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and the assembled people kept shouting, "It is the voice of a god, and not of a man!"

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Instantly an angel of the Lord struck him, because he had not given the glory to God, and being eaten up by worms, he died.

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But God's Message prospered, and converts were multiplied.

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And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, having discharged their mission, and they brought with them John, surnamed Mark.

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Now there were in Antioch, in the Church there--as Prophets and teachers--barnabas, Symeon surnamed `the black,' Lucius the Cyrenaean, Manaen (who was Herod the Tetrarch's foster-brother), and Saul.

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While they were worshipping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, "Set apart for Me, now at once, Barnabas and Saul, for the work to which I have called them."

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Having reached Salamis, they began to announce God's Message in the synagogues of the Jews. And they had John as their assistant.

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When they had gone through the whole length of the island as far as Paphos, they there met with a Jewish magician and false prophet, Bar-Jesus by name,

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But Elymas (or `the Magician,' for such is the meaning of the name) opposed them, and tried to prevent the Proconsul from accepting the faith.

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Then Saul, who is also called Paul, was filled with the Holy Spirit, and, fixing his eyes on Elymas,

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From Paphos, Paul and his party put out to sea and sailed to Perga in Pamphylia. John, however, left them and returned to Jerusalem.

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But they themselves, passing through from Perga, came to Antioch in Pisidia. Here, on the Sabbath day, they went into the synagogue and sat down.

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After the reading of the Law and the Prophets, the Wardens of the synagogue sent word to them. "Brethren," they said, "if you have anything encouraging to say to the people, speak."

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So Paul rose, and motioning with his hand for silence, said, "Israelites, and you others who fear God, pay attention to me.

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But John, towards the end of his career, repeatedly asked the people, "`What do you suppose me to be? I am not the Christ. But there is One coming after me whose sandal I am not worthy to unfasten.'

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and when they had carried out everything which had been written about Him, they took Him down from the cross and laid Him in a tomb.

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"But God raised Him from the dead.

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And as to His having raised Him from among the dead, never again to be in the position of one soon to return to decay, He speaks thus: `I will give you the holy and trustworthy promises made to David.'

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But He whom God raised to life underwent no decay.

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As Paul and Barnabas were leaving the synagogue, the people earnestly begged to have all this repeated to them on the following Sabbath.

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And, when the congregation had broken up, many of the Jews and of the devout converts from heathenism continued with Paul and Barnabas, who talked to them and urged them to hold fast to the grace of God.

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On the next Sabbath almost the whole population of the city came together to hear the Lord's Message.

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Seeing the crowds, the Jews, filled with angry jealousy, opposed Paul's statements and abused him.

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Then, throwing off all reserve, Paul and Barnabas said, "We were bound to proclaim God's Message to you first. But since you spurn it and judge yourselves to be unworthy of the Life of the Ages--well, we turn to the Gentiles.

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The Gentiles listened with delight and extolled the Lord's Message; and all who were pre-destined to the Life of the Ages believed.

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