Acts 13:46 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

Then both Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly, saying, “It was necessary that the word of God should be spoken first to you. Since you reject it and judge yourselves to be unworthy of eternal life, we are now turning to the gentiles.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

Then 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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

And Paul and Barnabas spoke out plainly and boldly, saying, It was necessary that God's message [concerning salvation through Christ] should be spoken to you first. But since you thrust it from you, you pass this judgment on yourselves that you are unworthy of eternal life and out of your own mouth you will be judged. [Now] behold, we turn to the Gentiles (the heathen).

American Standard Version (1901)

And Paul and Barnabas spake out boldly, and said, It was necessary that the word of God should first be spoken to you. Seeing ye thrust it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles.

Common English Bible

Speaking courageously, Paul and Barnabas said, “We had to speak God’s word to you first. Since you reject it and show that you are unworthy to receive eternal life, we will turn to the Gentiles.

Catholic Public Domain Version

Then Paul and Barnabas said firmly: "It was necessary to speak the Word of God first to you. But because you reject it, and so judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, behold, we turn to the Gentiles.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

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.

Acts 13:46 Cross References

Proverbs 28:1

The wicked flee when no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion.

Isaiah 55:5

Now you shall call nations that you do not know, and nations that do not know you shall run to you, because of the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, for he has glorified you.

Ezekiel 2:5

Whether they hear or refuse to hear (for they are a rebellious house), they shall know that there has been a prophet among them.

Matthew 10:6

but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

Matthew 21:41

They said to him, “He will put those wretches to a miserable death and lease the vineyard to other tenants who will give him the produce at the harvest time.”

Matthew 21:43

“Therefore I tell you, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people that produces its fruits.

Matthew 25:46

And these will go away into eternal punishment but the righteous into eternal life.”

Luke 24:47

and that repentance and forgiveness of sins is to be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem.

John 1:11

He came to what was his own, and his own people did not accept him.

John 4:22

You worship what you do not know; we worship what we know, for salvation is from the Jews.

Acts 13:14

but they went on from Perga and came to Antioch in Pisidia. And on the Sabbath day they went into the synagogue and sat down.

Acts 13:26

“Brothers and sisters, you descendants of Abraham’s family and others who fear God, to us the message of this salvation has been sent.

Acts 13:5

When they arrived at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the Jewish synagogues. And they had John also to assist them.

Acts 19:9

When some stubbornly refused to believe and spoke evil of the Way before the congregation, he left them, taking the disciples with him, and argued daily in the lecture hall of Tyrannus.

Acts 22:21

Then he said to me, ‘Go, for I will send you far away to the gentiles.’ ”

Acts 26:20

but declared first to those in Damascus, then in Jerusalem and throughout the countryside of Judea, and also to the gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God and do deeds consistent with repentance.

Acts 28:28

“Let it be known to you, then, that this salvation of God has been sent to the gentiles; they will listen.”

Acts 3:26

When God raised up his servant, he sent him first to you, to bless you by turning each of you from your wicked ways.”

Acts 4:13

Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John and realized that they were uneducated and ordinary men, they were amazed and recognized them as companions of Jesus.

Acts 7:51

“You stiff-necked people, uncircumcised in heart and ears, you are forever opposing the Holy Spirit, just as your ancestors used to do.

Acts 9:20

and immediately he began to proclaim Jesus in the synagogues, saying, “He is the Son of God.”

Romans 1:16

For I am not ashamed of the gospel; it is God’s saving power for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek.

Romans 2:10

but glory and honor and peace for everyone who does good, both the Jew first and the Greek.

Deuteronomy 32:21

They made me jealous with what is no god, provoked me with their idols. So I will make them jealous with what is no people, provoke them with a foolish nation.

Philippians 1:14

and most of the brothers and sisters, having been made confident in the Lord by my imprisonment, dare to speak the word with greater boldness and without fear.

Hebrews 11:34

quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, were made strong out of weakness, became mighty in war, put foreign armies to flight.