Kisah Para Rasul 13:47
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.
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Study Note
Paul and Barnabas cite Isaiah 49:6 — 'I have set thee to be a light of the Gentiles, that thou shouldest be for salvation unto the ends of the earth' — to justify their turn to the Gentiles after the synagogue at Antioch rejected the gospel. The interpretive move is striking: the apostles apply to themselves language originally addressed to the Servant (Isaiah 49:1–6), suggesting that Christ's mission through the apostolate extends and embodies the Servant's calling. The verse represents Luke's theological program for the movement of Acts — from Jerusalem (1:8) to the ends of the earth — being grounded in specific Isaianic prophecy rather than ad hoc missionary improvisation. The quotation made Isaiah 49:6 the single most important biblical text for early Christian missiology and has shaped every subsequent theology of mission.
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For so hath the Lord commanded us, saying, I have set thee for a light of the Gentiles, That thou shouldest be for salvation unto the uttermost part of the earth.
for so hath the Lord commanded us: I have set thee for a light of nations--for thy being for salvation unto the end of the earth.'
For so the Lord has given us orders, saying, I have given you for a light to the Gentiles so that you may be for salvation to the ends of the earth.
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