Acts 13:46
Then Paul and Barnabas answered them boldly: “It was necessary to speak the word of God to you first. But since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we now turn to the Gentiles.
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ASV
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.
KJV
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.
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33 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| παρρησιασάμενοί | parrēsiasamenoi | Having spoken boldly | G3955 → |
| τε | te | also | G5037 → |
| ὁ | ho | <the> | G3588 → |
| Παῦλος | Paulos | Paul | G3972 → |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → |
| ὁ | ho | <the> | G3588 → |
| Βαρναβᾶς | Barnabas | Barnabas | G921 → |
| εἶπαν· | eipan | said; | G2036 → |
| ὑμῖν | humin | To you | G4771 → |
| ἦν | ēn | it was | G1510 → |
| ἀναγκαῖον | anagkaion | necessary | G316 → |
| πρῶτον | prōton | first | G4413 → |
| λαληθῆναι | lalēthēnai | to be spoken | G2980 → |
| τὸν | ton | the | G3588 → |
| λόγον | logon | word | G3056 → |
| τοῦ | tou | <the> | G3588 → |
| θεοῦ· | theou | of God; | G2316 → |
| ἐπειδὴ | epeidē | but since | G1894 → |
| ἀπωθεῖσθε | apōtheisthe | you thrust away | G683 → |
| αὐτὸν | auton | it | G846 → |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → |
| οὐκ | ouk | not | G3756 → |
| ἀξίους | axious | worthy | G514 → |
| κρίνετε | krinete | you judge | G2919 → |
| ἑαυτοὺς | he'autous | yourselves | G1438 → |
| τῆς | tēs | <the> | G3588 → |
| αἰωνίου | aiōniou | of eternal | G166 → |
| ζωῆς, | zōēs | life, | G2222 → |
| ἰδοὺ | idou | behold | G2400 → |
| στρεφόμεθα | strephometha | we are turning | G4762 → |
| εἰς | eis | to | G1519 → |
| τὰ | ta | the | G3588 → |
| ἔθνη. | ethnē | Gentiles. | G1484 → |
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