Acts 13:42-47

Paul and Barnabas started to leave the synagogue. The people invited them to say more about these things on the next Sabbath day. The people were told they could leave the service. Many Jews followed Paul and Barnabas. Many Gentiles who faithfully worshiped the God of the Jews did the same. Paul and Barnabas talked with them. They tried to get them to keep living in God’s grace. On the next Sabbath day, almost the whole city gathered. They gathered to hear the word of the Lord. When the Jews saw the crowds, they became very jealous. They began to disagree with what Paul was saying. They said evil things against him. Then Paul and Barnabas answered them boldly. “We had to speak God’s word to you first,” they said. “But you don’t accept it. You don’t think you are good enough for eternal life. So now we are turning to the Gentiles. This is what the Lord has commanded us to do. He said, “ ‘I have made you a light for the Gentiles. You will bring salvation to the whole earth.’ ”