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First
Missionary Journey |
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Acts 13:1
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there were at Antioch, in the church that was
there, prophets and teachers: Barnabas, and Simeon who was called Niger, and Lucius
of Cyrene, and Manaen who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. |
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Acts 13:2
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While they were ministering to the Lord and
fasting, the Holy Spirit said, "Set apart for Me Barnabas and Saul for the work
to which I have called them." |
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Acts 13:3
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Then, when they had fasted and prayed and laid
their hands on them, they sent them away. |
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Acts 13:4
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So, being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they
went down to Seleucia and from there they sailed to Cyprus. |
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Acts 13:5
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When they reached Salamis, they began to proclaim
the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews; and they also had John as their
helper. |
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Acts 13:6
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When they had gone through the whole island
as far as Paphos, they found a magician, a Jewish false prophet whose name was
Bar-Jesus, |
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Acts 13:7
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who was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus,
a man of intelligence. This man summoned Barnabas and Saul and sought to hear
the word of God. |
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Acts 13:8
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But Elymas the magician (for so his name is
translated) was opposing them, seeking to turn the proconsul away from the faith.
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Acts 13:9
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But Saul, who was also known as Paul, filled
with the Holy Spirit, fixed his gaze on him, |
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Acts 13:10
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and said, "You who are full of all deceit and
fraud, you son of the devil, you enemy of all righteousness, will you not cease
to make crooked the straight ways of the Lord? |
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Acts 13:11
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"Now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon you,
and you will be blind and not see the sun for a time." And immediately a mist
and a darkness fell upon him, and he went about seeking those who would lead him
by the hand. |
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Acts 13:12
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Then the proconsul believed when he saw what
had happened, being amazed at the teaching of the Lord. |
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Acts 13:13
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Now Paul and his companions put out to sea from
Paphos and came to Perga in Pamphylia; but John left them and returned to Jerusalem. |
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Acts 13:14
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But going on from Perga, they arrived at Pisidian
Antioch, and on the Sabbath day they went into the synagogue and sat down. |
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Acts 13:15
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After the reading of the Law and the Prophets
the synagogue officials sent to them, saying, "Brethren, if you have any word
of exhortation for the people, say it." |
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Acts 13:16
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Paul stood up, and motioning with his hand said,
"Men of Israel, and you who fear God, listen: |
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Acts 13:17
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"The God of this people Israel chose our fathers
and made the people great during their stay in the land of Egypt, and with an
uplifted arm He led them out from it. |
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Acts 13:18
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"For a period of about forty years He put up
with them in the wilderness. |
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Acts 13:19
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"When He had destroyed seven nations in the
land of Canaan, He distributed their land as an inheritance--all of which took
about four hundred and fifty years. |
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Acts 13:20
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"After these things He gave them judges until
Samuel the prophet. |
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Acts 13:21
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"Then they asked for a king, and God gave them
Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years. |
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Acts 13:22
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"After He had removed him, He raised up David
to be their king, concerning whom He also testified and said, 'I HAVE FOUND DAVID
the son of Jesse, A MAN AFTER MY HEART, who will do all My will.' |
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Acts 13:23
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"From the descendants of this man, according
to promise, God has brought to Israel a Savior, Jesus, |
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Acts 13:24
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after John had proclaimed before His coming
a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel. |
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Acts 13:25
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"And while John was completing his course, he
kept saying, 'What do you suppose that I am? I am not He. But behold, one is coming
after me the sandals of whose feet I am not worthy to untie.' |
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Acts 13:26
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"Brethren, sons of Abraham's family, and those
among you who fear God, to us the message of this salvation has been sent. |
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Acts 13:27
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"For those who live in Jerusalem, and their
rulers, recognizing neither Him nor the utterances of the prophets which are read
every Sabbath, fulfilled these by condemning Him. |
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Acts 13:28
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"And though they found no ground for putting
Him to death, they asked Pilate that He be executed. |
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Acts 13:29
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"When they had carried out all that was written
concerning Him, they took Him down from the cross and laid Him in a tomb. |
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Acts 13:30
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"But God raised Him from the dead; |
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Acts 13:31
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and for many days He appeared to those who came
up with Him from Galilee to Jerusalem, the very ones who are now His witnesses
to the people. |
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Acts 13:32
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"And we preach to you the good news of the promise
made to the fathers, |
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Acts 13:33
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God has fulfilled this promise to our children
in that He raised up Jesus, as it is also written in the second Psalm, 'YOU ARE
MY SON; TODAY I HAVE BEGOTTEN YOU.' |
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Acts 13:34
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"As for the fact that He raised Him up from
the dead, no longer to return to decay, He has spoken in this way: 'I WILL GIVE
YOU THE HOLY and SURE blessings OF DAVID.' |
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Acts 13:35
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"Therefore He also says in another Psalm, 'YOU
WILL NOT ALLOW YOUR HOLY ONE TO UNDERGO DECAY.' |
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Acts 13:36
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"For David, after he had served the purpose
of God in his own generation, fell asleep, and was laid among his fathers and
underwent decay; |
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Acts 13:37
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but He whom God raised did not undergo decay.
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Acts 13:38
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"Therefore let it be known to you, brethren,
that through Him forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you, |
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Acts 13:39
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and through Him everyone who believes is freed
from all things, from which you could not be freed through the Law of Moses. |
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Acts 13:40
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"Therefore take heed, so that the thing spoken
of in the Prophets may not come upon you: |
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Acts 13:41
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'BEHOLD, 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 DESCRIBE IT TO YOU.'" |
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Acts 13:42
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As Paul and Barnabas were going out, the people
kept begging that these things might be spoken to them the next Sabbath. |
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Acts 13:43
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Now when the meeting of the synagogue had broken
up, many of the Jews and of the God-fearing proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas,
who, speaking to them, were urging them to continue in the grace of God. |
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Paul Turns to the Gentiles |
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Acts 13:44
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The next Sabbath nearly the whole city assembled
to hear the word of the Lord. |
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Acts 13:45
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But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were
filled with jealousy and began contradicting the things spoken by Paul, and were
blaspheming. |
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Acts 13:46
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Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly and said,
"It was necessary that the word of God be spoken to you first; since you repudiate
it and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, behold, we are turning to the
Gentiles. |
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Acts 13:47
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"For so the Lord has commanded us, 'I HAVE PLACED
YOU AS A LIGHT FOR THE GENTILES, THAT YOU MAY BRING SALVATION TO THE END OF THE
EARTH.'" |
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Acts 13:48
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When the Gentiles heard this, they began rejoicing
and glorifying the word of the Lord; and as many as had been appointed to eternal
life believed. |
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Acts 13:49
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And the word of the Lord was being spread through
the whole region. |
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Acts 13:50
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But the Jews incited the devout women of prominence
and the leading men of the city, and instigated a persecution against Paul and
Barnabas, and drove them out of their district. |
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Acts 13:51
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But they shook off the dust of their feet in
protest against them and went to Iconium. |
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Acts 13:52
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And the disciples were continually filled with
joy and with the Holy Spirit. |
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