Acts of the Apostles 13:45

In context

43When the assembly broke up, many Jews and devout converts followed Paul and Barnabas, who talked with them and urged them to hold fast to the grace of God. 44On the next Sabbath almost the whole city gathered to hear the word of the Lord. 45When the Jews saw the crowds they were filled with jealousy, and they contradicted what Paul was saying and hurled insults at him. 46Then Paul and Barnabas answered boldly: “It was necessary that the word of God be spoken to you first. Since you push it away and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, we now turn to the Gentiles. 47For this is what the Lord has commanded us: ‘I have made you a light for the nations, so that you may bring salvation to the ends of the earth.’”