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

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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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(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

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

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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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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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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 56:5 Lit. him

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

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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

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