Acts 13:46
46Having spoken boldlyπαρρησιασάμενοίalsoτεὁPaulΠαῦλοςandκαὶὁBarnabasΒαρναβᾶςsaidεἶπαν·To youὙμῖνit wasἦνnecessaryἀναγκαῖονfirstπρῶτονto be spokenλαληθῆναιtheτὸνwordλόγοντοῦof Godθεοῦ·but sinceἐπειδὴyou thrust awayἀπωθεῖσθεitαὐτὸνandκαὶnotοὐκworthyἀξίουςyou judgeκρίνετεyourselvesἑαυτοὺςτῆςof eternalαἰωνίουlifeζωῆς,beholdἰδοὺwe are turningστρεφόμεθαtoεἰςtheτὰGentilesἔθνη·
And Paul and Barnabas, having spoken boldly, said, “It was necessary [for] the word of God to be spoken first to you⁺. But since you⁺ thrust it away and do not judge yourselves worthy of eternal life, behold, we are turning to the Gentiles.
Vocab difficulty
51.7
Rare words
ἀπωθεῖσθε
ἀπωθέομαι
I push or thrust away, reject