Acts
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Acts 13:44
“And the next sabbath day came almost the whole city together to hear the word of God.”
King James Version (KJV)
Acts 13:44 Context
41Behold, 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. 42And when the Jews were gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles besought that these words might be preached to them the next sabbath. 43Now 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. 44And the next sabbath day came almost the whole city together to hear the word of God. 45But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy, and spake against those things which were spoken by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming. 46Then 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. 47For 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.
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Other Translations
¶ And the next Sabbath day came almost the whole citie together to heare the word of God.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
The next Sabbath nearly the whole city assembled to hear the word of the Lord.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And the next sabbath almost the whole city was gathered together to hear the word of God.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And on the Sabbath after, almost all the town came together to give hearing to the word of God.
- Basic English Bible
And on the coming sabbath almost all the city was gathered together to hear the word of God.
- Darby Bible
And the next sabbath came almost the whole city together to hear the word of God.
- Webster's Bible
On the next Sabbath almost the whole population of the city came together to hear the Lord's Message.
- Weymouth Bible
The next Sabbath almost the whole city was gathered together to hear the word of God.
- World English Bible
And in the sabat suynge almest al the citee cam togidir, to here the word of God.
- Wycliffe Bible
And on the coming sabbath, almost all the city was gathered together to hear the word of God,
- Youngs Literal Bible
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
The next Sabbath nearly the whole city assembled to hear the word of the Lord.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And the next sabbath almost the whole city was gathered together to hear the word of God.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And on the Sabbath after, almost all the town came together to give hearing to the word of God.
- Basic English Bible
And on the coming sabbath almost all the city was gathered together to hear the word of God.
- Darby Bible
And the next sabbath came almost the whole city together to hear the word of God.
- Webster's Bible
On the next Sabbath almost the whole population of the city came together to hear the Lord's Message.
- Weymouth Bible
The next Sabbath almost the whole city was gathered together to hear the word of God.
- World English Bible
And in the sabat suynge almest al the citee cam togidir, to here the word of God.
- Wycliffe Bible
And on the coming sabbath, almost all the city was gathered together to hear the word of God,
- Youngs Literal Bible
Bible commentary
Wesley's Notes for Acts 13:44
13:42 When the Jews were going out - Probably many of them, not bearing to hear him, went out before he had done. The Sabbath between - So the Jews call to this day the Sabbath between the first day of the month Tisri (on which the civil year begins) and the tenth of the same month, which is the solemn day of expiation.
13:43 Who speaking to them - More familiarly, persuaded them to continue - For trials were at hand, in the grace of God - That is, to adhere to the Gospel or Christian faith.
13:46 Then Paul and Barnabas speaking boldly, said - Those who hinder others must be publicly reproved. It was necessary - Though ye are not worthy: he shows that he had not preached to them, from any confidence of their believing, but seeing ye judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life - They indeed judged none but themselves worthy of it. Yet their rejecting of the Gospel was the same as saying, We are unworthy of eternal life. Behold! - A thing now present! An astonishing revolution! We turn to the Gentiles - Not that they left off preaching to the Jews in other places. But they now determined to lose no more time at Antioch on their ungrateful countrymen, but to employ themselves wholly in doing what they could for the conversion of the Gentiles there.
People's Bible Notes for Acts 13:44
Ac 13:44 The next sabbath came almost the whole city. The sermon of the Sabbath before, the labors of Paul and Barnabas during the week, and the talk aroused, filled the city with intense interest.