Acts 13:46

KJV1611 – Modern English

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

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Παρρησιασάμενοι δὲ ὁ Παῦλος καὶ ὁ Βαρναβᾶς, εἶπον, Ὑμῖν ἦν ἀναγκαῖον πρῶτον λαληθῆναι τὸν λόγον τοῦ Θεοῦ: ἐπειδὴ δὲ ἀπωθεῖσθε αὐτόν, καὶ οὐκ ἀξίους κρίνετε ἑαυτοὺς τῆς αἰωνίου ζωῆς, ἰδοὺ, στρεφόμεθα εἰς τὰ Ἔθνη.

Transliteration

Parrēsiasamenoi de Paulos and Barnabas, eipon, To you ēn anagkaion prōton lalēthēnai the logon of Theou: epeidē de you apōtheisthe it, and not axious krinete heautous of the aiōniou zōēs, idou, we strephometha to the Ethnē.

Grammar Details

• *Parrēsiasamenoi*: aorist, middle, participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having spoken boldly
• *de*: postpositive particle - but/and
• *Paulos*: nominative, masculine, singular - Paul
• *Barnabas*: nominative, masculine, singular - Barnabas
• *eipon*: aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person, plural - said
• *ēn*: imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person, singular - was
• *anagkaion*: nominative, neuter, singular - necessary
• *prōton*: adverb - first
• *lalēthēnai*: aorist, passive, infinitive - to be spoken
• *logon*: accusative, masculine, singular - word
• *Theou*: genitive, masculine, singular - of God
• *epeidē*: conjunction - since/because
• *apōtheisthe*: present, middle, indicative, 2nd person, plural - you push away/reject
• *axious*: accusative, masculine, plural - worthy
• *krinete*: present, active, indicative, 2nd person, plural - you judge
• *heautous*: accusative, masculine, plural - yourselves
• *aiōniou*: genitive, feminine, singular - eternal
• *zōēs*: genitive, feminine, singular - life
• *idou*: interjection - behold/look
• *strephometha*: present, middle, indicative, 1st person, plural - we turn
• *Ethnē*: accusative, neuter, plural - Gentiles/nations

Word Meanings

• *Parrēsiasamenoi*: speaking boldly/speaking freely/speaking with boldness
• *eipon*: said/spoke
• *anagkaion*: necessary/essential/required
• *lalēthēnai*: to be spoken/to be proclaimed
• *logon*: word/message/account
• *epeidē*: since/because/inasmuch as
• *apōtheisthe*: reject/push away/thrust aside
• *axious*: worthy/deserving
• *krinete*: judge/consider/reckon
• *aiōniou zōēs*: eternal life/everlasting life
• *strephometha*: turn/turn ourselves/are turning

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Then Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly, saying, 'It was necessary that the word of God be spoken to you first. Since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we are now turning to the Gentiles.'

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  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.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And{G2532} Paul{G3972} and{G2532} Barnabas{G921} spake out boldly,{G3955} and said,{G2036} It was{G2258} necessary{G316} that the word{G3056} of God{G2316} should{G2980} first{G4412} be spoken{G2980} to you.{G5213} {G1161} Seeing{G1894} ye thrust{G683} it{G846} from you,{G683} and{G2532} judge{G2919} yourselves{G1438} unworthy{G514} {G3756} of eternal{G166} life,{G2222} lo,{G2400} we turn{G4762} to{G1519} the Gentiles.{G1484}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Then{G1161} Paul{G3972} and{G2532} Barnabas{G921} waxed bold{G3955}{(G5666)}, and said{G2036}{(G5627)}, It was{G2258}{(G5713)} necessary{G316} that the word{G3056} of God{G2316} should{G2980} first{G4412} have been spoken{G2980}{(G5683)} to you{G5213}: but{G1161} seeing{G1894} ye put{G683} it{G846} from you{G683}{(G5736)}, and{G2532} judge{G2919}{(G5719)} yourselves{G1438} unworthy{G3756}{G514} of everlasting{G166} life{G2222}, lo{G2400}{(G5628)}, we turn{G4762}{(G5743)} to{G1519} the Gentiles{G1484}.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Then Paul and Barnabas wexed bolde and sayde: it was mete that the worde of God shulde fyrst have bene preached to you. But seinge ye put it from you and thinke youre selfes onworthy of everlastinge lyfe: lo we turne to the gentyls.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  But Paul and Barnabas waxed bolde, and sayde: It behoued first the worde of God to be spoken vnto you: but now that ye thrust it fro you, and counte youre selues vnworthy of euerlastinge life, lo, we turne to the Gentyles.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then Paul and Barnabas spake boldly, and sayde, It was necessarie that the woorde of God shoulde first haue beene spoken vnto you: but seeing yee put it from you, and iudge your selues vnworthie of euerlasting life, loe, we turne to the Gentiles.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Then Paul and Barnabas wared bolde, and sayde: It was meete that the worde of God shoulde first haue ben spoken to you: but seeyng ye put it from you, and thynke your selues vnworthy of euerlastyng lyfe, loe, we turne to the Gentiles,

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly, and said, "It was necessary that God's word should be spoken to you first. Since indeed you thrust it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, behold, we turn to the Gentiles.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And speaking boldly, Paul and Barnabas said, `To you it was necessary that first the word of God be spoken, and seeing ye do thrust it away, and do not judge yourselves worthy of the life age-during, lo, we do turn to the nations;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Paul and Barnabas spake out boldly, and said, It was necessary that the word of God should first be spoken to you. Seeing ye thrust it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Paul and Barnabas spake out boldly, and said, It was necessary that the word of God should first be spoken to you. Seeing ye thrust it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Then Paul and Barnabas without fear said, It was necessary for the word of God to be given to you first; but because you will have nothing to do with it, and have no desire for eternal life, it will now be offered to the Gentiles.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly, and said, "It was necessary that God's word should be spoken to you first. Since indeed you thrust it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, behold, we turn to the Gentiles.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Both Paul and Barnabas replied courageously,“It was necessary to speak the word of God to you first. Since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we are turning to the Gentiles.

Referenced Verses

• Acts 3:26 : 26 To you first, God, having raised up His Son Jesus, sent Him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities.
• Acts 28:28 : 28 Therefore let it be known to you that the salvation of God has been sent to the Gentiles, and they will hear it.
• Acts 26:20 : 20 But showed first to those of Damascus, and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the coasts of Judea, and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, and do works fitting for repentance.
• Acts 22:21 : 21 And he said to me, Depart, for I will send you far away to the Gentiles.
• Acts 13:26 : 26 Men and brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and whoever among you fears God, to you is the word of this salvation sent.
• Matt 21:43 : 43 Therefore I say to you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you and given to a nation producing its fruits.
• Matt 22:6-9 : 6 And the rest seized his servants, mistreated them spitefully, and killed them. 7 But when the king heard about it, he was angry: and he sent out his armies, destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city. 8 Then he said to his servants, The wedding is ready, but those who were invited were not worthy. 9 Go therefore into the highways, and as many as you find, invite to the wedding. 10 So those servants went out into the highways and gathered together all they found, both bad and good: and the wedding was filled with guests.
• Luke 14:16-24 : 16 Then he said to him, A certain man made a great supper and invited many: 17 And sent his servant at supper time to say to those who were invited, Come; for all things are now ready. 18 And they all with one accord began to make excuses. The first said to him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must go and see it: I ask you to have me excused. 19 And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to test them: I ask you to have me excused. 20 And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come. 21 So that servant came and reported these things to his master. Then the master of the house, being angry, said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in here the poor, and the crippled, and the lame, and the blind. 22 And the servant said, Lord, it is done as you have commanded, and yet there is room. 23 And the lord said to the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled. 24 For I say to you, That none of those men who were invited shall taste my supper.
• Luke 24:47 : 47 And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
• John 1:11 : 11 He came to his own, and his own did not receive him.
• John 4:22 : 22 You worship what you do not know; we know what we worship, for salvation is of the Jews.
• Exod 32:9-9 : 9 The LORD said to Moses, "I have seen this people, and indeed it is a stiff-necked people. 10 Now therefore let me alone, that my wrath may burn hot against them and I may consume them; and I will make of you a great nation."
• Deut 32:21 : 21 They have moved me to jealousy with that which is not God; they have provoked me to anger with their idols: and I will move them to jealousy with those who are not a people; I will provoke them to anger with a foolish nation.
• Prov 28:1 : 1 The wicked flee when no one pursues, but the righteous are bold as a lion.
• Isa 49:5-8 : 5 And now, says the LORD who formed me from the womb to be his servant, to bring Jacob again to him, Though Israel is not gathered, yet shall I be glorious in the eyes of the LORD, and my God shall be my strength. 6 And he said, It is a light thing that you should be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give you as a light to the Gentiles, that you may be my salvation to the end of the earth. 7 Thus says the LORD, the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, to him whom man despises, to him whom the nation abhors, to the servant of rulers, Kings shall see and arise, princes also shall worship, because of the LORD who is faithful, and the Holy One of Israel, and he shall choose you. 8 Thus says the LORD, In an acceptable time I have heard you, and in a day of salvation I have helped you: and I will preserve you, and give you for a covenant of the people, to establish the earth, to cause to inherit the desolate heritages;
• Isa 55:5 : 5 Behold, you shall call a nation that you do not know, and nations that do not know you shall run to you, because of the LORD your God, and the Holy One of Israel; for He has glorified you.
• Matt 10:6 : 6 But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
• Matt 10:13-15 : 13 And if the house is worthy, let your peace come upon it: but if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you. 14 And whoever will not receive you nor hear your words, when you depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust from your feet. 15 Truly I say to you, it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment, than for that city.
• Acts 18:5-6 : 5 And when Silas and Timothy came from Macedonia, Paul was compelled by the Spirit and testified to the Jews that Jesus is the Christ. 6 And when they opposed him and blasphemed, he shook out his garments and said to them, 'Your blood be upon your own heads; I am clean. From now on I will go to the Gentiles.'
• Acts 4:13 : 13 Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marveled; and they realized that they had been with Jesus.
• Acts 4:29-31 : 29 And now, Lord, look on their threats, and grant to Your servants that with all boldness they may speak Your word, 30 By stretching out Your hand to heal, and that signs and wonders may be done through the name of Your holy servant Jesus. 31 And when they had prayed, the place where they were assembled together was shaken; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they spoke the word of God with boldness.
• Acts 7:51 : 51 You stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, you always resist the Holy Spirit; as your fathers did, so do you.
• Acts 13:5 : 5 And when they were at Salamis, they preached the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews: and they also had John as their helper.
• Acts 13:14 : 14 But when they departed from Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia, and went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and sat down.
• Rom 1:16 : 16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God to salvation to everyone who believes; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
• Rom 2:10 : 10 But glory, honor, and peace, to every man who works good, to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile:
• Rom 9:4-5 : 4 Who are Israelites; to whom belong the adoption, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the service of God, and the promises; 5 Of whom are the fathers and from whom, according to the flesh, Christ came, who is over all, God blessed forever. Amen.
• Rom 10:19-21 : 19 But I say, did Israel not know? First Moses says: "I will provoke you to jealousy by those who are not a nation, I will anger you by a foolish nation." 20 But Isaiah is very bold and says: "I was found by those who did not seek Me; I was made manifest to those who did not ask for Me." 21 But to Israel he says: "All day long I have stretched out My hands to a disobedient and contrary people."
• Rom 11:11-13 : 11 I say then, Have they stumbled that they should fall? Certainly not! But through their fall, salvation has come to the Gentiles, to provoke them to jealousy. 12 Now if their fall is riches for the world, and their failure riches for the Gentiles, how much more their fullness? 13 For I speak to you Gentiles; inasmuch as I am the apostle of the Gentiles, I magnify my ministry,
• Eph 6:19-20 : 19 And for me, that utterance may be given to me, that I may open my mouth boldly to make known the mystery of the gospel, 20 For which I am an ambassador in chains, that in it I may speak boldly as I ought to speak.
• Phil 1:14 : 14 And most of the brethren in the Lord, having become confident by my chains, are much more bold to speak the word without fear.
• Heb 11:34 : 34 quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, became valiant in battle, turned to flight the armies of the aliens.