使徒行传 13

巴拿巴和扫罗奉差遣

1 在安提阿的教会中，有几位先知和教师，就是巴拿巴和称为尼结的西面、古利奈人路求，与希律分封王一起长大的马念，和扫罗。 2 他们在事奉主和禁食的时候，圣灵说：“要为我分派巴拿巴和扫罗去做我召他们做的工作。” 3 于是他们禁食祷告后，给巴拿巴和扫罗按手，然后派遣他们走了。

在塞浦路斯传道

4 他们既蒙圣灵差遣，就下到西流基，从那里坐船往塞浦路斯去， 5 到了撒拉米，就在犹太人各会堂里宣讲上帝的道，也有约翰作他们的帮手。 6 他们走遍全岛，直到帕弗，在那里遇见一个术士—犹太人的假先知，名叫巴耶稣。 7 这人常和士求．保罗省长在一起。士求．保罗是个通达人，他请巴拿巴和扫罗来，要听上帝的道。 8 只是术士以吕马(他的名字翻出来就是行法术的意思)敌对使徒，设法使省长远离这信仰。 9 扫罗，又名保罗，被圣灵充满，定睛看他， 10 说：“你这充满各样诡诈奸恶，魔鬼的儿子，一切正义的仇敌，你还不停止扭曲主的正道吗？ 11 现在你看，主的手临到你身上，你会瞎眼，暂时看不见日光。”立刻迷濛和黑暗笼罩着他，他到处摸索，求人拉着手领他。 12 省长看见所发生的事就信了，因对主的教导感到惊奇。

在彼西底的安提阿传道

13  保罗和他的同伴从帕弗开船，来到旁非利亚的别加，约翰却离开他们，回耶路撒冷去了。 14 他们从别加往前行，来到彼西底的安提阿。在安息日，他们进了会堂就坐下。 15 在读完了律法和先知的书，会堂主管们叫人过去，对他们说：“二位弟兄，你们若有什么劝勉众人的话，请说。”

16  保罗就站起来，做个手势，说：“诸位以色列人和一切敬畏上帝的人，请听。 17 这以色列民的上帝拣选了我们的祖宗，当百姓寄居埃及的时候抬举他们，用大能的手领他们从那地出来。 18 他在旷野容忍t他们，约有四十年。 19 他消灭了迦南地七族的人后，把那地分给他们为业， 20 约有四百五十年。此后t，他给他们设立士师，直到撒母耳先知的时候。 21 从那时起，他们要求立一个王，上帝就将便雅悯支派中基士的儿子扫罗给他们作王，共四十年。 22 他废了扫罗之后，就兴起大卫作他们的王，又为他作见证说：‘我寻得耶西的儿子大卫，他是合我心意的人，他要遵行我一切的旨意。’ 23 从这人的后裔中，上帝已经照着所应许的为以色列人兴起一位救主，就是耶稣。 24 在他没有出来以前，约翰已向以色列全民宣讲悔改的洗礼。 25 约翰快走完他的人生路程时，说：‘你们以为我是谁？我不是t；但是有一位在我以后来的，我就是解他脚上的鞋带也不配。’

26 “诸位弟兄—亚伯拉罕的子孙和你们中间敬畏上帝的人哪，这救世的道是传给我们的。 27 耶路撒冷的居民和他们的官长，因为不认识这基督，也不明白每安息日所读的先知的书，把他定了死罪，正应验了先知的预言。 28 虽然他们查不出他有该死的罪状，还是要求彼拉多把他杀了。 29 他们既实现了经上指着他所记的一切话，就从木头上把他取下来，放在坟墓里。 30 上帝却使他从死人中复活。 31 有许多日子，他向那些从加利利同他上耶路撒冷的人显现，这些人如今在民间成为他的见证人。 32 我们报好信息给你们，就是那应许祖宗的话， 33 上帝已经向我们这些作他们儿女的t应验，使耶稣复活了。正如《诗篇》第二篇上记着： ‘你是我的儿子， 我今日生了你。’

34 论到上帝使他从死人中复活，不再归于朽坏，他曾这样说： ‘我必将所应许大卫那圣洁、 可靠的恩典赐给你们。’

35 所以他也在另一篇说： ‘你必不让你的圣者见朽坏。’

36  大卫在世的时候，遵行了上帝的旨意就长眠了t，归到他祖宗那里，已见朽坏； 37 惟独上帝使他复活的那一位，他并未见朽坏。 38 所以弟兄们，你们当知道：赦罪的道是由这人传给你们的， 39 你们靠摩西的律法在不得称义的一切事上，每一个信靠这位耶稣的都得称义了。 40 所以，你们要小心，免得先知书上所说的临到你们： 41 ‘要观看，你们这些藐视的人， 要惊讶，要灭亡， 因为在你们的日子，我行一件事， 虽有人告诉你们，你们总是不信。’”

42 他们走出会堂的时候，众人请他们在下一个安息日再讲这些话给他们听。 43 散会以后，有许多犹太人和敬虔的皈依犹太教的人跟从了保罗和巴拿巴。二人对他们讲话，劝他们务要恒久倚靠上帝的恩典。

44 到下一个安息日，全城的人几乎都聚集起来，要听主的道t。 45 但犹太人看见这么多的人，就满心嫉妒，辩驳保罗所说的话，并且毁谤他。 46 于是保罗和巴拿巴放胆说：“上帝的道本应先传给你们；只因你们弃绝这道，断定自己不配得永生，我们就转向外邦人。 47 因为主曾这样吩咐我们： ‘我已经立你作万邦之光， 使你施行我的救恩，直到地极。’”

48 外邦人听见这话很欢喜，赞美主的道，凡被指定得永生的人都信了。 49 于是主的道传遍了那一带地方。 50 但犹太人挑唆虔敬尊贵的妇女和城内有名望的人，迫害保罗和巴拿巴，把他们赶出境外。 51 二人对着众人跺掉脚上的尘土，然后往以哥念去了。 52 门徒满心喜乐，又被圣灵充满。

ACTS 13

Barnabas and Saul //Are Chosen and Sent

1 The church at Antioch had several prophets and teachers. They were Barnabas, Simeon, also called Niger, Lucius from Cyrene, Manaen, who was Herod'st close friend, and Saul. 2 While they were worshiping the Lord and going without eating, t the Holy Spirit told them, “Appoint Barnabas and Saul to do the work for which I have chosen them.”

3 Everyone prayed and went without eating for a while longer. Next, they placed their hands on Barnabas and Saul to show that they had been appointed to do this work. Then everyone sent them on their way.

Barnabas and Saul in Cyprus

4 After Barnabas and Saul had been sent by the Holy Spirit, they went to Seleucia. From there they sailed to the island of Cyprus.

5 They arrived at Salamis and began to preach God's message in the synagogues. They also had Johnt as a helper.
6 Barnabas and Saul went all the way to the city of Paphos on the other end of the island, where they met a Jewish man named Bar-Jesus. He practiced witchcraft and was a false prophet. 7 He also worked for Sergius Paulus, who was very smart and was the governor of the island. Sergius Paulus wanted to hear God's message, and he sent for Barnabas and Saul.

8 But Bar-Jesus, whose other name was Elymas, was against them. He even tried to keep the governor from having faith in the Lord.
9 Then Saul, better known as Paul, was filled with the Holy Spirit. He looked straight at Elymas 10 and said, “You son of the devil! You are a liar, a crook, and an enemy of everything that is right. When will you stop speaking against the true ways of the Lord?

11 The Lord is going to punish you by making you completely blind for a while.”
Suddenly the man's eyes were covered by a dark mist, and he went around trying to get someone to lead him by the hand.

12 When the governor saw what had happened, he was amazed at this teaching about the Lord. So he put his faith in the Lord.

Paul and Barnabas //in Antioch of Pisidia

13 Paul and the others left Paphos and sailed to Perga in Pamphylia. But Johnt left them and went back to Jerusalem.

14 The rest of them went on from Perga to Antioch in Pisidia. Then on the Sabbath they went to the synagogue and sat down.

15 After the reading of the Law and the Prophets, t the leaders sent someone over to tell Paul and Barnabas, “Friends, if you have anything to say that will help the people, please say it.”

16 Paul got up. He motioned with his hand and said:
People of Israel, and everyone else who worships God, listen! 17 t The God of Israel chose our ancestors, and he let our people prosper while they were living in Egypt. Then with his mighty power he led them out, 18 t and for about 40 years he took care oft them in the desert. 19 t He destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan and gave their land to our people.

20 t All this happened in about 450 years.
Then God gave our people judges until the time of the prophet Samuel, 21 t but the people demanded a king. So for 40 years God gave them King Saul, the son of Kish from the tribe of Benjamin.

22 t Later, God removed Saul and let David rule in his place. God said about him, “David the son of Jesse is the kind of person who pleases me most! He does everything I want him to do.”
23 God promised that someone from David's family would come to save the people of Israel, and this one is Jesus. 24 t But before Jesus came, John was telling everyone in Israel to turn back to God and be baptized.

25 t Then, when John's work was almost done, he said, “Who do you people think I am? Do you think I am the Promised One? He will come later, and I am not good enough to untie his sandals.”
26 Now listen, you descendants of Abraham! Pay attention, all of you Gentiles who are here to worship God! Listen to this message about how to be saved, because it is for everyone.

27 The people of Jerusalem and their leaders didn't realize who Jesus was. And they didn't understand the words of the prophets they read each Sabbath. So they condemned Jesus just as the prophets had said.

28-29  t t They did exactly what the Scriptures said they would. Even though they couldn't find any reason to put Jesus to death, they still asked Pilate to have him killed.
After Jesus had been put to death, he was taken down from the crosst and placed in a tomb. 30 But God raised him from death!

31 t Then for many days Jesus appeared to his followers who had gone with him from Galilee to Jerusalem. Now they are telling our people about him.
32 God made a promise to our ancestors. And we are here to tell you the good news

33 t that he has kept this promise to us. It is just as the second Psalm says about Jesus,
“You are my son because today
I have become your Father.”

34  t God raised Jesus from death and will never let his body decay. It is just as God said,
“I will make to you
the same holy promises
that I made to David.”

35  t And in another psalm it says, “God will never let the body of his Holy One decay.”
36 When David was alive, he obeyed God. Then after he died, he was buried in the family grave, and his body decayed.

37 But God raised Jesus from death, and his body did not decay.
38 My friends, the message is that Jesus can forgive your sins! The Law of Moses could not set you free from all your sins. 39 But everyone who has faith in Jesus is set free.

40 Make sure what the prophets have said doesn't happen to you. They said,

41  t “Look, you people
who make fun of God!
Be amazed
and disappear.
I will do something today
that you won't believe,
even if someone
tells you about it!”
42 As Paul and Barnabas were leaving the synagogue, the people begged them to say more about these same things on the next Sabbath.

43 After the service, many Jews and a lot of Gentiles who worshiped God went with them. Paul and Barnabas begged them all to remain faithful to God, who had treated them with undeserved grace.
44 The next Sabbath almost everyone in town came to hear the message about the Lord.t

45 When the Jewish people saw the crowds, they were very jealous. They insulted Paul and spoke against everything he said.

46 But Paul and Barnabas bravely said:
We had to tell God's message to you before we told it to anyone else. But you rejected the message! This proves that you don't deserve eternal life. Now we are going to the Gentiles.

47 t The Lord has given us this command,
“I have placed you here
as a light
for the Gentiles.
You are to take
the saving power of God
to people everywhere on earth.”

48 This message made the Gentiles glad, and they praised what they had heard about the Lord.t Everyone who had been chosen for eternal life then put their faith in the Lord.
49 The message about the Lord spread all over this region.

50 But the Jewish leaders went to some of the important men in the town and to some respected women who were religious. They turned them against Paul and Barnabas and started making trouble for them. They even chased them out of this part of the country.

51  t Paul and Barnabas shook the dust from that place off their feett and went on to the city of Iconium.
52 But the Lord's followers in Antioch were very happy and were filled with the Holy Spirit.