Acts 13:44-52 - Paul Turns To The Gentiles
44 The next sabbath almost the whole town turned out to hear God's message. 45 But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were completely overcome by their jealousy and began to contradict the statements made by Paul, and even to abuse him.
46 Then Paul and Barnabas courageously spoke out, "God's message had to be spoken to you Jews first, but since you continue to thrust it from you and since you show yourselves unworthy to receive eternal life, now and here we turn to the heathen. 47 For here are the orders that the Lord has given us: 'I have made you a light to the heathen, To be the means of salvation to the very ends of the earth.'"
48 The heathen kept on listening and rejoicing and giving the glory to God's message, and all who had been destined to eternal life believed, 49 and so the message of the Lord spread all over the country. 50 But the Jews stirred up the devout women of high rank and the men of first rank in town, and so started a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and drove them out of their district. 51 But they shook off the dust from their feet as a protest against them, and went to Iconlure; 52 and the disciples continued to be full of joy and the Holy Spirit.