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1Now there were in the church which was at Antioch, prophets and doctors, among whom was Barnabas, and Simon who was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manahen, who was the foster brother of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.

2And as they were ministering to the Lord, and fasting, the Holy Ghost said to them: Separate me Saul and Barnabas, for the work whereunto I have taken them.

3Then they, fasting and praying, and imposing their hands upon them, sent them away.

4So they being sent by the Holy Ghost, went to Seleucia: and from thence they sailed to Cyprus.

5And when they were come to Salamina, they preached the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews. And they had John also in the ministry.

6And when they had gone through the whole island, as far as Paphos, they found a certain man, a magician, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name was Bar-jesu:

7Who was with the proconsul Sergius Paulus, a prudent man. He sending for Barnabas and Saul, desired to hear the word of God.

8But Elymas the magician (for so his name is interpreted) withstood them, seeking to turn away the proconsul from the faith.

9Then Saul, otherwise Paul, filled with the Holy Ghost, looking upon him,

10Said: O full of all guile, and of all deceit, child of the devil, enemy of all justice, thou ceasest not 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 time. And immediately there fell a mist and darkness upon him, and going about, he sought some one to lead him by the hand.

12Then the proconsul, when he had seen what was done, believed, admiring at the doctrine of the Lord.

13Now when Paul and they that were with him had sailed from Paphos, they came to Perge in Pamphylia. And John departing from them, returned to Jerusalem.

14But they passing through Perge, came to Antioch in Pisidia: and entering into the synagogue on the sabbath day, they sat down.

15And after the reading of the law and the prophets, the rulers of the synagogue sent to them, saying: Ye men, brethren, if you have any word of exhortation to make to the people, speak.

16Then Paul rising up, and with his hand bespeaking silence, said: Ye men of Israel, and you that fear God, give ear.

17The God of the people of Israel chose our fathers, and exalted the people when they were sojourners in the land of Egypt, and with an high arm brought them out from thence,

18And for the space of forty years endured their manners in the desert.

19And destroying seven nations in the land of Chanaan, divided their land among them, by lot,

20As it were, after four hundred and fifty years: and after these things, he gave unto them judges, until Samuel the prophet.

21And after that they desired a king: and God gave them Saul the son of Cis, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, forty years.

22And when he had removed him, he raised them up David to be king: to whom giving testimony, he said: I have found David, the son of Jesse, a man according to my own heart, who shall do all my wills.

23Of this man’s seed God according to his promise, hath raised up to Israel a Saviour, Jesus:

24John first preaching, before his coming, the baptism of penance to all the people of Israel.

25And when John was fulfilling his course, he said: I am not he, whom you think me to be: but behold, there cometh one after me, whose shoes of his feet I am not worthy to loose.

26Men, brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and whosoever among you fear God, to you the word of this salvation is sent.

27For they that inhabited Jerusalem, and the rulers thereof, not knowing him, nor the voices of the prophets, which are read every sabbath, judging him have fulfilled them.

28And finding no cause of death in him, they desired of Pilate, that they might kill him.

29And when they had fulfilled all things that were written of him, taking him down from the tree, they laid him in a sepulchre.

30But God raised him up from the dead the third day:

31Who was seen for many days, by them who came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who to this present are his witnesses to the people.

32And we declare unto you, that the promise which was made to our fathers,

33This same God hath fulfilled to our children, raising up Jesus, as in the second psalm also is written: Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee.

34And to shew that he raised him up from the dead, not to return now any more to corruption, he said thus: I will give you the holy things of David faithful.

35And therefore, in another place also, he saith: Thou shalt not suffer thy holy one to see corruption.

36For David, when he had served in his generation, according to the will of God, slept: and was laid unto his fathers, and saw corruption.

37But he whom God hath raised from the dead, saw no corruption.

38Be it known therefore to you, men, brethren, that through him forgiveness of sins is preached to you: and from all the things, from which you could not be justified by the law of Moses.

39In him every one that believeth, is justified.

40Beware, therefore, lest that come upon you which is spoken in the prophets:

41Behold, ye despisers, and wonder, and perish: for I work a work in your days, a work which you will not believe, if any man shall tell it you.

42And as they went out, they desired them, that on the next sabbath, they would speak unto them these words.

43And when the synagogue was broken up, many of the Jews, and of the strangers who served God, followed Paul and Barnabas: who speaking to them, persuaded them to continue in the grace of God.

44But the next sabbath day, the whole city almost came together, to hear the word of God.

45And the Jews seeing the multitudes, were filled with envy, and contradicted those things which were said by Paul, blaspheming.

46Then Paul and Barnabas said boldly: To you it behoved us first to speak the word of God: but because you reject it, and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, behold we turn to the Gentiles.

47For so the Lord hath commanded us: I have set thee to be the light of the Gentiles; that thou mayest be for salvation unto the utmost part of the earth.

48And the Gentiles hearing it, were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were ordained to life everlasting, believed.

49And the word of the Lord was published throughout the whole country.

50But the Jews stirred up religious and honourable women, and the chief men of the city, and raised persecution against Paul and Barnabas: and cast them out of their coasts.

51But they, shaking off the dust of their feet against them, came to Iconium.

52And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Ghost.

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，就是巴拿巴和称呼尼结的西面、古利奈人路求，与分封之王希律同养的马念，并扫罗。

2他们事奉主、禁食的时候，圣灵说：「要为我分派巴拿巴和扫罗，去做我召他们所做的工。」

3于是禁食祷告，按手在他们头上，就打发他们去了。

在塞浦路斯传道

4他们既被圣灵差遣，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传讲 神的道，也有约翰作他们的帮手。

6经过全岛，直到帕弗，在那里遇见一个有法术、假充先知的犹太人，名叫巴·耶稣。

7这人常和方伯士求·保罗同在。士求·保罗是个通达人，他请了巴拿巴和扫罗来，要听 神的道。

8只是那行法术的以吕马（这名翻出来就是行法术的意思）敌挡使徒，要叫方伯不信真道。

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，众善的仇敌，你混乱主的正道还不止住吗？

11现在主的手加在你身上，你要瞎眼，暂且不见日光。」他的眼睛立刻昏蒙黑暗，四下里求人拉着手领他。

12方伯看见所做的事，很希奇主的道，就信了。

在彼西底的安提阿传道

13保罗和他的同人从帕弗开船，来到旁非利亚的别加，约翰就离开他们，回耶路撒冷去。

14他们离了别加往前行，来到彼西底的安提阿，在安息日进会堂坐下。

15读完了律法和先知的书，管会堂的叫人过去，对他们说：「二位兄台，若有什么劝勉众人的话，请说。」

16保罗就站起来，举手，说：「以色列人和一切敬畏 神的人，请听。

17这以色列民的 神拣选了我们的祖宗，当民寄居埃及的时候抬举他们，用大能的手领他们出来；

18又在旷野容忍他们，约有四十年。

19既灭了迦南地七族的人，就把那地分给他们为业；

20此后给他们设立士师，约有四百五十年，直到先知撒母耳的时候。

21后来他们求一个王， 神就将便雅悯支派中基士的儿子扫罗，给他们作王四十年。

22既废了扫罗，就选立大卫作他们的王，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，凡事要遵行我的旨意。』

23从这人的后裔中， 神已经照着所应许的，为以色列人立了一位救主，就是耶稣。

24在他没有出来以先，约翰向以色列众民宣讲悔改的洗礼。

25约翰将行尽他的程途说：『你们以为我是谁？我不是基督；只是有一位在我以后来的，我解他脚上的鞋带也是不配的。』

26「弟兄们，亚伯拉罕的子孙和你们中间敬畏 神的人哪，这救世的道是传给我们的。

27耶路撒冷居住的人和他们的官长，因为不认识基督，也不明白每安息日所读众先知的书，就把基督定了死罪，正应了先知的预言；

28虽然查不出他有当死的罪来，还是求彼拉多杀他；

29既成就了经上指着他所记的一切话，就把他从木头上取下来，放在坟墓里。

30神却叫他从死里复活。

31那从加利利同他上耶路撒冷的人多日看见他，这些人如今在民间是他的见证。

32我们也报好信息给你们，就是那应许祖宗的话，

33神已经向我们这作儿女的应验，叫耶稣复活了。正如诗篇第二篇上记着说：你是我的儿子， 我今日生你。

34论到 神叫他从死里复活，不再归于朽坏，就这样说：我必将所应许大卫那圣洁、 可靠的恩典赐给你们。

35又有一篇上说： 你必不叫你的圣者见朽坏。

36「大卫在世的时候遵行了 神的旨意，就睡了，归到他祖宗那里，已见朽坏；

37惟独 神所复活的，他并未见朽坏。

38所以，弟兄们，你们当晓得：赦罪的道是由这人传给你们的。

39你们靠摩西的律法，在一切不得称义的事上信靠这人，就都得称义了。

40所以，你们务要小心，免得先知书上所说的临到你们。

41主说：你们这轻慢的人要观看，要惊奇，要灭亡； 因为在你们的时候，我行一件事， 虽有人告诉你们， 你们总是不信。」

42他们出会堂的时候，众人请他们到下安息日再讲这话给他们听。

43散会以后，犹太人和敬虔进犹太教的人多有跟从保罗、巴拿巴的。二人对他们讲道，劝他们务要恒久在 神的恩中。

44到下安息日，合城的人几乎都来聚集，要听 神的道。

45但犹太人看见人这样多，就满心嫉妒，硬驳保罗所说的话，并且毁谤。

46保罗和巴拿巴放胆说：「 神的道先讲给你们原是应当的；只因你们弃绝这道，断定自己不配得永生，我们就转向外邦人去。

47因为主曾这样吩咐我们说：我已经立你作外邦人的光， 叫你施行救恩，直到地极。」

48外邦人听见这话，就欢喜了，赞美 神的道；凡预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，逼迫保罗、巴拿巴，将他们赶出境外。

51二人对着众人跺下脚上的尘土，就往以哥念去了。

52门徒满心喜乐，又被圣灵充满。