Acts 13:1-38 Now, there were in the congregation that was at Antioch, certain prophets and teachers; particularly, Barnabas, and Simeon, who was called Niger, and Lucius, the Cyrenian, and Manaen, who was educated with Herod, the tetrarch, and Saul.

Living_Oracles⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ Now, there were in the congregation that was at Antioch, certain prophets and teachers; particularly, Barnabas, and Simeon, who was called Niger, and Lucius, the Cyrenian, and Manaen, who was educated with Herod, the tetrarch, and Saul. ² And as they were ministering to the Lord, and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, Separate to me Barnabas and Saul, for the work to which I have called them. ³ And having fasted and prayed, and laid hands on them; they dismissed them. ⁴ They, therefore, being sent by the Holy Spirit, departed to Seleucia; and from thence they sailed to Cyprus; ⁵ and being arrived at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews; and they had also John for their attendant. ⁶ And having traversed the island, as far as Paphos, they found a certain Jew, a magician and false prophet, whose name was Barjesus; ⁷ who was with the proconsul Sergius Paulus, a prudent man; who calling for Barnabas and Saul desired to hear the word of God. ⁸ But Elymas, the magician, (for that was his name, when translated,) withstood them, endeavoring to turn away the proconsul from the faith. ⁹ Then Saul, (who is also called Paul,) being filled with the Holy Spirit, and looking steadfastly upon him, ¹⁰ said, O! full of all deceit, and of all wickedness! child of the devil! enemy of all righteousness! will you not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord? ¹¹ And, behold, now the hand of the Lord is upon you, and you shall be blind, and not see the sun for a time. And, immediately, a mist and darkness fell upon him; and going about, he sought some to lead him by the hand. ¹² Then the proconsul, seeing what was done, believed; being struck with the doctrine of the Lord. ¹³ And loosing from Paphos, they who were with Paul, came to Perga, in Pamphylia; but John withdrew himself from them, and returned to Jerusalem. ¹⁴ Nevertheless, they, going on from Perga, came to Antioch, in Pisidia: and entering into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, they sat down. ¹⁵ And after the reading of the law and the prophets; the rulers of the synagogue sent to them, saying, Brethren, if you have any word of exhortation to the people, speak it. ¹⁶ Then Paul stood up, and waiving his hand, said, Men of Israel, and you that fear God, hearken. ¹⁷ The God of this people chose our fathers, and raised the people while sojourning in the land of Egypt; and led them out of it with an uplifted arm. ¹⁸ And for a space of about forty years, he endured their behavior in the wilderness. ¹⁹ And having cast out seven nations in the land of Canaan, he distributed their country to them for an inheritance. ²⁰ And after these transactions, which lasted about four hundred and fifty years' he gave them judges, till Samuel the prophet. ²¹ And, from that time, they desired a king: and God gave them Saul, the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for the term of forty years. ²² And, having removed him, he raised up to them David, for a king; whom also he extolled, and said, "I have found David, the son of Jesse, a man according to my own heart, who shall do all my will." ²³ Of this man's seed, according to the promise, God raised up to Israel, Jesus, the Saviour; ²⁴ John having, to introduce his appearance, before he preached the immersion of reformation to all the people of Israel. ²⁵ And when John was fulfilling his course, he said, Whom do you imagine me to be? I am not He; but behold, there comes one after me, the shoes of whose feet I am not worthy to loose. ²⁶ Brethren, children of the family of Abraham, and those among you that fear God; to you is the word of this salvation sent: ²⁷ for the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and their rulers, not knowing him, nor the sayings of the prophets, which are read every Sabbath day; have fulfilled them in condemning him. ²⁸ And though they could find no cause of death in him; yet they requested Pilate that he might be executed. ²⁹ And when they had accomplished all things that were written concerning him; taking him down from the cross, they laid him in a tomb. ³⁰ But God raised him up from the dead: ³¹ and he appeared for several days to those that came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are his witnesses to the people. ³² And we bring you good tidings, that the very promise which was made to the fathers, ³³ God has accomplished to us, their children, in raising up Jesus: as it is also written in the second Psalm, "Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee." ³⁴ And because he has raised him from the dead, no more to return to corruption, he has spoken thus, "I will give you the sure mercies of David." ³⁵ Wherefore, also, in another place he says, "Thou wilt not permit thy Holy One to see corruption." ³⁶ Now David, having served his own generation according to the will of God; fell asleep, and was gathered to his fathers, and saw corruption. ³⁷ But he whom God raised up, did not see corruption. ³⁸ Be it known, therefore, to you, brethren, that by Him remission of sins is proclaimed to you: