⁴⁴ The next Sabbath almost the whole town gathered to hear the word of the Lord.^{[a] 45} But when the Jewish leaders^[b] saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy and began to object to the statements made by Paul and even to abuse him.

⁴⁶ Then Paul and Barnabas boldly declared, “We had to speak God’s word to you first, but since you reject it and consider yourselves unworthy of eternal life, we are now going to turn to the gentiles.