Luke 2:34
2:34 Then
Simeon blessed them and said to his mother Mary, “Listen carefully:
This child
is destined to be the cause of the falling and rising
of many in Israel and to be a sign that will be rejected.
John 9:39
9:39 Jesus
said,]
“For judgment I have come into this world, so that those who do not see may gain their sight,
and the ones who see may become blind.”
Acts 13:45-47
13:45 But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy,
and they began to contradict
what Paul was saying
by reviling him.
13:46 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.
13:47 For this
is what the Lord has commanded us: ‘
I have appointed you to be a light for the Gentiles, to bring salvation to the ends of the earth.’”
Acts 20:26-27
20:26 Therefore I declare
to you today that I am innocent
of the blood of you all.
20:27 For I did not hold back from
announcing
to you the whole purpose
of God.
Acts 20:1
Paul Travels Through Macedonia and Greece
20:1 After the disturbance had ended, Paul sent for the disciples, and after encouraging them and saying farewell, he left to go to Macedonia.
Acts 2:7-8
2:7 Completely baffled, they said,
“Aren’t
all these who are speaking Galileans?
2:8 And how is it that each one of us hears them
in our own native language?