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Acts 13

First Missionary Journey

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Nowg1161 there were at  aAntiochg490, in the  bchurchg1577 that was there,  cprophetsg4396 and  dteachersg1320:  eBarnabasg921, and Simeong4826 who was calledg2564 Nigerg3526, and Luciusg3066 of  fCyreneg2956, and Manaeng3127 who had been broughtg4939 up with  gHerodg2264 the tetrarchg5068a, and Saulg4569.

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While they were ministeringg3008 to the Lordg2962 and fastingg3522,  athe Holyg40 Spiritg4151 saidg3004, "Setg873 apartg873 for Me  bBarnabasg921 and Saulg4569 for  cthe workg2041 to whichg3739 I have calledg4341 them."

3

Theng5119, when they had fastedg3522 and  aprayedg4336 and  blaidg2007 their handsg5495 on them,  cthey sentg630 them awayg630.

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Sog3767, being  asentg1599 out by the Holyg40 Spiritg4151, they wentg2718 downg2718 to Seleuciag4581 and from thereg1564 they sailedg636 to  bCyprusg2954.

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When they reachedg1096 Salamisg4529, they began to proclaimg2605 the wordg3056 of Godg2316 in  athe synagoguesg4864 of the Jewsg2453; and they alsog2532 hadg2192  bJohng2491 as their helperg5257.

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When they had goneg1330 throughg1330 the wholeg3650 islandg3520 as farg891 as Paphosg3974, they foundg2147 a  amagiciang3097, a Jewishg2453  bfalseg5578 prophetg5578 whoseg3739 nameg3686 was Bar-Jesusg919,

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whog3739 was with the  aproconsulg446, Sergiusg4588a Paulusg3972, a mang435 of intelligenceg4908. Thisg3778 mang3778 summonedg4341 Barnabasg921 and Saulg4569 and soughtg1934 to hearg191 the wordg3056 of Godg2316.

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But Elymasg1681 the  amagiciang3097 (for sog3779 his nameg3686 is translatedg3177) was opposingg436 them, seekingg2212 to turng1294 the  bproconsulg446 awayg1294 from  cthe faithg4102.

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But Saulg4569, whog3588 was alsog2532 known as Paulg3972,  1 afilledg4092a with the Holyg40 Spiritg4151, fixedg816 his gazeg816 on him,

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and saidg3004, "You who are fullg4134 of allg3956 deceitg1388 and fraudg4468, you  asong5207 of the devilg1228, you enemyg2190 of allg3956 righteousnessg1343, will you not ceaseg3973 to makeg1294 crookedg1294  bthe straightg2117 waysg3598 of the Lordg2962?

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"Nowg3568, beholdg2400,  athe handg5495 of the Lordg2962 is upon you, and you will be blindg5185 and not seeg991 the sung2246 for a timeg2540." And immediatelyg3916 a mistg887 and a darknessg4655 fellg4098 upon him, and he wentg4013 aboutg4013 seekingg2212 those whog5497 would leadg5497 him by the handg5497.

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Theng5119 the  aproconsulg446 believedg4100 when he sawg3708 what had happenedg1096, being amazedg1605 at  bthe teachingg1322 of the Lordg2962.

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Nowg1161 Paulg3972 and his companionsg3588g4012 putg321 out to seag321 from  aPaphosg3974 and cameg2064 to  bPergag4011 in  cPamphyliag3828; but  dJohng2491 leftg672 them and returnedg5290 to Jerusalemg2414.

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But goingg1330 on from Pergag4011, they arrivedg3854 at  aPisidiang4099  bAntiochg490, and on  cthe Sabbathg4521 dayg2250 they wentg2064 into  dthe synagogueg4864 and satg2523 downg2523.

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Afterg3326  athe readingg320 of the Lawg3551 and  bthe Prophetsg4396  cthe synagogueg752 officialsg752 sentg649 to them, sayingg3004, "Brethreng435g80, ifg1487 you have anyg5100 wordg3056 of exhortationg3874 for the peopleg2992, sayg3004 it."

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Paulg3972 stoodg450 up, and  amotioningg2678 with his handg5495 saidg3004,

"Meng435 of Israelg2475a, and  byou who fearg5399 Godg2316, listeng191:

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"The Godg2316 of thisg3778 peopleg2992 Israelg2274  achoseg1586 our fathersg3962 and  1 bmadeg5312 the peopleg2992 greatg5312 duringg1722 their stayg3940 in the landg1093 of Egyptg125, and with an upliftedg5308 armg1023  cHe ledg1806 them out from it.

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"For  aa periodg5550 of aboutg5613 fortyg5066a yearsg5066a  bHe putg5159 up with them in the wildernessg2048.

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aWhen He had destroyedg2507  bseveng2033 nationsg1484 in the landg1093 of Canaang5477, He  cdistributedg2624 their landg1093 as an inheritanceg2624--all of which took  daboutg5613 fourg5071 hundredg5071 and fiftyg4004 yearsg2094.

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"Afterg3326 theseg3778 thingsg3778 He  agaveg1325 them judgesg2923 untilg2193  bSamuelg4545 the prophetg4396.

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"Theng2532 they  aaskedg154 for a kingg935, and Godg2316 gaveg1325 them  bSaulg4549 the song5207 of Kishg2797, a mang435 of the tribeg5443 of Benjaming958, for fortyg5065b yearsg2094.

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"Afterg2596 He had  aremovedg3179 him, He raisedg1453 up Davidg1160b to be their kingg935, concerning whomg3739 He alsog2532 testifiedg3140 and saidg3004, ` bI HAVE FOUNDg2147 DAVIDg1160b the son of Jesseg2421, A MANg435 AFTERg2596 MY HEARTg2588, whog3739 will dog4160 allg3956 My  1willg2307.'

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aFrom the descendantsg4690 of thisg3778 mang3778,  baccordingg2596 to promiseg1860, Godg2316 has broughtg71 to Israelg2274  ca Saviorg4990, Jesusg2424,

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after  aJohng2491 had proclaimedg4296 beforeg4253  1His comingg4383g1529 a  bbaptismg908 of repentanceg3341 to allg3956 the peopleg2992 of Israelg2274.

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"And whileg5613 Johng2491  awas completingg4137 his courseg1408,  bhe kept sayingg3004, `Whatg5101 do you supposeg5282 that I amg1510? I amg1510 not He. But beholdg2400, one is comingg2064 afterg3326 me the sandalsg5266 of whoseg3739 feetg4228 I amg1510 not worthyg514 to untieg3089.'

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"Brethreng435g80, sonsg5207 of Abraham'sg11 familyg1085, and thoseg3588 amongg1722 you who fearg5399 Godg2316, to us the messageg3056 of  athisg3778 salvationg4991 has been sentg1821.

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"For thoseg3588 who liveg2730 in Jerusalemg2419, and their  arulersg758,  brecognizingg50 neither Him norg2532 the  1utterancesg5456 of  cthe prophetsg4396 which are  dreadg314 everyg3956 Sabbathg4521, fulfilledg4137 these by condemningg2919 Him.

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"And though they foundg2147 nog3367 groundg156 for putting Him to death, they  aaskedg154 Pilateg4091 that He be  1executedg337.

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"Wheng5613 they had  acarriedg5055 out allg3956 that was writteng1125 concerningg4012 Him,  bthey tookg2507 Him downg2507 from  cthe  1crossg3586 and  dlaidg5087 Him in a tombg3419.

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"But Godg2316  araisedg1453 Him from the deadg3498;

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and for manyg4183 daysg2250  aHe appearedg3708 to thoseg3588 who cameg4872 up with Him from Galileeg1056 to Jerusalemg2419, the very onesg3748 whog3748 are nowg3568  bHis witnessesg3144 to the peopleg2992.

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"And we  apreachg2097 to you the goodg2097 newsg2097 of  bthe promiseg1860 madeg1096 to the fathersg3962,

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that Godg2316 has fulfilledg1603 thisg3778 promise  1to our childreng5043 in that He  araisedg450 up Jesusg2424, as it is alsog2532 writteng1125 in the secondg1208 Psalmg5568, ` bYOU ARE MY SONg5207; TODAYg4594 I HAVE BEGOTTENg1080 YOU.'

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"As for the fact that He  araisedg450 Him up from the deadg3498, nog3371 longerg3371 to returng5290 to decayg1312, He has spokeng3004 in thisg3779 wayg3779: ` bI WILL GIVEg1325 YOU THE HOLYg3741 and  1SUREg4103 blessings OF DAVIDg1160b.'

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"Thereforeg1360 He alsog2532 saysg3004 in anotherg2087 Psalm,aYOU WILL NOT  1ALLOWg1325 YOUR  2HOLYg3741 ONEg3741 TO  3UNDERGOg3708 DECAYg1312.'

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"For  aDavidg1160b, after he had  1servedg5256  bthe purposeg1012 of Godg2316 in his owng2398 generationg1074,  cfellg2837 asleepg2837, and was laidg4369 amongg4314 his fathersg3962 and  2underwentg3708 decayg1312;

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but He whomg3739 Godg2316  araisedg1453 did not  1undergog3708 decayg1312.

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"Thereforeg3767 let it be knowng1110 to you, brethreng435g80, that  athroughg1223  1Him forgivenessg859 of sinsg266 is proclaimedg2605 to you,

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and  1throughg1722 Him  aeveryoneg3956 who believesg4100 is  2freedg1344  3from allg3956 thingsg3956, from whichg3739 you couldg1410 not be  2freedg1344  3throughg1722 the Lawg3551 of Mosesg3475.

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"Thereforeg3767 takeg991 heedg991, sog3361 that the thingg3004 spokeng3004 of  ain the Prophetsg4396 may not comeg1904 upon you:

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aBEHOLDg3708, YOU SCOFFERSg2707, AND MARVELg2296, AND  1PERISHg853; FOR I AM ACCOMPLISHINGg2038b A WORKg2041 IN YOUR DAYSg2250, A WORKg2041 WHICHg3739 YOU WILL NEVERg3756g3361 BELIEVEg4100, THOUGHg1437 SOMEONEg5100 SHOULD DESCRIBEg1555 IT TO YOU.' "

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As  1Paul and Barnabas were goingg1826 out, the people kept beggingg3870 that theseg3778  2thingsg4487 might be spokeng2980 to them the nextg3342  aSabbathg4521.

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Nowg1161 when the meeting of the synagogueg4864 had brokeng3089 up, manyg4183 of the Jewsg2453 and of the  aGod-fearingg4576  1 bproselytesg4339 followedg190 Paulg3972 and Barnabasg921, whog3748, speakingg4354 to them, were urgingg3982 them to continueg4357 in  cthe graceg5485 of Godg2316.

Paul Turns to the Gentiles

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The nextg2064  aSabbathg4521 nearlyg4975 the wholeg3956 cityg4172 assembledg4863 to hearg191 the wordg3056 of  1the Lordg2316.

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But when  athe Jewsg2453 sawg3708 the crowdsg3793, they were filledg4092a with jealousyg2205b and began contradictingg483 the thingsg2980 spokeng2980 by Paulg3972, and were  1blasphemingg987.

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Paulg3972 and Barnabasg921 spokeg3955 out boldlyg3955 and saidg3004, "It was necessaryg316 that the wordg3056 of Godg2316 be spokeng2980 to you  afirstg4413; sinceg1894 you repudiateg683 it and judgeg2919 yourselvesg1438 unworthyg3756g514 of eternalg166 lifeg2222, beholdg2400,  bwe are turningg4762 to the Gentilesg1484.

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"For sog3779 the Lordg2962 has commandedg1781 us, ` aI HAVE PLACEDg5087 YOU AS A  bLIGHTg5457 FOR THE GENTILESg1484, THAT YOU MAY  1BRINGg1510g1519 SALVATIONg4991 TO THE ENDg2078 OF THE EARTHg1093.' "

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When the Gentilesg1484 heardg191 this, they began rejoicingg5463 and glorifyingg1392  athe wordg3056 of  1the Lordg2962; and as manyg3745 as  bhad beeng1510 appointedg5021 to eternalg166 lifeg2222 believedg4100.

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And  athe wordg3056 of the Lordg2962 was being spreadg1308 throughg1223 the wholeg3650 regiong5561.

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But  athe Jewsg2453 incitedg3951 the  1 bdevoutg4576 womeng1135  cof prominenceg2158 and the leadingg4413 meng4413 of the cityg4172, and instigatedg1892 a persecutiong1375 againstg1909 Paulg3972 and Barnabasg921, and droveg1544b them out of their  2districtg3725.

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But  athey shookg1621 offg1621 the dustg2868 of their feetg4228 in protest againstg1909 them and wentg2064 to  bIconiumg2430.

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And the disciplesg3101 were continually  afilledg4137 with joyg5479 and with the Holyg40 Spiritg4151.



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