vinhvd749_en_elt_act_book/act/13.json

{
  "1": "Now there were in Antioch, in the church that was there, prophets and teachers: both Barnabas and Simeon (who is called Niger), and Lucius of Cyrene, both Manaen (one brought up with Herod the tetrarch) and Saul.",
  "2": "And while they are ministering to the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart, then, for me, Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.”",
  "3": "Then having fasted and prayed and laid their hands on them, they sent them off.\n\n\\ts\\*\n\\p",
  "4": "So they, having been sent out by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia; and from there they sailed away to Cyprus.",
  "5": "And having arrived in Salamis, they were proclaiming the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews. And they also had John as an assistant.\n\n\\ts\\*",
  "6": "And having passed through the whole island as far as Paphos, they found a certain man, a magician, a Jewish false prophet whose name was Bar Jesus.",
  "7": "He was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus—an intelligent man. He summoned Barnabas and Saul, seeking to hear the word of God.",
  "8": "But Elymas “the magician” (for thus his name is translated) opposed them; he sought to turn the proconsul away from the faith.\n\n\\ts\\*",
  "9": "But Saul, who is also Paul, having been filled with the Holy Spirit, stared at him intently",
  "10": "and said, “O one full of all deceit and all wickedness, son of the devil, enemy of all righteousness, will you not stop perverting the straight paths of the Lord?\n\n\\ts\\*",
  "11": "And now behold, the hand of the Lord upon you, and you will be blind, not seeing the sun for a time.” And immediately a mist and darkness fell on Elymas, and he is going around seeking one to lead him by the hand.",
  "12": "Then having seen what had happened, the proconsul believed, being astonished at the teaching of the Lord.\n\n\\ts\\*\n\\p",
  "13": "Now having set sail from Paphos, those around Paul came to Perga in Pamphylia. But John, withdrawing from them, returned to Jerusalem.",
  "14": "But they having passed through from Perga, came to Antioch of Pisidia, and having gone into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, they sat down.",
  "15": "And after the reading of the law and the prophets, the leaders of the synagogue sent to them, saying, “Men, brothers, if there is among you any word of exhortation for the people, speak it.”\n\n\\ts\\*",
  "16": "So having arisen and motioned with his hand, Paul said, “Men, Israelites and ones who fear God, listen.",
  "17": "The God of this people Israel chose our fathers and exalted the people when they stayed in the land of Egypt, and with an uplifted arm he led them from it.",
  "18": "And for a time of about 40 years, he put up with them in the wilderness.\\f + \\ft Some ancient copies read, \\fqa For about forty years he cared for them in the wilderness\\fqa*.\\f*\n\n\\ts\\*",
  "19": "And when he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, he gave them their land for an inheritance.",
  "20": "And about 450 years after these things, he gave them judges until Samuel the prophet.\n\n\\ts\\*",
  "21": "And then they asked for a king, and God gave them Saul, son of Kish, a man from the tribe of Benjamin, for 40 years.",
  "22": "And having removed him, he raised up David for them as their king, to whom having testified, he also said, ‘I have found David, son of Jesse, a man according to my heart, who will do all my will.’\n\n\\ts\\*",
  "23": "From the descendants of this one according to promise, God brought to Israel a Savior, Jesus.",
  "24": "John announced beforehand, before the face of his coming, a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.",
  "25": "And as John was completing his work, he was saying, ‘Who do you think I am? I am not him. But behold, one is coming after me, of whom the sandals of his feet I am not worthy to untie.’\n\n\\ts\\*",
  "26": "Men, brothers, sons of the family of Abraham, and those among you who fear God, to us the word about this salvation has been sent.",
  "27": "For those who are living in Jerusalem, and their rulers, did not recognize this one, and they fulfilled the voices of the prophets that are being read every Sabbath, condemning him.\n\n\\ts\\*",
  "28": "And though they found no reason for death, they asked Pilate to kill him.",
  "29": "And when they had completed all that had been written about him, taking him down from the tree, they laid him in a tomb.\n\n\\ts\\*",
  "30": "But God raised him from the dead.",
  "31": "He was seen for many days by those who had come up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are now his witnesses to the people.\n\n\\ts\\*",
  "32": "And we are proclaiming to you the gospel, the promise that was to our fathers.",
  "33": "For God has fulfilled this for our children, by raising up Jesus. As it is also written in the second Psalm:\n\\q\n‘You are my Son; today I have fathered you.’\n\\m",
  "34": "And that he raised him up from the dead, never to be about to return to decay, he has spoken in this way:\n\\q\n‘I will give you the holy and sure blessings of David.’\n\n\\ts\\*\n\\m",
  "35": "On account of this he also says in another place:\n\\q\n‘You will not allow your Holy One to see decay.’\n\\m",
  "36": "For indeed, David, having served the counsel of God in his own generation, fell asleep, and was laid with his fathers, and saw decay.",
  "37": "But he whom God raised up did not see decay.\n\n\\ts\\*",
  "38": "So let it be known to you, men, brothers, that because of this, forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you, and freedom from everything which you were not able to be justified in the law of Moses.\\f + \\ft Some ancient copies place \\fq and freedom from everything which could not be justified in the law of Moses\\fq* in verse 39.\\f*",
  "39": "In this one every one who believes is justified.\n\n\\ts\\*",
  "40": "So then be careful that the thing spoken about in the prophets may not happen to you:\n\\q",
  "41": "‘Look, you despisers, and be astonished and perish!\n\\q\nFor I am doing a work in your days,\n\\q\nA work that you would never believe, even if someone would announce it to you.’”\n\n\\ts\\*\n\\p",
  "42": "And as they were leaving, they begged them to speak to them these same words on the next Sabbath.",
  "43": "And when the synagogue meeting had ended, many of the Jews and the worshiping proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas, who speaking to them, urged them to continue in the grace of God.\n\n\\ts\\*\n\\p",
  "44": "And on the next Sabbath, almost the whole city was gathered together to hear the word of the Lord.",
  "45": "But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy and spoke against the things that were said by Paul, blaspheming.\n\n\\ts\\*",
  "46": "And Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly and said, “It was necessary for the word of God first to be spoken to you. Since you reject it and judge yourselves not worthy of eternal life, behold, we will turn to the Gentiles.",
  "47": "For thus has the Lord commanded us:\n\\q\n‘I have placed you as a light for the Gentiles,\n\\q\nthat you should be for salvation as far as the end of the earth.’”\n\n\\ts\\*\n\\m",
  "48": "But hearing this, the Gentiles were glad and glorified the word of the Lord, and as many as were appointed to eternal life believed.",
  "49": "And the word of the Lord was being spread throughout the whole region.\n\n\\ts\\*",
  "50": "But the Jews stirred up the worshiping, influential women, and the leading men of the city, and a persecution arose against Paul and Barnabas, and they threw them out from their boundaries.",
  "51": "But when they had shaken off the dust from their feet against them, they went to Iconium.",
  "52": "But the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.\n\n\\ts\\*",
  "front": "\\p"
}