First Reading
Acts 13:44-52
- 44
But the next sabbath day, the whole city almost came together, to hear the word of God.
- 45
And the Jews seeing the multitudes, were filled with envy, and contradicted those things which were said by Paul, blaspheming.
- 46
Then Paul and Barnabas said boldly: To you it behoved us first to speak the word of God: but because you reject it, and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, behold we turn to the Gentiles.
- 47
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.
- 48
And the Gentiles hearing it, were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were ordained to life everlasting, believed.
- 49
And the word of the Lord was published throughout the whole country.
- 50
But the Jews stirred up religious and honourable women, and the chief men of the city, and raised persecution against Paul and Barnabas: and cast them out of their coasts.
- 51
But they, shaking off the dust of their feet against them, came to Iconium.
- 52
And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Ghost.
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition · public domain · 73 books. Psalm numbers follow the Roman lectionary.