ACTS 13:46 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“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.”
Then Paul and Barnabas answered boldly: 'We had to speak the word of God to you first. Since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we now turn to the Gentiles — the turning point formula (now we turn to the Gentiles) marks a crucial shift in missional strategy and fulfills Isaiah 49:6 (a light to the Gentiles). Paul invokes divine necessity (edei, it was necessary) and the Jews' self-judgment (ouk axios, not worthy) to justify the pivotal move. This does not inaugurate gentile mission (already present in Acts 10) but rather formalizes the pattern of proclaiming to Jews first, then turning to Gentile receptivity when Jewish resistance hardens.
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