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46 Then Paul and Barnabas boldly said, “It was necessary that the word of God should be spoken to you first. But seeing you reject it, and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, we are turning to the Gentiles. 47 For thus has the Lord commanded us:

‘I have established you to be a light of the Gentiles,
    that you may bring salvation to the ends of the earth.’[a]

48 When the Gentiles heard this, they were glad and glorified the word of the Lord. And all who were ordained to eternal life believed.

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  1. Acts 13:47 Isa 42:6; 49:6.