Acts 13:44-52
Legacy Standard Bible
Many Gentiles Believe
44 And the next (A)Sabbath, nearly the whole city assembled to hear the word of [a]the [b]Lord. 45 But when (B)the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy and began contradicting the things spoken by Paul, [c]blaspheming. 46 Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly and said, “It was necessary that the word of God be spoken to you (C)first. Since you reject it and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, behold, (D)we are turning to the Gentiles. 47 For so the [d]Lord has commanded us,
‘(E)I have placed You as a (F)light for the Gentiles,
That You may [e]bring salvation to the end of the earth.’”
48 And when the Gentiles heard this, they began rejoicing and glorifying (G)the word of [f]the [g]Lord, and as many as (H)had been appointed to eternal life believed. 49 And (I)the word of the [h]Lord was being spread through the whole region. 50 But (J)the Jews incited the [i](K)God-fearing women (L)of prominence and the leading men of the city, and instigated a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and drove them out of their [j]district. 51 But (M)having shaken off the dust of their feet against them, they went to (N)Iconium. 52 And the disciples were continually (O)filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.
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- Acts 13:44 One early ms God
- Acts 13:44 In OT, Yahweh, cf. Is 1:10
- Acts 13:45 Or slandering him
- Acts 13:47 In OT, Yahweh, cf. Is 42:6
- Acts 13:47 Lit be for salvation
- Acts 13:48 Two early mss God
- Acts 13:48 In OT, Yahweh, cf. Is 1:10
- Acts 13:49 In OT, Yahweh, cf. Is 1:10
- Acts 13:50 Or worshiping
- Acts 13:50 Lit boundaries
Acts 13:44-52
New Living Translation
Paul Turns to the Gentiles
44 The following week almost the entire city turned out to hear them preach the word of the Lord. 45 But when some of the Jews saw the crowds, they were jealous; so they slandered Paul and argued against whatever he said.
46 Then Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly and declared, “It was necessary that we first preach the word of God to you Jews. But since you have rejected it and judged yourselves unworthy of eternal life, we will offer it to the Gentiles. 47 For the Lord gave us this command when he said,
‘I have made you a light to the Gentiles,
to bring salvation to the farthest corners of the earth.’[a]”
48 When the Gentiles heard this, they were very glad and thanked the Lord for his message; and all who were chosen for eternal life became believers. 49 So the Lord’s message spread throughout that region.
50 Then the Jews stirred up the influential religious women and the leaders of the city, and they incited a mob against Paul and Barnabas and ran them out of town. 51 So they shook the dust from their feet as a sign of rejection and went to the town of Iconium. 52 And the believers[b] were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.
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