KJ3 Literal Translation
Acts 13
1 Paul and Barnabas go to the nations 7 Of Sergius Paulus, and Elymas the magician. 14 Paul preaches at Antioch, that Jesus is the Christ. 42 The nations believe; 45 but the Jews gainsay and blaspheme; 46 so they turn to the nations..
1And in Antioch some among the existing assembly were prophets and teachers: both Barnabas and Simeon, the one being called Niger, and Lucius the Cyrenian, and Manaen, brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.
2And they doing service to the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, Now separate both Barnabas and Saul to Me, for the work to which I have called them.
3Then, having fasted and prayed, and placing hands on them, they let them go.
4Then these indeed sent out by the Holy Spirit went down to Seleucia, and from there sailed away to Cyprus.
5And coming unto Salamis, they preached the Word of God in the synagogues of the Jews. And they also had John as a helper.
6And passing through the island as far as Paphos, they found a certain magician, a false prophet, a Jew named Bar-jesus,
7who was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man. This one calling Barnabas and Saul to him, he sought to hear the Word of God.
8But Elymas, the magician, withstood them (for so his name is translated) seeking to turn the proconsul away from the faith.
9But Saul, the one also is Paul, being filled with the Holy Spirit, and looking intently on him,
10said, O son of the devil, full of all deceit and of all villainy, hostile to all righteousness, will you not stop perverting the right ways of the Lord?
11And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is on you, and you will be blind, not seeing the sun until a time. And instantly a mist and darkness fell on him, and going about he sought some to lead him by the hand.
12Then the proconsul seeing the thing happening, he believed, being astounded at the doctrine of the Lord.
13And setting sail from Paphos with those around him, Paul came to Perga of Pamphylia. But John departing from them, returned to Jerusalem.
14But going through from Perga, they came to Antioch-Pisidia, and going into the synagogue on the day of the sabbaths, they sat down.
15And after the reading of the Law, and of the Prophets, the synagogue rulers sent to them, saying, Men, brothers, if there is a word of exhortation to the people, speak.
16And rising up, and signaling with his hand, Paul said, Men, Israelites, and the ones fearing God, hear.
17The God of this people Israel chose out our fathers, and lifted up the people in the sojourn in the land of Egypt. And with a high arm, He led them out of it.
18And for about forty years time, He endured them in the wilderness. Deut. 1:31
19And He pulled down seven nations in Canaan land, and gave their land to them as an inheritance. Deut. 7:1
20And after these things, about four hundred and fifty years, He gave judges until Samuel the prophet.
21And from there they asked for a king. And God gave Saul the son of Kish to them, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years.
22And removing him, He raised up to them David for a king, to whom He also said, witnessing, I found David the son of Jesse “to be a man according to My own heart,” who will do all My will. 1 Samuel 13:14; Psa. 89:20;
23From the seed of this one, according to promise, God raised up to Israel a Savior, Jesus;
24John going before to proclaim before the face of His entrance a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.
25And as John fulfilled the course, he said, Whom do you suppose me to be? Not I AM, but, behold, “He comes after me, One of whom I am not worthy to loose the sandal of His feet.” John 1:27
26Men, brothers, sons of the race of Abraham, and the ones among you fearing God, to you the Word of this salvation was sent.
27For the ones dwelling in Jerusalem, and their rulers, not knowing this One,and the voices of the prophets, the ones being read according to every sabbath, condemning Him, they fulfilled the Scriptures.
28And finding no cause of death, they asked Pilate to kill Him.
29And when they finished all the things having been written concerning Him, taking Him down from the tree, they laid Him in a tomb.
30But God raised Him from the dead;
31who appeared for many days to the ones coming up with Him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are witnesses of Him to the people.
32And we preach the gospel to you, the promise to the fathers having come into being,
33that this God has fulfilled to us, their children, raising up Jesus; as also it is written in the second Psalm, “You are My Son, today I have begotten You.” Psa. 2:7
34And that He raised Him from the dead, no more being about to return to corruption, therefore He has said, “I will give You” “the faithful and holy things of David.” Isaiah 55:3
35Therefore He also said in another, “You will not give Your Holy One to see corruption.” LXX-Psa. 15:10; MT-Psa. 16:10
36For having served his own generation by the purpose of God, David truly fell asleep and was added to his fathers and saw corruption. 1 Kings. 2:10
37But He whom God raised up, He did not see corruption.
38Therefore let it be known to you, men, brothers, that through this One is proclaimed to you remission of sins.
39And from all the things from which you could not be justified in the Law of Moses, in this One every one believing is justified.
40Therefore watch that the things spoken in the Prophets may not come on you:
41“Behold, the despisers,” “and marvel,” “and perish, because I work a work in your days,” a work which you will “not believe, not even if someone fully declares it to you,” not one. Hab. 1:5
42But the Jews going out of the synagogue, the nations begged that these words be spoken to them unto the next sabbath.
43And the synagogue being broken up, many of the Jews and of the devout proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas, who speaking to them persuaded them to continue in the grace of God.
44But on the coming sabbath, almost all the city was gathered to hear the Word of God.
45And the Jews seeing the crowds, they were filled with jealousy, and contradicted the things being spoken by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming.
46But speaking boldly, Paul and Barnabas said, It was necessary for the Word of God to be spoken first to you; but since you indeed thrust it away and judge yourselves not worthy of eternal life, behold, we turn to the nations.
47For so the Lord has commanded us, “I have set You for a Light of nations, that You be for salvation to the end of the earth.” Isa. 49:6
48And hearing, the nations rejoiced and glorified the Word of the Lord. And as many as were appointed to eternal life believed.
49And the Word of the Lord was borne through all the country.
50But the Jews incited the devout and honorable women, and the first ones of the city, and raised up a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and threw them out from their borders.
51But these shaking off the dust of their feet on them, they came into Iconium.
52And the disciples were filled with joy and the Holy Spirit.
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