Acts 13:42-14:7

New American Standard Bible

⁴² As ^[a]Paul and Barnabas were going out, the people repeatedly begged to have these ^[b]things spoken to them the next ^(A)Sabbath. ⁴³ Now when the meeting of the synagogue had broken up, many of the Jews and the ^(B)God-fearing ^[c](C)proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas, who were speaking to them and urging them to continue in ^(D)the grace of God.

Paul Turns to the Gentiles

⁴⁴ The next ^(E)Sabbath nearly all the city assembled to hear the word of ^[d]the Lord. ⁴⁵ But when ^(F)the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy and began contradicting the things spoken by Paul, and were ^[e]blaspheming. ⁴⁶ Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly and said, “It was necessary that the word of God be spoken to you ^(G)first. Since you repudiate it and consider yourselves unworthy of eternal life, behold, ^(H)we are turning to the Gentiles. ⁴⁷ For so the Lord has commanded us,

⁴⁸ When the Gentiles heard this, they began rejoicing and glorifying ^(K)the word of ^[h]the Lord; and all who ^(L)had been appointed to eternal life believed. ⁴⁹ And ^(M)the word of the Lord was being spread through the whole region. ⁵⁰ But ^(N)the Jews incited the ^[i](O)devout women ^(P)of prominence and the leading men of the city, and instigated a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and drove them out of their ^[j]region. ⁵¹ But ^(Q)they shook off the dust from their feet in protest against them and went to ^(R)Iconium. ⁵² And the disciples were continually ^(S)filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.

Acceptance and Opposition

14 In ^(T)Iconium ^(U)they entered the synagogue of the Jews together, and spoke in such a way ^(V)that a large number of people believed, both of Jews and of ^(W)Greeks. ² But ^(X)the ^[k](Y)unbelieving Jews stirred up the ^[l]minds of the Gentiles and embittered them against ^(Z)the brothers. ³ Therefore they spent a long time there ^(AA)speaking boldly with reliance upon the Lord, who was testifying to the word of His grace, granting that ^[m](AB)signs and wonders be performed by their hands. ^4 (AC)But the ^[n]people of the city were divided; and some ^[o]sided with ^(AD)the Jews, while others, with ^(AE)the apostles. ⁵ And when an attempt was made by both the Gentiles and ^(AF)the Jews with their rulers, to treat them abusively and to ^(AG)stone them, ⁶ they became aware of it and fled to the cities of ^(AH)Lycaonia, ^(AI)Lystra and ^(AJ)Derbe, and the surrounding region; ⁷ and there they continued to ^(AK)preach the gospel.