Acts 11:1
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Peter Reports to the Church
11 Now the apostles and (A)the brothers[a] who were throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God.
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- Acts 11:1 Or brothers and sisters
Psalm 22:27
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27 All (A)the ends of the earth shall remember
and turn to the Lord,
and all (B)the families of the nations
shall worship before you.
Romans 15:7-12
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7 Therefore welcome one another as Christ has welcomed you, for the glory of God.
Christ the Hope of Jews and Gentiles
8 For I tell you that Christ (A)became a servant to the circumcised to show God's truthfulness, in order (B)to confirm the promises given to the patriarchs, 9 and in order (C)that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy. As it is written,
(D)“Therefore I will praise you among the Gentiles,
and sing to your name.”
10 And again it is said,
(E)“Rejoice, O Gentiles, with his people.”
11 And again,
(F)“Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles,
and let all the peoples extol him.”
12 And again Isaiah says,
(G)(H)“The root of Jesse will come,
even he who arises to rule the Gentiles;
(I)in him will the Gentiles hope.”
Malachi 1:11
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11 For from the rising of the sun to its setting my name (A)will be[a] great among the nations, and in every place incense will be offered to my name, and a pure offering. For my name (B)will be great among the nations, says the Lord of hosts.
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- Malachi 1:11 Or is (three times in verse 11; also verse 14)
Isaiah 32:15
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15 until (A)the Spirit is poured upon us from on high,
and (B)the wilderness becomes a fruitful field,
and the fruitful field is deemed a forest.
Galatians 1:17-22
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17 nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me, but I went away into Arabia, and returned again to Damascus.
18 Then (A)after three years I went up to Jerusalem to visit Cephas and remained with him fifteen days. 19 But I saw none of the other apostles except James (B)the Lord's brother. 20 (In what I am writing to you, (C)before God, I do not lie!) 21 (D)Then I went into the regions of Syria and Cilicia. 22 And I was still unknown in person to (E)the churches of Judea that are in Christ.
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Acts 14:27
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27 And when they arrived and gathered the church together, (A)they declared all that God had done with them, and (B)how he had (C)opened (D)a door of faith to the Gentiles.
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Acts 10:34-38
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Gentiles Hear the Good News
34 So Peter opened his mouth and said: “Truly I understand that (A)God (B)shows no partiality, 35 but (C)in every nation anyone who fears him and (D)does what is right is acceptable to him. 36 As for (E)the word that he sent to Israel, (F)preaching good news of (G)peace through Jesus Christ ((H)he is Lord of all), 37 you yourselves know what happened throughout all Judea, (I)beginning (J)from Galilee after the baptism that John proclaimed: 38 how (K)God anointed Jesus of Nazareth (L)with the Holy Spirit and with (M)power. He went about doing good and healing all (N)who were oppressed by the devil, (O)for God was with him.
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Acts 8:14-15
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14 Now when (A)the apostles at Jerusalem heard that (B)Samaria had received the word of God, they sent to them Peter and John, 15 who came down and prayed for them (C)that they might receive the Holy Spirit,
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Zechariah 8:20-23
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20 “Thus says the Lord of hosts: Peoples shall yet come, even the inhabitants of many cities. 21 The inhabitants of one city shall go to another, saying, (A)‘Let us go at once (B)to entreat the favor of the Lord and to seek the Lord of hosts; I myself am going.’ 22 (C)Many peoples and strong nations shall come to seek the Lord of hosts in Jerusalem and (D)to entreat the favor of the Lord. 23 Thus says the Lord of hosts: In those days (E)ten men (F)from the nations of every tongue shall take hold of the robe of a Jew, saying, ‘Let us go with you, for (G)we have heard that God is with you.’”
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Zechariah 2:11
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11 (A)And many nations shall join themselves to the Lord in that day, and shall be my people. (B)And I will dwell in your midst, and (C)you shall know that the Lord of hosts has sent me to you.
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Zephaniah 3:9
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The Conversion of the Nations
9 “For at that time I will change the speech of the peoples
to (A)a pure speech,
that all of them may call upon the name of the Lord
and serve him with one accord.
Zephaniah 2:11
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11 The Lord will be awesome against them;
(A)for he will famish all the gods of the earth,
and (B)to him shall bow down,
each in its place,
all (C)the lands of the nations.
Micah 5:7
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A Remnant Shall Be Delivered
7 Then (A)the remnant of Jacob shall be
in the midst of many peoples
like dew from the Lord,
like showers on the grass,
which delay not for a man
nor wait for the children of man.
Amos 9:11-12
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The Restoration of Israel
11 “In that day (A)I will raise up
the booth of David that is fallen
and repair its breaches,
and raise up its ruins
and rebuild it as in the days of old,
12 (B)that they may possess the remnant of Edom
and (C)all the nations who are called by my name,”[a]
declares the Lord who does this.
Footnotes
- Amos 9:12 Hebrew; Septuagint (compare Acts 15:17) that the remnant of mankind and all the nations who are called by my name may seek the Lord
Hosea 2:23
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23 and (A)I will sow her for myself in the land.
And (B)I (C)will have mercy on No Mercy,[a]
and (D)I will say to Not My People,[b] (E)‘You are my people’;
and he shall say, ‘You are my God.’”
Footnotes
- Hosea 2:23 Hebrew Lo-ruhama
- Hosea 2:23 Hebrew Lo-ammi
Jeremiah 16:19
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19 (A)O Lord, my strength and my stronghold,
(B)my refuge in the day of trouble,
(C)to you shall the nations come
from the ends of the earth and say:
“Our fathers have inherited nothing but lies,
(D)worthless things in which there is no profit.
Isaiah 62:2
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2 (A)The nations shall see your righteousness,
and all the kings your glory,
(B)and you shall be called by a new name
that the mouth of the Lord will give.
Isaiah 60:3
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3 (A)And nations shall come to your light,
and kings to the brightness of your rising.
Isaiah 52:10
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10 (A)The Lord has bared his holy arm
before the eyes of all the nations,
(B)and all the ends of the earth shall see
the salvation of our God.
Isaiah 49:6
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6 he says:
“It is too light a thing that you should be my servant
to raise up the tribes of Jacob
and to bring back the preserved of Israel;
(A)I will make you (B)as a light for the nations,
that (C)my salvation may reach to the end of the earth.”
Isaiah 42:6
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6 “I am the Lord; (A)I have called you[a] in righteousness;
I will take you by the hand and keep you;
I will give you (B)as a covenant for the people,
(C)a light for the nations,
Footnotes
- Isaiah 42:6 The Hebrew for you is singular; four times in this verse
Isaiah 35:1-2
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The Ransomed Shall Return
35 (A)The wilderness and the dry land shall be glad;
(B)the desert shall rejoice and blossom like the crocus;
2 it shall blossom abundantly
and rejoice with joy and singing.
(C)The glory of Lebanon shall be given to it,
the majesty of (D)Carmel and (E)Sharon.
(F)They shall see the glory of the Lord,
the majesty of our God.
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