Neville Goddard on Acts 13:13-14 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Acts 13 in context

Scripture Focus

13Now when Paul and his company loosed from Paphos, they came to Perga in Pamphylia: and John departing from them returned to Jerusalem.

14But when they departed from Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia, and went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and sat down.

Acts 13:13-14

Biblical Context

Paul and company depart Paphos, pass Perga, and John leaves for Jerusalem; they arrive in Antioch in Pisidia and enter the synagogue on the Sabbath.

Neville's Inner Vision

In the Acts account, you do not move bodies, you move states of consciousness. The departure of John signifies shedding an old belief, a story you have outgrown; Paul and his company loosing from Paphos symbolize the expanding I AM stepping into a wider region of awareness—Perga stands for a narrower field of thought and Antioch in Pisidia becomes a larger temple of mind where the inner synagogue gathers your fixed ideas. When they sat down on the Sabbath, it marks a pause in thought, a moment to listen within beyond routine chatter. The mission and witness you see aloud in scripture are not external exploits but the living assertion of your I AM, choosing truth over fear and limitation. The voyage from one place to another mirrors your inner journey of alignment: letting go of the old identity (John's departure) and advancing into a confident proclaiming of God’s presence wherever you are. Your faith is obedience to the inner prompting that rearranges your inner atmosphere, drawing your outward world into harmony with your highest self.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: Assume the role of the Paul-consciousness now—see yourself leaving your old 'Paphos' and entering the inner 'synagogue' of your mind; silently declare, I AM, I go where I am led; feel the march of faith, and say, it is done in your heart.