Discovery Box| (1.00) | Act 12:25 |
| So Barnabas and Saul returned to 1 Jerusalem 2 when they had completed 3 their mission, 4 bringing along with them John Mark. 5 |
| (1.00) | Act 13:2 |
| While they were serving 1 the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart 2 for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.” |
| (1.00) | Act 13:5 |
| When 1 they arrived 2 in Salamis, 3 they began to proclaim 4 the word of God in the Jewish synagogues. 5 (Now they also had John 6 as their assistant.) 7 |
| (1.00) | Act 13:6 |
| When they had crossed over 1 the whole island as far as Paphos, 2 they found a magician, a Jewish false prophet named Bar-Jesus, 3 |
| (1.00) | Act 13:7 |
| who was with the proconsul 1 Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man. The proconsul 2 summoned 3 Barnabas and Saul and wanted to hear 4 the word of God. |
| (1.00) | Act 13:8 |
| But the magician Elymas 1 (for that is the way his name is translated) 2 opposed them, trying to turn the proconsul 3 away from the faith. |
| (1.00) | Act 13:15 |
| After the reading from the law and the prophets, 1 the leaders of the synagogue 2 sent them a message, 3 saying, “Brothers, 4 if you have any message 5 of exhortation 6 for the people, speak it.” 7 |
| (1.00) | Act 13:16 |
| So Paul stood up, 1 gestured 2 with his hand and said, “Men of Israel, 3 and you Gentiles who fear God, 4 listen: |
| (1.00) | Act 13:23 |
| From the descendants 1 of this man 2 God brought to Israel a Savior, Jesus, just as he promised. 3 |
| (1.00) | Act 13:25 |
| But while John was completing his mission, 1 he said repeatedly, 2 ‘What do you think I am? I am not he. But look, one is coming after me. I am not worthy to untie the sandals on his feet!’ 3 |
| (1.00) | Act 13:26 |
| Brothers, 1 descendants 2 of Abraham’s family, 3 and those Gentiles among you who fear God, 4 the message 5 of this salvation has been sent to us. |
| (1.00) | Act 13:27 |
| For the people who live in Jerusalem and their rulers did not recognize 1 him, 2 and they fulfilled the sayings 3 of the prophets that are read every Sabbath by condemning 4 him. 5 |
| (1.00) | Act 13:28 |
| Though 1 they found 2 no basis 3 for a death sentence, 4 they asked Pilate to have him executed. |
| (1.00) | Act 13:34 |
| But regarding the fact that he has raised Jesus 1 from the dead, never 2 again to be 3 in a state of decay, God 4 has spoken in this way: ‘I will give you 5 the holy and trustworthy promises 6 made to David.’ 7 |
| (1.00) | Act 13:36 |
| For David, after he had served 1 God’s purpose in his own generation, died, 2 was buried with his ancestors, 3 and experienced 4 decay, |
| (1.00) | Act 13:40 |
| Watch out, 1 then, that what is spoken about by 2 the prophets does not happen to you: |
| (1.00) | Act 13:41 |
| ‘Look, you scoffers; be amazed and perish! 1 For I am doing a work in your days, a work you would never believe, even if someone tells you.’” 2 |
| (1.00) | Act 13:42 |
| As Paul and Barnabas 1 were going out, 2 the people 3 were urging 4 them to speak about these things 5 on the next Sabbath. |
| (1.00) | Act 13:43 |
| When the meeting of the synagogue 1 had broken up, 2 many of the Jews and God-fearing proselytes 3 followed Paul and Barnabas, who were speaking with them and were persuading 4 them 5 to continue 6 in the grace of God. |
| (1.00) | Act 13:44 |
| On the next Sabbath almost the whole city assembled together to hear the word of the Lord. 1 |
