from Biblica1Now in the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen (who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch) and Saul.2While they were worshipping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, ‘Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.’3So after they had fasted and prayed, they placed their hands on them and sent them off.
On Cyprus
4The two of them, sent on their way by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia and sailed from there to Cyprus.5When they arrived at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the Jewish synagogues. John was with them as their helper.6They travelled through the whole island until they came to Paphos. There they met a Jewish sorcerer and false prophet named Bar-Jesus,7who was an attendant of the proconsul, Sergius Paulus. The proconsul, an intelligent man, sent for Barnabas and Saul because he wanted to hear the word of God.8But Elymas the sorcerer (for that is what his name means) opposed them and tried to turn the proconsul from the faith.9Then Saul, who was also called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, looked straight at Elymas and said,10‘You are a child of the devil and an enemy of everything that is right! You are full of all kinds of deceit and trickery. Will you never stop perverting the right ways of the Lord?11Now the hand of the Lord is against you. You are going to be blind for a time, not even able to see the light of the sun.’ Immediately mist and darkness came over him, and he groped about, seeking someone to lead him by the hand.12When the proconsul saw what had happened, he believed, for he was amazed at the teaching about the Lord.
In Pisidian Antioch
13From Paphos, Paul and his companions sailed to Perga in Pamphylia, where John left them to return to Jerusalem.14From Perga they went on to Pisidian Antioch. On the Sabbath they entered the synagogue and sat down.15After the reading from the Law and the Prophets, the leaders of the synagogue sent word to them, saying, ‘Brothers, if you have a word of exhortation for the people, please speak.’16Standing up, Paul motioned with his hand and said: ‘Fellow Israelites and you Gentiles who worship God, listen to me!17The God of the people of Israel chose our ancestors; he made the people prosper during their stay in Egypt; with mighty power he led them out of that country;18for about forty years he endured their conduct[1] in the wilderness;19and he overthrew seven nations in Canaan, giving their land to his people as their inheritance.20All this took about 450 years. ‘After this, God gave them judges until the time of Samuel the prophet.21Then the people asked for a king, and he gave them Saul son of Kish, of the tribe of Benjamin, who ruled for forty years.22After removing Saul, he made David their king. God testified concerning him: “I have found David son of Jesse, a man after my own heart; he will do everything I want him to do.”23‘From this man’s descendants God has brought to Israel the Saviour Jesus, as he promised.24Before the coming of Jesus, John preached repentance and baptism to all the people of Israel.25As John was completing his work, he said: “Who do you suppose I am? I am not the one you are looking for. But there is one coming after me whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.”26‘Fellow children of Abraham and you God-fearing Gentiles, it is to us that this message of salvation has been sent.27The people of Jerusalem and their rulers did not recognise Jesus, yet in condemning him they fulfilled the words of the prophets that are read every Sabbath.28Though they found no proper ground for a death sentence, they asked Pilate to have him executed.29When they had carried out all that was written about him, they took him down from the cross and laid him in a tomb.30But God raised him from the dead,31and for many days he was seen by those who had travelled with him from Galilee to Jerusalem. They are now his witnesses to our people.32‘We tell you the good news: what God promised our ancestors33he has fulfilled for us, their children, by raising up Jesus. As it is written in the second Psalm: ‘ “You are my son; today I have become your father.” (Ps 2:7)34God raised him from the dead so that he will never be subject to decay. As God has said, ‘ “I will give you the holy and sure blessings promised to David.” (Isa 55:3)35So it is also stated elsewhere: ‘ “You will not let your holy one see decay.”[2] (Ps 16:10)36‘Now when David had served God’s purpose in his own generation, he fell asleep; he was buried with his ancestors and his body decayed.37But the one whom God raised from the dead did not see decay.38‘Therefore, my friends, I want you to know that through Jesus the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you.39Through him everyone who believes is set free from every sin, a justification you were not able to obtain under the law of Moses.40Take care that what the prophets have said does not happen to you:41‘ “Look, you scoffers, wonder and perish, for I am going to do something in your days that you would never believe, even if someone told you.” ’ (Hab 1:5)42As Paul and Barnabas were leaving the synagogue, the people invited them to speak further about these things on the next Sabbath.43When the congregation was dismissed, many of the Jews and devout converts to Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas, who talked with them and urged them to continue in the grace of God.44On the next Sabbath almost the whole city gathered to hear the word of the Lord.45When the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy. They began to contradict what Paul was saying and heaped abuse on him.46Then Paul and Barnabas answered them boldly: ‘We had to speak the word of God to you first. Since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we now turn to the Gentiles.47For this is what the Lord has commanded us: ‘ “I have made you[3] a light for the Gentiles, that you[4] may bring salvation to the ends of the earth.” ’ (Isa 49:6)48When the Gentiles heard this, they were glad and honoured the word of the Lord; and all who were appointed for eternal life believed.49The word of the Lord spread through the whole region.50But the Jewish leaders incited the God-fearing women of high standing and the leading men of the city. They stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them from their region.51So they shook the dust off their feet as a warning to them and went to Iconium.52And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.
Acts 13
King James Version
1Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers; as Barnabas, and Simeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, which had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.2As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them.3And when they had fasted and prayed, and laid their hands on them, they sent them away.4So they, being sent forth by the Holy Ghost, departed unto Seleucia; and from thence they sailed to Cyprus.5And when they were at Salamis, they preached the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews: and they had also John to their minister.6And when they had gone through the isle unto Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name was Bar-jesus:7Which was with the deputy of the country, Sergius Paulus, a prudent man; who called for Barnabas and Saul, and desired to hear the word of God.8But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) withstood them, seeking to turn away the deputy from the faith.9Then Saul, (who also is called Paul,) filled with the Holy Ghost, set his eyes on him,10And said, O full of all subtilty and all mischief, thou child of the devil, thou enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?11And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thee, and thou shalt 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 some to lead him by the hand.12Then the deputy, when he saw what was done, believed, being astonished at the doctrine of the Lord.13Now when Paul and his company loosed from Paphos, they came to Perga in Pamphylia: and John departing from them returned to Jerusalem.14But when they departed from Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia, and went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and sat down.15And 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.16Then Paul stood up, and beckoning with his hand said, Men of Israel, and ye that fear God, give audience.17The 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.18And about the time of forty years suffered he their manners in the wilderness.19And when he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Chanaan, he divided their land to them by lot.20And after that he gave unto them judges about the space of four hundred and fifty years, until Samuel the prophet.21And 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.22And when he had removed him, he raised up unto them David to be their king; to whom also he gave testimony, and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after mine own heart, which shall fulfil all my will.23Of this man's seed hath God according to his promise raised unto Israel a Saviour, Jesus:24When John had first preached before his coming the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.25And 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.26Men and brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and whosoever among you feareth God, to you is the word of this salvation sent.27For 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.28And though they found no cause of death in him, yet desired they Pilate that he should be slain.29And when they had fulfilled all that was written of him, they took him down from the tree, and laid him in a sepulchre.30But God raised him from the dead:31And he was seen many days of them which came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are his witnesses unto the people.32And we declare unto you glad tidings, how that the promise which was made unto the fathers,33God 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.34And 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.35Wherefore he saith also in another psalm, Thou shalt not suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.36For 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:37But he, whom God raised again, saw no corruption.38Be it known unto you therefore, men and brethren, that through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins:39And by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses.40Beware therefore, lest that come upon you, which is spoken of in the prophets;41Behold, 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.42And when the Jews were gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles besought that these words might be preached to them the next sabbath.43Now 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.44And the next sabbath day came almost the whole city together to hear the word of God.45But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy, and spake against those things which were spoken by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming.46Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and said, It was necessary that the word of God should first have been spoken to you: but seeing ye put it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles.47For so hath the Lord commanded us, saying, I have set thee to be a light of the Gentiles, that thou shouldest be for salvation unto the ends of the earth.48And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed.49And the word of the Lord was published throughout all the region.50But the Jews stirred up the devout and honourable women, and the chief men of the city, and raised persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them out of their coasts.51But they shook off the dust of their feet against them, and came unto Iconium.52And the disciples were filled with joy, and with the Holy Ghost.
Acts 13
Schlachter 2000
from Genfer Bibelgesellschaft1Und in Antiochia waren in der dortigen Gemeinde einige Propheten und Lehrer, nämlich Barnabas und Simeon, genannt Niger, und Lucius von Kyrene und Manahen, der mit dem Vierfürsten Herodes erzogen worden war, und Saulus. (Mt 14:1; Ac 11:19; Ac 11:20; Ac 12:25; Ro 16:21; 1Co 12:28; Eph 4:11)2Als sie nun dem Herrn dienten und fasteten, sprach der Heilige Geist: Sondert mir Barnabas und Saulus aus zu dem Werk, zu dem ich sie berufen habe! (1Ti 1:12; 1Ti 2:7)3Da fasteten und beteten sie, legten ihnen die Hände auf und ließen sie ziehen. (Ec 4:9; Ac 14:23; Ac 14:26)
Barnabas und Saulus verkündigen das Evangelium auf Zypern
4Diese nun, ausgesandt vom Heiligen Geist, zogen hinab nach Seleucia und fuhren von dort mit dem Schiff nach Zypern. (Ac 8:29; Ac 11:19; Ac 13:2)5Und als sie in Salamis angekommen waren, verkündigten sie das Wort Gottes in den Synagogen der Juden. Sie hatten aber auch Johannes als Diener. (Ec 4:12; Ac 12:25; Ac 17:1; Ro 1:16)6Und als sie die Insel bis nach Paphos durchzogen hatten, trafen sie einen Zauberer und falschen Propheten an, einen Juden namens Bar-Jesus, (Ac 8:9)7der sich bei dem Statthalter Sergius Paulus aufhielt, einem verständigen Mann. Dieser ließ Barnabas und Saulus holen und wünschte das Wort Gottes zu hören. (Jer 29:13; Joh 12:21; 1Th 5:21)8Doch Elymas, der Zauberer (denn so wird sein Name übersetzt), leistete ihnen Widerstand und suchte den Statthalter vom Glauben abzuhalten. (Ro 2:17; 2Ti 3:8)9Saulus aber, der auch Paulus[1] heißt, voll Heiligen Geistes, blickte ihn fest an10und sprach: O du Sohn des Teufels, voll von aller List und aller Bosheit, du Feind aller Gerechtigkeit, wirst du nicht aufhören, die geraden Wege des Herrn zu verkehren? (Mt 23:13; Joh 8:44; Ac 19:9; Tit 1:10)11Und nun siehe, die Hand des Herrn kommt über dich, und du wirst eine Zeit lang blind sein und die Sonne nicht sehen! Augenblicklich aber fiel Dunkel und Finsternis auf ihn, und er tappte umher und suchte Leute, die ihn führen könnten. (2Ki 6:18; Isa 6:10; Joh 9:39; Ro 11:25; 2Co 3:14; 1Ti 1:20)12Als nun der Statthalter sah, was geschehen war, wurde er gläubig, betroffen von der Lehre des Herrn. (Ac 19:17)13Paulus und seine Gefährten aber fuhren von Paphos ab und kamen nach Perge in Pamphylien; Johannes trennte sich jedoch von ihnen und kehrte nach Jerusalem zurück. (Ac 14:25; Ac 15:37)
Die Verkündigung des Paulus vor den Juden von Antiochia in Pisidien
14Sie aber zogen von Perge weiter und kamen nach Antiochia in Pisidien und gingen am Sabbattag in die Synagoge und setzten sich. (Ac 13:5; Ac 18:4)15Und nach der Vorlesung des Gesetzes und der Propheten ließen die Obersten der Synagoge ihnen sagen: Ihr Männer und Brüder, wenn ihr ein Wort der Ermahnung an das Volk habt, so redet! (Ac 13:27; Ac 15:21)16Da stand Paulus auf und gab ein Zeichen mit der Hand und sprach: Ihr israelitischen Männer, und die ihr Gott fürchtet[2], hört zu! (Ac 13:26; Ac 16:14)17Der Gott dieses Volkes Israel erwählte unsere Väter und erhöhte das Volk, als sie Fremdlinge waren im Land Ägypten; und mit erhobenem Arm führte er sie von dort heraus. (De 4:34; De 4:37; De 7:6; De 7:8; Ps 33:12)18Und er ertrug ihre Art etwa 40 Jahre lang in der Wüste; (Isa 1:2)19und er vertilgte sieben Heidenvölker im Land Kanaan und teilte unter sie deren Land nach dem Los. (De 7:1)20Und danach, während etwa 450 Jahren, gab er ihnen Richter bis zu Samuel, dem Propheten. (Jud 2:16)21Und von da an begehrten sie einen König, und Gott gab ihnen Saul, den Sohn des Kis, einen Mann aus dem Stamm Benjamin, 40 Jahre lang. (1Sa 8:5; 1Sa 10:20)22Und nachdem er ihn abgesetzt hatte, erweckte er ihnen David zum König, von dem er auch Zeugnis gab und sprach: »Ich habe David gefunden, den Sohn des Isai, einen Mann nach meinem Herzen, der allen meinen Willen tun wird«.[3] (1Sa 13:14; 1Sa 15:22; 1Ch 10:14; Ps 40:9; Ps 89:21; Ro 13:14)23Von dessen Samen[4] hat nun Gott nach der Verheißung für Israel Jesus als Retter erweckt, (Ps 132:11; Mt 1:1; Mt 1:21)24nachdem Johannes vor seinem Auftreten dem ganzen Volk Israel eine Taufe der Buße verkündigt hatte. (Mt 3:1)25Als aber Johannes seinen Lauf vollendete, sprach er: Wer meint ihr, dass ich sei? Ich bin es nicht; doch siehe, es kommt einer nach mir, für den ich nicht gut genug bin, die Schuhe von seinen Füßen zu lösen! (Lu 3:16; Joh 1:20; Joh 1:27)26Ihr Männer und Brüder, Söhne des Geschlechtes Abrahams, und die unter euch, die Gott fürchten, zu euch ist dieses Wort des Heils gesandt. (Mt 10:6; Ac 3:25)27Denn die, welche in Jerusalem wohnen, und ihre Obersten haben diesen nicht erkannt und haben die Stimmen der Propheten, die an jedem Sabbat gelesen werden, durch ihren Urteilsspruch erfüllt. (Lu 24:20; Lu 24:44; 1Co 2:8)28Und obgleich sie keine Todesschuld fanden, verlangten sie doch von Pilatus, dass er hingerichtet werde. (Mt 27:23)29Und nachdem sie alles vollendet hatten, was von ihm geschrieben steht, nahmen sie ihn vom Holz herab und legten ihn in ein Grab. (Isa 53:9; Joh 19:30; Joh 19:38)30Gott aber hat ihn aus den Toten auferweckt. (Ro 4:25)31Und er ist mehrere Tage hindurch denen erschienen, die mit ihm aus Galiläa nach Jerusalem hinaufgezogen waren, welche seine Zeugen sind vor dem Volk. (Ac 1:3; Ac 1:8; Ac 10:40)32Und wir verkündigen euch das Evangelium, dass Gott die den Vätern zuteilgewordene Verheißung an uns, ihren Kindern, erfüllt hat, indem er Jesus erweckte, (Isa 61:1; Lu 1:54; Lu 1:68; Ac 13:38; Ro 1:4; Ro 4:13; Ga 3:16; Heb 11:39)33wie auch im zweiten Psalm geschrieben steht: »Du bist mein Sohn, heute habe ich dich gezeugt«.[5] (Ps 2:7; Heb 1:5; Heb 5:5)34Dass er ihn aber aus den Toten auferweckte, sodass er nicht mehr zur Verwesung zurückkehren sollte, hat er so ausgesprochen: »Ich will euch die heiligen [Gnaden-]Güter Davids geben, die zuverlässig sind«.[6] (Ps 89:29; Ps 89:34; Isa 55:3)35Darum spricht er auch an einer anderen Stelle: »Du wirst nicht zulassen, dass dein Heiliger die Verwesung sieht«.[7] (Ps 16:10)36Denn David ist entschlafen, nachdem er seinem Geschlecht nach dem Willen Gottes gedient hat; und er ist zu seinen Vätern versammelt worden und hat die Verwesung gesehen. (1Ki 15:4; Joh 17:4; Ac 2:29; Ac 13:22)37Der aber, den Gott auferweckte, hat die Verwesung nicht gesehen. (Ac 2:24)38So sollt ihr nun wissen, ihr Männer und Brüder, dass euch durch diesen Vergebung der Sünden verkündigt wird; (Lu 24:47; Ac 10:43; Eph 1:7; 1Jo 2:12)39und von allem, wovon ihr durch das Gesetz Moses nicht gerechtfertigt werden konntet, wird durch diesen jeder gerechtfertigt, der glaubt. (Hab 2:4; Ro 3:19; Ro 8:3; Ga 2:16)40So habt nun acht, dass nicht über euch kommt, was in den Propheten gesagt ist:41»Seht, ihr Verächter, und verwundert euch und werdet zunichte, denn ich tue ein Werk in euren Tagen, ein Werk, dem ihr nicht glauben würdet, wenn es euch jemand erzählte!«[8] (Hab 1:5; Lu 19:42; Lu 21:20)
Die Juden widerstehen dem Evangelium – die Heiden nehmen es an
42Als aber die Juden aus der Synagoge gegangen waren, baten die Heiden darum, dass ihnen diese Worte [auch] am nächsten Sabbat verkündigt würden.43Nachdem aber die Synagogenversammlung sich aufgelöst hatte, folgten viele Juden und gottesfürchtige Proselyten dem Paulus und Barnabas nach, die zu ihnen redeten und sie ermahnten, bei der Gnade Gottes zu bleiben. (Ac 11:23; 2Ti 2:1; Heb 6:11; 2Pe 3:18)44Am folgenden Sabbat aber versammelte sich fast die ganze Stadt, um das Wort Gottes zu hören. (Isa 11:10; Ac 13:42)45Als die Juden jedoch die Volksmenge sahen, wurden sie voll Eifersucht und widersetzten sich dem, was Paulus sagte, indem sie widersprachen und lästerten. (Ac 17:5; Ac 18:6)46Da sagten Paulus und Barnabas freimütig: Euch musste das Wort Gottes zuerst verkündigt werden; da ihr es aber von euch stoßt und euch selbst des ewigen Lebens nicht würdig achtet, siehe, so wenden wir uns zu den Heiden. (Mt 21:43; Mt 22:8; Ac 3:26; Ac 28:28; Ro 10:19)47Denn so hat uns der Herr geboten: »Ich habe dich zum Licht für die Heiden gesetzt, damit du zum Heil seist bis an das Ende der Erde!«[9] (Ps 22:28; Isa 49:6; Mt 28:19; Mr 16:15)48Als die Heiden das hörten, wurden sie froh und priesen das Wort des Herrn, und es wurden alle die gläubig, die zum ewigen Leben bestimmt waren. (Ac 2:47; Ro 8:30; Eph 1:4; 2Th 2:13)49Das Wort des Herrn aber wurde durch das ganze Land getragen. (Ac 12:24; 2Th 3:1)50Aber die Juden reizten die gottesfürchtigen Frauen und die Angesehenen und die Vornehmsten der Stadt auf, und sie erregten eine Verfolgung gegen Paulus und Barnabas und vertrieben sie aus ihrem Gebiet. (Ac 13:45; 2Ti 3:11)51Da schüttelten diese den Staub von ihren Füßen gegen sie und gingen nach Ikonium. (Mr 6:11)52Die Jünger aber wurden voll Freude und Heiligen Geistes. (Ac 8:39; Ro 15:13; 1Th 1:6; 1Pe 4:13)