39. in him every believer is justified.
40. Be careful, then, that what was said in the prophets not come about:
41. ‘Look on, you scoffers,be amazed and disappear.For I am doing a work in your days,a work that you will never believeeven if someone tells you.’”
42. As they were leaving, they invited them to speak on these subjects the following sabbath.
43. After the congregation had dispersed, many Jews and worshipers who were converts to Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas, who spoke to them and urged them to remain faithful to the grace of God.
44. On the following sabbath almost the whole city gathered to hear the word of the Lord.
45. When the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy and with violent abuse contradicted what Paul said.
46. Both Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly and said, “It was necessary that the word of God be spoken to you first, but since you reject it and condemn yourselves as unworthy of eternal life, we now turn to the Gentiles.
47. For so the Lord has commanded us, ‘I have made you a light to the Gentiles, that you may be an instrument of salvation to the ends of the earth.’”
48. The Gentiles were delighted when they heard this and glorified the word of the Lord. All who were destined for eternal life came to believe,
49. and the word of the Lord continued to spread through the whole region.