Acts 13:45-48

45 But when ¹the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy and began contradicting the things spoken by Paul, and were blaspheming.

46 Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly and said, "It was necessary that the word of God be spoken to you ²first; since you repudiate it and judge yourselves unworthy * of eternal life, behold, ³we are turning to the Gentiles.

47 "For so the Lord has commanded us, '⁴I HAVE PLACED YOU AS A ⁵LIGHT FOR THE GENTILES, THAT YOU MAY BRING * SALVATION TO THE END OF THE EARTH.' "

48 When the Gentiles heard this, they began rejoicing and glorifying ⁶the word of the Lord; and as many as ⁷had been appointed to eternal life believed.

Cross References

• 1. Acts 13:50; Acts 14:2, 4, 5, 19; 1 Thessalonians 2:16
• 2. Acts 3:26; Acts 9:20; Acts 13:5, 14
• 3. Acts 18:6; Acts 19:9; Acts 22:21; Acts 26:20; Acts 28:28
• 4. Isaiah 42:6; Isaiah 49:6
• 5. Luke 2:32
• 6. Acts 13:12
• 7. Romans 8:28f; Ephesians 1:4f, 11

Footnotes

• [a]. Or "slandering" him
• [b]. Lit "be for salvation"
• [c]. Two early mss read "God"