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Paul's First Missionary Journey
Now there were in Antioch, in the assembly which was [there], prophets and teachers: Barnabas, and Simeon who was called Niger, and Lucius the Cyrenian, and Manaen, foster-brother of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.
Now there were in Antioch, in the assembly which was [there], prophets and teachers: Barnabas, and Simeon who was called Niger, and Lucius the Cyrenian, and Manaen, foster-brother of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.
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.
One day as these men were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Appoint Barnabas and Saul for the special work to which I have called them.”
Then, having fasted and prayed, and having laid [their] hands on them, they let [them] go.
So after more fasting and prayer, the men laid their hands on them and sent them on their way.
On Cyprus
They therefore, having been sent forth by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia, and thence sailed away to Cyprus.
They therefore, having been sent forth by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia, and thence sailed away to Cyprus.
Paul’s First Missionary Journey
So Barnabas and Saul were sent out by the Holy Spirit. They went down to the seaport of Seleucia and then sailed for the island of Cyprus.
And being in Salamis, they announced the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews. And they had John also as [their] attendant.
There, in the town of Salamis, they went to the Jewish synagogues and preached the word of God. John Mark went with them as their assistant.
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,
Afterward they traveled from town to town across the entire island until finally they reached Paphos, where they met a Jewish sorcerer, a false prophet named Bar-Jesus.
who was with the proconsul Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man. *He*, having called Barnabas and Saul to [him], desired to hear the word of God.
He had attached himself to the governor, Sergius Paulus, who was an intelligent man. The governor invited Barnabas and Saul to visit him, for he wanted to hear the word of God.
But Elymas the magician (for so his name is by interpretation) opposed them, seeking to turn away the proconsul from the faith.
But Elymas, the sorcerer (as his name means in Greek), interfered and urged the governor to pay no attention to what Barnabas and Saul said. He was trying to keep the governor from believing.
But Saul, who also [is] Paul, filled with [the] Holy Spirit, fixing his eyes upon him,
Saul, also known as Paul, was filled with the Holy Spirit, and he looked the sorcerer in the eye.
said, O full of all deceit and all craft: son of [the] devil, enemy of all righteousness; wilt thou not cease perverting the right paths of [the] Lord?
Then he said, “You son of the devil, full of every sort of deceit and fraud, and enemy of all that is good! Will you never stop perverting the true ways of the Lord?
And now behold, [the] Lord's hand [is] 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.
Watch now, for the Lord has laid his hand of punishment upon you, and you will be struck blind. You will not see the sunlight for some time.” Instantly mist and darkness came over the man’s eyes, and he began groping around begging for someone to take his hand and lead him.
Then the proconsul, seeing what had happened, believed, being amazed at the teaching of the Lord.
When the governor saw what had happened, he became a believer, for he was astonished at the teaching about the Lord.
In Pisidian Antioch
And having sailed from Paphos, Paul and his company came to Perga of Pamphylia; and John separated from 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.
Paul Preaches in Antioch of Pisidia
Paul and his companions then left Paphos by ship for Pamphylia, landing at the port town of Perga. There John Mark left them and returned to Jerusalem.
But they, passing through from Perga, came to Antioch of Pisidia; and entering into the synagogue on the sabbath day they sat down.
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.
And Paul, rising up and making a sign with the hand, said, Israelites, and ye that fear God, hearken.
So Paul stood, lifted his hand to quiet them, and started speaking. “Men of Israel,” he said, “and you God-fearing Gentiles, listen to me.
The God of this people Israel chose our fathers, and exalted the people in their sojourn in [the] land of Egypt, and with a high arm brought them out of it,
“The God of this nation of Israel chose our ancestors and made them multiply and grow strong during their stay in Egypt. Then with a powerful arm he led them out of their slavery.
and for a time of about forty years he nursed them in the desert.
And having destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, he gave them their land as an inheritance.
Then he destroyed seven nations in Canaan and gave their land to Israel as an inheritance.
And after these things he gave [them] judges till Samuel the prophet, [to the end of] about four hundred and fifty years.
All this took about 450 years.
“After that, God gave them judges to rule until the time of Samuel the prophet.
“After that, God gave them judges to rule until the time of Samuel the prophet.
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.
Then the people begged for a king, and God gave them Saul son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, who reigned for forty years.
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.
Of this man's seed according to promise has God brought to Israel a Saviour, Jesus;
“And it is one of King David’s descendants, Jesus, who is God’s promised Savior of Israel!
John having proclaimed before the face of his entry [among the people] [the] baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.
Before he came, John the Baptist preached that all the people of Israel needed to repent of their sins and turn to God and be baptized.
And as John was fulfilling his course he said, Whom do ye suppose that I am? *I* am not [he]. But behold, there comes one after me, the sandal of whose feet I am not worthy to loose.
As John was finishing his ministry he asked, ‘Do you think I am the Messiah? No, I am not! But he is coming soon — and I’m not even worthy to be his slave and untie the sandals on his feet.’
Brethren, sons of Abraham's race, and those who among you fear God, to you has the word of this salvation been sent:
“Brothers — you sons of Abraham, and also you God-fearing Gentiles — this message of salvation has been sent to us!
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, [by] judging [him].
The people in Jerusalem and their leaders did not recognize Jesus as the one the prophets had spoken about. Instead, they condemned him, and in doing this they fulfilled the prophets’ words that are read every Sabbath.
And having found no cause of death [in him], they begged of Pilate that he might be slain.
They found no legal reason to execute him, but they asked Pilate to have him killed anyway.
And when they had fulfilled all things written concerning him, they took him down from the cross and put him in a sepulchre;
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.
And over a period of many days he appeared to those who had gone with him from Galilee to Jerusalem. They are now his witnesses to the people of Israel.
And *we* declare unto you the glad tidings of the promise made to the fathers,
“And now we are here to bring you this Good News. The promise was made to our ancestors,
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.
But that he raised him from among [the] dead, no more to return to corruption, he spoke thus: I will give to you the faithful mercies of David.
Wherefore also he says in another, Thou wilt not suffer thy gracious one to see corruption.
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.
This is not a reference to David, for after David had done the will of God in his own generation, he died and was buried with his ancestors, and his body decayed.
But he whom God raised up did not see corruption.
No, it was a reference to someone else — someone whom God raised and whose body did not decay.
Be it known unto you, therefore, brethren, that through this man remission of sins is preached to you,
and from all things from which ye could not be justified in the law of Moses, in him every one that believes is justified.
Everyone who believes in him is made right in God’s sight — something the law of Moses could never do.
See therefore that that which is spoken in the prophets do not come upon [you],
Be careful! Don’t let the prophets’ words apply to you. For they said,
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.
The Gentiles Ask to Hear the Gospel
And as they went out they begged that these words might be spoken to them the ensuing sabbath.
And as they went out they begged that these words might be spoken to them the ensuing sabbath.
As Paul and Barnabas left the synagogue that day, the people begged them to speak about these things again the next week.
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.
Many Jews and devout converts to Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas, and the two men urged them to continue to rely on the grace of God.
And on the coming sabbath almost all the city was gathered together to hear the word of God.
Paul Turns to the Gentiles
The following week almost the entire city turned out to hear them preach the word of the Lord.
But the Jews, seeing the crowds, were filled with envy, and contradicted the things said by Paul, [contradicting and] speaking injuriously.
But when some of the Jews saw the crowds, they were jealous; so they slandered Paul and argued against whatever he said.
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;
Then Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly and declared, “It was necessary that we first preach the word of God to you Jews. But since you have rejected it and judged yourselves unworthy of eternal life, we will offer it to the Gentiles.
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.
And [those of] the nations, hearing it, rejoiced, and glorified the word of the Lord, and believed, as many as were ordained to eternal life.
When the Gentiles heard this, they were very glad and thanked the Lord for his message; and all who were chosen for eternal life became believers.
And the word of the Lord was carried through the whole country.
So the Lord’s message spread throughout that region.
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.
Then the Jews stirred up the influential religious women and the leaders of the city, and they incited a mob against Paul and Barnabas and ran them out of town.
But they, having shaken off the dust of their feet against them, came to Iconium.
So they shook the dust from their feet as a sign of rejection and went to the town of Iconium.