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46 Both te Paul Paulos and kai Barnabas Barnabas spoke boldly parrēsiazomai · ho · ho and said legō, “ It was eimi necessary anankaios that the ho word logos of ho God theos be spoken laleō first prōton to you hymeis. Since epeidē you reject apōtheō it autos and kai do krinō not ou consider krinō yourselves heautou worthy axios of ho eternal aiōnios life zōē, we are now turning strephō to eis the ho Gentiles ethnos. 47 For gar thus houtōs the ho Lord kyrios has commanded entellō us hēmeis: ‘ I have appointed tithēmi you sy to eis be a light phōs for the Gentiles ethnos, to ho bring eimi salvation sōtēria to heōs the ends eschatos of the ho earth .’” 48 When the ho Gentiles ethnos heard akouō · de this, they began rejoicing chairō and kai glorifying doxazō the ho word logos of the ho Lord kyrios, and kai as hosos many as were eimi appointed tassō to eis eternal aiōnios life zōē believed pisteuō.

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46 Then Paul and Barnabas answered them boldly: “We had to speak the word of God to you first.(A) Since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we now turn to the Gentiles.(B) 47 For this is what the Lord has commanded us:

“‘I have made you[a] a light for the Gentiles,(C)
    that you[b] may bring salvation to the ends of the earth.’[c](D)

48 When the Gentiles heard this, they were glad and honored the word of the Lord;(E) and all who were appointed for eternal life believed.

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 13:47 The Greek is singular.
  2. Acts 13:47 The Greek is singular.
  3. Acts 13:47 Isaiah 49:6