Acts 13:46

King James Version (KJV)

Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and said, It was necessary that the word of God should first have been spoken to you: but seeing ye put it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles.

Translations

Acts 13:46 - Amplified Bible

And Paul and Barnabas spoke out plainly {and} boldly, saying, It was necessary that God's message [concerning salvation through Christ] should be spoken to you first. But since you thrust it from you, you pass this judgment on yourselves that you are unworthy of eternal life {and} out of your own mouth you will be judged. [Now] behold, we turn to the Gentiles (the heathen).

Acts 13:46 - American Standard Version

And Paul and Barnabas spake out boldly, and said, It was necessary that the word of God should first be spoken to you. Seeing ye thrust it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles.

Acts 13:46 - Bible in Basic English

Then Paul and Barnabas without fear said, It was necessary for the word of God to be given to you first; but because you will have nothing to do with it, and have no desire for eternal life, it will now be offered to the Gentiles.

Acts 13:46 - Darby Bible

And Paul and Barnabas spoke boldly and said, It was necessary that the word of God should be first spoken to you; but, since ye thrust it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, lo, we turn to the nations;

Acts 13:46 - English Standard Version

And Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly, saying, "It was necessary that the word of God be spoken first to you. Since you thrust it aside and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, behold, we are turning to the Gentiles.

Acts 13:46 - King James Version

Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and said, It was necessary that the word of God should first have been spoken to you: but seeing ye put it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles.

Acts 13:46 - La Biblia de las Americas

Entonces Pablo y Bernabé hablaron con valor y dijeron: Era necesario que la palabra de Dios os fuera predicada primeramente a vosotros; mas ya que la rechazáis y no os juzgáis dignos de la vida eterna, he aquì, nos volvemos a los gentiles.

Acts 13:46 - The Message

But Paul and Barnabas didn’t back down. Standing their ground they said, "It was required that God’s Word be spoken first of all to you, the Jews. But seeing that you want no part of it—you’ve made it quite clear that you have no taste or inclination for eternal life—the door is open to all the outsiders. And we’re on our way through it, following orders, doing what God commanded when he said,

   I’ve set you up
      as light to all nations.
   You’ll proclaim salvation
      to the four winds and seven seas!"

Acts 13:46 - New American Standard Bible

Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly and said, "It was necessary that the word of God be spoken to you first; since you repudiate it and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, behold, we are turning to the Gentiles.

Acts 13:46 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Entonces Pablo y Bernabé hablaron con valor y dijeron: "Era necesario que la palabra de Dios les fuera predicada primeramente a ustedes; pero ya que la rechazan y no se juzgan dignos de la vida eterna, asì que ahora nos volvemos a los Gentiles.

Acts 13:46 - World English Bible

Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly, and said, "It was necessary that God`s word should be spoken to you first. Since indeed you thrust it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, behold, we turn to the Gentiles.

Acts 13:46 - Young's Living Translation

And speaking boldly, Paul and Barnabas said, `To you it was necessary that first the word of God be spoken, and seeing ye do thrust it away, and do not judge yourselves worthy of the life age-during, lo, we do turn to the nations;

Acts 13:46 - Additional Comments

This is a good principle for witnessing - bring it to the people that want to hear it!

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