Acts 13:12-21

¹²When the Governor saw what had happened, he became a believer in Christ, being greatly impressed by the teaching about the Lord.

¹³After this, Paul and his companions set sail from Paphos and went to Perga in Pamphylia, where John left them and returned to Jerusalem.

¹⁴The others went on from Perga and arrived at Antioch in Pisidia. There they went into the synagogue on the Sabbath and took their seats.

¹⁵After the reading of the Law and the prophets, the synagogue leader sent them this message — “Friends, if you have any helpful words to address to the people, now is the time to speak.”

¹⁶So Paul rose and, motioning with his hand, said: “People of Israel and all here who worship God, hear what I have to say.

¹⁷The God of this people Israel chose our ancestors, and during their stay in Egypt increased the prosperity of the people, and then with uplifted arm brought them out from that land.

¹⁸For about forty years he bore with them in the desert;

¹⁹then, after destroying seven heathen nations in Canaan, he allotted their land to this people —

²⁰For about four hundred and fifty years. In later times he gave them Judges, of whom the prophet Samuel was the last.

²¹And, when they demanded a king, God gave them Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, who reigned for forty years.