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Kisah Para Rasul 13:1

Dan di Antiokhia, dalam jemaat yang ada, ada nabi dan pengajar: Barnabas, dan Simeon yang disebut Niger, dan Lukius dari Kirene, dan Manaen yang dibesarkan bersama raja kerajaan Herodes, dan Saulus.

(a) Antioch; lihat kemasukan for Acts 11:19.

(b) Barnabas; see kemasukan for Acts 9:27.

(d) Herod the tetrarch should not be confused with Herod Agrippa of the last chapter (see kemasukan for Acts 12:1). Herod the tetrarch was Herod Antipas the ruler of Galilee at the time of Christ’s crucifixion (see kemasukan for Luke 3:1). He should not be confused with his father, Herod the Great, who slaughtered the infants at Bethlehem, or his nephew, Herod Agrippa, who executed James (Acts 12:2).

Acts 13:2

While they were ministering to the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.”

(a) The Holy Spirit is also known as the Spirit of God or the Spirit of Christ; see kemasukan for John 14:26.

(b) The work to which Saul had been called was to take the gospel to the Gentiles (Acts 9:15, 13:47, 15:7, 22:21, Gal. 2:2).

Acts 13:4

So, being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia and from there they sailed to Cyprus.

Cyprus. Why did Paul and Barnabas begin their international ministry in Cyprus? Probably because it was Barnabas’s home and he had connections there (Acts 4:36). Another reason is the church in Antioch had been planted by Cypriot believers (Acts 11:20).

Kisah Para Rasul 13:5

Apabila mereka tiba di Salamis, mereka mula memberitakan firman Tuhan di rumah ibadat orang Yahudi; dan mereka juga mempunyai Yohanes sebagai penolong mereka.

(a) Firman Allah is the good news of Jesus. If Saul and Barnabas had been preaching the law or Old Testament prophets, the Jews would not have contradicted him (Acts 13:45). The apostles were preaching about the grace of God revealed in Jesus.

Lihat kemasukan untuk Firman Tuhan.

(b) Synagogues. As a Jew and a former Pharisee from Jerusalem, Paul would have found a welcome in any synagogue he visited. Upon entering a city where there was no church, it became his habit to visit the synagogue (Acts 17:1–2).

Acts 13:6

When they had gone through the whole island as far as Paphos, they found a magician, a Jewish false prophet whose name was Bar-Jesus,

Bar-Jesus means son of Joshua or son of the savior. However, Paul called him a son of the devil (Acts 13:10).

Kisah Para Rasul 13:7

yang bersama gubernur, Sergius Paulus, seorang yang cerdik. Orang ini memanggil Barnabas dan Saulus dan berusaha untuk mendengar firman Tuhan.

Firman Allah adalah berita baik Yesus. Lihat kemasukan untuk Firman Tuhan.

Kisah Para Rasul 13:9

Tetapi Saulus, yang juga dikenali sebagai Paulus, dipenuhi dengan Roh Kudus, mengarahkan pandangannya kepadanya,

Juga dikenali sebagai Paul. Saul tidak menukar namanya kepada Paul. Sebaliknya, dia mempunyai dua (atau mungkin tiga) nama. Sebagai seorang Yahudi yang bersemangat dia pergi dengan nama Ibrani Saul; sebagai rasul kepada orang bukan Yahudi dia pergi dengan nama Romnya Paul.

Acts 13:10

and said, “You who are full of all deceit and fraud, you son of the devil, you enemy of all righteousness, will you not cease to make crooked the straight ways of the Lord?

(a) Son of the devil. Elymas was known as Bar-Jesus, literally the son of the savior (Acts 13:6), but Paul called out his true identity.

(b) The devil; lihat kemasukan for Matt. 4:1.

(c) Make crooked. Elymas put stumbling blocks in front of the proconsul to hinder him from coming to the Lord (Acts 13:8).

Acts 13:13

Now Paul and his companions put out to sea from Paphos and came to Perga in Pamphylia; but John left them and returned to Jerusalem.

Paul and his companions. At the start of the trip, it was “Barnabas and Saul with John helping.” But now Saul, or Paul, has become the leader of the traveling trio.

Acts 13:14

But going on from Perga, they arrived at Pisidian Antioch, and on the Sabbath day they went into the synagogue and sat down.

(a) Pisidian Antioch. Paul and Barnabas began their trip in Syrian Antioch and visited another Antioch, this one in Psidia.

(b) Synagogue; lihat kemasukan for Acts 13:5.

Kisah Para Rasul 13:15

Sesudah membaca Taurat dan kitab para nabi, pegawai rumah ibadat mengutus kepada mereka, berkata, "Saudara-saudara, jika kamu mempunyai kata-kata nasihat untuk orang banyak, katakanlah."

Undang-undang itu refers to the Law of Moses, the commandments, ordinances, punishments, and ceremonial observances given to the nation of Israel through Moses (Jos. 8:31, John 1:17). This law is sometimes referred to as the law of commandments (Eph. 2:15) or the law of the Jews (Acts 25:8). See kemasukan untuk Undang-undang.

Acts 13:22

“After He had removed him, He raised up David to be their king, concerning whom He also testified and said, ‘I HAVE FOUND DAVID the son of Jesse, A MAN AFTER MY HEART, who will do all My will.’

A man after my heart. To be a man or woman after God’s heart is to run toward God and not away from him, even when you sin. David, after committing one of the most infamous sins of the Old Testament, ran to God when he said, “Be gracious to me, O God, according to your lovingkindness” (Ps. 51:1). Adam the sinner hid from God, while David ran to God and received the grace that God freely gives to sinners.

Acts 13:23

“From the descendants of this man, according to promise, God has brought to Israel a Savior, Jesus,

Savior, Jesus. In the New Testament, Jesus Christ is called Savior (Luke 2:11, Acts 5:31, 13:23, Php. 3:20, 2 Tim. 1:10, Tit. 1:4, 3:6, 2 Pet. 1:11, 20, 3:18, 1 John 4:14, Jude 1:25) and God is also called Savior (Luke 1:47, 1 Tim. 1:1, 2:3, 4:10, Tit. 1:3, 2:10, 13, 3:4, Jude 1:25). Jesus was God in the flesh who came down from heaven to save us.

Acts 13:27

“For those who live in Jerusalem, and their rulers, recognizing neither Him nor the utterances of the prophets which are read every Sabbath, fulfilled these by condemning Him.

Recognizing neither Him. The rulers of Israel did not recognize the time of God’s coming. They did not recognize the Son of God even as he walked among them (see kemasukan for Luke 19:42).

Acts 13:28

“And though they found no ground for putting Him to death, they asked Pilate that He be executed.

Pilate was the governor or prefect in charge of the Roman province of Judea at the time of Christ’s death. See kemasukan for Luke 3:1.

Kisah Para Rasul 13:38

“Sebab itu hendaklah kamu ketahui, saudara-saudara, bahwa melalui Dia diberitakan kepadamu pengampunan dosa,

(a) Pengampunan. Perkataan asal (aphesis) untuk pengampunan ialah kata nama yang kadangkala diterjemahkan sebagai pengampunan dan bermaksud pelepasan atau pemecatan. Pengampunan dalam pengertian perjanjian baru bermakna Tuhan telah mengampuni atau menolak semua dosa anda (lihat kemasukan for Luke 24:47).

(b) Pengampunan dosa dimaklumkan kepadamu. This is the gospel of grace! Because of his great love for you, God has dealt with your sins once and for all (Heb. 9:26). Because of his grace, he is no longer holding your sins and trespasses against you (2 Cor. 5:19), and he chooses to remember your sins no more (Heb. 8:12, 10:17). In Christ, you have the forgiveness of sins (Col. 1:14). In him, you are completely and eternally forgiven according to the riches of his grace (Eph. 1:7).

On the night he rose from the dead, Jesus told the disciples to preach the remission of sins or the good news of unconditional forgiveness (Luke 24:47). After the cross, the apostles described forgiveness in the past tense and as a gift to receive (Acts 2:38, 5:31, 10:43, 26:18, Rom. 4:7, 2 Cor. 5:19, Eph. 1:7, 4:32, Col. 1:14, 2:13, 3:13, Heb. 9:22, 10:18, 1 John 2:12). God dealt with your sins once and for all time on the cross. Your part is to receive his forgiveness with thanksgiving.

Bacaan lanjut: "Am I Completely Forgiven?”

Kisah Para Rasul 13:39

dan oleh Dia setiap orang yang percaya dibebaskan daripada segala sesuatu, yang daripadanya kamu tidak dapat dibebaskan melalui Taurat Musa.

The Hukum Musa refers to the commandments, ordinances, punishments, and ceremonial observances given to the nation of Israel through Moses (Jos. 8:31, John 1:17, 7:19). This law is sometimes referred to as the law of commandments (Eph. 2:15) or the law of the Jews (Acts 25:8). See kemasukan untuk Undang-undang.

Kisah Para Rasul 13:43

Ketika pertemuan rumah ibadat itu selesai, banyak orang Yahudi dan penganut agama yang takut akan Tuhan mengikuti Paulus dan Barnabas, yang, sambil berbicara kepada mereka, mendesak mereka untuk tetap dalam kasih karunia Allah.

Untuk terus dalam rahmat Allah adalah untuk terus percaya kepada Yesus.

In the New Testament we are exhorted to continue in God’s kindness (Rom. 11:22), continue in the faith (Acts 14:22, Col. 1:23), continue in the teaching of Christ (2 John 1:9), and continue in what we have learned and been convinced of (2 Tim 3:14). In short, we are to continue in the grace of God.

Setiap orang Kristian tahu apa maksudnya bermula dengan rahmat Tuhan tetapi bukan setiap orang Kristian berterusan dalam rahmat Allah. Godaan untuk mengambil sedikit insurans kerja adalah kuat dalam budaya di mana prestasi dipuja.

As you have received Christ Jesus (by faith), so walk in him (by faith; see Col. 2:6). One sign that you are not continuing in the faith is that you are more conscious of your lack than you are of the Lord’s supply. You may think, I’m not holy enough, righteous enough, or fruitful enough. Paul corrects this misperception by reminding us “in Christ you have been brought to fullness” (Col. 2:10). How do you continue in the faith? By recognizing that in Christ you lack no good thing. In Christ, you are as righteous and holy as he is and you are eternally pleasing to God.

Bacaan lanjut: "Teruskan dalam rahmat Allah”

Kisah Para Rasul 13:44

Pada hari Sabat berikutnya hampir seluruh kota berkumpul untuk mendengar firman Tuhan.

Firman Tuhan adalah sinonim dengan firman Allah. Injil Yesus, dengan kata lain. Lihat kemasukan for Acts 12:24.

Kisah Para Rasul 13:45

Tetapi apabila orang-orang Yahudi melihat orang ramai itu, mereka dipenuhi dengan cemburu dan mula membantah apa yang dikatakan oleh Paulus, dan menghujat.

Cemburu. Jika Paulus dan Barnabas telah memberitakan hukum atau nabi Perjanjian Lama, orang Yahudi tidak akan menyanggahnya. Para rasul memberitakan tentang kasih karunia Tuhan yang dinyatakan dalam Yesus.

Kisah Para Rasul 13:46

Paulus dan Barnabas berkata dengan berani dan berkata, “Perlulah firman Tuhan diberitahukan kepada kamu dahulu; kerana kamu menyangkalnya dan menganggap diri kamu tidak layak untuk hidup yang kekal, lihatlah, kami berpaling kepada orang bukan Yahudi.

(a) Firman Allah adalah berita baik Yesus.

The word of God is the way by which God makes himself and his will known (1 Sam. 3:21). The word of God can be conveyed via prophecies (2 Sam. 24:11, 1 Kgs. 14:18), dreams (Num. 12:6), visions (Gen. 15:1), the Law (Num. 36:5, Deu. 5:5, Is. 2:3), and angels (Luke 1:35). The word of God can also be communicated via the scriptures, a sermon, a song, a sonnet, and countless other ways. However, the primary way God reveals himself is through his Son. Jesus is the Word of God made flesh (John 1:14, Rev. 19:13), and the exact radiance or representation of God the Father (Heb. 1:3).

Lihat kemasukan untuk Firman Tuhan.

(b) Anda menolaknya dan menilai diri anda tidak layak. In the new covenant, faith is described as a rest (Rom. 4:5, Heb. 4:3), while unbelief is described in terms of actions and verbs.

Berbeza dengan iman, ketidakpercayaan adalah kerja. Ketidakpercayaan adalah menentang Roh Kudus dan berpaut to worthless idols (Acts 7:51, 14:15). Unbelief is menolak Jesus (John 3:36) and menafikan the Lord (Jude 1:4). It’s menujahan menjauhkan firman Allah dan menilai yourself unworthy of life (Acts 13:46). It’s menekan the truth (Rom. 1:18) and menggembirakan in wickedness (2 Th. 2:12). It’s berpusing away (Heb. 12:25), pergi astray (2 Pet. 2:15), and memijak the Son of God underfoot (Heb. 10:29).

(c) Hidup abadi is a gift we receive when come to Christ (John 3:15, 5:24). Those who refuse to come to Christ will not have eternal life but remain dead in their sins (Eph. 2:1).

Kisah Para Rasul 13:47

“Sebab demikianlah yang diperintahkan Tuhan kepada kita,
'AKU TELAH LETAKKAN KAMU SEBAGAI CAHAYA BAGI ORANG-ORANG KApir,
AGAR KAMU BOLEH MEMBAWA KESELAMATAN KE HUJUNG BUMI.'”

(a) Keselamatan. The original word for salvation means deliverance or rescue. Jesus is the great Deliverer who rescues us from our enemies (Luke 1:71). See kemasukan untuk Keselamatan.

(b) The earth. The great commission to make disciples of all nations was being fulfilled (Col. 1:6).

Kisah Para Rasul 13:48

Apabila orang bukan Yahudi mendengar ini, mereka mula bersukacita dan memuliakan firman Tuhan; dan seramai yang telah ditetapkan untuk hidup yang kekal percaya.

(a) Hidup abadi hidup selama-lamanya dalam kesatuan dengan Yesus; lihat kemasukan for John 3:15.

(b) Believed. We are not born immortal (Rom. 2:6–8, Eph. 2:1). Eternal life is a gift we receive when come to Christ (John 3:15). The moment you put your faith in Christ you crossed over from death to life (John 5:24). Whoever believes in Christ has eternal life and shall not perish (John 3:16).

Kisah Para Rasul 13:49

Dan firman Tuhan tersebar ke seluruh wilayah itu.

(a) Firman Tuhan; lihat kemasukan for Acts 12:24.

(b) Sebarkan ke seluruh wilayah. The Christians of the early church bore witness to the great fruitfulness of the gospel (Acts 12:24, 19:10, 20). By the time Paul wrote to the Colossians, the gospel was bearing fruit all over the world (Col. 1:6).

Acts 13:52

And the disciples were continually filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.

(b) Disciples. The first Christians called themselves disciples or followers, which was a holdover from the time when people followed Jesus. However, none of the New Testament epistle writers used this word. See kemasukan for Acts 6:1.

(b) Joy. The gospel of grace that Paul preached elicited two strong reactions; joy, among those who received it, and hostility, from the religious leaders.

The joy of the Lord is the source of the believer’s strength and endurance (Neh. 8:10). In contrast with happiness, which is circumstantial, joy flows from our union with the Lord and is unaffected by external troubles. Joy is the fruit of believing the good news and knowing that we are dearly loved and precious in his sight (Luke 2:10).

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