44 The next1Sabbathnearly the wholecityassembled to hear the word of the Lord.
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But when 2the Jewssaw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy and began contradicting the thingsspoken by Paul, and were blaspheming.
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Paul and Barnabasspoke out boldly and said, "It was necessary that the word of God be spoken to you 3first; since you repudiate it and judgeyourselvesunworthy* of eternallife, behold, 4we are turning to the Gentiles.
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"For so the Lord has commanded us, '5I HAVE PLACED YOU AS A 6LIGHT FOR THE GENTILES, THAT YOU MAY BRING*SALVATION TO THE END OF THE EARTH.' "