Barnabas

32And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul: neither said any of them that ought of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common.

All the believers were one in heart and mind. No one said that anything he owned was his own. They shared everything they had.

33And with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them all.

With great power the apostles kept telling people that the Lord Jesus had risen from the dead. And God's kindness rested on them all.

34Neither was there any among them that lacked: for as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the prices of the things that were sold,

No one among them was in need. People who owned land or houses sold them and brought the money from the sale.

35And laid them down at the apostles’ feet: and distribution was made unto every man according as he had need.

They laid the money at the apostles' feet. Then it was given out to anyone who needed it.

36And Joses, who by the apostles was surnamed Barnabas, (which is, being interpreted, The son of consolation,) a Levite, and of the country of Cyprus,

One of them was Joseph, a Levite from the island of Cyprus. The apostles called him Barnabas, which means "son of encouragement."

37Having land, sold it, and brought the money, and laid it at the apostles’ feet.

He owned a field. He sold it, brought the money, and laid it at the apostles' feet.

26And when Saul was come to Jerusalem, he assayed to join himself to the disciples: but they were all afraid of him, and believed not that he was a disciple.

When Saul came to Jerusalem, he tried to join the followers of Jesus there. But they were all afraid of him. They did not believe he was really a follower.

27But Barnabas took him, and brought him to the apostles, and declared unto them how he had seen the Lord in the way, and that he had spoken to him, and how he had preached boldly at Damascus in the name of Jesus.

Then Barnabas took him to the apostles, the men Jesus had chosen to lead. Barnabas told them how Saul had seen the Lord on the road and how the Lord had spoken to him. He also told how Saul had preached boldly in Damascus in the name of Jesus.

28And he was with them coming in and going out at Jerusalem.

So Saul stayed with them and moved about freely in Jerusalem.

29And he spake boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus, and disputed against the Grecians: but they went about to slay him.

He spoke boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus. He argued with the Jews who spoke Greek, but they tried to kill him.

30Which when the brethren knew, they brought him down to Caesarea, and sent him forth to Tarsus.

When the other believers learned this, they took him down to Caesarea and sent him away to Tarsus.

19Now they which were scattered abroad upon the persecution that arose about Stephen travelled as far as Phenice, and Cyprus, and Antioch, preaching the word to none but unto the Jews only.

The believers who had been scattered when Stephen was killed traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch. They told the message only to Jews.

20And some of them were men of Cyprus and Cyrene, which, when they were come to Antioch, spake unto the Grecians, preaching the LORD Jesus.

But some of them, men from Cyprus and Cyrene, came to Antioch and spoke to Greeks as well, telling them the good news about the Lord Jesus.

21And the hand of the Lord was with them: and a great number believed, and turned unto the Lord.

The Lord's power was with them. A great many people believed and turned to the Lord.

22Then tidings of these things came unto the ears of the church which was in Jerusalem: and they sent forth Barnabas, that he should go as far as Antioch.

News about this reached the church in Jerusalem. So they sent Barnabas to go to Antioch.

23Who, when he came, and had seen the grace of God, was glad, and exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they would cleave unto the Lord.

When he arrived and saw how kind God had been to them, he was glad. He urged them all to stay close to the Lord with their whole heart.

24For he was a good man, and full of the Holy Ghost and of faith: and much people was added unto the Lord.

Barnabas was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and full of faith. And many more people were brought to the Lord.

25Then departed Barnabas to Tarsus, for to seek Saul:

Then Barnabas went to the city of Tarsus to look for Saul.

26And when he had found him, he brought him unto Antioch. And it came to pass, that a whole year they assembled themselves with the church, and taught much people. And the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch.

When he found him, he brought him back to Antioch. For a whole year the two of them met with the church there and taught large crowds. It was in Antioch that the followers of Jesus were first called Christians.

27And in these days came prophets from Jerusalem unto Antioch.

During that time some prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.

28And there stood up one of them named Agabus, and signified by the Spirit that there should be great dearth throughout all the world: which came to pass in the days of Claudius Caesar.

One of them, named Agabus, stood up. The Spirit showed him that a terrible famine was coming over the whole known world. It happened while Claudius was the Roman emperor.

29Then the disciples, every man according to his ability, determined to send relief unto the brethren which dwelt in Judaea:

So the followers of Jesus decided to send help to the believers living in Judea. Each one gave what he was able to give.

30Which also they did, and sent it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.

That is what they did. They sent the money to the church leaders with Barnabas and Saul.

1Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers; as Barnabas, and Simeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, which had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.

In the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers. They were Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius from Cyrene, Manaen, who grew up with Herod the ruler, and Saul.

2As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them.

While they were worshiping the Lord and going without food to pray, the Holy Spirit said, "Set apart Barnabas and Saul for me. I have called them to a special work."

3And when they had fasted and prayed, and laid their hands on them, they sent them away.

So they went without food and prayed. Then they placed their hands on Barnabas and Saul and sent them off.

4So they, being sent forth by the Holy Ghost, departed unto Seleucia; and from thence they sailed to Cyprus.

Sent out by the Holy Spirit, the two men went down to Seleucia. From there they sailed to the island of Cyprus.

5And when they were at Salamis, they preached the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews: and they had also John to their minister.

When they reached the city of Salamis, they preached God's message in the Jewish meeting places. John was with them as their helper.

6And when they had gone through the isle unto Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name was Barjesus:

They traveled across the whole island as far as Paphos. There they met a Jewish man named Bar-Jesus, a magician who claimed to speak for God but did not.

7Which was with the deputy of the country, Sergius Paulus, a prudent man; who called for Barnabas and Saul, and desired to hear the word of God.

He was an assistant to Sergius Paulus, the Roman governor of the island. The governor was a smart man, and he sent for Barnabas and Saul because he wanted to hear God's message.

8But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) withstood them, seeking to turn away the deputy from the faith.

But the magician, whose name also means Elymas, fought against them. He tried to keep the governor from believing.

9Then Saul, (who also is called Paul,) filled with the Holy Ghost, set his eyes on him,

Then Saul, who is also called Paul, was filled with the Holy Spirit. He looked straight at Elymas

10And said, O full of all subtilty and all mischief, thou child of the devil, thou enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?

and said, "You are full of lies and every kind of trickery. You are a child of the devil and an enemy of everything right. Will you never stop twisting the Lord's straight paths?

11And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a season. And immediately there fell on him a mist and a darkness; and he went about seeking some to lead him by the hand.

Now the Lord's hand is against you. You will go blind and will not see the sun for a while." At once a mist and darkness fell on him. He felt around, looking for someone to lead him by the hand.

12Then the deputy, when he saw what was done, believed, being astonished at the doctrine of the Lord.

When the governor saw what happened, he believed. He was amazed at the teaching about the Lord.

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

As Paul and Barnabas were leaving the meeting place, the people begged them to say more about this the next Sabbath.

43Now 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.

After the meeting ended, many Jews and many who had joined the Jewish faith followed Paul and Barnabas. The two men talked with them and urged them to keep living in God's kindness.

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

On the next Sabbath, almost the whole city gathered to hear the word of the Lord.

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

But when some of the Jewish leaders saw the crowds, they were jealous. They argued against what Paul said and insulted him.

46Then 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.

Then Paul and Barnabas answered boldly. "God's message had to be spoken to you first. But you push it away and show you do not want eternal life. So we are turning to people who are not Jews.

47For 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.

This is what the Lord commanded us: 'I have made you a light for the other nations, so you can bring salvation to the ends of the earth.'"

48And 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.

When the people who were not Jews heard this, they were glad and praised the word of the Lord. All who were appointed for eternal life believed.

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

And the word of the Lord spread through that whole region.

50But 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.

But the Jewish leaders stirred up important women who worshiped God, and the leading men of the city. They started trouble against Paul and Barnabas and drove them out of the area.

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

So Paul and Barnabas shook the dust off their feet as a sign of protest and went on to Iconium.

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

And the followers of Jesus were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.

1And 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.

In Iconium, Paul and Barnabas went together into the Jewish meeting place, as they usually did. They spoke so well that a large number of Jews and Greeks believed.

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

But the Jews who did not believe stirred up the people who were not Jews. They turned their minds against the believers.

3Long 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.

So Paul and Barnabas stayed a long time, speaking boldly for the Lord. The Lord backed up the message of his kindness by letting them do signs and wonders.

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

The people of the city split into two groups. Some sided with the Jews, and some with the apostles.

5And 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,

Then the Gentiles and the Jews, along with their leaders, made a plan to hurt them and throw stones at them.

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

Paul and Barnabas learned about the plan and fled to Lystra and Derbe, cities in the region of Lycaonia, and to the country around them.

7And there they preached the gospel.

There they kept on preaching the good news.