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King James Bible |
Youngs Literal Translation
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| 13:1 |
Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers; as Barnabas, and Simeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, which had been brought up with 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; |
| 13:2 |
As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto 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,' |
| 13:3 |
And 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 `them' away. |
| 13:4 |
So they, being sent forth by the Holy Ghost, departed unto Seleucia; and from thence 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, |
| 13:5 |
And when they were at Salamis, they preached the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews: and they had also John to their minister. |
and having come unto Salamis, they declared the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews, and they had also John `as' a ministrant; |
| 13:6 |
And when they had gone through the isle unto Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name was Barjesus: |
and having gone through the island unto Paphos, they found a certain magian, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name `is' Bar-Jesus; |
| 13:7 |
Which was with the deputy of the country, Sergius Paulus, a prudent man; who called for Barnabas and Saul, and desired 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, |
| 13:8 |
But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) withstood them, seeking to turn away the deputy from the faith. |
and there withstood them Elymas the magian -- for so is his name interpreted -- seeking to pervert the proconsul from the faith. |
| 13:9 |
Then Saul, (who also is called Paul,) filled with the Holy Ghost, set his eyes on him, |
And Saul -- who also `is' Paul -- having been filled with the Holy Spirit, and having looked stedfastly on him, |
| 13:10 |
And said, O full of all subtilty and all mischief, thou child of the devil, thou enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou 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? |
| 13:11 |
And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a season. And immediately there fell on him a mist and a darkness; and he went about seeking some to lead him by the hand. |
and now, lo, a hand of the Lord `is' 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 `him' by the hand; |
| 13:12 |
Then the deputy, when he saw what was done, believed, being astonished at the doctrine of the Lord. |
then the proconsul having seen what hath come to pass, did believe, being astonished at the teaching of the Lord. |
| 13:13 |
Now when Paul and his company loosed from Paphos, they came to Perga in Pamphylia: and John departing from them 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, |
| 13:14 |
But when they departed from Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia, and 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, |
| 13:15 |
And after the reading of the law and the prophets the rulers of the synagogue sent unto them, saying, Ye men and brethren, if ye have any word of exhortation for the people, say on. |
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.' |
| 13:16 |
Then Paul stood up, and beckoning with his hand said, Men of Israel, and ye that fear God, give audience. |
And Paul having risen, and having beckoned with the hand, said, `Men, Israelites, and those fearing God, hearken: |
| 13:17 |
The God of this people of Israel chose our fathers, and exalted the people when they dwelt as strangers in the land of Egypt, and with an high arm brought he 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; |
| 13:18 |
And about the time of forty years suffered he their manners in the wilderness. |
and about a period of forty years He did suffer their manners in the wilderness, |
| 13:19 |
And when he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Chanaan, he divided their land to them by lot. |
and having destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, He did divide by lot to them their land. |
| 13:20 |
And after that he gave unto them judges about the space of four hundred and fifty years, until Samuel the prophet. |
`And after these things, about four hundred and fifty years, He gave judges -- till Samuel the prophet; |
| 13:21 |
And afterward they desired a king: and God gave unto them Saul the son of Cis, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, by the space of 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; |
| 13:22 |
And when he had removed him, he raised up unto them David to be their king; to whom also he gave testimony, and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after mine own heart, which shall fulfil 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 `son' of Jesse, a man according to My heart, who shall do all My will. |
| 13:23 |
Of this man's seed hath God according to his promise raised unto Israel a Saviour, Jesus: |
`Of this one's seed God, according to promise, did raise to Israel a Saviour -- Jesus, |
| 13:24 |
When John had first preached before his coming the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel. |
John having first preached, before his coming, a baptism of reformation to all the people of Israel; |
| 13:25 |
And as John fulfilled his course, he said, Whom think ye that I am? I am not he. But, behold, there cometh one after me, whose shoes of his feet I am not worthy to loose. |
and as John was fulfilling the course, he said, Whom me do ye suppose to be? I am not `he', but, lo, he doth come after me, of whom I am not worthy to loose the sandal of `his' feet. |
| 13:26 |
Men and brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and whosoever among you feareth God, to you is the word of this salvation sent. |
`Men, brethren, sons of the race of Abraham, and those among you fearing God, to you was the word of this salvation sent, |
| 13:27 |
For they that dwell at Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they knew him not, nor yet the voices of the prophets which are read every sabbath day, they have fulfilled them in 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 `him' -- did fulfill, |
| 13:28 |
And though they found no cause of death in him, yet desired they Pilate that he should be slain. |
and no cause of death having found, they did ask of Pilate that he should be slain, |
| 13:29 |
And when they had fulfilled all that was written of him, they took him down from the tree, and laid him in a sepulchre. |
and when they did complete all the things written about him, having taken `him' down from the tree, they laid him in a tomb; |
| 13:30 |
But God raised him from the dead: |
and God did raise him out of the dead, |
| 13:31 |
And he was seen many days of them which came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are his witnesses unto 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. |
| 13:32 |
And we declare unto you glad tidings, how that the promise which was made unto the fathers, |
`And we to you do proclaim good news -- that the promise made unto the fathers, |
| 13:33 |
God hath fulfilled the same unto us their children, in that he hath raised up Jesus again; as it is also written in the second psalm, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee. |
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. |
| 13:34 |
And as concerning that he raised him up from the dead, now no more to return to corruption, he said on this wise, I will give you the sure mercies 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; |
| 13:35 |
Wherefore he saith also in another psalm, Thou shalt not suffer thine Holy One to see corruption. |
wherefore also in another `place' he saith, Thou shalt not give Thy kind One to see corruption, |
| 13:36 |
For David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God, fell on sleep, and was laid unto his fathers, and saw corruption: |
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, |
| 13:37 |
But he, whom God raised again, saw no corruption. |
but he whom God did raise up, did not see corruption. |
| 13:38 |
Be it known unto you therefore, men and brethren, that through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins: |
`Let it therefore be known to you, men, brethren, that through this one to you is the forgiveness of sins declared, |
| 13:39 |
And by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye 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; |
| 13:40 |
Beware therefore, lest that come upon you, which is spoken of in the prophets; |
see, therefore, it may not come upon you that hath been spoken in the prophets: |
| 13:41 |
Behold, ye despisers, and wonder, and perish: for I work a work in your days, a work which ye shall in no wise believe, though a man declare it unto 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 `it' to you.' |
| 13:42 |
And when the Jews were gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles besought 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 `them' that on the next sabbath these sayings may be spoken to them, |
| 13:43 |
Now when the congregation was broken up, many of the Jews and religious proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas: who, speaking to them, persuaded 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. |
| 13:44 |
And the next sabbath day came almost the whole city 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, |
| 13:45 |
But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy, and spake against those things which were spoken by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming. |
and the Jews having seen the multitudes, were filled with zeal, and did contradict the things spoken by Paul -- contradicting and speaking evil. |
| 13:46 |
Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and said, It was necessary that the word of God should first have been spoken to you: but seeing ye put it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, lo, 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; |
| 13:47 |
For so hath the Lord commanded us, saying, I have set thee to be a light of the Gentiles, that thou shouldest be for salvation unto the ends 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.' |
| 13:48 |
And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were ordained 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; |
| 13:49 |
And the word of the Lord was published throughout all the region. |
and the word of the Lord was spread abroad through all the region. |
| 13:50 |
But the Jews stirred up the devout and honourable women, and the chief men of the city, and raised persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them out of their coasts. |
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; |
| 13:51 |
But they shook off the dust of their feet against them, and came unto Iconium. |
and they having shaken off the dust of their feet against them, came to Iconium, |
| 13:52 |
And the disciples were filled with joy, and with the Holy Ghost. |
and the disciples were filled with joy and the Holy Spirit. |
