Acts 13:47

for the-same-ly the Lord has-commanded to{us}, 'I-have-placed you into light of{nations} of{the} to-be-being you into salvation until of{last/end} of{the earth}.'"

Garth's Hyper-literal Translation

In The King James Version

For so hath the Lord commanded us, saying, I have set thee to be a light of the Gentiles, that thou shouldest be for salvation unto the ends of the earth.

In Context

46Besides all-say-ize[ing], the Paul and the Barnabas say, "To{you} it-has-been-being compulsory[i.e. compelled] first the word of{the God} to-be-spoken; moreover, upon-beheld[conjunction] you-are-thrusting-selves-off/away same and you-are_not_judging sameselves worthwhile of{the eternal being-alive[noun]}, behold, we-are-being-turned into[i.e. to] the nations,

48Moreover, hearing, the nations have-been-joying and have-been-esteem-izing/glorifying the word of{the Lord}, and they-believe, as-many-as have-been-being having-been-set into eternal being-alive[noun].

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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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