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Yet truly, on the following Sabbath, nearly the entire city came together to hear the Word of God. |
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Then the Jews, seeing the crowds, were filled with envy, and they, blaspheming, contradicted the things that were being said by Paul. |
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Then Paul and Barnabas said firmly: “It was necessary to speak the Word of God first to you. But because you reject it, and so judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, behold, we turn to the Gentiles. |
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For so has the Lord instructed us: ‘I have set you as a light to the Gentiles, so that you may bring salvation to the ends of the earth.’ ” |
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Then the Gentiles, upon hearing this, were gladdened, and they were glorifying the Word of the Lord. And as many as believed were preordained to eternal life. |
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Now the word of the Lord was disseminated throughout the entire region. |
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But the Jews incited some devout and honest women, and the leaders of the city. And they stirred up a persecution against Paul and Barnabas. And they drove them away from their parts. |
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But they, shaking the dust from their feet against them, went on to Iconium. |
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The disciples were likewise filled with gladness and with the Holy Spirit. |