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Acts 13:48

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46 Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and said, It was necessary that the word of God should first have been spoken to you: but seeing ye put it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles.

47 For so hath the Lord commanded us, saying, I have set thee to be a light of the Gentiles, that thou shouldest be for salvation unto the ends of the earth.

And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed.

49 And the word of the Lord was published throughout all the region.

50 But the Jews stirred up the devout and honourable women, and the chief men of the city, and raised persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them out of their coasts.

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BSB
When the Gentiles heard this, they rejoiced and glorified the word of the Lord, and all who were appointed for eternal life believed.
KJV
And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed.
WEB
As the Gentiles heard this, they were glad and glorified the word of God. As many as were appointed to eternal life believed.
ASV
And as the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of God: and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed.
DARBY
And [those of] the nations, hearing it, rejoiced, and glorified the word of the Lord, and believed, as many as were ordained to eternal life.
BLB
And the Gentiles hearing were rejoicing and glorifying the word of the Lord, and as many as were appointed to eternal life believed.
ÅB
Da hedningene hørte det, ble de glade og priste Herrens ord, og de tok ved troen så mange som var utsett til evig liv.
OTB
Da hedningene hørte dette, ble de glade og æret Herrens ord; og alle som var bestemt til evig liv, trodde.
B1930
Da hedningene hørte det, blev de glade og priste Herrens ord, og de tok ved troen så mange som var utsett til evig liv.

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  • Romans 8:29–30

    For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.

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  • Ephesians 1:4

    According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:

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  • Romans 11:7

    What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded

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  • John 10:26–27

    But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep, as I said unto you.

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  • John 10:16

    And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd.

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  • John 11:52

    And not for that nation only, but that also he should gather together in one the children of God that were scattered abroad.

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  • Ephesians 2:5–10

    Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)

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  • 2 Thessalonians 2:13–14

    But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:

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