Reference

Acts 13:41

Behold, ye despisers, and wonder, and perish: for I work a work in your days, a work which ye shall in no wise believe, though a man declare it unto you.
39

And by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses.

40

Beware therefore, lest that come upon you, which is spoken of in the prophets;

41

Behold, ye despisers, and wonder, and perish: for I work a work in your days, a work which ye shall in no wise believe, though a man declare it unto you.

42

And when the Jews were gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles besought that these 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 to continue in the grace of God.

Why This Verse Was Tagged

Annihilation / Destruction
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Destruction / Perishing Language
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Counter-Arguments

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Annihilation / Destruction

While "perish" suggests destruction, the verse's primary focus is on the disbelief and the unexpected nature of God's work, rather than explicitly detailing the *manner* or *result* of the perishing as ceasing to exist.

Destruction / Perishing Language

The verse explicitly links "perish" to "despisers" who will not believe, which in biblical theology is synonymous with the wicked, thus directly addressing the fate of people who reject God's work.