When the Gentiles heard this, they were glad and honored the word of the Lord; and all who were appointed for eternal life believed — the Gentiles' joy (chairo) and honor of the word contrast with Jewish rejection, illustrating the reversal theme. The phrase appointed for eternal life (tasso epi zōēn aiōnion) raises the question of divine election: those whose names were written in the book of life (using Lukan language consistent with divine foreknowledge) embrace faith, suggesting that reception of the gospel flows from prior divine inclination.

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