42. As Paul and Barnabas left the synagogue that day, the people begged them to speak about these things again the next week.
43. Many Jews and devout converts to Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas, and the two men urged them to continue to rely on the grace of God.
44. The following week almost the entire city turned out to hear them preach the word of the Lord.
45. But when some of the Jews saw the crowds, they were jealous; so they slandered Paul and argued against whatever he said.
46. Then Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly and declared, “It was necessary that we first preach the word of God to you Jews. But since you have rejected it and judged yourselves unworthy of eternal life, we will offer it to the Gentiles.
47. For the Lord gave us this command when he said,‘I have made you a light to the Gentiles,to bring salvation to the farthest corners of the earth.’”