In Pisidian Antioch
13 Now after Paul and his companions set sail from aPaphos, they came to bPerga in cPamphylia, but dJohn left them and returned to Jerusalem. 14 But going on from Perga, they arrived at aPisidian bAntioch. And on cthe Sabbath day, they went into dthe synagogue and sat down. 15 And after athe reading of the Law and bthe Prophets cthe synagogue officials sent to them, saying, “Brothers, if you have any word of exhortation for the people, say it.” 16 So Paul stood up, and amotioning with his hand said,
“Men of Israel, and byou who fear God, listen: 17 The God of this people Israel achose our fathers and blifted up the people during their stay in the land of Egypt, and with an uplifted arm cHe led them out from it. 18 And for aa period of about forty years bHe put up with them in the wilderness. 19 aAnd when He destroyed bseven nations in the land of Canaan, He cdistributed their land as an inheritance—all of which took dabout 450 years. 20 After these things He agave them judges until bSamuel the prophet. 21 Then they aasked for a king, and God gave them bSaul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years. 22 And after He had aremoved him, He raised up David to be their king, about whom He also said, bearing witness, ‘bI have found David the son of Jesse, a man after My heart, who will do all My will.’ 23 aFrom the seed of this man, baccording to promise, God has brought to Israel ca Savior, Jesus, 24 after aJohn had preached before His coming a bbaptism of repentance to all the people of Israel. 25 And as John awas fulfilling his course, bhe kept saying, ‘What do you suppose that I am? I am not He. But behold, one is coming after me of whom I am not worthy to untie the sandals of His feet.’
26 “Brothers, sons of Abraham’s family, and those among you who fear God, to us the word of athis salvation was sent. 27 For those who live in Jerusalem, and their arulers, brecognizing neither Him nor the utterances of cthe prophets which are dread every Sabbath, fulfilled them by condemning Him. 28 And though they found no ground for death, they aasked Pilate that He be executed. 29 And when they had afinished all that was written concerning Him, bthey took Him down from cthe tree and dlaid Him in a tomb. 30 But God araised Him from the dead; 31 and for many days aHe appeared to those who came up with Him from Galilee to Jerusalem, the very ones who are now bHis witnesses to the people. 32 And we aproclaim to you the good news of bthe promise made to the fathers, 33 that God has fulfilled this promise to our children in that He araised up Jesus, as it is also written in the second Psalm, ‘bYou are My Son; today I have begotten You.’ 34 But that He araised Him up from the dead, no longer to return to corruption, He has spoken in this way: ‘bI will give you the holy and faithful lovingkindnesses of David.’ 35 Therefore He also says in another Psalm, ‘aYou will not give Your Holy One over to see corruption.’ 36 For aDavid, after he had served bthe purpose of God in his own generation, cfell asleep and was laid among his fathers and saw corruption; 37 but He whom God araised did not see corruption. 38 Therefore let it be known to you, brothers, that athrough Him forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you, 39 and that in Him, aeveryone who believes is justified from all things which you could not be justified from through the Law of Moses. 40 Therefore watch out, so that the thing spoken of ain the Prophets may not come upon you:
41 ‘aLook, you scoffers, and marvel, and perish;
For I am accomplishing a work in your days,
A work which you will never believe, though someone should recount it to you.’”
42 And as Paul and Barnabas were leaving, the people kept pleading that these words might be spoken to them the next aSabbath. 43 Now when the meeting of the synagogue had broken up, many of the Jews and of the aGod-fearing bproselytes followed Paul and Barnabas, who, speaking to them, were urging them to continue in cthe grace of God.
Many Gentiles Believe
44 And the next aSabbath, nearly the whole city assembled to hear the word of the Lord. 45 But when athe Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy and began contradicting the things spoken by Paul, blaspheming. 46 Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly and said, “It was necessary that the word of God be spoken to you afirst. Since you reject it and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, behold, bwe are turning to the Gentiles. 47 For so the Lord has commanded us,
‘aI have placed You as a blight for the Gentiles,
That You may bring salvation to the end of the earth.’”
48 And when the Gentiles heard this, they began rejoicing and glorifying athe word of the Lord, and as many as bhad been appointed to eternal life believed. 49 And athe word of the Lord was being spread through the whole region. 50 But athe Jews incited the bGod-fearing women cof prominence and the leading men of the city, and instigated a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and drove them out of their district. 51 But ahaving shaken off the dust of their feet against them, they went to bIconium. 52 And the disciples were continually afilled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.