Acts 13:42-43

Acts 13:42-43

[42] And  were gone  besought  words  might be preached  to them  the next  sabbath.  [43] Now  when the congregation  was broken up,  many  of the Jews  and  religious  proselytes  followed  Paul  and  Barnabas:  who,  speaking  to them,  persuaded  them  in the grace  of God. 

What does Acts 13:42-43 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

Paul"s message created great interest in the hearts of many people who listened to him. Paul possessed great powers of persuasion (cf. Acts 18:4; Acts 19:8; Acts 19:26; Acts 26:28; Acts 28:23; 2 Corinthians 5:11; Galatians 1:10), but the Holy Spirit was at work too. Paul and Barnabas continued clarifying the gospel for their inquirers during the following week. The English translators supplied "Paul and Barnabas" (NASB, NIV) or "Jews" (AV) and "the people" (NASB, NIV) or "Gentiles" (AV) for the third person plural that appears in the best ancient Greek manuscripts. Here "the grace of God" refers to the sphere of life into which one enters by believing in Jesus Christ.