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-\v 4 So Barnabas and Saul obeyed the Holy Spirit and went down to Seleucia; from there they sailed to the island of Cyprus.
-\v 5 When they were in the city of Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews. They also had John Mark as their assistant.
+\v 4 So Barnabas and Saul, having been sent out by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia; from there they sailed away to Cyprus.
+\v 5 While they were in the city of Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews. They also had John for an assistant.
 
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 \v 6 When they had gone through the whole island to Paphos, they found a certain magician, a Jewish false prophet, whose name was Bar Jesus.
-\v 7 This magician associated with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, who was an intelligent man. This man summoned Barnabas and Saul, because he wanted to hear the word of God.
+\v 7 This magician associated with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, who was an intelligent man. This man summoned Barnabas and Saul, because he sought to hear the word of God.
 \v 8 But Elymas "the magician" (that is how his name is translated) opposed them; he tried to turn the proconsul away from the faith.
 
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 \v 10 and said, "You son of the devil, you are full of all kinds of deceit and wickedness. You are an enemy of every kind of righteousness. You will never stop twisting the straight paths of the Lord, will you?
 
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-\v 11 Now look, the hand of the Lord is upon you, and you will become blind. You will not see the sun for a while." Immediately there fell on Elymas a mist and darkness; he started going around asking people to lead him by the hand.
+\v 11 Now look, the hand of the Lord is upon you, and you will become blind. You will not see the sun for a while." Immediately there fell on Elymas a mist and darkness; he started going around seeking people to lead him by the hand.
 \v 12 After the proconsul saw what had happened, he believed, because he was astonished at the teaching about the Lord.
 
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 \v 15 After the reading of the law and the prophets, the leaders of the synagogue sent them a message, saying, "Brothers, if you have any message of encouragement for the people here, say it."
 
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-\v 16 So Paul stood up and motioned with his hand; he said, "Men of Israel and you who honor God, listen.
+\v 16 So Paul stood up and motioned with his hand; he said, "Men of Israel and you who fear God, listen.
 \v 17 The God of this people Israel chose our fathers and made the people numerous when they stayed in the land of Egypt, and with an uplifted arm he led them out of it.
 \v 18 For about forty years he put up with them in the wilderness. \f + \ft Some ancient copies read, \fqa For about forty years he cared for them in the wilderness \fqa* . \f*
 
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 \v 21 Then the people asked for a king, and God gave them Saul son of Kish, a man from the tribe of Benjamin, to be king for forty years.
-\v 22 After God removed him from the kingship, he raised up David to be their king. It was about David that God said, 'I have found David son of Jesse to be a man after my heart, who does all I want him to do.'
+\v 22 After God removed him from the kingship, he raised up David to be their king. It was about David that God testified, saying, 'I have found David son of Jesse to be a man after my heart, who does all I want him to do.'
 
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 \v 23 From this man's descendants God has brought to Israel a Savior, Jesus, as he promised to do.
 \v 24 Before the arrival of Jesus, John proclaimed a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.
-\v 25 As John was finishing his work, he said, 'Who do you think I am? I am not the one. But listen, one is coming after me, the shoes of whose feet I am not worthy to untie.'
+\v 25 As John was finishing his work, he said, 'Who do you think I am? I am not the one. But listen, one is coming after me, the sandals of whose feet I am not worthy to untie.'
 
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 \v 26 Brothers, children of the line of Abraham, and those among you who fear God, it is to us that the message about this salvation has been sent.
-\v 27 For they who live in Jerusalem, and their rulers, did not recognize him, and they fulfilled sayings of the prophets that are read every Sabbath by condemning him.
+\v 27 For they who live in Jerusalem, and their rulers, did not recognize him, and they fulfilled voices of the prophets that are read every Sabbath by condemning him.
 
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-\v 28 Even though they found no reason for the death penalty, they asked Pilate to kill him.
+\v 28 Even though they found no reason for the death penalty, they called on Pilate to kill him.
 \v 29 When they had completed all the things that were written about him, they took him down from the tree and laid him in a tomb.
 
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 \v 31 He was seen for many days by those who had come up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem. These people are now his witnesses to the people.
 
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-\v 32 So we are telling you the good news, the same good news that came to our fathers
+\v 32 So we are telling you the good news, the promise that came to our fathers
 \v 33 he has fulfilled for us, their children, by raising up Jesus. As it is written in the second Psalm:
 \q 'You are my Son, today I have become your Father.'
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-\v 34 The fact that he raised him up from the dead so that his body would never decay, God has spoken in this way:
+\v 34 That he raised him up from the dead never to return, God has spoken in this way:
 \q 'I will give you the holy and sure blessings promised to David.'
 
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 \v 44 On the next Sabbath, almost the whole city was gathered together to hear the word of the Lord.
-\v 45 When the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy and spoke against the things that were said by Paul and insulted him.
+\v 45 When the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with envy and spoke against the things that were said by Paul and insulted him.
 
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 \v 46 But Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly and said, "It was necessary that the word of God should first be spoken to you. Seeing you push it away from yourselves and consider yourselves unworthy of eternal life, see, we will turn to the Gentiles.
 \v 47 For so has the Lord commanded us, saying,
-\q 'I have placed you as a light for the Gentiles,
+\q 'I have appointed you as a light for the Gentiles,
 \q that you should bring salvation to the uttermost parts of the earth.'"
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-\v 48 As the Gentiles heard this, they were glad and praised the word of the Lord. As many as were appointed to eternal life believed.
+\v 48 As the Gentiles heard this, they were glad and glorified the word of the Lord. As many as were appointed to eternal life believed.
 \v 49 The word of the Lord was spread out through the whole region.
 
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-\v 39 Paul said, "I am a Jew, from the city of Tarsus in Cilicia. I am a citizen of an important city. I beg you, allow me to speak to the people."
+\v 39 Paul said, "I am a Jew, from the city of Tarsus in Cilicia. I am a citizen of no unimportant city. I beg you, allow me to speak to the people."
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 \v 40 When the captain had given him permission, Paul stood on the steps and motioned with the hand to the people. When there was a deep silence, he spoke to them in the Hebrew language. He said,