1 ¶ Now in the church at Antioch there were certain prophets and teachers; Barnabas, and Simeon who was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, who had been a boyhood friend of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.

2 And while they were worshipping the Lord, and fasting, the Holy Ghost said, Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.

3 Then after they had fasted and prayed, and laid their hands on them, they sent them away.

4 ¶ So being sent out by the Holy Ghost, they went down to Seleucia; and sailed from there to Cyprus.

5 And when they arrived at Salamis, they preached the word of God in the Jewish synagogues: and John Mark was with them assisting them.

6 And when they had passed through the island as far as Paphos, they found a certain Jewish sorcerer, a false prophet, named Barjesus:

7 Who was with the proconsul of the country, Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man; who called for Barnabas and Saul, and wanted to hear the word of God.

8 But Elymas the sorcerer (for thus his name is translated) withstood them, and tried to turn the proconsul away from the faith.

9 Then Saul, (who is also called Paul,) filled with the Holy Ghost, set his eyes on him,

10 And said, Child of the devil, you are full of all deceit and trickery, you enemy of all righteousness, will you not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?

11 And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon you, and you will be blind, not seeing the sun for a time. And immediately a mist and darkness came over him; and he groped around seeking someone to lead him by the hand.

12 Then when the proconsul saw what had happened, he believed, being amazed at the doctrine of the Lord.

13 Now when Paul and his company put out to sea from Paphos, they came to Perga in Pamphylia: where John left them and returned to Jerusalem.

14 ¶ But after they left Perga, they went to Antioch in Pisidia, and entered the synagogue on the sabbath day, and sat down.

15 And after the reading from the law and the prophets the leaders of the synagogue sent to them, saying, Men and brethren, if you have any word of exhortation for the people, please speak.

16 Then Paul stood up, and motioning with his hand said, Men of Israel, and you who fear God, listen carefully.

17 The God of the people of Israel chose our fathers, and made the people a nation when they dwelt as strangers in the land of Egypt, and brought them out of Egypt with a mighty arm.

18 And put up with their conduct in the wilderness for about forty years.

19 And after he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, he divided their land to them by lot.

20 And after that he gave them judges for about four hundred and fifty years, until Samuel the prophet.

21 And afterward they asked for a king: and God gave them Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years.

22 And after he removed him, he raised up David to be their king; of whom he testified, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after my own heart, who will do everything I want.

23 From this man’s descendants God has according to his promise raised up to Israel a Savior, Jesus:

24 Before his coming John first preached the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

25 And as John completed his work, he said, Who do you think that I am? I am not the Messiah. But, there is one coming after me, whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.

26 Men and brethren, children of Abraham, and whoever among you fears God, this message of salvation is meant for you.

27 For those who dwell at Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they did not recognize him, or understand the utterances of the prophets that are read every sabbath day, have fulfilled those utterances by condemning him.

28 And though they found no grounds for putting him to death, yet they asked Pilate to have him executed.

29 And when they had fulfilled all that was written concerning him, they took him down from the tree, and laid him in a sepulchre.

30 But God raised him from the dead:

31 And he was seen for many days by those who came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are now his witnesses to the people.

32 And we are telling you the good news, how that the promise that God made to the fathers,

33 He has fulfilled for us their children, by raising up Jesus; of whom it is also written in the second psalm, You are my Son, this day have I begotten you.

34 And concerning the fact that he raised him up from the dead, never to decay, he said, I will give you the sure mercies of David.

35 For the same reason he also says in another psalm, You will not allow your Holy One to see corruption.

36 For after David had served God’s purpose in his own generation, he fell asleep, and was buried with his ancestors, and saw decay:

37 But the one, whom God raised again, saw no decay.

38 Therefore let it be known to you, men and brethren, that through this man the forgiveness of sins is being proclaimed unto you:

39 And by him everyone who believes is absolved from every charge, from which you could not be justified by the law of Moses.

40 Therefore beware, that what the prophets have said, does not happen to you;

41 Look, you scoffers, marvel, and perish: for I am doing a work in your days, a work that you will never believe, even if someone explains it to you.

42 ¶ And as they were leaving the synagogue, the people asked to have these things explained to them further on the following sabbath.

43 Now after the congregation had dispersed, many of the Jews and devout proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas: who, talked with them, and urged them to continue in the grace of God.

44 And on the next sabbath day nearly the entire city gathered to hear the word of God.

45 But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy, and spoke against the things that Paul was saying, contradicting and blaspheming.

46 Then Paul and Barnabas grew bold, and said, We had to speak the word of God to you first: but seeing that you reject it, and do not consider yourselves worthy of everlasting life, we turn to the Gentiles.

47 For thus the Lord has commanded us, saying, I have appointed you to be a light for the Gentiles, that you may bring salvation to the uttermost parts of the earth.

48 And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord: and all who were destined for eternal life believed.

49 And the word of the Lord spread through the entire region.

50 But the Jews stirred up the devout and honorable women, and the leading men of the city, and instigated persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and drove them out of their area.

51 But having shaken off the dust of their feet as a testimony against them, they went to Iconium.

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