The Skeptics Annotated Bible (883 page)

35 Wherefore he saith also in another psalm, Thou shalt not suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.

36 For David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God, fell on sleep, and was laid unto his fathers, and saw corruption:

37 But he, whom God raised again, saw no corruption.

38 Be it known unto you therefore, men and brethren, that through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins:

39 And by him
all that believe are justified from all things
, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses.

(13.39)
“All that believe are justified from all things.”
358 Is there an unforgivable sin?

40 Beware therefore, lest that come upon you, which is spoken of in the prophets;

41 Behold, ye despisers, and wonder, and perish: for I work a work in your days, a work which ye shall in no wise believe, though a man declare it unto you.

42 And when the Jews were gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles besought that these words might be preached to them the next sabbath.

43 Now when the congregation was broken up, many of the Jews and religious proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas: who, speaking to them, persuaded them to continue in the grace of God.

44 And the next sabbath day came almost the whole city together to hear the word of God.

(13.45-46) The Jews of Antioch, after seeing Paul’s success in preaching, were envious and blasphemed God. Paul then declares them to be “unworthy of everlasting life.”

45 But
when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy, and spake against those things which were spoken by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming.

(13.45)
“When the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy, and spake against those things which were spoken by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming.”

46 Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and said, It was necessary that
the word of God should first have been spoken to you: but
seeing
ye put it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life
, lo, we turn to the Gentiles.

(13.46)
“The word of God should first have been spoken to you: but … ye put it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life.”

47 For so hath the Lord commanded us, saying, I have set thee to be a light of the Gentiles, that thou shouldest be for salvation unto the ends of the earth.

48 And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord: and
as many as were ordained to eternal life believed.

(13.48) “As many as were ordained to eternal life believed.” God chooses those who will believe [the right things], and only they will go to heaven.
158 Do humans have free will?

49 And the word of the Lord was published throughout all the region.

50 But
the Jews
stirred up the devout and honourable women, and the chief men of the city, and
raised persecution against Paul and Barnabas
, and expelled them out of their coasts.

(13.50)
“The Jews … raised persecution against Paul and Barnabas.”

51 But they shook off the dust of their feet against them, and came unto Iconium.

52 And the disciples were filled with joy, and with the Holy Ghost.

14
And it came to pass in Iconium, that they went both together into the synagogue of the Jews, and so spake, that a great multitude both of the Jews and also of the Greeks believed.

(14.2-5) “The unbelieving Jews” stir up trouble again for Paul and incite the people to try to stone him to death.

2 But
the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles, and made their minds evil affected against the brethren.

(14.2)
“The unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles, and made their minds evil affected against the brethren.”

3 Long time therefore abode they speaking boldly in the Lord, which gave testimony unto the word of his grace, and granted signs and wonders to be done by their hands.

4 But the multitude of the city was divided: and part held with the Jews, and part with the apostles.

5 And
when there was an assault made both of the Gentiles, and also of the Jews with their rulers, to use them despitefully, and to stone them,

(14.5)
“When there was an assault made both of the Gentiles, and also of the Jews with their rulers, to use them despitefully, and to stone them.”

6 They were ware of it, and fled unto Lystra and Derbe, cities of Lycaonia, and unto the region that lieth round about:

7 And there they preached the gospel.

(14.8-10) Paul heals a crippled man.

8 And
there sat a certain man
at Lystra, impotent in his feet, being
a cripple from his mother’s womb, who never had walked
:

(14.8)
“There sat a certain man … a cripple from his mother’s womb, who never had walked.”

9 The same heard
Paul
speak: who stedfastly beholding him, and
perceiving that he had faith to be healed,

10
Said with a loud voice, Stand upright on thy feet. And he leaped and walked.

(14.9-10)
“Paul … perceiving that he had faith to be healed, Said with a loud voice, Stand upright on thy feet. And he leaped and walked.”

(14.11-12) The people of Lystra thought Paul and Barnabas were the gods, Jupiter and Mercury.