13Then those about Paul were led away from Paphos and came to Perga of Pamphylia. John then left them and returned to Jerusalem.14They passed through from Perga and arrived at Antioch of Pisidia. They entered the synagogue on the Sabbath day and sat down.15After the reading of the law and the prophets, the synagogue leaders sent to them, saying, Men, brothers, if anyone among you has a word of encouragement for the people, speak.16Paul arose, and having motioned with his hand, said, Men, Israelites, and those who fear God, listen.17The God of this people Israel chose our fathers and raised up the people during the sojourn in the land of Egypt, and with an uplifted arm led them out from it.18And for about forty years he put up with them in the deserted place.19After destroying seven nations in the land of Canaan, he allotted their land to them.20For about four hundred and fifty years he gave them judges until Samuel the prophet.21And from there they asked for a king, and God gave them Saul son of Kish, a man from the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years.22After removing him, he raised up David as their king, about whom he also testified and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man according to my heart, who will do all my will.23From this man's seed, according to promise, God brought to Israel a Savior, Jesus.24John had proclaimed before his coming a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.25As John was completing his course, he said, What do you suppose me to be? I am not he, but look, one is coming after me whose sandal of the feet I am not worthy to untie.26Men, brothers, sons of the family of Abraham and those among you who fear God, to us the word of this salvation has been sent out.27For the residents of Jerusalem and their rulers, being ignorant of this and of the voices of the prophets that are read every Sabbath, fulfilled them by judging him.28And though they found no cause of death, they asked Pilate that he be killed.29When they had carried out all that was written about him, they took him down from the wood and laid him in a tomb.30But God raised him from the dead.31He 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.32And we proclaim to you the promise made to the fathers.33This God has fulfilled to our children by raising Jesus, as it is also written in the second Psalm, You are my Son; today I have begotten you.34And that he raised him from the dead, no longer about to return to decay, he has said thus: I will give you the sacred things of David, the faithful things.35Therefore he also says in another psalm, You will not let your Holy One see decay.36For David, on the one hand, having served his own generation by the plan of God, fell asleep and was added to his fathers and saw decay.37But he whom God raised did not see decay.38Therefore let it be known to you, men and brothers, that through this one forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you, and from everything from which you could not be justified by the law of Moses.39In this one everyone who believes is justified.40Therefore see that what is said in the prophets may not come upon you.41Look, you despisers, and marvel and perish, for I am doing a work in your days, a work that you will not believe even if one tells it to you in detail.42As they went out, they begged that these words be spoken to them again on the next Sabbath.43After the synagogue meeting broke up, many of the Jews and devout proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas, who spoke to them and persuaded them to continue in the grace of God.44On the next Sabbath almost the whole city gathered to hear the word of the Lord.45When the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy and contradicted what was spoken by Paul, blaspheming.46Paul and Barnabas spoke boldly and said, It was necessary that the word of God be spoken first to you; since you thrust it away and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, behold, we turn to the Gentiles.47For thus the Lord has commanded us, I have placed you for a light of the Gentiles, that you may be for salvation to the last part of the earth.48When the Gentiles heard this, they rejoiced and glorified the word of the Lord, and as many as were appointed to eternal life believed.49And the word of the Lord was spreading through the whole region.50But the Jews incited the devout women of high standing and the leading men of the city, stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and drove them out of their district.51They shook the dust from their feet against them and went to Iconium.52And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.