3. . Material Independence

13:13-52

The Jews

Influence amongst wealthy

 

13:13 And setting sail from Paphos the ones around with Paul came to Perga of Pamphylia; and John departing from them returned to Jerusalem. 14 And they going through from Perga arrived in Antioch the Pisidian, and going into the synagogue on the day of the Sabbath sat down. 15 And after the reading of the law and of the prophets sent the synagogue rulers to them saying: Men brothers, if any there is among you word of exhortation to the people say ye. 16 and rising up Paul and beckoning with the hand said: Men Israelites and the ones fearing God, hear ye. 17 the God people of this Israel those the fathers of us, and the people exalted in the sojourn in the land of Egypt, and with arm a high he led forth them out of it. 18 And about forty years time endured them in the desert, 19 and having destroyed nations seven in the land Canaan gave as an inheritance the land of them. 20 about years four hundreds and fifty. And after these things he gave judges until Samuel a prophet. 21 And thence they asked a king, and gave them God Saul son of Cis, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, years forty; 22 and removing him he raised David to them for a king, to whom also he said giving witness: I found David the son of Jesse, a man according to the heart of me, who will do all the wishes of me. 23 Of this man God from the seed according to promise brought to Israel a Saviour Jesus. 24 previously proclaiming John before face of the entrance of him a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel. 25 Now as completed John the course, he said: What me suppose ye to be? Not am I: but behold he comes after me of whom I am not worthy the sandal of the feet to loosen. 26 Men brothers, sons of the race of Abraham and the ones among you fearing God, to us the word of this salvation was sent forth. 27 For the ones dwelling in Jerusalem and the rulers of them this man not knowing and the voices of the prophets throughout every Sabbath being read judging they fulfilled, 28 and no cause of death finding they asked Pilate to be destroyed him; 29

and when they finished all the things concerning him having been written taking down from the tree they laid in a tomb. 30 But God raised him out of the dead; 31 who appeared over days many to the ones having come up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who now are witnesses of him to the people. 32 And we to you preach the to the fathers promise having come. 33 that this promise God has fulfilled to the children to us raising up Jesus as also in the psalm it has been written second: Son of me art thou, I today have begotten thee. And that he raised up him out of the dead no more being about to return to corruption, thus he has said: I will give you the holy things of David the faithful. 35 Wherefore also in another psalm he says: Thou wilt not give the holy one of thee to see corruption. 36 For David indeed his own generation having served the of God counsel fell asleep and was added to the fathers of him and saw corruption: 37 but he whom God raised did not see corruption. 38 Known therefore let it be to you; men brothers, that through this man to you forgiveness of sins is announced and from all things from which ye could not by the law of Moses to be justified. 39 by this man everyone believing is justified. 40 Look ye therefore lest come on you the thing having been said in the prophets; 41 See the despisers and marvel ye and perish because a work work I in the days of you, a work which by no means ye believe if anyone declare to you. 42 And going out them they besought in the intervening Sabbath to be spoken to them these words. 43 And being broken the assembly followed many of the Jews and of the worshiping proselytes Paul and Barnabas, who speaking to them persuaded them to continue in the grace of God. 44 And on the coming Sabbath almost all the city was assembled to hear the word of God. 45 But seeing the Jews the crowds were filled with jealousy and contradicted the things by Paul being spoken blaspheming. 46 And speaking boldly Paul and Barnabas said: To you it was necessary firstly to be spoken the word of God: since ye put away it and not worthy judge yourselves of the eternal life, behold we turn to

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