Acts 13:44-52

44 The next Sabbath almost the whole city gathered to hear the word of the Lord.

45 ¹But ²when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with ³jealousy and began to contradict what was spoken by Paul, ⁴reviling him.

46 And Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly, saying, "It was necessary that the word of God ⁵be spoken first to you. ⁶Since you thrust it aside and judge yourselves ⁷unworthy of eternal life, behold, we ⁸are turning to the Gentiles.

47 ⁹For so the Lord has commanded us, saying, ¹⁰"'I have made you ¹¹a light for the Gentiles, that you may ¹²bring salvation to the ends of the earth.'"

48 And when the Gentiles heard this, they began rejoicing and ¹³glorifying the word of the Lord, and as many as were appointed to eternal life believed.

49 And the word of the Lord was spreading throughout the whole region.

50 ¹⁴But the Jews incited the devout ¹⁵women of high standing and the leading men of the city, ¹⁶stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and ¹⁷drove them out of their district.

51 But they ¹⁸shook off the dust from their feet against them and went to Iconium.

52 And the disciples were filled ¹⁹with joy and ²⁰with the Holy Spirit.

Cross References

• 1. [Acts 19:9]
• 2. [1 Thessalonians 2:16]
• 3. See Acts 5:17
• 4. Acts 18:6; Acts 26:11; 1 Timothy 1:20
• 5. ver. 5, 14; See Acts 3:26
• 6. See Matthew 21:43
• 7. See Matthew 22:8
• 8. Acts 18:6; Acts 22:21; Acts 26:17, 18, 20; Acts 28:28; See Acts 9:15
• 9. [Acts 11:18]
• 10. Cited from Isaiah 49:6; [Isaiah 45:22]
• 11. Isaiah 42:6; Luke 2:32
• 12. [ver. 26; Acts 1:8]
• 13. [2 Thessalonians 1:12]
• 14. [Acts 14:2, 19; Acts 17:5, 13; Acts 18:12; Acts 20:3, 19; Acts 21:27]
• 15. Acts 17:12
• 16. 2 Timothy 3:11
• 17. 1 Thessalonians 2:15
• 18. Matthew 10:14; Mark 6:11; Luke 9:5; [Acts 18:6]
• 19. [1 Thessalonians 1:6]; See Matthew 5:12; John 16:22
• 20. See Acts 2:4