Isaiah 56:2-4

Good News Translation

² I will bless those who always observe the Sabbath and do not misuse it. I will bless those who do nothing evil.”

³ A foreigner who has joined the Lord's people should not say, “The Lord will not let me worship with his people.”

A man who has been castrated should never think that because he cannot have children, he can never be part of God's people. ^4 (A)The Lord says to such a man, “If you honor me by observing the Sabbath and if you do what pleases me and faithfully keep my covenant,