Acts 13:42

As Paul and Barnabas were leaving the synagogue, the people urged them to continue this message on the next Sabbath.

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — Paul and Barnabas are departing the synagogue after preaching, and the assembled listeners request they repeat the message the following Sabbath.

The words — Ἐξιόντων (Exiontōn) literally means "when departing" or "as they were leaving," anchoring the crowd's request to the exact moment of exit.

The thread — This moment of repeated preaching precedes the broader Gentile mission outlined in Acts 28:28, while the resistant audience mirrors the stubborn listeners warned against in Ezekiel 3:6 and Matthew 11:21.

Why it lands — It demands recognition that persistent engagement with a resistant group often triggers a structural shift in ministry, requiring the reader to prepare for expanded outreach without abandoning the initial commission.

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The Greek words

King James Version

And when the Jews were gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles besought that these words might be preached to them the next sabbath.

Cross-references

Acts 28:28 Be advised, therefore, that God’s salvation has been sent to the Gentiles, and they will listen!”
Ezekiel 3:6 not to the many peoples of unfamiliar speech and difficult language whose words you cannot understand. Surely if I had sent you to them, they would have listened to you.
Matthew 11:21 “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.
Matthew 19:30 But many who are first will be last, and the last will be first.
Acts 10:33 So I sent for you immediately, and you were kind enough to come. Now then, we are all here in the presence of God to listen to everything the Lord has instructed you to tell us.”
Acts 13:14 And from Perga, they traveled inland to Pisidian Antioch, where they entered the synagogue on the Sabbath and sat down.