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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.

Now when Paul and his company loosed from Paphos, they came to Perga in Pamphylia: and John departing from them returned to Jerusalem.

But going on from Perga, they arrived at Pisidian Antioch, and on the Sabbath day they went into the synagogue and sat down.

But when they departed from Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia, and went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and sat down.

After the reading of the Law and the Prophets, the synagogue officials sent word to them, saying, "Brothers, if you have any word of exhortation for the people, say it."

And after the reading of the law and the prophets the rulers of the synagogue sent unto them, saying, Ye men and brethren, if ye have any word of exhortation for the people, say on.

Paul stood up, and motioning with his hand said, "Men of Israel, and you who fear God, listen:

Then Paul stood up, and beckoning with his hand said, Men of Israel, and ye that fear God, give audience.

"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.

The God of this people of Israel chose our fathers, and exalted the people when they dwelt as strangers in the land of Egypt, and with an high arm brought he them out of it.

"For a period of about forty years He put up with them in the wilderness.

And about the time of forty years suffered he their manners in the wilderness.

"When He had destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, He distributed their land as an inheritance—all of which took about 450 years.

And when he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Chanaan, he divided their land to them by lot.

"After these things He gave them judges until Samuel the prophet.

And after that he gave unto them judges about the space of four hundred and fifty years, until Samuel the prophet.

"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.

And afterward they desired a king: and God gave unto them Saul the son of Cis, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, by the space of forty years.

"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.'

And when he had removed him, he raised up unto them David to be their king; to whom also he gave their testimony, and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after mine own heart, which shall fulfil all my will.

"From the descendants of this man, according to promise, God has brought to Israel a Savior, Jesus,

Of this man's seed hath God according to his promise raised unto Israel a Saviour, Jesus:

after John had proclaimed, before His coming, a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

When John had first preached before his coming the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

"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.'

And as John fulfilled his course, he said, Whom think ye that I am? I am not he. But, behold, there cometh one after me, whose shoes of his feet I am not worthy to loose.

"Brothers, sons of Abraham's family, and those among you who fear God, to us the message of this salvation has been sent.

Men and brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and whosoever among you feareth God, to you is the word of this salvation sent.

"For those who live in Jerusalem, and their rulers, recognizing neither Him nor the declarations of the prophets which are read every Sabbath, fulfilled these by condemning Him.

For they that dwell at Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they knew him not, nor yet the voices of the prophets which are read every sabbath day, they have fulfilled them in condemning him.

"And though they found no grounds for putting Him to death, they asked Pilate that He be executed.

And though they found no cause of death in him, yet desired they Pilate that he should be slain.

"When they had carried out everything that was written concerning Him, they took Him down from the cross and laid Him in a tomb.

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

"But God raised Him from the dead;

But God raised him from the dead:

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.

And he was seen many days of them which came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are his witnesses unto the people.

"And we preach to you the good news of the promise made to the fathers,

And we declare unto you glad tidings, how that the promise which was made unto the fathers,

that God has fulfilled this promise to those of us who are the descendants by raising Jesus, as it is also written in the second Psalm: 'YOU ARE MY SON; TODAY I HAVE FATHERED YOU.'

God hath fulfilled the same unto us their children, in that he hath raised up Jesus again; as it is also written in the second psalm, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee.

"As for the fact that He raised Him from the dead, never again to return to decay, He has spoken in this way: 'I WILL GIVE YOU THE HOLY AND FAITHFUL MERCIES OF DAVID.'

And as concerning that he raised him up from the dead, now no more to return to corruption, he said on this wise, I will give you the sure mercies of David.

"Therefore, He also says in another Psalm: 'YOU WILL NOT ALLOW YOUR HOLY ONE TO UNDERGO DECAY.'

Wherefore he saith also in another psalm, Thou shalt not suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.

"For David, after he had served God's purpose in his own generation, fell asleep, and was buried among his fathers and underwent decay;

For David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God, fell on sleep, and was laid unto his fathers, and saw corruption:

but He whom God raised did not undergo decay.

But he, whom God raised again, saw no corruption.

"Therefore let it be known to you, brothers, that through Him forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you,

Be it known unto you therefore, men and brethren, that through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins:

and through Him everyone who believes is freed from all things, from which you could not be freed through the Law of Moses.

And by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses.

"Therefore, see that the thing spoken of in the Prophets does not come upon you:

Beware therefore, lest that come upon you, which is spoken of in the prophets;

'LOOK, YOU SCOFFERS, AND BE ASTONISHED, 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.'"

Behold, ye despisers, and wonder, and perish: for I work a work in your days, a work which ye shall in no wise believe, though a man declare it unto you.

As Paul and Barnabas were going out, the people repeatedly begged to have these things spoken to them the next Sabbath.

And when the Jews were gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles besought that these words might be preached to them the next sabbath.

Now when the meeting of the synagogue had broken up, many of the Jews and the God-fearing proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas, who were speaking to them and urging them to continue in the grace of God.

Now when the congregation was broken up, many of the Jews and religious proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas: who, speaking to them, persuaded them to continue in the grace of God.