In obedience to this command, Paul and Barnabas declared to the Jews, "It was necessary that the word of God should first have been spoken to you; but seeing ye put it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles. 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. And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord; and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed." Acts 13:46-48.

I lydighed mod denne befaling sagde Paulus og Barnabas til jøderne: "Det var nødvendigt, at Guds ord først skulle tales til jer; men siden I forkaster det og ikke agter jer selv værdige til det evige liv, se, så vender vi os nu til hedningerne. Thi således har Herren befalet os: Jeg har sat dig til hedningers lys, at du skal blive til frelse indtil jordens ende." Da hedningerne hørte dette, blev de glade og priste Herrens ord, og de kom til troen, så mange, som var bestemt til evigt liv."