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Acts 13:47
A Light for the Gentiles
46Then 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. 47For this is what the Lord has commanded us: ‘I have made you a light for the Gentiles, to bring salvation to the ends of the earth.’ ”
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Berean Standard Bible
For this is what the Lord has commanded us:
‘I have made you a light for the Gentiles, to bring salvation to the ends of the earth.’ ”
American Standard Version (1901)
For so hath the Lord commanded us, saying, I have set thee for a light of the Gentiles,
That thou shouldest be for salvation unto the uttermost part of the earth.
Bible in Basic English
For so the Lord has given us orders, saying, I have given you for a light to the Gentiles so that you may be for salvation to the ends of the earth.
Douay-Rheims 1899
For so the Lord hath commanded us: I have set thee to be the light of the Gentiles; that thou mayest be for salvation unto the utmost part of the earth.
Free Bible Version
That's what the Lord has told us to do: ‘I've made you a light to the foreigners, and through you salvation will go to the ends of the earth.’”
Geneva Bible 1599
For so hath the Lord commanded vs, saying, I haue made thee a light of the Gentiles, that thou shouldest be the saluation vnto the end of the world.
King James (Authorized) Version
For so hath the Lord commanded us, saying, I have set thee to be a light of the Gentiles, that thou shouldest be for salvation unto the ends of the earth.
Plain English Version
You see, God told us to do this. It’s in God’s book. He said, ‘I gave you this job, to be like a light for the people that are not Jews.
You will tell people everywhere in the world that I can save them.’”
Translation for Translators
We are doing that also because the Lord God has commanded us to do it. He said to us, ‘I have appointed you to reveal things about me to non-Jewish people [MET] that will be like a light to them. I have appointed you to tell people everywhere [MTY] in the world about the one who came to save them.’ ”
Unlocked Literal Bible
For so has the Lord commanded us, saying, 'I have placed you as a light for the Gentiles,
that you should bring salvation to the uttermost parts of the earth.'”
Noah Webster Bible
For so hath the Lord commanded us, saying , I have set thee to be a light of the Gentiles, that thou shouldst be for salvation to the ends of the earth.
World English Bible
For so has the Lord commanded us, saying, ‘I have set you as a light for the Gentiles, that you should bring salvation to the uttermost parts of the earth.’”
Young's Literal Translation
for so hath the Lord commanded us: I have set thee for a light of nations — for thy being for salvation unto the end of the earth.'