13. Setting sail from Paphos, Paul’s company came to Perga in Pamphylia. John left them and returned to Jerusalem.
14. But they passed on from Perga and came to Antioch of Pisidia. Entering the synagogue on the Shabbat, they sat down.
15. After the reading of the Torah and the Prophets, the synagogue leaders sent to them, saying, “Brothers, if you have any word of encouragement for the people, speak.”
16. So Paul, standing up and motioning with his hand, said, “Men of Israel and God-fearers, listen.
17. The God of this people Israel chose our fathers and made the people great during their stay in the land of Egypt, and with an outstretched arm He led them out of there.
18. For about forty years He put up with them in the wilderness.
19. And when He had destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, He gave their land as an inheritance—
20. all of this took about 450 years. After that, he gave them judges until Samuel the prophet.
21. Then they asked for a king, and God gave them Saul, son of Kish, of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years.
22. After removing him, He raised up David to be their king. He also testified about him and said, ‘I have found David, the son of Jesse, a man after My heart, who will do My will.’
23. “From this man’s seed, in keeping with His promise, God brought to Israel a Savior—Yeshua.
24. Before His coming, John had proclaimed an immersion of repentance to all the people of Israel.
25. As John was completing his service, he said, ‘What do you suppose me to be? I am not He. But behold, One is coming after me, whose sandal I’m not worthy to untie.’
26. “Brothers, sons of the family of Abraham and those among you who are God-fearers, it is to us the message of this salvation has been sent.