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Acts 13:46-48
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46 Both Paul and Barnabas spoke boldly and[a] said, “It was necessary that the word of God be spoken first to you, since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life! Behold, we are turning to the Gentiles! 47 For so the Lord has commanded us:

‘I have appointed you to be[b] a light for the Gentiles,
    that you would bring[c] salvation to the end of the earth.’[d]

48 And when[e] the Gentiles heard this,[f] they began to rejoice[g] and to glorify the word of the Lord. And all those who were designated for eternal life believed.

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 13:46 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“spoke boldly”) has been translated as a finite verb
  2. Acts 13:47 Literally “for”
  3. Acts 13:47 Literally “that you would bring”
  4. Acts 13:47 An allusion to Isa 42:6; 49:6
  5. Acts 13:48 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“heard”) which is understood as temporal
  6. Acts 13:48 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  7. Acts 13:48 The imperfect tense has been translated as ingressive here (“began to rejoice”)
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