The wicked flee when no one is pursuing them, but the righteous are as bold as a lion.
Acts 13:46 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Paul and Barnabas boldly replied, ‘It was necessary that the word of God be spoken to you first. Since you reject it and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, we are turning to the Gentiles. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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. |
The wicked flee when no one is pursuing them, but the righteous are as bold as a lion.
so you will summon a nation you do not know, and nations who do not know you will run to you. For the Lord your God, even the Holy One of Israel, has glorified you.’
Whether they listen or refuse to listen #– #for they are a rebellious house #– #they will know that a prophet has been among them.
‘He will completely destroy those terrible men,’ they told him, ‘and lease his vineyard to other farmers who will give him his fruit at the harvest.’
Therefore I tell you, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people producing its fruit.
‘And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.’
and repentance for forgiveness of sins will be proclaimed in his name to all the nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
You Samaritans worship what you do not know. We worship what we do know, because salvation is from the Jews.
They continued their journey from Perga and reached Pisidian Antioch. On the Sabbath day they went into the synagogue and sat down.
‘Brothers and sisters, children of Abraham’s race, and those among you who fear God, it is to us that the word of this salvation has been sent.
Arriving in Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the Jewish synagogues. They also had John as their assistant.
But when some became hardened and would not believe, slandering the Way in front of the crowd, he withdrew from them, taking the disciples, and conducted discussions every day in the lecture hall of Tyrannus.
‘He said to me, “Go, because I will send you far away to the Gentiles.” ’
Instead, I preached to those in Damascus first, and to those in Jerusalem and in all the region of Judea, and to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, and do works worthy of repentance.
Therefore, let it be known to you that this salvation of God has been sent to the Gentiles; they will listen.’
God raised up his servant and sent him first to you to bless you by turning each of you from your evil ways.’
When they observed the boldness of Peter and John and realised that they were uneducated and untrained men, they were amazed and recognised that they had been with Jesus.
‘You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You are always resisting the Holy Spirit. As your ancestors did, you do also.
Immediately he began proclaiming Jesus in the synagogues: ‘He is the Son of God.’
For I am not ashamed of the gospel, , because it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, first to the Jew, and also to the Greek.
but glory, honour, and peace for everyone who does what is good, first to the Jew, and also to the Greek.
They have provoked my jealousy with what is not a god; they have enraged me with their worthless idols. So I will provoke their jealousy with what is not a people; I will enrage them with a foolish nation.
Most of the brothers have gained confidence in the Lord from my imprisonment and dare even more to speak the word , fearlessly.
quenched the raging of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, gained strength in weakness, became mighty in battle, and put foreign armies to flight.