Acts 13:40-51
Summary for Acts 13:40-41: 13:40-41 a Paul closed his message with a strong warning (cp. Heb 2:3 b). The Good News must not be ignored, neglected, or rejected, or frightening consequences will follow.Summary for Acts 13:42-43: 13:42-43 c The message stirred up interest among the people, and many of them were converted.
13:43 d Full converts to Judaism (also called proselytes) were Gentiles who had gone through the rite of circumcision to become full members of the Jewish community, observing the Jewish law (see also 2:11 e; 6:5 f; Matt 23:15 g).
• The grace of God is a key concept in the New Testament to describe God’s unmerited favor shown preeminently through Jesus Christ.
Summary for Acts 13:44-49: 13:44-49 h The excitement caused by the apostles’ preaching led to a mass turnout on the following week. This response provoked the jealousy of some of the Jews (cp. 4:1-2 i; 5:17 j), whose ability to win converts to Judaism (13:43 k) was being dwarfed by Paul’s ministry. They verbally attacked Paul and his ministry (cp. 6:8-12 l; 18:6 m; 19:9 n; Matt 23:13 o). Paul met this hostility with a bold declaration that these Jews had had their opportunity to hear the word of God, and that since they had rejected it, the offer of salvation would now be given to the Gentiles (cp. Acts 10:34-35 p), in accord with the Lord’s command in Scripture. The local Gentiles welcomed the Good News and many responded to it, so the Lord’s message was carried throughout that region.
Summary for Acts 13:50-51: 13:50-51 q Jewish opposition once again forced Paul and Barnabas ... out of town. They shook the dust from their feet as a sign of rejection, as Jesus had taught his disciples (see Matt 10:14-15 r; Mark 6:11-12 s; Luke 9:5-6 t; 10:10-11 u). That place was then treated as pagan territory, and other people were given access to the message of new life in Christ.
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