Act 13:48 | KJV | STEP | And when the Gentiles heard this , they were glad , and glorified the word of the Lord : and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed .

Acts 13: 48

(KJV)

And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed.

(NASB2020)

When the Gentiles heard this, they began rejoicing and glorifying ^athe word of ^{▼▼Two early mss God}the Lord; and all who ^chad been appointed to eternal life believed.

(NET2full)

When the Gentiles heard this, they began to rejoice ^{▼▼tn The imperfect verb ἔχαιρον (echairon) and the following ἐδόξαζον (edoxazon) are translated as ingressive imperfects.} and praise ^{▼▼tn Or “glorify.” Although “honor” is given by BDAG 258 s.v. δοξάζω as a translation, it would be misleading here, because the meaning is “to honor in the sense of attributing worth to something,” while in contemporary English usage one speaks of “honoring” a contract in the sense of keeping its stipulations. It is not a synonym for “obey” in this context (“obey the word of the Lord”), but that is how many English readers would understand it.} the word of the Lord, and all who had been appointed for eternal life ^{▼▼sn Note the contrast to v. 46 in regard to eternal life.} believed.