Acts 13:27-52 ▼

27 For the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and their rulers, not knowing Him, have indeed fulfilled the words of the prophets, which are read every sabbath-day, in condemning Him.

28 And though they found in Him no capital offence, yet they desired of Pilate that He might be put to death.

29 And when they had finished all things that were written concerning Him, they took Him down from the cross and laid Him in a tomb.

30 But God raised Him from the dead:

31 and He was seen for many days by those that came up with Him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are his witnesses to the people.

32 And we bring you good tidings,

33 that the promise made unto the fathers God hath fulfilled unto us their children, having raised up Jesus again: as it is also written in the second psalm, "Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee."

34 And that He raised Him from the dead, no more to return to the place of corruption, He hath said thus, "I will give you the sure mercies of David."

35 Wherefore he saith also in another place, Thou wilt not suffer thine holy One to see corruption.

36 Now David having served his own generation according to the will of God, fell asleep, and was laid with his fathers, and saw corruption: but He whom God raised,

37 did not see corruption.

38 Be it known therefore unto you, brethren, that through Him is preached unto you the 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, least what is spoken in the prophets come upon you,

41 "Behold, ye despisers, and wonder, and vanish; for I do a work in your days, which ye will not believe, though any one should declare it unto you."

42 As they went out of the synagogue of the Jews, the Gentiles desired that these words might be spoken to them on the following sabbath.

43 And when the synagogue was broken up, many of the Jews and of the devout proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas; who addressing themselves to them, persuaded them to continue in the grace of God.

44 And on the next sabbath almost all the city came together to hear the word of God.

45 But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy, and contradicted the things which were spoken by Paul, opposing and reviling him.

46 Then Paul and Barnabas boldly said, It was necessary that the word of God should be first spoken to you; but since ye reject it, and judge not yourselves worthy of eternal life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles:

47 for so the Lord hath commanded us, saying, "I have appointed thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou shouldest be for salvation to the utmost part of the earth."

48 And when the Gentiles heard this, they rejoiced and glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were determined for eternal life believed.

49 And the word of the Lord was spread through the whole country:

50 but the Jews stirred up devout and honorable women, and the heads of the city, and raised a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and drove them out of their territories.

51 But they shook off the dust of their feet against them, and came to Iconium.

52 And the disciples were filled with joy, and with the holy Spirit.