Acts 13:46

New American Bible - revised edition

Both Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly and said, “It was necessary that the word of God be spoken to you first, but since you reject it and condemn yourselves as unworthy of eternal life, we now turn to the Gentiles.

Cross References

Proverbs 28:1

The wicked flee though none pursue; but the just, like a lion, are confident.

Isaiah 55:5

So shall you summon a nation you knew not, and a nation that knew you not shall run to you, Because of the Lord, your God, the Holy One of Israel, who has glorified you.

Ezekiel 2:5

And whether they hear or resist—they are a rebellious house—they shall know that a prophet has been among them.

Matthew 10:6

Go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

Matthew 21:41

They answered him, “He will put those wretched men to a wretched death and lease his vineyard to other tenants who will give him the produce at the proper times.”

Matthew 21:43

Therefore, I say to you, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people that will produce its fruit.

Matthew 25:46

And these will go off to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life.”

Luke 24:47

and that repentance, for the forgiveness of sins, would be preached in his name to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem.

John 1:11

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

John 4:22

You people worship what you do not understand; we worship what we understand, because salvation is from the Jews.

Acts 13:14

They continued on from Perga and reached Antioch in Pisidia. On the sabbath they entered [into] the synagogue and took their seats.

Acts 13:26

“My brothers, children of the family of Abraham, and those others among you who are God-fearing, to us this word of salvation has been sent.

Acts 13:5

When they arrived in Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the Jewish synagogues. They had John also as their assistant.

Acts 19:9

But when some in their obstinacy and disbelief disparaged the Way before the assembly, he withdrew and took his disciples with him and began to hold daily discussions in the lecture hall of Tyrannus.

Acts 22:21

Then he said to me, ‘Go, I shall send you far away to the Gentiles.’” Paul Imprisoned.

Acts 26:20

On the contrary, first to those in Damascus and in Jerusalem and throughout the whole country of Judea, and then to the Gentiles, I preached the need to repent and turn to God, and to do works giving evidence of repentance.

Acts 28:28

Let it be known to you that this salvation of God has been sent to the Gentiles; they will listen.” [

Acts 3:26

For you first, God raised up his servant and sent him to bless you by turning each of you from your evil ways.”

Acts 4:13

Observing the boldness of Peter and John and perceiving them to be uneducated, ordinary men, they were amazed, and they recognized them as the companions of Jesus.

Acts 7:51

“You stiff-necked people, uncircumcised in heart and ears, you always oppose the holy Spirit; you are just like your ancestors.

Acts 9:20

and he began at once to proclaim Jesus in the synagogues, that he is the Son of God.

Romans 1:16

For I am not ashamed of the gospel. It is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes: for Jew first, and then Greek.

Romans 2:10

But there will be glory, honor, and peace for everyone who does good, Jew first and then Greek.

Deuteronomy 32:21

Since they have incited me with a “no-god,” and provoked me with their empty idols, I will incite them with a “no-people”; with a foolish nation I will provoke them.

Philippians 1:14

and so that the majority of the brothers, having taken encouragement in the Lord from my imprisonment, dare more than ever to proclaim the word fearlessly.

Hebrews 11:34

put out raging fires, escaped the devouring sword; out of weakness they were made powerful, became strong in battle, and turned back foreign invaders.