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.
50. The Jews, however, incited the women of prominence who were worshipers and the leading men of the city, stirred up a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them from their territory.