyrenian, Manaen also -- Herod the tetrarch's foster-brother -- and Saul;

2 A s they served the Lord and fasted, the Holy Spirit said, “Separate Barnabas and Saul for me, for the work to which I have called them.”

and in their ministering to the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, `Separate ye to me both Barnabas and Saul to 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 having prayed, and having laid the hands on them, they sent away.

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

These, indeed, then, having been sent forth by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia, thence also they sailed to Cyprus,

5 W hen they were at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the Jewish synagogues. They had also John as their attendant.

and having come unto Salamis, they declared the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews, and they had also John a ministrant;

6 W hen they had gone through the island to Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name was Bar Jesus,

and having gone through the island unto Paphos, they found a certain magian, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name Bar-Jesus;

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

who was with the proconsul Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man; this one having called for Barnabas and Saul, did desire to hear the word of God,

8 B ut Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) withstood them, seeking to turn aside the proconsul from the faith.

and there withstood them Elymas the magian -- for so is his name interpreted -- seeking to pervert the proconsul from the faith.

9 B ut Saul, who is also called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, fastened his eyes on him,

And Saul -- who also Paul -- having been filled with the Holy Spirit, and having looked stedfastly on him,

10 a nd said, “Full of all deceit and all cunning, you son of the devil, you enemy of all righteousness, will you not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?

said, `O full of all guile, and all profligacy, son of a devil, enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease perverting the right ways of the Lord?

11 N ow, behold, the hand of the Lord is on you, and you will be blind, not seeing the sun for a season!” Immediately a mist and darkness fell on him. He went around seeking someone to lead him by the hand.

and now, lo, a hand of the Lord upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a season;' and presently there fell upon him a mist and darkness, and he, going about, was seeking some to lead by the hand;

12 T hen the proconsul, when he saw what was done, believed, being astonished at the teaching of the Lord.

then the proconsul having seen what hath come to pass, did believe, being astonished at the teaching of the Lord.

13 N ow Paul and his company set sail from Paphos, and came to Perga in Pamphylia. John departed from them and returned to Jerusalem.

And those about Paul having set sail from Paphos, came to Perga of Pamphylia, and John having departed from them, did turn back to Jerusalem,

14 B ut they, passing on from Perga, came to Antioch of Pisidia. They went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and sat down.

and they having gone through from Perga, came to Antioch of Pisidia, and having gone into the synagogue on the sabbath-day, they sat down,

15 A fter the reading of the law and the prophets, the rulers of the synagogue sent to them, saying, “Brothers, if you have any word of exhortation for the people, speak.”

and after the reading of the law and of the prophets, the chief men of the synagogue sent unto them, saying, `Men, brethren, if there be a word in you of exhortation unto the people -- say on.'

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

And Paul having risen, and having beckoned with the hand, said, `Men, Israelites, and those fearing God, hearken:

17 T he God of this people chose our fathers, and exalted the people when they stayed as aliens in the land of Egypt, and with an uplifted arm, he led them out of it.

the God of this people Israel did choose our fathers, and the people He did exalt in their sojourning in the land of Egypt, and with an high arm did He bring them out of it;

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

and about a period of forty years He did suffer their manners in the wilderness,

19 W hen he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, he gave them their land for an inheritance, for about four hundred fifty years.

and having destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, He did divide by lot to them their land.

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

`And after these things, about four hundred and fifty years, He gave judges -- till Samuel the prophet;

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

and thereafter they asked for a king, and God did give to them Saul, son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years;

22 W hen he had removed him, he raised up David to be their king, to whom he also testified, ‘I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after my heart, who will do all my will.’

and having removed him, He did raise up to them David for king, to whom also having testified, he said, I found David, the of Jesse, a man according to My heart, who shall do all My will.

23 F rom this man’s offspring, God has brought salvation to Israel according to his promise,

`Of this one's seed God, according to promise, did raise to Israel a Saviour -- Jesus,

24 b efore his coming, when John had first preached the baptism of repentance to Israel.

John having first preached, before his coming, a baptism of reformation to all the people of Israel;

25 A s John was fulfilling his course, he said, ‘What do you suppose that I am? I am not he. But behold, one comes after me the sandals of whose feet I am not worthy to untie.’

and as John was fulfilling the course, he said, Whom me do ye suppose to be? I am not, but, lo, he doth come after me, of whom I am not worthy to loose the sandal of feet.

26 B rothers, children of the stock of Abraham, and those among you who fear God, the word of this salvation is sent out to you.

`Men, brethren, sons of the race of Abraham, and those among you fearing God, to you was the word of this salvation sent,

27 F or those who dwell in Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they didn’t know him, nor the voices of the prophets which are read every Sabbath, fulfilled them by condemning him.

for those dwelling in Jerusalem, and their chiefs, this one not having known, also the voices of the prophets, which every sabbath are being read -- having judged -- did fulfill,

28 T hough they found no cause for death, they still asked Pilate to have him killed.

and no cause of death having found, they did ask of Pilate that he should be slain,

29 W hen they had fulfilled all things that were written about him, they took him down from the tree, and laid him in a tomb.

and when they did complete all the things written about him, having taken down from the tree, they laid him in a tomb;

30 B ut God raised him from the dead,

and God did raise him out of the dead,

31 a nd he was seen for many days by those who came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are his witnesses to the people.

and he was seen for many days of those who did come up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are his witnesses unto the people.

32 W e bring you good news of the promise made to the fathers,

`And we to you do proclaim good news -- that the promise made unto the fathers,

33 t hat God has fulfilled the same to us, their children, in that he raised up Jesus. As it is also written in the second psalm, ‘You are my Son. Today I have become your father.’

God hath in full completed this to us their children, having raised up Jesus, as also in the second Psalm it hath been written, My Son thou art -- I to-day have begotten thee.

34 “ Concerning that he raised him up from the dead, now no more to return to corruption, he has spoken thus: ‘I will give you the holy and sure blessings of David.’

`And that He did raise him up out of the dead, no more to return to corruption, he hath said thus -- I will give to you the faithful kindnesses of David;

35 T herefore he says also in another psalm, ‘You will not allow your Holy One to see decay.’

wherefore also in another he saith, Thou shalt not give Thy kind One to see corruption,

36 F or David, after he had in his own generation served the counsel of God, fell asleep, and was laid with his fathers, and saw decay.

for David, indeed, his own generation having served by the will of God, did fall asleep, and was added unto his fathers, and saw corruption,

37 B ut he whom God raised up saw no decay.

but he whom God did raise up, did not see corruption.

38 B e it known to you therefore, brothers, that through this man is proclaimed to you remission of sins,

`Let it therefore be known to you, men, brethren, that through this one to you is the forgiveness of sins declared,

39 a nd by him everyone who believes is justified from all things, from which you could not be justified by the law of Moses.

and from all things from which ye were not able in the law of Moses to be declared righteous, in this one every one who is believing is declared righteous;

40 B eware therefore, lest that come on you which is spoken in the prophets:

see, therefore, it may not come upon you that hath been spoken in the prophets:

41 ‘ Behold, you scoffers, and wonder, and perish; for I work a work in your days, a work which you will in no way believe, if one declares it to you.’”

See, ye despisers, and wonder, and perish, because a work I -- I do work in your days, a work in which ye may not believe, though any one may declare to you.'

42 S o when the Jews went out of the synagogue, the Gentiles begged that these words might be preached to them the next Sabbath.

And having gone forth out of the synagogue of the Jews, the nations were calling upon that on the next sabbath these sayings may be spoken to them,

43 N ow when the synagogue broke up, many of the Jews and of the devout proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas; who, speaking to them, urged them to continue in the grace of God.

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

44 T he next Sabbath almost the whole city was gathered together to hear the word of God.

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 multitudes, they were filled with jealousy, and contradicted the things which were spoken by Paul, and blasphemed.

and the Jews having seen the multitudes, were filled with zeal, and did contradict the things spoken by Paul -- contradicting and speaking evil.

46 P aul and Barnabas spoke out boldly, and said, “It was necessary that God’s word should be spoken to you first. Since indeed you thrust it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, behold, we turn to the Gentiles.

And speaking boldly, Paul and Barnabas said, `To you it was necessary that first the word of God be spoken, and seeing ye do thrust it away, and do not judge yourselves worthy of the life age-during, lo, we do turn to the nations;

47 F or so has the Lord commanded us, saying, ‘I have set you as a light for the Gentiles, that you should bring salvation to the uttermost parts of the earth.’”

for so hath the Lord commanded us: I have set thee for a light of nations -- for thy being for salvation unto the end of the earth.'

48 A s the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of God. As many as were appointed to eternal life believed.

And the nations hearing were glad, and were glorifying the word of the Lord, and did believe -- as many as were appointed to life age-during;

49 T he Lord’s word was spread abroad throughout all the region.

and the word of the Lord was spread abroad through all the region.

50 B ut the Jews stirred up the devout and prominent women and the chief men of the city, and stirred up a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and threw them out of their borders.

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

51 B ut they shook off the dust of their feet against them, and came to Iconium.

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

52 T he disciples were filled with joy with the Holy Spirit.

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