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people, say it.” <a href="/bsb/acts/13.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> After the reading from the Law and the Prophets, the synagogue leaders sent word to them: “Brothers, if you have a word of encouragement for the people, please speak.” <a href="/blb/acts/13.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And after the reading of the Law and of the Prophets, the rulers of the synagogue sent to them, saying, "Men, brothers, if there is any word of exhortation among you toward the people, speak." <a href="/kjv/acts/13.htm">King James Bible</a> And after the reading of the law and the prophets the rulers of the synagogue sent unto them, saying, Ye men and brethren, if ye have any word of exhortation for the people, say on. <a href="/nkjv/acts/13.htm">New King James Version</a> And after the reading of the Law and the Prophets, the rulers of the synagogue sent to them, saying, “Men and brethren, if you have any word of exhortation for the people, say on.” <a href="/nasb_/acts/13.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> After the reading of the Law and the Prophets, the synagogue officials sent word to them, saying, “Brothers, if you have any word of exhortation for the people, say it.” <a href="/nasb/acts/13.htm">NASB 1995</a> After the reading of the Law and the Prophets the synagogue officials sent to them, saying, &#8220Brethren, if you have any word of exhortation for the people, say it.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/acts/13.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And after the reading of the Law and the Prophets the synagogue officials sent to them, saying, “Brethren, if you have any word of exhortation for the people, say it.” <a href="/lsb/acts/13.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And after the reading of the Law and the Prophets the synagogue officials sent to them, saying, “Brothers, if you have any word of exhortation for the people, say it.” <a href="/amp/acts/13.htm">Amplified Bible</a> After the reading of the Law and the [writings of the] Prophets, the officials of the synagogue sent word to them, saying, “Brothers (kinsmen), if you have any word of encouragement for the people, say it.” <a href="/csb/acts/13.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> After the reading of the Law and the Prophets, the leaders of the synagogue sent word to them, saying, “Brothers, if you have any word of encouragement for the people, you can speak.” <a href="/hcsb/acts/13.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> After the reading of the Law and the Prophets, the leaders of the synagogue sent word to them, saying, &#8220Brothers, if you have any message of encouragement for the people, you can speak.&#8221 <a href="/asv/acts/13.htm">American Standard Version</a> And after the reading of the law and the prophets the rulers of the synagogue sent unto them, saying, Brethren, if ye have any word of exhortation for the people, say on. <a href="/cev/acts/13.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> After the reading of the Law and the Prophets, the leaders sent someone over to tell Paul and Barnabas, "Friends, if you have anything to say that will help the people, please say it." <a href="/erv/acts/13.htm">English Revised Version</a> And after the reading of the law and the prophets the rulers of the synagogue sent unto them, saying, Brethren, if ye have any word of exhortation for the people, say on. <a href="/gwt/acts/13.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> After reading from Moses' Teachings and the Prophets, the synagogue leaders sent [a message] to Paul and Barnabas. The message said, "Brothers, if you have any words of encouragement for the people, feel free to speak." <a href="/gnt/acts/13.htm">Good News Translation</a> After the reading from the Law of Moses and from the writings of the prophets, the officials of the synagogue sent them a message: "Friends, we want you to speak to the people if you have a message of encouragement for them." <a href="/isv/acts/13.htm">International Standard Version</a> After the reading of the Law and the Prophets, the synagogue leaders asked them, "Brothers, if you have any message of encouragement for the people, you may speak." <a href="/msb/acts/13.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> After the reading from the Law and the Prophets, the synagogue leaders sent word to them: ?Brothers, if you have a word of encouragement for the people, please speak.? <a href="/net/acts/13.htm">NET Bible</a> After the reading from the law and the prophets, the leaders of the synagogue sent them a message, saying, "Brothers, if you have any message of exhortation for the people, speak it." <a href="/nheb/acts/13.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> After the reading of the Law and the Prophets, the rulers of the synagogue sent to them, saying, "Brothers, if you have any word of exhortation for the people, speak." <a href="/wbt/acts/13.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And after the reading of the law and the prophets, the rulers of the synagogue sent to them, saying, Men, brethren, if ye have any word of exhortation for the people, speak. <a href="/wey/acts/13.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> After the reading of the Law and the Prophets, the Wardens of the synagogue sent word to them. "Brethren," they said, "if you have anything encouraging to say to the people, speak." <a href="/web/acts/13.htm">World English Bible</a> After the reading of the law and the prophets, the rulers of the synagogue sent to them, saying, “Brothers, if you have any word of exhortation for the people, speak.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/acts/13.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and after the reading of the Law and of the Prophets, the chief men of the synagogue sent to them, saying, “Men, brothers, if there be a word in you of exhortation to the people—say on.” <a href="/blb/acts/13.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And after the reading of the Law and of the Prophets, the rulers of the synagogue sent to them, saying, "Men, brothers, if there is any word of exhortation among you toward the people, speak." <a href="/ylt/acts/13.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and after the reading of the law and of the prophets, the chief men of the synagogue sent unto them, saying, 'Men, brethren, if there be a word in you of exhortation unto the people -- say on.' <a href="/slt/acts/13.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And after reading of the law and the prophets, the rulers of the synagogue sent to them, saying, Men, brethren, if the word of encouragement is in you to the people, speak.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/acts/13.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And after the reading of the law and the prophets, the rulers of the synagogue sent to them, saying: Ye men, brethren, if you have any word of exhortation to make to the people, speak. <a href="/cpdv/acts/13.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Then, after the reading from the Law and the Prophets, the leaders of the synagogue sent to them, saying: “Noble brothers, if there is in you any word of exhortation to the people, speak.” <a href="/nabre/acts/13.htm">New American Bible</a> After the reading of the law and the prophets, the synagogue officials sent word to them, “My brothers, if one of you has a word of exhortation for the people, please speak.” <a href="/nrsvce/acts/13.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> After the reading of the law and the prophets, the officials of the synagogue sent them a message, saying, “Brothers, if you have any word of exhortation for the people, give it.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/acts/13.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And after the reading of the law and the prophets, the elders of the synagogue sent to them, saying, O men and brethren, if you have a word of encouragement for the people, speak. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/acts/13.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> And when The Law and The Prophets were read, the Elders of the synagogue sent to them and said, “Men, brothers, if you have a word of comfort, speak with the people.”<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/acts/13.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> After the reading of the law and the prophets, the rulers of the synagogue sent to them, saying: Brethren, if you have a word of exhortation for the people, speak.<CM> <a href="/godbey/acts/13.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> And after the reading of the law and the prophets, the chief rulers of the synagogue sent to them, saying, Men, brethren, if there is any word of consolation to the people in you, speak. <a href="/haweis/acts/13.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> Then after the reading of the law and the prophets, the rulers of the synagogues sent to them, saying, Men and brethren, if ye are disposed to give a word of exhortation to the people, speak.<CM> <a href="/mace/acts/13.htm">Mace New Testament</a> and after the lesson out of the law and the prophets was finish'd, the heads of the synagogue sent this message to them; Men and brethren, if you have any instruction to offer to the people, deliver it. <a href="/wey/acts/13.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> After the reading of the Law and the Prophets, the Wardens of the synagogue sent word to them. "Brethren," they said, "if you have anything encouraging to say to the people, speak." <a href="/worrell/acts/13.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> And, after the reading of the law and the prophets, the rulers of the synagogue sent to them, saying, "Brethren, if there is among you any word of exhortation for the people, speak." <a href="/worsley/acts/13.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> And after the reading of the law and the prophets, the rulers of the synagogue sent unto them, saying, Brethren, if ye have any word of exhortation to the people, deliver it. <a href="/parallel/acts/13-15.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/in5WTRQ9BSQ?start=4208" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/acts/13.htm">In Pisidian Antioch</a> …14And from Perga, they traveled inland to Pisidian Antioch, where they entered the synagogue on the Sabbath and sat down. 15<a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc."></a> <a href="/greek/3326.htm" title="3326: meta (Prep) -- (a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives. ">After</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēn (Art-AFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/320.htm" title="320: anagnōsin (N-AFS) -- Recognition, reading; public reading (of the law and prophets in synagogue or church). From anaginosko; reading.">reading</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">from the</a> <a href="/greek/3551.htm" title="3551: nomou (N-GMS) -- From a primary nemo; law, genitive case, specially, (including the volume); also of the Gospel), or figuratively.">Law</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tōn (Art-GMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/4396.htm" title="4396: prophētōn (N-GMP) -- From a compound of pro and phemi; a foreteller; by analogy, an inspired speaker; by extension, a poet.">Prophets,</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hoi (Art-NMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/752.htm" title="752: archisynagōgoi (N-NMP) -- From arche and sunagoge; director of the synagogue services.">synagogue leaders</a> <a href="/greek/649.htm" title="649: apesteilan (V-AIA-3P) -- From apo and stello; set apart, i.e. to send out literally or figuratively.">sent word</a> <a href="/greek/4314.htm" title="4314: pros (Prep) -- To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward.">to</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autous (PPro-AM3P) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">them:</a> <a href="/greek/3004.htm" title="3004: legontes (V-PPA-NMP) -- (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. "></a> <a href="/greek/435.htm" title="435: Andres (N-VMP) -- A male human being; a man, husband. A primary word; a man."></a> <a href="/greek/80.htm" title="80: adelphoi (N-VMP) -- A brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian. A brother near or remote.">“Brothers,</a> <a href="/greek/1487.htm" title="1487: ei (Conj) -- If. A primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc.">if</a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: estin (V-PIA-3S) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">you have</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc."></a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: hymin (PPro-D2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou."></a> <a href="/greek/5100.htm" title="5100: tis (IPro-NMS) -- Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object.">a</a> <a href="/greek/3056.htm" title="3056: logos (N-NMS) -- From lego; something said; by implication, a topic, also reasoning or motive; by extension, a computation; specially, the Divine Expression.">word</a> <a href="/greek/3874.htm" title="3874: paraklēseōs (N-GFS) -- From parakaleo; imploration, hortation, solace.">of encouragement</a> <a href="/greek/4314.htm" title="4314: pros (Prep) -- To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward.">for</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ton (Art-AMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/2992.htm" title="2992: laon (N-AMS) -- Apparently a primary word; a people.">people,</a> <a href="/greek/3004.htm" title="3004: legete (V-PMA-2P) -- (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. ">please speak.”</a> 16Paul stood up, motioned with his hand, and began to speak: “Men of Israel and you Gentiles who fear God, listen to me!…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/nehemiah/8-8.htm">Nehemiah 8:8</a> So they read from the Book of the Law of God, explaining it and giving insight, so that the people could understand what was being read. <a href="/luke/4-16.htm">Luke 4:16-17</a> Then Jesus came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up. As was His custom, He entered the synagogue on the Sabbath. And when He stood up to read, / the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to Him. Unrolling it, He found the place where it was written: <a href="/2_timothy/3-15.htm">2 Timothy 3:15-16</a> From infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. / All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for instruction, for conviction, for correction, and for training in righteousness, <a href="/deuteronomy/31-11.htm">Deuteronomy 31:11-12</a> when all Israel comes before the LORD your God at the place He will choose, you are to read this law in the hearing of all Israel. / Assemble the people—men, women, children, and the foreigners within your gates—so that they may listen and learn to fear the LORD your God and to follow carefully all the words of this law. <a href="/1_timothy/4-13.htm">1 Timothy 4:13</a> Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to exhortation, and to teaching. <a href="/2_corinthians/3-14.htm">2 Corinthians 3:14-15</a> But their minds were closed. For to this day the same veil remains at the reading of the old covenant. It has not been lifted, because only in Christ can it be removed. / And even to this day when Moses is read, a veil covers their hearts. <a href="/matthew/4-23.htm">Matthew 4:23</a> Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people. <a href="/romans/15-4.htm">Romans 15:4</a> For everything that was written in the past was written for our instruction, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures, we might have hope. <a href="/colossians/4-16.htm">Colossians 4:16</a> After this letter has been read among you, make sure that it is also read in the church of the Laodiceans, and that you in turn read the letter from Laodicea. <a href="/1_thessalonians/5-27.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:27</a> I charge you before the Lord to have this letter read to all the brothers. <a href="/isaiah/61-1.htm">Isaiah 61:1-2</a> The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners, / to proclaim the year of the LORD’s favor and the day of our God’s vengeance, to comfort all who mourn, <a href="/john/12-20.htm">John 12:20-21</a> Now there were some Greeks among those who went up to worship at the feast. / They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and requested of him, “Sir, we want to see Jesus.” <a href="/hebrews/13-22.htm">Hebrews 13:22</a> I urge you, brothers, to bear with my word of exhortation, for I have only written to you briefly. <a href="/exodus/24-7.htm">Exodus 24:7</a> Then he took the Book of the Covenant and read it to the people, who replied, “All that the LORD has spoken we will do, and we will be obedient.” <a href="/joshua/8-34.htm">Joshua 8:34-35</a> Afterward, Joshua read aloud all the words of the law—the blessings and the curses—according to all that is written in the Book of the Law. / There was not a word of all that Moses had commanded that Joshua failed to read before the whole assembly of Israel, including the women, the little ones, and the foreigners who lived among them.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And after the reading of the law and the prophets the rulers of the synagogue sent to them, saying, You men and brothers, if you have any word of exhortation for the people, say on.the reading.<a href="/acts/13-27.htm">Acts 13:27</a> For they that dwell at Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they knew him not, nor yet the voices of the prophets which are read every sabbath day, they have fulfilled them in condemning him.<a href="/acts/15-21.htm">Acts 15:21</a> For Moses of old time hath in every city them that preach him, being read in the synagogues every sabbath day.<a href="/luke/4-16.htm">Luke 4:16-18</a> And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read… the rulers.<a href="/acts/18-8.htm">Acts 18:8,17</a> And Crispus, the chief ruler of the synagogue, believed on the Lord with all his house; and many of the Corinthians hearing believed, and were baptized… <a href="/mark/5-22.htm">Mark 5:22</a> And, behold, there cometh one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name; and when he saw him, he fell at his feet,Ye men.<a href="/acts/1-16.htm">Acts 1:16</a> Men and brethren, this scripture must needs have been fulfilled, which the Holy Ghost by the mouth of David spake before concerning Judas, which was guide to them that took Jesus.<a href="/acts/2-29.htm">Acts 2:29,37</a> Men and brethren, let me freely speak unto you of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his sepulchre is with us unto this day… <a href="/acts/7-2.htm">Acts 7:2</a> And he said, Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken; The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charran,if.<a href="/acts/2-4.htm">Acts 2:4</a> And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.<a href="/acts/20-2.htm">Acts 20:2</a> And when he had gone over those parts, and had given them much exhortation, he came into Greece,<a href="/romans/12-8.htm">Romans 12:8</a> Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, let him do it with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/acts/9-21.htm">Chief</a> <a href="/acts/9-31.htm">Comfort</a> <a href="/acts/4-36.htm">Encouragement</a> <a href="/1_peter/5-12.htm">Encouraging</a> <a href="/luke/3-18.htm">Exhortation</a> <a href="/acts/7-53.htm">It</a> <a href="/acts/10-28.htm">Law</a> <a href="/acts/13-7.htm">Message</a> <a href="/john/18-22.htm">Officials</a> <a href="/acts/9-38.htm">Please</a> <a href="/acts/13-1.htm">Prophets</a> <a href="/acts/8-32.htm">Reading</a> <a href="/acts/11-30.htm">Rulers</a> <a href="/acts/11-20.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/acts/13-14.htm">Synagogue</a> <a href="/mark/5-22.htm">Wardens</a> <a href="/acts/13-7.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/acts/13-50.htm">Chief</a> <a href="/acts/15-31.htm">Comfort</a> <a href="/acts/15-31.htm">Encouragement</a> <a href="/acts/14-22.htm">Encouraging</a> <a href="/acts/15-31.htm">Exhortation</a> <a href="/acts/7-53.htm">It</a> <a href="/acts/13-39.htm">Law</a> <a href="/acts/13-26.htm">Message</a> <a href="/acts/17-6.htm">Officials</a> <a href="/acts/21-39.htm">Please</a> <a href="/acts/13-27.htm">Prophets</a> <a href="/acts/15-21.htm">Reading</a> <a href="/acts/13-27.htm">Rulers</a> <a href="/acts/13-42.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/acts/13-42.htm">Synagogue</a> <a href="/mark/5-22.htm">Wardens</a> <a href="/acts/13-23.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Acts 13</div>1. <a href="/acts/13-1.htm">Paul and Barnabas are chosen to go to the Gentiles.</a> 6. <a href="/acts/13-6.htm">Of Sergius Paulus, and Elymas the sorcerer.</a> 13. <a href="/acts/13-13.htm">Paul preaches at Antioch that Jesus is Christ.</a> 42. <a href="/acts/13-42.htm">The Gentiles believe;</a> 44. <a href="/acts/13-44.htm">but the Jews talked abusively against Paul, </a> 46. <a href="/acts/13-46.htm">whereupon they turn to the Gentiles, of whom many believe.</a> 50. <a href="/acts/13-50.htm">The Jews raise a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, who go to Iconium.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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This practice dates back to the time of Ezra and Nehemiah, emphasizing the importance of Scripture in Jewish worship. The Law refers to the first five books of the Bible, traditionally attributed to Moses, while the Prophets include historical and prophetic books. This reading set the stage for teaching and exhortation, as seen in <a href="/luke/4-16.htm">Luke 4:16-21</a> when Jesus reads from Isaiah in the synagogue.the synagogue leaders sent word to them The synagogue leaders, or rulers, were responsible for the order of service and maintaining the synagogue. They were respected figures within the Jewish community. In this context, they recognized Paul and Barnabas as visiting teachers, possibly due to their attire or reputation. This invitation reflects the Jewish custom of allowing visiting teachers to speak, which provided Paul and Barnabas an opportunity to share the gospel.Brothers, if you have a word of encouragement for the people, please speak. The term "Brothers" indicates a sense of kinship and respect, acknowledging Paul and Barnabas as fellow Jews. A "word of encouragement" was a common request for teaching or exhortation, often based on the Scripture reading. This phrase shows the openness of the synagogue leaders to hear new interpretations or teachings, which Paul uses to introduce the message of Jesus Christ. This moment parallels other instances in Acts where Paul uses the synagogue as a platform to preach, such as in <a href="/acts/17-2.htm">Acts 17:2-3</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/s/synagogue_leaders.htm">Synagogue Leaders</a> These were the officials responsible for the order and conduct of the synagogue service. They played a crucial role in facilitating the reading of the Scriptures and inviting speakers to address the congregation. 2. <a href="/topical/p/paul_and_barnabas.htm">Paul and Barnabas</a> Early Christian missionaries who were present in the synagogue. They were given the opportunity to speak, which led to Paul's first recorded sermon in Acts. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_synagogue.htm">The Synagogue</a> A Jewish place of worship and community gathering. It was customary to read from the Law (Torah) and the Prophets during services. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_law_and_the_prophets.htm">The Law and the Prophets</a> Refers to the Hebrew Scriptures, which were read during synagogue services. This reading was a central part of Jewish worship and instruction. 5. <a href="/topical/w/word_of_encouragement.htm">Word of Encouragement</a> An invitation extended to Paul and Barnabas to share a message with the congregation, which they used to proclaim the Gospel.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_scripture_in_worship.htm">The Importance of Scripture in Worship</a> The reading of the Law and the Prophets was central to Jewish worship, emphasizing the importance of Scripture in guiding and instructing believers. <a href="/topical/o/openness_to_the_gospel_message.htm">Openness to the Gospel Message</a> The synagogue leaders' invitation to speak demonstrates an openness to new teachings, which can be a model for being receptive to the Gospel and its transformative power. <a href="/topical/e/encouragement_and_exhortation.htm">Encouragement and Exhortation</a> The invitation to share a word of encouragement highlights the role of exhortation in building up the community of faith. Believers are called to encourage one another with the truths of Scripture. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_leaders_in_facilitating_worship.htm">The Role of Leaders in Facilitating Worship</a> The synagogue leaders facilitated the reading and teaching of Scripture, underscoring the responsibility of church leaders to create opportunities for the Word to be shared and heard. <a href="/topical/t/the_continuity_of_god's_plan.htm">The Continuity of God's Plan</a> The reading from the Law and the Prophets and the subsequent sharing of the Gospel message illustrate the continuity of God's redemptive plan from the Old Testament to the New Testament.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_acts_13.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Acts 13</a> <a href="/q/what_was_a_synagogue_ruler's_role.htm">What was a synagogue ruler's role in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_being_free_in_christ_mean.htm">What does being free in Christ mean?</a> <a href="/q/what_is_the_bible's_stance_on_usury.htm">What is the Bible's stance on usury?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_acts_24_10-15_align_with_paul's_conflicts.htm">In Acts 24:10-15, Paul insists he adheres to Jewish tradition while also preaching resurrection; how does this align with his earlier conflicts over the Law?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/acts/13.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(15) After the reading of the law and the prophets.--The order of the Sabbath lessons was fixed as by a kind of calendar, the Law--i.e., the Pentateuch--being divided into fifty-three or fifty-four paraschioth, or sections. These, probably, came into use soon after the return from Babylon. To these were afterwards added special lessons, known technically as the Haphtaroth, from the prophets. We are enabled, by two curious coincidences, to fix, with very little uncertainty, the precise Sabbath on which the mission-work at Antioch opened. The opening words of St. Paul refer to <a href="/deuteronomy/1-31.htm" title="And in the wilderness, where you have seen how that the LORD your God bore you, as a man does bear his son, in all the way that you went, until you came into this place.">Deuteronomy 1:31</a> (see Note on <a href="/acts/13-18.htm" title="And about the time of forty years suffered he their manners in the wilderness.">Acts 13:18</a>) and this was the lesson for the forty-fourth Sabbath in the year, which fell in July or August; the corresponding second lesson from the prophets being <a href="/context/isaiah/1-1.htm" title="The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.">Isaiah 1:1-27</a>, from which he also quotes. He starts, as was natural, from what the people had just been listening to, as the text of his discourse.The rulers of the synagogue sent unto them . . .--The elders apparently saw strangers taking the position of teachers, probably in the garb of Rabbis, and it belonged to their office to offer such persons an opportunity of addressing the people.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/acts/13.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 15. - Brethren for ye men and brethren, A.V. The order of the synagogue service was first the prayers, read by the Sheliach, or angel of the synagogue, the people standing. Then came the reading of the Law in Hebrew by the reader, and the interpretation by the interpreter, who, outside of Judaea, generally used the version of the LXX. This reading, or lesson, was called the Parashah. Next came the reading and interpreting of the prophets, called the Haphtorah, either by the regular reader or by any one invited by the ruler of the synagogue (<a href="/luke/4-16.htm">Luke 4:16, 17</a>). Then came the Midrash, the exposition or sermon, which Paul undertook at the invitation of the ruler of the synagogue. Our Lord at Nazareth seems to have delivered the Midrash sitting (<a href="/luke/4-20.htm">Luke 4:20</a>); here St. Paul stands (ver. 16). <a href="/commentaries/acts/13-15.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>After μετὰ (meta) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_3326.htm">Strong's 3326: </a> (a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives. the τὴν (tēn) Article - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. reading ἀνάγνωσιν (anagnōsin) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_320.htm">Strong's 320: </a> Recognition, reading; public reading (of the law and prophets in synagogue or church). From anaginosko; reading. from the τοῦ (tou) Article - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. Law νόμου (nomou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3551.htm">Strong's 3551: </a> From a primary nemo; law, genitive case, specially, (including the volume); also of the Gospel), or figuratively. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. the τῶν (tōn) Article - Genitive Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. Prophets, προφητῶν (prophētōn) Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4396.htm">Strong's 4396: </a> From a compound of pro and phemi; a foreteller; by analogy, an inspired speaker; by extension, a poet. the οἱ (hoi) Article - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. synagogue leaders ἀρχισυνάγωγοι (archisynagōgoi) Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_752.htm">Strong's 752: </a> From arche and sunagoge; director of the synagogue services. sent word ἀπέστειλαν (apesteilan) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_649.htm">Strong's 649: </a> From apo and stello; set apart, i.e. to send out literally or figuratively. to πρὸς (pros) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_4314.htm">Strong's 4314: </a> To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward. them: αὐτοὺς (autous) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. “Brothers, ἀδελφοί (adelphoi) Noun - Vocative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_80.htm">Strong's 80: </a> A brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian. A brother near or remote. if εἴ (ei) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1487.htm">Strong's 1487: </a> If. A primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc. you have ἐστιν (estin) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. a τίς (tis) Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5100.htm">Strong's 5100: </a> Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object. word λόγος (logos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3056.htm">Strong's 3056: </a> From lego; something said; by implication, a topic, also reasoning or motive; by extension, a computation; specially, the Divine Expression. of encouragement παρακλήσεως (paraklēseōs) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3874.htm">Strong's 3874: </a> From parakaleo; imploration, hortation, solace. for πρὸς (pros) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_4314.htm">Strong's 4314: </a> To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward. the τὸν (ton) Article - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. people, λαόν (laon) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2992.htm">Strong's 2992: </a> Apparently a primary word; a people. please speak.? λέγετε (legete) Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3004.htm">Strong's 3004: </a> (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/acts/13-15.htm">Acts 13:15 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/acts/13-15.htm">Acts 13:15 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/acts/13-15.htm">Acts 13:15 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/acts/13-15.htm">Acts 13:15 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/acts/13-15.htm">Acts 13:15 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/acts/13-15.htm">Acts 13:15 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/acts/13-15.htm">Acts 13:15 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/acts/13-15.htm">Acts 13:15 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/acts/13-15.htm">Acts 13:15 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/acts/13-15.htm">Acts 13:15 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/acts/13-15.htm">NT Apostles: Acts 13:15 After the reading of the law (Acts of the Apostles Ac) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/acts/13-14.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Acts 13:14"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Acts 13:14" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/acts/13-16.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Acts 13:16"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Acts 13:16" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>