Acts 13:46

Paul and Barnabas boldly declare that since the Jews reject the word and judge themselves unworthy of eternal life, they now turn to the Gentiles. Rejection by some opens the gospel to the nations.

Cross-references · 32

• Acts 28:28“Be it known therefore to you, that the salvation of God is sent to the nations, and they will listen.”
• Matt 21:43“Therefore I tell you, God’s Kingdom will be taken away from you, and will be given to a nation producing its fruit.
• Acts 26:20but declared first to them of Damascus, at Jerusalem, and throughout all the country of Judea, and also to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, doing works worthy of repentance.
• Acts 18:5–6But when Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul was compelled by the Spirit, testifying to the Jews that Jesus was the Christ.
• Rom 2:10But glory, honor, and peace go to every man who does good, to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
• Acts 3:26God, having raised up his servant Jesus, sent him to you first to bless you, in turning away every one of you from your wickedness.”
• Rom 1:16For I am not ashamed of the Good News of Christ, for it is the power of God for salvation for everyone who believes; for the Jew first, and also for the Greek.
• Rom 11:11–13I ask then, did they stumble that they might fall? May it never be! But by their fall salvation has come to the Gentiles, to provoke them to jealousy.
• Acts 22:21“He said to me, ‘Depart, for I will send you out far from here to the Gentiles.’”
• Acts 13:26Brothers, children of the stock of Abraham, and those among you who fear God, the word of this salvation is sent out to you.
• John 1:11He came to his own, and those who were his own didn’t receive him.
• Rom 10:19–21But I ask, didn’t Israel know? First Moses says, “I will provoke you to jealousy with that which is no nation, with a nation void of understanding I will make you angry.”
• Acts 4:29–31Now, Lord, look at their threats, and grant to your servants to speak your word with all boldness,
• Isa 55:5Behold, you shall call a nation that you don’t know; and a nation that didn’t know you shall run to you, because of Yahweh your God, and for the Holy One of Israel; for he has glorified you.”
• Luke 24:47and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name to all the nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
• Acts 7:51“You stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, you always resist the Holy Spirit! As your fathers did, so you do.
• Luke 14:16–24But he said to him, “A certain man made a great supper, and he invited many people.
• Eph 6:19–20on my behalf, that utterance may be given to me in opening my mouth, to make known with boldness the mystery of the Good News,
• Isa 49:5–8Now Yahweh says, he who formed me from the womb to be his servant, to bring Jacob again to him, and to gather Israel to him, for I am honorable in Yahweh’s eyes, and my God has become my strength.
• Rom 9:4–5who are Israelites; whose is the adoption, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the service, and the promises;
• Exod 32:9–10Yahweh said to Moses, “I have seen these people, and behold, they are a stiff-necked people.
• Phil 1:14and that most of the brothers in the Lord, being confident through my bonds, are more abundantly bold to speak the word of God without fear.
• Deut 32:21They have moved me to jealousy with that which is not God. They have provoked me to anger with their vanities. I will move them to jealousy with those who are not a people. I will provoke them to anger with a foolish nation.
• Acts 4:13Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and had perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marveled. They recognized that they had been with Jesus.
• Matt 22:6–10and the rest grabbed his servants, and treated them shamefully, and killed them.
• Matt 10:6Rather, go to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
• Acts 13:14But they, passing on from Perga, came to Antioch of Pisidia. They went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and sat down.
• Prov 28:1The wicked flee when no one pursues; but the righteous are as bold as a lion.
• John 4:22You worship that which you don’t know. We worship that which we know; for salvation is from the Jews.
• Matt 10:13–15If the household is worthy, let your peace come on it, but if it isn’t worthy, let your peace return to you.
• Acts 13:5When they were at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the Jewish synagogues. They had also John as their attendant.
• Heb 11:34quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, from weakness were made strong, grew mighty in war, and caused foreign armies to flee.

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