Acts 13

Of the prophets and teachers in the Church of Antioch, Acts 13:1 . By command of the Holy Spirit the Church appoints Saul and Barnabas to a particular work, Acts 13:2 , Acts 13:3 . They depart, and travel to Seleucia, Cyprus, and Salamis, preaching in the Jewish synagogues, Acts 13:4 , Acts 13:5 . At Paphos they meet with Bar-Jesus or Elymas, a Jewish sorcerer, who endeavored to prevent the deputy of the island from receiving the Christian faith, Acts 13:6-8 . Saul, for the first time called Paul, denounces the judgments of God upon him, and he is struck blind, Acts 13:9-11 . The deputy, seeing this, is confirmed in the faith, Acts 13:12 . Paul and his company leave Paphos, and come to Pamphylia, where John Mark leaves them, and returns to Jerusalem, Acts 13:13 . Paul and Barnabas proceed to Antioch; and, coming into a synagogue of the Jews, are requested by the rulers of it to preach to the people, Acts 13:14 , Acts 13:15 . Paul preaches, and proves that Jesus is the Christ, vv. 16-41. The Gentiles desire the sermon to be preached to them the next Sabbath, and many of the Jews and proselytes receive the Christian faith, Acts 13:42 , Acts 13:43 . The next Sabbath the whole city attend; and the Jews, filled with envy, contradict and blaspheme, Acts 13:44 , Acts 13:45 . Paul and Barnabas with great boldness show that, by the order of God, the Gospel was to be preached first to them; but, seeing they had rejected it, it should now be taken from them, and sent to the Gentiles, Acts 13:46 , Acts 13:47 . The Gentiles rejoice and receive the truth, Acts 13:48 , Acts 13:49 . The Jews raise a persecution against the apostles, and expel them, Acts 13:50 . They come to Iconium, full of joy and the Holy Ghost, Acts 13:51 , Acts 13:52 .