Acts 13:46
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46 And Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly, saying, “It was necessary that the word of God (A)be spoken first to you. (B)Since you thrust it aside and judge yourselves (C)unworthy of eternal life, behold, we (D)are turning to the Gentiles.
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Acts 28:28
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28 Therefore let it be known to you that (A)this (B)salvation of God (C)has been sent to the Gentiles; (D)they will listen.”[a]
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- Acts 28:28 Some manuscripts add verse 29: And when he had said these words, the Jews departed, having much dispute among themselves
Acts 3:26
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26 (A)God, (B)having raised up his servant, sent him to you first, (C)to bless you (D)by turning every one of you from your wickedness.”
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Romans 2:10
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10 but glory and honor and (A)peace for everyone who does good, (B)the Jew first and also the Greek.
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Acts 18:5-6
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5 (A)When Silas and Timothy arrived from Macedonia, Paul (B)was occupied with the word, (C)testifying to the Jews that the Christ was (D)Jesus. 6 And when they opposed and reviled him, (E)he shook out his garments and said to them, (F)“Your blood be on your own heads! (G)I am innocent. (H)From now on I will go to the Gentiles.”
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Matthew 21:43
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43 Therefore I tell you, the kingdom of God (A)will be taken away from you and given to a people (B)producing its fruits.
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Romans 1:16
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The Righteous Shall Live by Faith
16 For (A)I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is (B)the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew (C)first and also to (D)the Greek.
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Romans 11:11-13
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Gentiles Grafted In
11 So I ask, did they stumble in order that they might fall? By no means! Rather, through their trespass (A)salvation has come to the Gentiles, so as to make Israel jealous. 12 Now if their trespass means riches for the world, and if their failure means riches for the Gentiles, how much more will their full inclusion[a] mean!
13 Now I am speaking to you Gentiles. Inasmuch then as (B)I am an apostle to the Gentiles, I magnify my ministry
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- Romans 11:12 Greek their fullness
Acts 22:21
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21 And he said to me, ‘Go, for I will send you (A)far away to the Gentiles.’”
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Acts 13:26
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26 “Brothers, sons of the family of Abraham, and those among you (A)who fear God, to us has been sent (B)the message of (C)this salvation.
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Acts 4:29-31
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29 And now, Lord, (A)look upon their threats and grant to your servants to continue to speak your word with all (B)boldness, 30 while (C)you stretch out your hand to heal, and signs and wonders are performed (D)through the name of your (E)holy servant Jesus.” 31 And when they had prayed, (F)the place in which they were gathered together was shaken, and (G)they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and (H)continued to speak the word of God with boldness.
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Isaiah 55:5
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5 (A)Behold, you shall call a nation that you do not know,
and (B)a nation that did not know you shall run to you,
because of the Lord your God, and of the Holy One of Israel,
(C)for he has glorified you.
Romans 10:19-21
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19 But I ask, did Israel not understand? First Moses says,
(A)“I will (B)make you jealous of those who are not a nation;
with a (C)foolish nation I will make you angry.”
20 Then Isaiah is so bold as to say,
(D)“I have been found by those who did not seek me;
I have shown myself to those who did not ask for me.”
21 But of Israel he says, (E)“All day long I have held out my hands to a disobedient and contrary people.”
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Romans 9:4-5
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4 They are (A)Israelites, and to them belong (B)the adoption, (C)the glory, (D)the covenants, (E)the giving of the law, (F)the worship, and (G)the promises. 5 To them belong (H)the patriarchs, and from their race, according to the flesh, is the Christ, (I)who is God over all, (J)blessed forever. Amen.
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Acts 7:51
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51 (A)“You stiff-necked people, (B)uncircumcised in heart and ears, you always resist the Holy Spirit. (C)As your fathers did, so do you.
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Luke 24:47
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47 and that (A)repentance for[a] the forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed (B)in his name (C)to all nations, (D)beginning from Jerusalem.
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- Luke 24:47 Some manuscripts and
Luke 14:16-24
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16 But he said to him, (A)“A man once (B)gave a great banquet and invited many. 17 And at the time for the banquet he (C)sent his servant[a] to say to those who had been invited, ‘Come, for everything is now ready.’ 18 But they all alike began to make excuses. The first said to him, ‘I have bought a field, and I must go out and see it. Please have me excused.’ 19 And another said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to examine them. Please have me excused.’ 20 And another said, (D)‘I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.’ 21 So the servant came and reported these things to his master. Then the master of the house became angry and said to his servant, ‘Go out quickly to the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in (E)the poor and crippled and blind and lame.’ 22 And the servant said, ‘Sir, what you commanded has been done, and still there is room.’ 23 And the master said to the servant, ‘Go out to the highways and hedges and compel people to come in, that my house may be filled. 24 For I tell you,[b] (F)none of those men who were invited shall taste my banquet.’”
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- Luke 14:17 Or bondservant; also verses 21 (twice), 22, 23
- Luke 14:24 The Greek word for you here is plural
Matthew 22:6-10
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6 while the rest seized his servants, (A)treated them shamefully, and (B)killed them. 7 The king was angry, and he sent his troops and (C)destroyed those murderers and burned their city. 8 Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding feast is ready, but those invited were not (D)worthy. 9 Go therefore to the main roads and invite to the wedding feast as many as you find.’ 10 And those servants went out into the roads and (E)gathered all whom they found, both bad and good. So the wedding hall was filled with guests.
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Isaiah 49:5-8
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5 (A)And now the Lord says,
he (B)who formed me from the womb to be his servant,
to bring Jacob back to him;
and that Israel might be gathered to him—
for (C)I am honored in the eyes of the Lord,
and my God has become my strength—
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;
(D)I will make you (E)as a light for the nations,
that (F)my salvation may reach to the end of the earth.”
7 Thus says the Lord,
(G)the Redeemer of Israel and his Holy One,
(H)to one deeply despised, abhorred by the nation,
the servant of rulers:
(I)“Kings shall see and arise;
princes, and they shall prostrate themselves;
because of the Lord, who is faithful,
the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen you.”
The Restoration of Israel
8 Thus says the Lord:
(J)“In a (K)time of favor I have answered you;
in a day of salvation I have helped you;
I will keep you (L)and give you
as a covenant to the people,
to establish the land,
(M)to apportion the desolate heritages,
Deuteronomy 32:21
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21 (A)They have made me jealous with what is no god;
they have provoked me to anger (B)with their idols.
So (C)I will make them jealous with those who are no people;
I will provoke them to anger with (D)a foolish nation.
Exodus 32:9-10
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Philippians 1:14
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14 And most of the brothers, having become confident in the Lord by my imprisonment, are much more bold (A)to speak the word[a] without fear.
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- Philippians 1:14 Some manuscripts add of God
Acts 13:14
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14 but they went on from Perga and came to Antioch in Pisidia. And (A)on the Sabbath day (B)they went into the synagogue and sat down.
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