Acts 13:46

So Paul and Barnabas spoke out strongly, saying “We had to speak the word of God to you first. But now that you're rejecting it—you're deciding that you're not worthy of eternal life—well now we're turning to the foreigners.

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In The King James Version

Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and said, It was necessary that the word of God should first have been spoken to you: but seeing ye put it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles.

In Context

45However, when the Jews saw the crowds, they became extremely jealous, contradicting what Paul was saying and cursing him.

47That's what the Lord has told us to do: ‘I've made you a light to the foreigners, and through you salvation will go to the ends of the earth.’”

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Cross References

Exodus 32:9“I know what these people are like,” the Lord continued saying to Moses. “They are so rebellious!

Proverbs 28:1The wicked run away even when no one is chasing them, but the good have the trusting boldness of lions.

Isaiah 55:5You will call nations you don't even know, and nations who don't know you will come running to you. For the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, I made you glorious.

Matthew 10:13If the home deserves it, let your peace rest on it, but if it doesn't deserve it, let your peace return to you.

Matthew 22:6The rest grabbed the king's servants, mistreated them, and killed them.

Luke 24:47repentance for the forgiveness of sins would be preached to all nations, beginning in Jerusalem.

Matthew Henry on Acts 13:43-52

Paul at Antioch in Pisidia. 42 And when the Jews were gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles besought that these words might be preached to them the next sabbath. 43 Now when the congregation was broken up, many of the Jews and religious proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas: who, speaking to them, persuaded them to continue in the grace of God. 44 And the next sabbath day came almost the whole city together to hear the word of God. 45 But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy, and spake… Read the whole commentary →

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