⁸ And because of you, the Lord's message has spread everywhere in those regions. Now the news of your faith in God is known all over the world, and we don't have to say a thing about it.

A Message of Hope for Jerusalem

¹⁹ by proving what I can do.^[a] I will send the survivors to Tarshish, Pul,^[b] Lud, Meshech,^[c] Tubal, Javan,^[d] and to the distant islands. I will send them to announce my wonderful glory to nations that have never heard about me.

^8 (A) But the Holy Spirit will come upon you and give you power. Then you will tell everyone about me in Jerusalem, in all Judea, in Samaria, and everywhere in the world.”

¹⁴ How can people have faith in the Lord and ask him to save them, if they have never heard about him? And how can they hear, unless someone tells them? ^15 (A) And how can anyone tell them without being sent by the Lord? The Scriptures say it is a beautiful sight to see even the feet of someone coming to preach the good news. ^16 (B) Yet not everyone has believed the message. For example, the prophet Isaiah asked, “Lord, has anyone believed what we said?”

¹⁷ No one can have faith without hearing the message about Christ. ^18 (C) But am I saying that the people of Israel did not hear? No, I am not! The Scriptures say,

Pray for Us

3 Finally, our friends, please pray for us. This will help the message about the Lord to spread quickly, and others will respect it, just as you do.