35 But (A)in every nation whoever fears Him and works righteousness is (B)accepted by Him.

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35 but accepts from every nation the one who fears him and does what is right.(A)

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29 (A)If you know that He is righteous, you know that (B)everyone who practices righteousness is born of Him.

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29 If you know that he is righteous,(A) you know that everyone who does what is right has been born of him.(B)

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(A)a devout man and one who (B)feared God with all his household, who gave [a]alms generously to the people, and prayed to God always.

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 10:2 charitable gifts

He and all his family were devout and God-fearing;(A) he gave generously to those in need and prayed to God regularly.

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11 where there is neither (A)Greek nor Jew, circumcised nor uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave nor free, (B)but Christ is all and in all.

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11 Here there is no Gentile or Jew,(A) circumcised or uncircumcised,(B) barbarian, Scythian, slave or free,(C) but Christ is all,(D) and is in all.

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12 For (A)there is no distinction between Jew and Greek, for (B)the same Lord over all (C)is rich to all who call upon Him. 13 For (D)“whoever calls (E)on the name of the Lord shall be saved.”

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12 For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile(A)—the same Lord is Lord of all(B) and richly blesses all who call on him, 13 for, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord(C) will be saved.”[a](D)

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  1. Romans 10:13 Joel 2:32

(A)and made no distinction between us and them, (B)purifying their hearts by faith.

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He did not discriminate between us and them,(A) for he purified their hearts by faith.(B)

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The Corinthians’ Repentance

Therefore,(A) having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

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Therefore, since we have these promises,(A) dear friends,(B) let us purify ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit, perfecting holiness(C) out of reverence for God.

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Do not let (A)the son of the foreigner
Who has joined himself to the Lord
Speak, saying,
“The Lord has utterly separated me from His people”;
Nor let the (B)eunuch say,
“Here I am, a dry tree.”
For thus says the Lord:
“To the eunuchs who keep My Sabbaths,
And choose what pleases Me,
And hold fast My covenant,
Even to them I will give in (C)My house
And within My walls a place (D)and a name
Better than that of sons and daughters;
I will give [a]them an everlasting name
That shall not be cut off.

“Also the sons of the foreigner
Who join themselves to the Lord, to serve Him,
And to love the name of the Lord, to be His servants—
Everyone who keeps from defiling the Sabbath,
And holds fast My covenant—
Even them I will (E)bring to My holy mountain,
And make them joyful in My (F)house of prayer.
(G)Their burnt offerings and their sacrifices
Will be (H)accepted on My altar;
For (I)My house shall be called a house of prayer (J)for all nations.”
The Lord God, (K)who gathers the outcasts of Israel, says,
(L)“Yet I will gather to him
Others besides those who are gathered to him.”

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  1. Isaiah 56:5 Lit. him

Let no foreigner(A) who is bound to the Lord say,
    “The Lord will surely exclude me from his people.”(B)
And let no eunuch(C) complain,
    “I am only a dry tree.”

For this is what the Lord says:

“To the eunuchs(D) who keep my Sabbaths,
    who choose what pleases me
    and hold fast to my covenant(E)
to them I will give within my temple and its walls(F)
    a memorial(G) and a name
    better than sons and daughters;
I will give them an everlasting name(H)
    that will endure forever.(I)
And foreigners(J) who bind themselves to the Lord
    to minister(K) to him,
to love the name(L) of the Lord,
    and to be his servants,
all who keep the Sabbath(M) without desecrating it
    and who hold fast to my covenant—
these I will bring to my holy mountain(N)
    and give them joy in my house of prayer.
Their burnt offerings and sacrifices(O)
    will be accepted on my altar;
for my house will be called
    a house of prayer for all nations.(P)(Q)
The Sovereign Lord declares—
    he who gathers the exiles of Israel:
“I will gather(R) still others to them
    besides those already gathered.”

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Faith at the Dawn of History(A)

By faith (B)Abel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, through which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts; and through it he being dead still (C)speaks.

By faith Enoch was taken away so that he did not see death, (D)“and was not found, because God had taken him”; for before he was taken he had this testimony, that he pleased God. But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.

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By faith Abel brought God a better offering than Cain did. By faith he was commended(A) as righteous, when God spoke well of his offerings.(B) And by faith Abel still speaks, even though he is dead.(C)

By faith Enoch was taken from this life, so that he did not experience death: “He could not be found, because God had taken him away.”[a](D) For before he was taken, he was commended as one who pleased God. And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him(E) must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 11:5 Gen. 5:24

13 Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter:

(A)Fear God and keep His commandments,
For this is man’s all.

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13 Now all has been heard;
    here is the conclusion of the matter:
Fear God(A) and keep his commandments,(B)
    for this is the duty of all mankind.(C)

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(A)In mercy and truth
Atonement is provided for iniquity;
And (B)by the fear of the Lord one departs from evil.

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Through love and faithfulness sin is atoned for;
    through the fear of the Lord(A) evil is avoided.(B)

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(A)The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge,
But fools despise wisdom and instruction.

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The fear of the Lord(A) is the beginning of knowledge,
    but fools[a] despise wisdom(B) and instruction.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 1:7 The Hebrew words rendered fool in Proverbs, and often elsewhere in the Old Testament, denote a person who is morally deficient.

23 if indeed you continue (A)in the faith, grounded and steadfast, and are (B)not moved away from the hope of the gospel which you heard, (C)which was preached to every creature under heaven, (D)of which I, Paul, became a minister.

Sacrificial Service for Christ

24 (E)I now rejoice in my sufferings (F)for you, and fill up in my flesh (G)what is lacking in the afflictions of Christ, for (H)the sake of His body, which is the church, 25 of which I became a minister according to (I)the [a]stewardship from God which was given to me for you, to fulfill the word of God, 26 (J)the [b]mystery which has been hidden from ages and from generations, (K)but now has been revealed to His saints. 27 (L)To them God willed to make known what are (M)the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles: [c]which is (N)Christ in you, (O)the hope of glory.

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Footnotes

  1. Colossians 1:25 dispensation or administration
  2. Colossians 1:26 secret or hidden truth
  3. Colossians 1:27 M who

23 if you continue(A) in your faith, established(B) and firm, and do not move from the hope(C) held out in the gospel. This is the gospel that you heard and that has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven,(D) and of which I, Paul, have become a servant.(E)

Paul’s Labor for the Church

24 Now I rejoice(F) in what I am suffering for you, and I fill up in my flesh what is still lacking in regard to Christ’s afflictions,(G) for the sake of his body, which is the church.(H) 25 I have become its servant(I) by the commission God gave me(J) to present to you the word of God(K) in its fullness— 26 the mystery(L) that has been kept hidden for ages and generations, but is now disclosed to the Lord’s people. 27 To them God has chosen to make known(M) among the Gentiles the glorious riches(N) of this mystery, which is Christ in you,(O) the hope of glory.

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