47 For this is what the Lord has commanded us:

“‘I have made you[a] a light for the Gentiles,(A)
    that you[b] may bring salvation to the ends of the earth.’[c](B)

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 13:47 The Greek is singular.
  2. Acts 13:47 The Greek is singular.
  3. Acts 13:47 Isaiah 49:6

he says:
“It is too small a thing for you to be my servant(A)
    to restore the tribes of Jacob
    and bring back those of Israel I have kept.(B)
I will also make you a light(C) for the Gentiles,(D)
    that my salvation may reach to the ends of the earth.”(E)

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32 a light for revelation to the Gentiles,
    and the glory of your people Israel.”(A)

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“I, the Lord, have called(A) you in righteousness;(B)
    I will take hold of your hand.(C)
I will keep(D) you and will make you
    to be a covenant(E) for the people
    and a light(F) for the Gentiles,(G)

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But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you;(A) and you will be my witnesses(B) in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria,(C) and to the ends of the earth.”(D)

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22 “Turn(A) to me and be saved,(B)
    all you ends of the earth;(C)
    for I am God, and there is no other.(D)

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19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations,(A) baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,(B)

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20 This is what the Lord Almighty says: “Many peoples and the inhabitants of many cities will yet come, 21 and the inhabitants of one city will go to another and say, ‘Let us go at once to entreat(A) the Lord and seek(B) the Lord Almighty. I myself am going.’ 22 And many peoples and powerful nations will come to Jerusalem to seek the Lord Almighty and to entreat him.”(C)

23 This is what the Lord Almighty says: “In those days ten people from all languages and nations will take firm hold of one Jew by the hem of his robe and say, ‘Let us go with you, because we have heard that God is with you.’”(D)

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Many nations will come and say,

“Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord,(A)
    to the temple of the God of Jacob.(B)
He will teach us(C) his ways,(D)
    so that we may walk in his paths.”
The law(E) will go out from Zion,
    the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
He will judge between many peoples
    and will settle disputes for strong nations far and wide.(F)
They will beat their swords into plowshares
    and their spears into pruning hooks.(G)
Nation will not take up sword against nation,
    nor will they train for war(H) anymore.(I)

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12 so that they may possess the remnant of Edom(A)
    and all the nations that bear my name,[a](B)
declares the Lord, who will do these things.(C)

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  1. Amos 9:12 Hebrew; Septuagint so that the remnant of people / and all the nations that bear my name may seek me

10 “Yet the Israelites will be like the sand on the seashore, which cannot be measured or counted.(A) In the place where it was said to them, ‘You are not my people,’ they will be called ‘children of the living God.’(B)

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Nations(A) will come to your light,(B)
    and kings(C) to the brightness of your dawn.

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19 From the west,(A) people will fear the name of the Lord,
    and from the rising of the sun,(B) they will revere his glory.(C)
For he will come like a pent-up flood
    that the breath(D) of the Lord drives along.[a]

20 “The Redeemer(E) will come to Zion,(F)
    to those in Jacob who repent of their sins,”(G)
declares the Lord.

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  1. Isaiah 59:19 Or When enemies come in like a flood, / the Spirit of the Lord will put them to flight

10 The Lord will lay bare his holy arm(A)
    in the sight of all the nations,(B)
and all the ends of the earth(C) will see
    the salvation(D) of our God.

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See, the former things(A) have taken place,
    and new things I declare;
before they spring into being
    I announce(B) them to you.”

Song of Praise to the Lord

10 Sing(C) to the Lord a new song,(D)
    his praise(E) from the ends of the earth,(F)
you who go down to the sea, and all that is in it,(G)
    you islands,(H) and all who live in them.
11 Let the wilderness(I) and its towns raise their voices;
    let the settlements where Kedar(J) lives rejoice.
Let the people of Sela(K) sing for joy;
    let them shout from the mountaintops.(L)
12 Let them give glory(M) to the Lord
    and proclaim his praise(N) in the islands.(O)

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The Servant of the Lord

42 “Here is my servant,(A) whom I uphold,
    my chosen one(B) in whom I delight;(C)
I will put my Spirit(D) on him,
    and he will bring justice(E) to the nations.(F)

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13 So will it be on the earth
    and among the nations,
as when an olive tree is beaten,(A)
    or as when gleanings are left after the grape harvest.(B)

14 They raise their voices, they shout for joy;(C)
    from the west(D) they acclaim the Lord’s majesty.
15 Therefore in the east(E) give glory(F) to the Lord;
    exalt(G) the name(H) of the Lord, the God of Israel,
    in the islands(I) of the sea.
16 From the ends of the earth(J) we hear singing:(K)
    “Glory(L) to the Righteous One.”(M)

But I said, “I waste away, I waste away!(N)
    Woe(O) to me!
The treacherous(P) betray!
    With treachery the treacherous betray!(Q)

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The Mountain of the Lord(A)

This is what Isaiah son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem:(B)

In the last days(C)

the mountain(D) of the Lord’s temple will be established
    as the highest of the mountains;(E)
it will be exalted(F) above the hills,
    and all nations will stream to it.(G)

Many peoples(H) will come and say,

“Come, let us go(I) up to the mountain(J) of the Lord,
    to the temple of the God of Jacob.
He will teach us his ways,
    so that we may walk in his paths.”
The law(K) will go out from Zion,
    the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.(L)

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Psalm 117

Praise the Lord,(A) all you nations;(B)
    extol him, all you peoples.
For great is his love(C) toward us,
    and the faithfulness of the Lord(D) endures forever.

Praise the Lord.[a]

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  1. Psalm 117:2 Hebrew Hallelu Yah

The Lord has made his salvation known(A)
    and revealed his righteousness(B) to the nations.(C)
He has remembered(D) his love
    and his faithfulness to Israel;
all the ends of the earth(E) have seen
    the salvation of our God.(F)

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Psalm 96(A)

Sing to the Lord(B) a new song;(C)
    sing to the Lord, all the earth.
Sing to the Lord, praise his name;(D)
    proclaim his salvation(E) day after day.

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In his days may the righteous flourish(A)
    and prosperity abound till the moon is no more.

May he rule from sea to sea
    and from the River[a](B) to the ends of the earth.(C)

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  1. Psalm 72:8 That is, the Euphrates

so that your ways may be known on earth,
    your salvation(A) among all nations.(B)

May the peoples praise you, God;
    may all the peoples praise you.(C)
May the nations be glad and sing for joy,(D)
    for you rule the peoples with equity(E)
    and guide the nations of the earth.(F)
May the peoples praise you, God;
    may all the peoples praise you.

The land yields its harvest;(G)
    God, our God, blesses us.(H)
May God bless us still,
    so that all the ends of the earth(I) will fear him.(J)

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27 All the ends of the earth(A)
    will remember and turn to the Lord,
and all the families of the nations
    will bow down before him,(B)
28 for dominion belongs to the Lord(C)
    and he rules over the nations.

29 All the rich(D) of the earth will feast and worship;(E)
    all who go down to the dust(F) will kneel before him—
    those who cannot keep themselves alive.(G)

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23 that the Messiah would suffer(A) and, as the first to rise from the dead,(B) would bring the message of light to his own people and to the Gentiles.”(C)

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