Preparing for the Mission Field
The Mission to Cyprus
4So being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia, and from there they sailed to Cyprus.
5Arriving in Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the Jewish synagogues. They also had John as their assistant.13:5 Ac 9:20; 12:12
6When they had traveled the whole island as far as Paphos, they came across a sorcerer, a Jewish false prophet named Bar-Jesus.13:6 Mt 7:15; Ac 8:9
9But Saul — also called Paul — filled with the Holy Spirit, stared straight at Elymas
Paul’s Sermon in Antioch of Pisidia
13Paul and his companions set sail from Paphos and came to Perga in Pamphylia, but John left them and went back to Jerusalem.13:13 Ac 12:12; 13:6; 15:38
16Paul stood up and motioned with his hand and said, “Fellow Israelites, and you who fear God, listen!13:16 Ac 10:2; 12:17
17The God of this people Israel chose our ancestors, made the people prosper during their stay in the land of Egypt, and led them out of it with a mighty13:17 Lit with an uplifted arm.13:17 Ex 1:6; 6:6; Dt 7:6–8; Ac 7:17
18And for about forty years he put up with them13:18 Other mss read he cared for them in the wilderness;13:18 Dt 1:31; Ac 7:36
19and after destroying seven nations in the land of Canaan,13:19 Dt 7:1; Jos 14:1; 19:51; Ps 78:55; Ac 7:45 he gave them their land as an inheritance.
20This all took about 450 years. After this, he gave them judges until Samuel the prophet.13:20 Jdg 2:16; 1Sm 3:20; Ac 3:24
23“From this man’s descendants, as he promised, God brought to Israel13:23 Ps 132:1; Mt 1:1; Lk 2:11; Ac 13:32 the Savior, Jesus.13:23 Other mss read brought salvation
26“Brothers and sisters, children of Abraham’s race, and those among you who fear God, it is to us that the word of this salvation has been sent.13:26 Ac 4:12; 5:20
27Since the residents of Jerusalem and their rulers did not recognize him or the sayings of the prophets that are read every Sabbath, they have fulfilled their words by condemning him.13:27 Lk 24:27; Ac 3:17
28Though they found no grounds for the death sentence, they asked Pilate to have him killed.13:28 Mt 27:22–23; Ac 3:14
29When they had carried out all that had been written about him, they took him down from the tree and put him in a tomb.13:29 Mt 27:59; Lk 23:53; Ac 5:30
31and he appeared for many days to those who came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are now his witnesses to the people.13:31 Mt 28:16; Lk 24:48; Ac 1:3
32And we ourselves proclaim to you the good news of the promise that was made to our ancestors.13:32 Ac 5:42; 26:6; Rm 4:13; 9:4
33God has fulfilled this for us, their children, by raising up Jesus, as it is written in the second Psalm:
You are my Son;
today I have become your Father.
13:33
Or I have begotten you
13:33
Ps 2:7
13:33
Ps 2:7; Heb 1:5; 5:5
34As to his raising him from the dead, never to return to decay, he has spoken in this way, I will give you the holy and sure promises of David.13:34Is 55:313:34 Is 55:3; Ac 13:30,37
35Therefore he also says in another passage, You will not let your Holy One see decay.13:35Ps 16:1013:35 Ps 16:10; Ac 2:27
36For David, after serving God’s purpose in his own generation, fell asleep,13:36 Ac 7:60; 1Co 11:30; 15:6,18,20,51; 1Th 4:13–15 was buried with his fathers, and decayed,13:36 1Kg 2:10; Ac 2:29; 13:22; 20:27
37but the one God raised up did not decay.
38Therefore, let it be known to you, brothers and sisters, that through this man forgiveness of sins is being proclaimed to you.13:38 Lk 24:47; Ac 2:38
39Everyone who believes is justified13:39 Or freed, also later in this verse through him from everything that you could not be justified from through the law of Moses.13:39 Rm 3:28; 10:4
40So beware that what is said in the prophets does not happen to you:
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Look, you scoffers,
marvel and vanish away,
because I am doing a work in your days,
a work that you will never believe,
Paul and Barnabas in Antioch
42As they were leaving, the people13:42 Other mss read they were leaving the synagogue of the Jews, the Gentiles urged them to speak about these matters the following Sabbath.
44The following Sabbath almost the whole town assembled to hear the word of the Lord.13:44 Other mss read of God
46Paul and Barnabas boldly replied, “It was necessary that the word of God be spoken to you first. Since you reject it and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, we are turning to the Gentiles.13:46 Mt 21:43; Ac 3:26; 18:6; 22:21; 28:28
47For this is what the Lord has commanded us:
I have made you
a light for the Gentiles
to bring salvation
48When the Gentiles heard this, they rejoiced and honored the word of the Lord, and all who had been appointed to eternal life believed.
49The word of the Lord spread through the whole region.
50But the Jews incited the prominent God-fearing women and the leading men of the city. They stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas and expelled them from their district.13:50 Ac 14:2,19; 2Tm 3:11
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