Bible Verses About Paul

For David did indeed serve God’s purposes in his own generation; but after that, he died, was buried with his fathers and did see decay.

However, the one God raised up did not see decay.

“Therefore, brothers, let it be known to you that through this man is proclaimed forgiveness of sins!

That is, God clears everyone who puts his trust in this man, even in regard to all the things concerning which you could not be cleared by the Torah of Moshe.

“Watch out, then, so that this word found in the Prophets may not happen to you:

‘You mockers! Look, and marvel, and die! For in your own time, I am doing a work that you simply will not believe, even if someone explains it to you!’ ”

As they left, the people invited Sha’ul and Bar-Nabba to tell them more about these matters the following Shabbat.

For that is what Adonai has ordered us to do: ‘I have set you as a light for the Goyim, to be for deliverance to the ends of the earth.’ ”

The Gentiles were very happy to hear this. They honored the message about the Lord, and as many as had been appointed to eternal life came to trust.

And the message about the Lord was carried throughout the whole region.

But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the women ‘God-fearers’ of high social standing and the leading men of the city, and they organized persecution against Sha’ul and Bar-Nabba and expelled them from their district.

However, Sha’ul and Bar-Nabba shook off the dust of their feet against them and went on to Iconium;

In Iconium the same thing happened — they went into the synagogue and spoke in such a way that a large number of both Jews and Greeks came to trust.

But the Jews who would not be persuaded stirred up the Gentiles and poisoned their minds against the brothers.

Therefore, Sha’ul and Bar-Nabba remained for a long time, speaking boldly about the Lord, who bore witness to the message about his love and kindness by enabling them to perform signs and miracles.

However, the people of the city were divided — some sided with the unbelieving Jews, others with the emissaries.

Eventually the unbelievers, both Jews and Gentiles, together with their leaders, made a move to mistreat the emissaries, even to stone them;

but they learned of it and escaped to Lystra and Derbe, towns in Lycaonia, and to the surrounding country,

There was a man living in Lystra who could not use his feet — crippled from birth, he had never walked.

This man listened to Sha’ul speaking. Sha’ul, looking at him intently and seeing that he had faith to be healed,

said with a loud voice, “Stand up on your feet!” He jumped up and began to walk.

When the crowds saw what Sha’ul had done, they began to shout in the Lycaonian language, “The gods have come down to us in the form of men!”

They began calling Bar-Nabba “Zeus” and Sha’ul “Hermes,” since he did most of the talking;

and the priest of Zeus, whose temple was just outside the city, brought bulls and wreaths to the city gates, intending to offer a sacrifice to them with the people.

When the emissaries Bar-Nabba and Sha’ul heard of it, they tore their clothes and ran into the crowd, shouting,