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Acts 13:45-47 KJV
Acts · chapter 13 · verses 45–47
45But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy, and spake against those things which were spoken by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming. 46Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and said, It was necessary that the word of God should first have been spoken to you: but seeing ye put it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles. 47For so hath the Lord commanded us, saying, I have set thee to be a light of the Gentiles, that thou shouldest be for salvation unto the ends of the earth.Acts 13:45-47 · King James Version
Acts 13:45-47 in context
43Now when the congregation was broken up, many of the Jews and religious proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas: who, speaking to them, persuaded them to continue in the grace of God.
44And the next sabbath day came almost the whole city together to hear the word of God.
45But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy, and spake against those things which were spoken by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming.
46Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and said, It was necessary that the word of God should first have been spoken to you: but seeing ye put it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles.
47For so hath the Lord commanded us, saying, I have set thee to be a light of the Gentiles, that thou shouldest be for salvation unto the ends of the earth.
48And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed.
49And the word of the Lord was published throughout all the region.
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Key words (Strong's)
- multitudesochlosa crowd, a casual collection of people, a multitude of men who have flocked together in…G3793 →
- necessaryanagkaiosnecessary, what one can not do without, indispensable, connected by bonds of nature or…G316 →
- commandedentellōto order, command to be done, enjoinG1781 →
- salvationsōtēriadeliverance, preservation, safety, salvation, deliverance from the molestation of…G4991 →
- BarnabasbarnabasBarnabas = " son of rest" , the surname of Joses or Joseph, a Levite, a native of…G921 →
- Gentilesethnosa multitude associated or living together, a company, troop, swarm, a multitude of…G1484 →
- againstantilegōto speak against, gainsay, contradict, to oppose one s self to one, decline to obey him…G483 →
- filledpimplēmito fill, to be fulfilled, to be filledG4130 →
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The design of this story being to vindicate the apostles, especially Paul (as he doth himself at large, Rom. 11), from the reflections of the Jews upon him for preaching the gospel to the Gentiles, it is here observed that he proceeded therein with all the caution imaginable, and upon due consideration, of which we…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 42-52