1 Now there were at Antioch, in the church that was there, certain prophets and teachers: Barnabas, and Simeon who was called Niger, and Lucius the Cyrenian, and Manaen, a foster brother of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.
2 While they were ministering to the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, "Separate now for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which 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 there they sailed to Cyprus.
5 And when they were at Salamis, they preached the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews; and they had John also as their attendant.
6 And when they had gone through the island as far as Paphos, they found a certain magician, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name was Bar-Jesus,
7 who was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, a prudent man. He called for Barnabas and Saul and desired to hear the word of God.
8 But Elymas the magician (for so his name is translated) withstood them, seeking to turn the proconsul aside from the faith.
9 But Saul, who is also Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, fixed his eyes on him
10 and said, "O full of all deceit and all villainy, you son of the devil, you enemy of all righteousness, will you not stop perverting the straight ways of the Lord?
11 And now, see, the hand of the Lord is upon you, and you shall be blind, not seeing the sun for a season." And immediately there fell on him a mist and a darkness, and he went about seeking someone 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 when Paul and his company had set sail from Paphos, they came to Perga in Pamphylia; and John departed from them and returned to Jerusalem.
14 But when they departed from Perga, they came to Antioch of Pisidia, and went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day and sat down.
15 After the reading of the law and the prophets, the rulers of the synagogue sent to them, saying, "Men and brothers, if you have any word of exhortation for the people, say on."
16 Then Paul stood up, and beckoning with his hand he said, "Men of Israel, and you who fear God, give ear.
17 The God of this people Israel chose our fathers and exalted the people when they dwelt as strangers in the land of Egypt, and with a high arm he brought them out of it.
18 And for a period of about forty years he bore with their ways in the wilderness.
19 And when he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, he divided their land to them by lot.
20 And after these things, for about four hundred and fifty years, he gave them judges until Samuel the prophet.
21 And afterward they desired a king, and God gave 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 gave testimony and said, 'I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after my own heart, who will do all my will.'
23 From this man's seed God, according to his promise, has raised up for Israel a Savior, Jesus,
24 after John had first preached, before his coming, a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.
25 And as John was fulfilling his course, he said, 'Whom do you think I am? I am not he. But look, there comes one after me, whose sandal I am not worthy to loose from his feet.'
26 "Men and brothers, children of the stock of Abraham, and those among you who fear God, to you the word of this salvation has been sent.
27 For those who live in Jerusalem, and their rulers, not knowing him, nor yet the voices of the prophets that are read every Sabbath, fulfilled them by condemning him.
28 And though they found no cause of death in him, they asked Pilate that he should be put to death.
29 And when they had fulfilled all that was 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 for many days he was seen by those who had come up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are his witnesses to the people.
32 And we bring you the good news that the promise which was made to the fathers, God has fulfilled to us their children, in that he raised up Jesus;
33 as it is also written in the second psalm, 'You are my Son; today I have begotten you.'
34 And concerning the fact that he raised him from the dead, no more to return to decay, he has spoken in this way: 'I will give you the holy and sure blessings of David.'
35 Therefore he also says in another place, 'You will not allow your Holy One to see decay.'
36 For David, having served the counsel of God in his own generation, fell asleep and was laid beside his fathers and saw decay;
37 but he whom God raised up did not see decay.
38 Be it known to you therefore, men and brothers, that through this man is preached to you the forgiveness of sins;
39 and from all things from which you could not be justified by the law of Moses, by him everyone who believes is justified.
40 Beware therefore, lest that come upon you which is spoken in the prophets:
41 'Behold, you despisers, and wonder and perish; for I work a work in your days, a work that you will by no means believe, though someone declares it to you.'"
42 And as the Jews were going out of the synagogue, the Gentiles begged that these words be spoken to them the next Sabbath.
43 And when the congregation had broken up, many of the Jews and of the devout proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas, who spoke to them and urged them to continue in the grace of God.
44 And on the next Sabbath almost the whole city gathered together to hear the word of God.
45 But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with envy and spoke against the things spoken by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming.
46 Then Paul and Barnabas grew bold and said, "It was necessary that the word of God should first be spoken to you; but seeing you put it from you and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, look, we turn to the Gentiles.
47 For so the Lord has commanded us: 'I have set you as a light of the Gentiles, that you should be for salvation to the end of the earth.'"
48 And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad and glorified the word of the Lord, and as many as were appointed to eternal life believed.
49 And the word of the Lord was published throughout all the region.
50 But the Jews stirred up the devout and honorable women and the chief men of the city, and raised persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them from their borders.
51 But they shook off the dust from their feet against them and came to Iconium.
52 And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.