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But the next sabbath day, the whole city almost came together, to hear the word of God.
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And the Jews, seeing the multitudes, were filled with envy and contradicted those things which were said by Paul, blaspheming.
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Then Paul and Barnabas said boldly: To you it behoved us first to speak the word of God: but because you reject it and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, behold we turn to the Gentiles.
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For so the Lord hath commanded us: I have set thee to be the light of the Gentiles: that thou mayest be for salvation unto the utmost part of the earth.
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And the Gentiles hearing it were glad and glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were ordained to life everlasting believed.
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And the word of the Lord was published throughout the whole country.
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But the Jews stirred up religious and honourable women and the chief men of the city: and raised persecution against Paul and Barnabas: and cast them out of their coasts.
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But they, shaking off the dust of their feet against them, came to Iconium.
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And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Ghost.