Verse 37
Acts 13:37
New Living Translation
37
No, it was a reference to someone else — someone whom God (Elohim) raised and whose body did not decay.
Original Language Text
greek
ὃν δὲ ὁ θεὸς ἤγειρεν οὐκ εἶδεν διαφθοράν.
English Translation
Whom God raised up, he did not see corruption.
AI translation from greek via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 13 Context
1
Among the prophets and teachers of the church at Antioch of Syria were Barnabas, Simeon (called “the...
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2
One day as these men were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Appoint Barnabas a...
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So after more fasting and prayer, the men laid their hands on them and sent them on their way.
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So Barnabas and Saul were sent out by the Holy Spirit. They went down to the seaport of Seleucia and...
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There, in the town of Salamis, they went to the Jewish synagogues and preached the word of God (Eloh...
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Afterward they traveled from town to town across the entire island until finally they reached Paphos...
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He had attached himself to the governor, Sergius Paulus, who was an intelligent man. The governor in...
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But Elymas, the sorcerer (as his name means in Greek), interfered and urged the governor to pay no a...
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9
Saul, also known as Paul, was filled with the Holy Spirit, and he looked the sorcerer in the eye.
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10
Then he said, “You son of the devil, full of every sort of deceit and fraud, and enemy of all that i...
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Watch now, for the Lord has laid his hand of punishment upon you, and you will be struck blind. You...
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When the governor saw what had happened, he became a believer, for he was astonished at the teaching...
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13
Paul and his companions then left Paphos by ship for Pamphylia, landing at the port town of Perga. T...
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14
But Paul and Barnabas traveled inland to Antioch of Pisidia. On the Sabbath they went to the synagog...
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15
After the usual readings from the books of Moses and the prophets, those in charge of the service se...
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16
So Paul stood, lifted his hand to quiet them, and started speaking. “Men of Israel,” he said, “and y...
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17
“The God (Elohim) of this nation of Israel chose our ancestors and made them multiply and grow stron...
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18
He put up with them through forty years of wandering in the wilderness.
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19
Then he destroyed seven nations in Canaan and gave their land to Israel as an inheritance.
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20
All this took about 450 years. “After that, God (Elohim) gave them judges to rule until the time of...
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21
Then the people begged for a king, and God (Elohim) gave them Saul son of Kish, a man of the tribe o...
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22
But God (Elohim) removed Saul and replaced him with David, a man about whom God (Elohim) said, ‘I ha...
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23
“And it is one of King David’s descendants, Yashua (Jesus), who is God (Elohim)’s promised Savior of...
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24
Before he came, John the Baptist preached that all the people of Israel needed to repent of their si...
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25
As John was finishing his ministry he asked, ‘Do you think I am the Messiah? No, I am not! But he is...
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26
“Brothers — you sons of Abraham, and also you God (Elohim)-fearing Gentiles — this message of salvat...
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27
The people in Jerusalem and their leaders did not recognize Yashua (Jesus) as the one the prophets h...
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28
They found no legal reason to execute him, but they asked Pilate to have him killed anyway.
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29
“When they had done all that the prophecies said about him, they took him down from the cross and pl...
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But God (Elohim) raised him from the dead!
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31
And over a period of many days he appeared to those who had gone with him from Galilee to Jerusalem....
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32
“And now we are here to bring you this Good News. The promise was made to our ancestors,
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and God (Elohim) has now fulfilled it for us, their descendants, by raising Yashua (Jesus). This is...
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For God (Elohim) had promised to raise him from the dead, not leaving him to rot in the grave. He sa...
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Another psalm explains it more fully: ‘You will not allow your Holy One to rot in the grave.’
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36
This is not a reference to David, for after David had done the will of God (Elohim) in his own gener...
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37
No, it was a reference to someone else — someone whom God (Elohim) raised and whose body did not dec...
38
“Brothers, listen! We are here to proclaim that through this man Yashua (Jesus) there is forgiveness...
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39
Everyone who believes in him is made right in God (Elohim)’s sight — something the law of Moses coul...
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40
Be careful! Don’t let the prophets’ words apply to you. For they said,
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41
‘Look, you mockers,<br>be amazed and die!<br>For I am doing something in your own day,<br>something...
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42
As Paul and Barnabas left the synagogue that day, the people begged them to speak about these things...
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43
Many Jews and devout converts to Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas, and the two men urged them to c...
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The following week almost the entire city turned out to hear them preach the word of the Lord.
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But when some of the Jews saw the crowds, they were jealous; so they slandered Paul and argued again...
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46
Then Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly and declared, “It was necessary that we first preach the wor...
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For the Lord gave us this command when he said, ‘I have made you a light to the Gentiles,<br>to brin...
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When the Gentiles heard this, they were very glad and thanked the Lord for his message; and all who...
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49
So the Lord’s message spread throughout that region.
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50
Then the Jews stirred up the influential religious women and the leaders of the city, and they incit...
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51
So they shook the dust from their feet as a sign of rejection and went to the town of Iconium.
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And the believers were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.
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