²⁴ But He answered and said, ^(A)“I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”

Sending Out the Twelve^(A)

⁵ These twelve Jesus sent out and commanded them, saying: ^(B)“Do not go into the way of the Gentiles, and do not enter a city of ^(C)the Samaritans. ^6 (D)But go rather to the ^(E)lost sheep of the house of Israel.

⁸ Now I say that ^(A)Jesus Christ has become a ^[a]servant to the circumcision for the truth of God, ^(B)to confirm the promises made to the fathers,

⁴⁶ Then Paul and Barnabas grew bold and said, ^(A)“It was necessary that the word of God should be spoken to you first; but ^(B)since you reject it, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, behold, ^(C)we turn to the Gentiles.

^25 (A)You are sons of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying to Abraham, ^(B)‘And in your seed all the families of the earth shall be blessed.’ ²⁶ To you ^(C)first, God, having raised up His Servant Jesus, sent Him to bless you, ^(D)in turning away every one of you from your iniquities.”

^4 (A)“What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go after the one which is lost until he finds it? ⁵ And when he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing. ⁶ And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and neighbors, saying to them, ^(B)‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep ^(C)which was lost!’

²³ I will establish one ^(A)shepherd over them, and he shall feed them—^(B)My servant David. He shall feed them and be their shepherd.

^5 (A)So they were ^(B)scattered because there was no shepherd; ^(C)and they became food for all the beasts of the field when they were scattered. ⁶ My sheep ^(D)wandered through all the mountains, and on every high hill; yes, My flock was scattered over the whole face of the earth, and no one was seeking or searching for them.”