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Gospel Controversy

Acts 13:44-47

On the next Sabbath almost the whole city gathered to hear the word of the Lord. When the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy. They began to contradict what Paul was saying and heaped abuse on him. Then Paul and Barnabas answered them 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. For this is what the Lord has commanded us: '"I have made you a light for the Gentiles, that you may bring salvation to the ends of the earth."' (NIVUK)

Almost everybody in Pisidian Antioch (in what is now southwest Turkey) wanted to hear what Paul and Barnabas had to say about Jesus. The previous Sabbath in the synagogue, Paul had explained how the resurrection validated Jesus as the Messiah, the Son of God (Acts 13:32-37). And many believed in Him that day (Acts 13:43). During the week, Paul met with a variety of people who had started to trust Jesus; so by the next Sabbath there was great expectation among the people to hear more about Jesus - the only person who could forgive sins and enable sinners to be justified before God (Acts 1