Acts 13:27-52 ▼

27 For those dwelling in Jerusalem, and the rulers, having rejected him, condemning him, have

28 fulfilled the voices of the prophets which are read every Sabbath; and having found no cause of death, asked Pilate that he should be executed;

29 and when they perfected all the things which had been written concerning him, taking him down from the cross, placed him in a sepulchre.

30 And God raised him from the dead;

31 who appeared to those coming up with him to Jerusalem from Galilee many days, who are now his witnesses to the people.

32 And we preach unto you the promise, which was made to the fathers,

33 that God has fulfilled this unto our children, raising up Jesus, as in the second Psalm it has been written, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee.

34 And because he raised him up from the dead, no longer about to return to corruption, He has thus said, I will give unto you the faithful mercies of David.

35 Therefore He also says in another place, Thou wilt not suffer thy Holy One to see corruption.

36 For David, indeed having served his own generation according to the will of God, went to sleep, and did see corruption:

37 but he, whom God raised up, did not see corruption.

38 Then let it be known unto you, men brethren, that through this one remission of sins is preached:

39 and in him every one believing is justified from all things from which ye were not able to be justified by the law of Moses.

40 Then beware, lest the word which has been spoken by the prophets may come upon you;

41 Behold, ye despisers, and wonder, and vanish away: because I work a work in your days, a work which you may not believe, though one may proclaim it to you.

42 And they going out, they continued to entreat them that these words should be spoken to them on the next Sabbath.

43 And the synagogue having been adjourned, many of the Jews and pious proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas, who, speaking with them, continued to persuade them to abide in the grace of God.

44 And on the following Sabbath almost all the city came together to hear the word of the Lord.

45 And the Jews seeing the multitudes, were filled with jealousy, and contradicted the word spoken by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming.

46 And Paul and Barnabas speaking boldly, said, It was necessary that the word of God should first be spoken to you: since you have rejected it, and judge yourselves not worthy of eternal life, behold we now turn to the Gentiles.

47 For thus the Lord has commanded us, I have placed thee for a light of the Gentiles, that thou shalt be for salvation unto the extremity of the earth.

48 And the Gentiles hearing, rejoiced, and glorified the word of the Lord: and so many as had been ordained unto eternal life believed:

49 and the word of the Lord was carried throughout all the country.

50 And the Jews stirred up the noble godly women, and the first men of the city, and they raised a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them from their borders.

51 And having cast off the dust from their feet against them, they came into Iconium.

52 And the disciples were filled with joy, and the Holy Ghost.