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Acts of the Apostles, Chapter 13

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Chapter 13 of Acts—American Standard Version (ASV)

  1. ¶ Now there were at Antioch, in the church that was there, prophets and teachers, Barnabas, and Symeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen the foster-brother of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.
  2. And as they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Spirit said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them.
  3. Then, when they had fasted and prayed and laid their hands on them, they sent them away.
  4. ¶ So they, being sent forth by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia; and from thence they sailed to Cyprus.
  5. And when they were at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews: and they had also John as their attendant.
  6. And when they had gone through the whole island unto Paphos, they found a certain [a]1sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name was Bar-Jesus;
  7. who was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, a man of understanding. The same called unto him Barnabas and Saul, and sought to hear the word of God.
  8. But Elymas the [b]2sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) withstood them, seeking to turn aside the proconsul from the faith.
  9. But Saul, who is also called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, fastened his eyes on him,
  10. and said, O full of all guile and all villany, thou son of the devil, thou enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?
  11. And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun [c]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.
  12. Then the proconsul, when he saw what was done, believed, being astonished at the teaching of the Lord.
  13. ¶ Now Paul and his company set sail from Paphos, and came to Perga in Pamphylia: and John departed from them and returned to Jerusalem.
  14. But they, passing through from Perga, came to Antioch of Pisidia; and they went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and sat down.
  15. And after the reading of the law and the prophets the rulers of the synagogue sent unto them, saying, Brethren, if ye have any word of exhortation for the people, say on.
  16. And Paul stood up, and beckoning with the hand said,
    ¶ Men of Israel, and ye that fear God, hearken:
  17. The God of this people Israel chose our fathers, and exalted the people when they sojourned in the land of Egypt, and with a high arm led he them forth out of it.
  18. And for about the time of forty years [d]3as a nursing-father bare he them in the wilderness.
  19. And when he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, he gave them their land for an inheritance, for about four hundred and fifty years:
  20. and after these things he gave them judges until Samuel the prophet.
  21. And afterward they asked for a king: and God gave unto them Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for the space of forty years.
  22. And when he had removed him, he raised up David to be their king; to whom also he bare witness and said, 4I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after my heart, who shall do all my [e]will.
  23. Of this man’s seed hath God according to promise brought unto Israel a Saviour, Jesus;
  24. when John had first preached [f]before his coming the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.
  25. And as John was fulfilling his course, he said, What suppose ye that I am? I am not he. But behold, there cometh one after me the shoes of whose feet I am not worthy to unloose.
  26. Brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and those among you that fear God, to us is the word of this salvation sent forth.
  27. For they that dwell in Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they knew him not, nor the voices of the prophets which are read every sabbath, fulfilled them by condemning him.
  28. And though they found no cause of death in him, yet asked they of Pilate that he should be slain.
  29. And when they had fulfilled all things that were written of him, they took him down from the tree, and laid him in a tomb.
  30. But God raised him from the dead:
  31. and he was seen for many days of them that came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are now his witnesses unto the people.
  32. And we bring you good tidings of the promise made unto the fathers,
  33. that God hath fulfilled the same unto our children, in that he raised up Jesus; as also it is written in the second psalm, 5Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee.
  34. And as concerning that he raised him up from the dead, now no more to return to corruption, he hath spoken on this wise, 6I will give you the holy and sure blessings of David.
  35. Because he saith also in another psalm, 7Thou wilt not give thy Holy One to see corruption.
  36. For David, after he had [g]in his own generation served the counsel of God, fell asleep, and was laid unto his fathers, and saw corruption:
  37. but he whom God raised up saw no corruption.
  38. Be it known unto you therefore, brethren, that through this man is proclaimed unto you remission of sins:
  39. and by him every one that believeth is justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses.
  40. Beware therefore, lest that come upon you which is spoken in the prophets:
  41. 8Behold, ye despisers, and wonder, and [h]9perish;
    ¶ For I work a work in your days,
    ¶ A work which ye shall in no wise believe, if one declare it unto you.
  42. ¶ And as they went out, they besought that these words might be spoken to them the next sabbath.
  43. Now when the synagogue broke up, many of the Jews and of the devout proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas; who, speaking to them, urged them to continue in the grace of God.
  44. ¶ And the next sabbath almost the whole city was gathered together to hear the word of [i]God.
  45. But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with jealousy, and contradicted the things which were spoken by Paul, and [j]blasphemed.
  46. And Paul and Barnabas spake out boldly, and said, It was necessary that the word of God should first be spoken to you. Seeing ye thrust it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles.
  47. For so hath the Lord commanded us, saying,
    10I have set thee for a light of the Gentiles,
    ¶ That thou shouldest be for salvation unto the uttermost part of the earth.
  48. ¶ And as the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of [k]God: and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed.
  49. And the word of the Lord was spread abroad throughout all the region.
  50. But the Jews urged on the devout women of honorable estate, and the chief men of the city, and stirred up a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and cast them out of their borders.
  51. But they shook off the dust of their feet against them, and came unto Iconium.
  52. And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.

FOOTNOTES

  1. ^ Greek Magus: as in Mt. 2:1, 7, 16.
  2. ^ Greek Magus: as in Mt. 2:1, 7, 16.
  3. ^ Or, until
  4. ^ Many ancient authorities read suffered he their manners in the wilderness. See Dt. 9:7.
  5. ^ Greek wills.
  6. ^ Greek before the face of his entering in.
  7. ^ Or, served his own generation by the counsel of God, fell asleep. Or, served his own generation, fell asleep by the counsel of God
  8. ^ Or, vanish away. Jas. 4:14
  9. ^ Many ancient authorities read the Lord.
  10. ^ Or, railed
  11. ^ Many ancient authorities read the Lord.

REFERENCES

  1. ^ Mt 2:1, 7, 16
  2. ^ Mt 2:1, 7, 16
  3. ^ De 9:7
  4. ^ 1Sa 13:14; Ps 89:20
  5. ^ Ps 2:7
  6. ^ Is 55:3
  7. ^ Ps 16:10
  8. ^ Hab 1:5
  9. ^ Jm 4:14
  10. ^ Is 49:6

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Comments

  1. Kiamia DoelKiamia Doel
    Jan 9, 2025 23:00 GMT

    The NWT adds words to the text that are not in the greek Manuscripts to fit it's own doctrinal position for example

    Compare the wording of the NWT and the NKJV at Colossians 1:15-17

    NKJV says

    15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16 For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. 17 And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist.

    NWT says

    15 He is the image of the invisible God,the firstborn OF all creation;16 because by means of him all OTHER things were created in the heavens and on the earth, the things visible and the things invisible,whether they are thrones or lordships or governments or authorities. All OTHER things have been created through him and for him. 17 Also, he is before all OTHER things,and by means of him all OTHER things were made to exist,

    The word “other” is not in the Greek but they add it Why? So they can decieve their followers into thinking that Christ was created by the Father and that he then created other things, that is not what the Greek says.

    1. SmeSme
      Feb 27, 2025 11:17 GMT

      Truth is from God and those that follow him. As for lies? John8:44

      Kiamia, I noticed you used a modern version of kjv to make your point about the nwt.

      Why didn’t you use the original kjv of col1:15?

      Is it because it disproves your point? It proves the opposite of what you wrote?

      Here is kjv col1:15 ¶” Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn OF every creature:“

      Now I appeal to your Christian nature to correct your mistake as God is watching each of us, and let us bless the God of Jesus his father.

      Kjv 1Pe 1:3  Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ….

  2. YanekYanek
    Dec 24, 2024 22:18 GMT

    Joshua, Jehovah’s Witnesses have never denied the deity of the Messiah in his prehuman existence. While on Earth he was fully 100% human. I do not mean he was a mere human, he was not affected by Adam’s unfaithful behavior, he was sinless.

  3. David yakubuDavid yakubu
    Oct 29, 2022 08:05 GMT

    When i do read some comments and seeing that its the same people that are supposed to be called believers but are talking ill of other denominations, it hurts. Let us all remember that We should judge not

    1. jonas smithjonas smith
      Apr 23, 2023 02:57 GMT

      The bible tells us to test the spirits. Satan disguises himself as angel of light. So yes some denomination are not teaching the truth. You are responsible for judging which ones are not. You have to judge the truth at all times. this is what the bible teaches

  4. THTH
    Apr 7, 2021 00:20 GMT

    The NWT is a very good translation. Dr. Jason David BeDuhn PhD attests to that in his book Truth in Translation. drive.google.com/...5p16melHzg8/view

    1. James LernerJames Lerner
      Jul 20, 2024 09:48 GMT

      The NWT is Satanic filth to its very core.

      The JW Cult is Satanic to its very core.

      Praise Yahweh I will never be a victim of JW brainwashing. If I burn in Hell for eternity or I am ultimately annihilated so be it

      May Yahweh's curse rest on the Watchtower Society and its Satanic leadership

    2. jim mcleodjim mcleod
      Aug 22, 2021 06:16 GMT

      NWT is a false translation that takes away from the deity of Jesus !

  5. SlightlyChaoticSlightlyChaotic
    Jan 30, 2021 16:33 GMT

    Thank you for taking the time to provide this service. I like seeing the NASB on your web page in the same format as I read on paper. On other sites, the text area is smaller, and so I have to keep scrolling down to read and sometimes I lose the context. So I really appreciate the format.

    As far as the NWT, you are certainly free to do whatever you think best with your own web pages. I'd suggest that you make a note anytime you have a translation that is associated with only one denomination or church, for example:
    New World Translation (Jehovah's Witness version).

    In Jesus' parable of the wheat and the tares. the main idea seems to be that you can't easily distinguish between God's people and not-God's people on this earth, so our Lord's response is to wait until they are shown to be the kind of people they are inside. But the NWT seems like false teaching to me. So I think the warning passages from Jesus' apostles are more applicable, as in 2 Peter 3:15-16, when he talks about Paul's writings:
    "There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures."
    And we also have the positive exhortations, as in 2 Timothy 2:15:
    "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."

    1. BroderickBroderick
      Jan 31, 2021 00:57 GMT

      Your suggestion regarding the denominational flagging is duly noted. But I can’t help but wonder, wouldn’t a Catholic also want “Protestant versions” marked as well?

      As for the parable, I’m pretty sure the slaves were convinced in their own minds that they could tell the tares from the wheat. After all, aren’t they the ones who identified the problem in the first place? But the master obviously thought otherwise.

      Furthermore, even at the time when Jesus himself was walking the earth, not everybody who claimed fellowship actually followed him causing John to inquire at Mark 9:39, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him . . . for he who is not against us is for us.”

  6. Joshua HarderJoshua Harder
    Dec 11, 2020 17:48 GMT

    Hello, question.. why have you included the NWT with other legitimate bible translations? Or why have you not atleast included a warning to readers? Don't you fear that someone could be influenced by the Watchtower's intentional heresies? Thank you.

    1. KevinKevin
      Jul 11, 2021 17:45 GMT

      en.m.wikipedia.org/..._Holy_Scriptures

      See the section critical review

    2. ChrisChris
      Jan 8, 2021 07:15 GMT

      Please site these intentional heresies. I am well versed in the watch tower outline and agree they are in many ways incorrect but i also bet i can point many out from EVERY established or main denomination. There is much to learn from them all as one who drinks milk?

      Judge not lest ye be judged, that is not to pass judgement on you either brother.

      I debate with scripture. I don't hold it to be true that Michael is Y'Shua HaMeshiach but I also firmly hold it to be true that our G-d and Heavenly Father are not the word encarnate and only begotten son.

      I love not seeing "lord" which i relate to baal. I feel the catholic church is a satanic establishment and I am aware a freemason started the hovies but there are evil in high places and our fight is also with principalities.

      What i'm saying is that in my darkest hours, those two were some of if not the only ones who would bring a Bible and eucharist and pray with me.

      We all fall short of the glory of G-d.

      Don't forget the NWT was recognized as the most accurate translation on Jeopardy.

      Lastly, this is different I noted than the NWT i have read and am very familiar with. Pull up the watchtower page and compare. I truly look forward to getting this one!

  7. julietjuliet
    Aug 17, 2022 09:36 GMT

    the sky is blue

  8. mercymercy
    Aug 12, 2022 21:23 GMT

    i am Mercy, the sky is blue what else do you need

    1. mercymercy
      Aug 12, 2022 21:25 GMT

      i am so sorry, it was a big mistake

  9. God is able to do all thingsGod is able to do all things
    May 17, 2021 17:59 GMT

    Jesus how much love calling yo name

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