13And when Paul and those who were with him had sailed from Paphos, they arrived at Perga in Pamphylia. Then John departed from them and returned to Jerusalem. 14Yet truly, they, traveling on from Perga, arrived at Antioch in Pisidia. And upon entering the synagogue on the Sabbath day, they sat down. 15Then, 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.” 16Then Paul, rising up and motioning for silence with his hand, said: “Men of Israel and you who fear God, listen closely. 17The God of the people of Israel chose our fathers, and exalted the people, when they were settlers in the land of Egypt. And with an exalted arm, he led them away from there. 18And throughout a time of forty years, he endured their behavior in the desert. 19And by destroying seven nations in the land of Canaan, he divided their land among them by lot, 20after about four hundred and fifty years. And after these things, he gave them judges, even until the prophet Samuel. 21And later on, they petitioned for a king. And God gave them Saul, the son of Kish, a man from the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years. 22And having removed him, he raised up for them king David. And offering testimony about him, he said, ‘I have found David, the son of Jesse, to be a man according to my own heart, who will accomplish all that I will.’ 23From his offspring, according to the Promise, God has brought Jesus the Savior to Israel. 24John was preaching, before the face of his advent, a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel. 25Then, when John completed his course, he was saying: ‘I am not the one you consider me to be. For behold, one arrives after me, the shoes of whose feet I am not worthy to loosen.’
2I will sing the mercies of the Lord in eternity. I will announce your truth with my mouth, from generation to generation. 3For you have said: Mercy will be built in the heavens, unto eternity. Your truth will be prepared there. 4I have set up a covenant with my elect. I have sworn to David my servant: 5I will prepare your offspring, even in eternity. And I will build up your throne, from generation to generation. 6The heavens will confess your miracles, Lord, and also your truth, in the Church of the saints. 7For who among the clouds is equal to the Lord? Who among the sons of God is like God? 8God is glorified by the counsel of the saints. He is great and terrible above all those who are around him. 9O Lord, God of hosts, who is like you? You are powerful, Lord, and your truth is all around you. 10You rule over the power of the sea, and you even mitigate the movement of its waves. 11You have humbled the arrogant one, like one who has been wounded. You have scattered your enemies with the arm of your strength. 12Yours are the heavens, and yours is the earth. You founded the whole world in all its fullness. 13You created the north and the sea. Tabor and Hermon will exult in your name. 14Your arm acts with power. Let your hand be strengthened, and let your right hand be exalted. 15Justice and judgment are the preparation of your throne. Mercy and truth will precede your face. 16Blessed is the people that knows jubilation. They will walk in the light of your countenance, O Lord, 17and they will exult in your name all day long, and they will be exalted in your justice. 18For you are the glory of their virtue, and in your goodness, our horn will be exalted. 19For our assumption is of the Lord, and it is of our king, the holy one of Israel. 20Then you spoke in a vision to your holy ones, and you said: I have stationed help with the powerful one, and I have exalted the elect one from my people. 21I have found my servant David. I have anointed him with my holy oil. 22For my hand will assist him, and my arm will fortify him. 23The enemy will have no advantage over him, nor will the son of iniquity be positioned to harm him. 24And I will cut down his enemies before his face. And those who hate him, I will turn to flight. 25And my truth and my mercy will be with him. And his horn will be exalted in my name. 26And I will place his hand on the sea and his right hand on the rivers. 27He will invoke me: “You are my father, my God, and the support of my salvation.”
16Amen, amen, I say to you, the servant is not greater than his Lord, and the apostle is not greater than he who sent him. 17If you understand this, you shall be blessed if you will do it. 18I am not speaking about all of you. I know those whom I have chosen. But this is so that the Scripture may be fulfilled, ‘He who eats bread with me shall lift up his heel against me.’ 19And I tell you this now, before it happens, so that when it has happened, you may believe that I am. 20Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever receives anyone whom I send, receives me. And whoever receives me, receives him who sent me.”