Acts 13:36-47
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36 For David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God, fell on sleep, and was laid unto his fathers, and saw corruption:
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37 But he, whom God raised again, saw no corruption.
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38 Be it known unto you therefore, men and brethren, that through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins:
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39 And by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses.
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40 Beware therefore, lest that come upon you, which is spoken of in the prophets;
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41 Behold, ye despisers, and wonder, and perish: for I work a work in your days, a work which ye shall in no wise believe, though a man declare it unto you.
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42 And when the Jews were gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles besought that these words might be preached to them the next sabbath.
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43 Now when the congregation was broken up, many of the Jews and religious proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas: who, speaking to them, persuaded them to continue in the grace of God.
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44 And the next sabbath day came almost the whole city together to hear the word of God.
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45 But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy, and spake against those things which were spoken by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming.
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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.
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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.