Acts 13:46-47

The gift of salvation in Christ Jesus was too great to be given to only the Jews, so God in His infinite mercy and grace extended it to all who would choose to believe. 

 A person who convinces himself that he does not need forgiveness from the Holy One has already condemned himself.

When Luke refers to the Jews, he is not speaking of all Jews. The Jews who were urging Paul and Barnabas “to continue in the grace of God,” honestly wanted to know the truth. The Jews in this verse were the Jewish leaders, those in the positions of religious authority. When the Jewish leaders saw the crowds following Paul, they changed their minds about Paul and became filled with jealousy, especially since many of the people who had gathered were Jews.

Acts 13:46-47

⁴⁶ Then Paul and Barnabas grew bold and said, “It was necessary that the word of God should be spoken to you first; but since you reject it, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, behold, we turn to the Gentiles. ⁴⁷ For so the Lord has commanded us: 

‘I have set you as a light to the Gentiles, 
That you should be for salvation to the ends of the earth.’”