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When the service was over, Paul and Barnabas were invited back to preach again the next Sabbath.

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As Paul and Barnabas were leaving the synagogue, the people invited them to speak further about these things on the next Sabbath.

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So when the Jews went out of the synagogue, the Gentiles begged that these words might be preached to them the next Sabbath.

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As Paul and Barnabas left the synagogue that day, the people asked them to return again and speak about these things the next week.

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As the meeting broke up, a good many Jews and converts to Judaism went along with Paul and Barnabas, who urged them in long conversations to stick with what they'd started, this living in and by God's grace.

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When the congregation was dismissed, many of the Jews and devout converts to Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas, who talked with them and urged them to continue in the grace of God.

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Now when the congregation had broken up, many of the Jews and devout proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas, who, speaking to them, persuaded them to continue in the grace of God.

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Many Jews and godly converts to Judaism who worshiped at the synagogue followed Paul and Barnabas, and the two men urged them, "By God's grace, remain faithful."

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When the next Sabbath came around, practically the whole city showed up to hear the Word of God.

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On the next Sabbath almost the whole city gathered to hear the word of the Lord.

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On the next Sabbath almost the whole city came together to hear the word of God.

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The following week almost the entire city turned out to hear them preach the word of the Lord.

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Some of the Jews, seeing the crowds, went wild with jealousy and tore into Paul, contradicting everything he was saying, making an ugly scene.

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When the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy and talked abusively against what Paul was saying.

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But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy; and contradicting and blaspheming, they opposed the things spoken by Paul.

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But when the Jewish leaders saw the crowds, they were jealous; so they slandered Paul and argued against whatever he said.

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But Paul and Barnabas didn't back down. Standing their ground they said, "It was required that God's Word be spoken first of all to you, the Jews. But seeing that you want no part of it--you've made it quite clear that you have no taste or inclination for eternal life--the door is open to all the outsiders. And we're on our way through it,

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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.

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Then Paul and Barnabas grew bold and said, "It was necessary that the word of God should be spoken to you first; but since you reject it, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, behold, we turn to the Gentiles.

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Then Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly and declared, "It was necessary that this Good News from God be given first to you Jews. But since you have rejected it and judged yourselves unworthy of eternal life--well, we will offer it to Gentiles.

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following orders, doing what God commanded when he said, I've set you up as light to all nations. You'll proclaim salvation to the four winds and seven seas!"

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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.'"

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For so the Lord has commanded us: "I have set you as a light to the Gentiles, That you should be for salvation to the ends of the earth."'

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For this is as the Lord commanded us when he said, 'I have made you a light to the Gentiles, to bring salvation to the farthest corners of the earth.'"

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When the non-Jewish outsiders heard this, they could hardly believe their good fortune. All who were marked out for real life put their trust in God--they honored God's Word by receiving that life.

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When the Gentiles heard this, they were glad and honored the word of the Lord; and all who were appointed for eternal life believed.

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Now when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad and glorified the word of the Lord. And as many as had been appointed to eternal life believed.

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When the Gentiles heard this, they were very glad and thanked the Lord for his message; and all who were appointed to eternal life became believers.

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And this Message of salvation spread like wildfire all through the region.

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The word of the Lord spread through the whole region.

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And the word of the Lord was being spread throughout all the region.

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So the Lord's message spread throughout that region.

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Some of the Jews convinced the most respected women and leading men of the town that their precious way of life was about to be destroyed. Alarmed, they turned on Paul and Barnabas and forced them to leave.

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But the Jews incited the God-fearing women of high standing and the leading men of the city. They stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them from their region.

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But the Jews stirred up the devout and prominent women and the chief men of the city, raised up persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them from their region.

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Then the Jewish leaders stirred up both the influential religious women and the leaders of the city, and they incited a mob against Paul and Barnabas and ran them out of town.

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Paul and Barnabas shrugged their shoulders and went on to the next town, Iconium,

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So they shook the dust from their feet in protest against them and went to Iconium.

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But they shook off the dust from their feet against them, and came to Iconium.

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But they shook off the dust of their feet against them and went to the city of Iconium.

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brimming with joy and the Holy Spirit, two happy disciples. [JC]

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And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.

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And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.

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And the believers were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.

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When they got to Iconium they went, as they always did, to the meeting place of the Jews and gave their message. The Message convinced both Jews and non-Jews--and not just a few, either.

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At Iconium Paul and Barnabas went as usual into the Jewish synagogue. There they spoke so effectively that a great number of Jews and Gentiles believed.

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Now it happened in Iconium that they went together to the synagogue of the Jews, and so spoke that a great multitude both of the Jews and of the Greeks believed.

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In Iconium, Paul and Barnabas went together to the synagogue and preached with such power that a great number of both Jews and Gentiles believed.

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But the unbelieving Jews worked up a whispering campaign against Paul and Barnabas, sowing mistrust and suspicion in the minds of the people in the street.

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But the Jews who refused to believe stirred up the Gentiles and poisoned their minds against the brothers.

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But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles and poisoned their minds against the brethren.

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But the Jews who spurned God's message stirred up distrust among the Gentiles against Paul and Barnabas, saying all sorts of evil things about them.

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The two apostles were there a long time, speaking freely, openly, and confidently as they presented the clear evidence of God's gifts, God corroborating their work with miracles and wonders.

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So Paul and Barnabas spent considerable time there, speaking boldly for the Lord, who confirmed the message of his grace by enabling them to do miraculous signs and wonders.

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Therefore they stayed there a long time, speaking boldly in the Lord, who was bearing witness to the word of His grace, granting signs and wonders to be done by their hands.

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The apostles stayed there a long time, preaching boldly about the grace of the Lord. The Lord proved their message was true by giving them power to do miraculous signs and wonders.

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But then there was a split in public opinion, some siding with the Jews, some with the apostles.

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The people of the city were divided; some sided with the Jews, others with the apostles.

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But the multitude of the city was divided: part sided with the Jews, and part with the apostles.

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But the people of the city were divided in their opinion about them. Some sided with the Jews, and some with the apostles.

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One day, learning that both the Jews and non-Jews had been organized by their leaders to beat them up,

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There was a plot afoot among the Gentiles and Jews, together with their leaders, to mistreat them and stone them.

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And when a violent attempt was made by both the Gentiles and Jews, with their rulers, to abuse and stone them,

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A mob of Gentiles and Jews, along with their leaders, decided to attack and stone them.

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they escaped as best they could to the next towns--Lyconia, Lystra, Derbe, and that neighborhood--

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But they found out about it and fled to the Lycaonian cities of Lystra and Derbe and to the surrounding country,

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they became aware of it and fled to Lystra and Derbe, cities of Lycaonia, and to the surrounding region.

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When the apostles learned of it, they fled for their lives. They went to the region of Lycaonia, to the cities of Lystra and Derbe and the surrounding area,

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but then were right back at it again, getting out the Message.

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where they continued to preach the good news.

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And they were preaching the gospel there.

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and they preached the Good News there.