Verse 21

Acts 13:21

Bible in Basic English

21 Then at their request for a king, God (Elohim) gave them Saul, the son of Kish, a man of the family of Benjamin, who was their king for forty years.
Original Language Text
greek
κἀκεῖθεν ᾐτήσαντο βασιλέα, καὶ ἔδωκεν αὐτοῖς ὁ θεὸς τὸν Σαοὺλ υἱὸν Κίς, ἄνδρα ἐκ φυλῆς Βενιαμίν, ἔτη τεσσεράκοντα·
English Translation
And from there they asked for a king, and God gave them Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, forty years old.
AI translation from greek via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 13 Context
1 Now there were at Antioch, in the church there, prophets and teachers, Barnabas, and Symeon who was... Focus ↗
2 And while they were doing the Lord's work, and going without food, the Holy Spirit said, Let Barnaba... Focus ↗
3 Then, after prayer and going without food they put their hands on them, and sent them away. Focus ↗
4 So, being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia; and from there they went by ship... Focus ↗
5 And at Salamis they were preaching the word of God (Elohim) in the Synagogues of the Jews: and John... Focus ↗
6 And when they had gone through all the island to Paphos, they came across a certain wonder-worker an... Focus ↗
7 Who was with the ruler, Sergius Paulus, an able man. This man sent for Barnabas and Saul, desiring t... Focus ↗
8 But Elymas, the wonder-worker (for that is the sense of his name), put himself against them, with th... Focus ↗
9 But Saul, whose other name is Paul, being full of the Holy Spirit, looking hard at him, said, Focus ↗
10 O you, who are full of false tricks and evil ways, a son of the Evil One, hating all righteousness,... Focus ↗
11 And now, see, the hand of the Lord is on you, and you will be blind and not able to see the sun for... Focus ↗
12 Then the ruler, when he saw what was done, had faith, being full of wonder at the teaching of the Lo... Focus ↗
13 Then Paul and those who were with him went by ship from Paphos and came to Perga in Pamphylia: and t... Focus ↗
14 But they, going through from Perga, came to Antioch in Pisidia; and they went into the Synagogue on... Focus ↗
15 And after the reading of the law and the prophets, the rulers of the Synagogue sent to them, saying,... Focus ↗
16 And Paul, getting up and making a sign with his hand, said, Men of Israel, and you who have the fear... Focus ↗
17 The God (Elohim) of this people Israel made selection of our fathers, lifting the people up from the... Focus ↗
18 And for about forty years he put up with their ways in the waste land. Focus ↗
19 And having put to destruction seven nations in the land of Canaan, he gave them the land for their h... Focus ↗
20 And after these things he gave them judges, till the time of Samuel the prophet. Focus ↗
21 Then at their request for a king, God (Elohim) gave them Saul, the son of Kish, a man of the family...
22 And having put him on one side, he made David their king, to whom he gave witness, saying, I have ta... Focus ↗
23 From this man's seed has God (Elohim) given to Israel a Saviour, even Yashua (Jesus), as he gave his... Focus ↗
24 For whose coming John made ready the way by preaching to all the people of Israel the baptism which... Focus ↗
25 And when John was completing his work, he said, What do I seem to you to be? I am not he; but one is... Focus ↗
26 My brothers, children of the family of Abraham, and those among you who have the fear of God (Elohim... Focus ↗
27 For the men of Jerusalem and their rulers, having no knowledge of him, or of the sayings of the prop... Focus ↗
28 And though no cause of death was seen in him, they made a request to Pilate that he might be put to... Focus ↗
29 And when they had done all the things said in the Writings about him, they took him down from the tr... Focus ↗
30 But God (Elohim) gave him back from the dead: Focus ↗
31 And for a number of days he was seen by those who came with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are n... Focus ↗
32 And we are giving you the good news of the undertaking made to the fathers, Focus ↗
33 Which God (Elohim) has now put into effect for our children, by sending Yashua (Jesus); as it says i... Focus ↗
34 And about his coming back from the dead, never again to go to destruction, he has said these words,... Focus ↗
35 Because he says in another Psalm, You will not let your Holy One see destruction. Focus ↗
36 Now David, having done God (Elohim)'s work for his generation, went to sleep, and was put with his f... Focus ↗
37 But he, who was lifted up by God (Elohim), did not see destruction. Focus ↗
38 And so, let it be clear to you, my brothers, that through this man forgiveness of sins is offered to... Focus ↗
39 And through him everyone who has faith is made free from all those things, from which the law of Mos... Focus ↗
40 So take care that these words of the prophets do not come true for you; Focus ↗
41 See, you doubters, have wonder and come to your end; for I will do a thing in your days to which you... Focus ↗
42 And when they went out, they made a request that these words might be said to them again on the Sabb... Focus ↗
43 Now when the meeting was ended, a number of the Jews and of the God (Elohim)-fearing Gentiles who ha... Focus ↗
44 And on the Sabbath after, almost all the town came together to give hearing to the word of God (Eloh... Focus ↗
45 But when the Jews saw such a great number of people, they were full of envy and said evil words agai... Focus ↗
46 Then Paul and Barnabas without fear said, It was necessary for the word of God (Elohim) to be given... Focus ↗
47 For so the Lord has given us orders, saying, I have given you for a light to the Gentiles so that yo... Focus ↗
48 And the Gentiles, hearing this, were glad and gave glory to the word of God (Elohim): and those mark... Focus ↗
49 And the word of the Lord went through all the country. Focus ↗
50 But the Jews, working up the feelings of the God (Elohim)-fearing women of high position and of the... Focus ↗
51 But they, shaking off the dust of that place from their feet, came to Iconium. Focus ↗
52 And the disciples were full of joy and of the Holy Spirit. Focus ↗