1Now in the church that was at Antioch there were some prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen the foster brother of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.stylusActs 4:36, Acts 4:36, Acts 15:35, Acts 15:35, Acts 11:222As they served the Lord and fasted, the Holy Spirit said, "Separate Barnabas and Saul for me, for the work to which I have called them."stylusGalatians 1:15, Galatians 1:15, Acts 9:15, Acts 9:15, 2 Timothy 1:113Then, when they had fasted and prayed and laid their hands on them, they sent them away.stylusActs 6:6, Acts 6:6, Acts 13:2, 1 Timothy 4:14, 2 Timothy 2:24So, being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia. From there they sailed to Cyprus.stylusActs 4:36, Acts 4:36, Acts 13:2, Acts 13:2, Acts 11:195When they were at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the Jewish synagogues. They had also John as their attendant.stylusActs 13:14, Acts 13:14, Acts 13:46, Acts 13:46, Acts 12:126When they had gone through the whole island as far as Paphos, they found a certain man, a sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name was Bar-Jesus,stylusMatthew 7:15, Matthew 7:15, 1 John 4:1, 1 John 4:1, 2 Corinthians 11:137who was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, a man of understanding. This man summoned Barnabas and Saul, and sought to hear the word of God.stylusActs 13:12, Acts 19:38, Acts 13:12, Acts 19:38, Acts 18:128But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) withstood them, seeking to turn aside the proconsul from the faith.stylus2 Timothy 3:8, 2 Timothy 3:8, 2 Timothy 4:14, 2 Timothy 4:15, Acts 13:69But Saul, who is also called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, fastened his eyes on him,stylusMicah 3:8, Micah 3:8, Acts 4:8, Acts 4:8, Acts 2:410and said, "Full of all deceit and all cunning, you son of the devil, you enemy of all righteousness, will you not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?stylusJohn 8:44, John 8:44, Hosea 14:9, Matthew 13:38, Galatians 1:711Now, behold, the hand of the Lord is on you, and you will be blind, not seeing the sun for a season!" Immediately a mist and darkness fell on him. He went around seeking someone to lead him by the hand.stylusPsalms 32:4, Exodus 9:3, Psalms 32:4, Exodus 9:3, Hebrews 10:3112Then the proconsul, when he saw what was done, believed, being astonished at the teaching of the Lord.stylus2 Corinthians 10:4, 2 Corinthians 10:5, 2 Corinthians 10:4, 2 Corinthians 10:5, Acts 13:713Now Paul and his company set sail from Paphos, and came to Perga in Pamphylia. John departed from them and returned to Jerusalem.stylusActs 15:38, Acts 15:38, Acts 27:5, Acts 14:24, Acts 14:2514But they, passing on from Perga, came to Antioch of Pisidia. They went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and sat down.stylusActs 16:13, Acts 16:13, Acts 13:5, Acts 17:2, Acts 14:1915After the reading of the Law and the Prophets, the rulers of the synagogue sent to them, saying, "Brothers, if you have any word of exhortation for the people, speak."stylusHebrews 13:22, Hebrews 13:22, Acts 15:21, Acts 15:21, Mark 5:2216Paul stood up, and beckoning with his hand said, "Men of Israel, and you who fear God, listen.stylusActs 12:17, Acts 12:17, Acts 10:2, Acts 13:26, Acts 10:217The God of this people Israel chose our fathers, and exalted the people when they stayed as foreigners in the land of Egypt, and with an uplifted arm, he led them out of it.stylusDeuteronomy 7:6, Deuteronomy 7:8, Deuteronomy 7:6, Deuteronomy 7:8, Acts 7:218For a period of about forty years he put up with them in the wilderness.stylusActs 7:36, Acts 7:36, Exodus 16:2, Hebrews 3:16, Hebrews 3:1919When he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, he gave them their land for an inheritancestylusDeuteronomy 7:1, Deuteronomy 7:1, Psalms 78:55, Psalms 78:55, Joshua 19:5120for about four hundred fifty years. After these things he gave them judges until Samuel the prophet.stylusJudges 2:16, Judges 2:16, 1 Samuel 3:20, 1 Samuel 3:20, 1 Samuel 12:1121Afterward they asked for a king, and God gave to them Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years.stylus1 Samuel 10:1, 1 Samuel 10:1, 1 Samuel 15:1, 1 Samuel 15:1, 1 Samuel 8:522When he had removed him, he raised up David to be their king, to whom he also testified, 'I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after my heart, who will do all my will.'stylus1 Samuel 13:13, 1 Samuel 13:14, 1 Samuel 13:13, 1 Samuel 13:14, 1 Kings 15:523From this man's seed, according to his promise, God has brought to Israel a Savior, Jesus,stylusMatthew 1:1, Matthew 1:1, Psalms 132:11, Psalms 132:11, Revelation 22:1624before his coming, when John had first preached the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.stylusActs 1:22, Acts 1:22, Mark 1:2, Mark 1:8, John 5:3325As John was fulfilling his course, he said, 'What do you suppose that I am? I am not he. But behold, one comes after me the sandals of whose feet I am not worthy to untie.'stylusMatthew 3:11, Matthew 3:11, Mark 1:7, John 1:26, John 1:2726Brothers, children of the stock of Abraham, and those among you who fear God, the word of this salvation is sent out to us.stylusColossians 1:5, Luke 1:69, Romans 1:16, Ephesians 1:13, Isaiah 46:1327For those who dwell in Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they did not know him, nor the voices of the prophets which are read every Sabbath, fulfilled them by condemning him.stylusActs 3:17, Acts 3:17, Acts 26:22, Acts 26:23, Luke 24:2028Though they found no cause for death, they still asked Pilate to have him killed.stylusMatthew 27:22, Matthew 27:25, Luke 23:14, Luke 23:16, John 19:429When they had fulfilled all things that were written about him, they took him down from the tree, and placed him in a tomb.stylusLuke 23:53, Luke 23:53, John 19:28, John 19:30, John 19:2830But God raised him from the dead,stylusActs 2:24, Acts 2:24, Acts 17:31, Acts 17:31, Matthew 28:631and he was seen for many days by those who came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are his witnesses to the people.stylusActs 1:3, Luke 24:48, Acts 1:3, Luke 24:48, Matthew 28:1632We bring you good news of the promise made to the fathers,stylusRomans 4:13, Romans 4:13, Acts 26:6, Acts 26:6, Ezekiel 34:2333that God has fulfilled the same to us, their children, in that he raised up Jesus. As it is also written in the second psalm, 'You are my Son. Today I have become your father.'stylusPsalms 2:7, Psalms 2:7, Hebrews 5:5, Hebrews 5:5, Hebrews 1:534"Concerning that he raised him up from the dead, now no more to return to corruption, he has spoken thus: 'I will give you the holy and sure blessings of David.'stylusIsaiah 55:3, Isaiah 55:3, Psalms 89:2, Psalms 89:4, Psalms 89:235Therefore he says also in another psalm, 'You will not allow your Holy One to see decay.'stylusPsalms 16:10, Psalms 16:10, Acts 2:27, Acts 2:31, Acts 2:2736For David, after he had in his own generation served the counsel of God, fell asleep, and was placed with his fathers, and saw decay.stylusActs 2:29, Acts 2:29, 1 Kings 2:10, 1 Kings 2:10, Acts 13:2237But he whom God raised up saw no decay.stylusActs 13:30, Acts 13:30, Acts 2:24, Acts 2:2438Be it known to you therefore, brothers, that through this man is proclaimed to you remission of sins,stylusLuke 24:47, Luke 24:47, 1 John 2:12, 2 Corinthians 5:18, 2 Corinthians 5:2139and by him everyone who believes is justified from all things, from which you could not be justified by the Law of Moses.stylusRomans 10:4, Galatians 2:16, Romans 10:4, Galatians 2:16, Romans 8:340Beware therefore, lest that come on you which is spoken in the Prophets:stylusMalachi 4:1, Malachi 4:1, Habakkuk 1:5, Hebrews 3:12, Hebrews 12:2541'Behold, you scoffers, and wonder, and perish; for I work a work in your days, a work which you will in no way believe, if one declares it to you.'"stylusHabakkuk 1:5, Habakkuk 1:5, 1 Peter 4:17, 1 Peter 4:17, Romans 11:742So when they went out they begged that these words might be preached to them the next Sabbath.stylusActs 28:28, Acts 28:28, Matthew 11:21, Acts 13:14, Matthew 19:3043Now when the synagogue broke up, many of the Jews and of the devout proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas; who, speaking to them, urged them to continue in the grace of God.stylusActs 11:23, Acts 11:23, Acts 14:22, Acts 14:22, Philippians 3:1644The next Sabbath almost the whole city was gathered together to hear the word of the Lord.stylusIsaiah 60:8, Psalms 110:3, Genesis 49:10, Isaiah 11:10, Isaiah 60:845But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with jealousy, and contradicted the things which were spoken by Paul, and blasphemed.stylusJude 1:10, Jude 1:10, Acts 18:6, Acts 18:6, Acts 19:946Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly, and said, "It was necessary that God's word should be spoken to you first. Since indeed you thrust it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, behold, we turn to the Gentiles.stylusActs 28:28, Acts 28:28, Acts 26:20, Matthew 21:43, Acts 18:547For so has the Lord commanded us, saying, 'I have set you as a light for the Gentiles, that you should bring salvation to the uttermost parts of the earth.'"stylusIsaiah 49:6, Isaiah 49:6, Isaiah 42:6, Isaiah 42:6, Luke 2:3248As the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of God. As many as were appointed to eternal life believed.stylusRomans 8:29, Romans 8:30, Romans 8:29, Romans 8:30, Romans 11:749The Lord's word was spread abroad throughout all the region.stylusActs 19:10, Acts 12:24, Acts 19:10, Acts 12:24, Acts 19:2650But the Jews stirred up the devout and prominent women and the chief men of the city, and stirred up a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and threw them out of their borders.stylusActs 13:45, Acts 14:2, Acts 14:19, Acts 13:45, Acts 14:251But they shook off the dust of their feet against them, and came to Iconium.stylusMatthew 10:14, Matthew 10:14, Acts 18:6, Acts 18:6, Luke 9:552The disciples were filled with joy with the Holy Spirit.stylus1 Thessalonians 1:6, Romans 15:13, 1 Thessalonians 1:6, Romans 15:13, Acts 4:31