Matthew 8:11
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11 I tell you, (A)many will come from east and west and recline at table with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven,
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Luke 13:28-29
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28 (A)In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when you see (B)Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God but (C)you yourselves cast out. 29 And (D)people will come from east and west, and from north and south, and (E)recline at table in the kingdom of God.
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Ephesians 3:6
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6 This mystery is[a] that the Gentiles are (A)fellow heirs, (B)members of the same body, and (C)partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel.
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- Ephesians 3:6 The words This mystery is are inferred from verse 4
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)
Ephesians 2:11-14
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One in Christ
11 Therefore remember that at one time you Gentiles in the flesh, called “the uncircumcision” by what is called (A)the circumcision, which is made in the flesh by hands— 12 remember (B)that you were at that time separated from Christ, (C)alienated from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers to (D)the covenants of promise, (E)having no hope and without God in the world. 13 But now in Christ Jesus you who once were (F)far off have been brought near (G)by the blood of Christ. 14 For (H)he himself is our peace, (I)who has made us both one and has broken down (J)in his flesh the dividing wall of hostility
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Revelation 3:20-21
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20 Behold, I stand at the door and (A)knock. (B)If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, (C)I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me. 21 (D)The one who conquers, (E)I will grant him to sit with me on my throne, as (F)I also conquered and sat down with my Father on his throne.
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Galatians 3:28-29
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28 (A)There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave[a] nor free, (B)there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. 29 And (C)if you are Christ's, then you are Abraham's offspring, (D)heirs according to promise.
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- Galatians 3:28 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface
Luke 12:37
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37 (A)Blessed are those servants[a] whom the master finds (B)awake when he comes. Truly, I say to you, (C)he will dress himself for service and (D)have them recline at table, and he will come and serve them.
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- Luke 12:37 Or bondservants
Micah 4:1-2
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The Mountain of the Lord
4 It shall come to pass (A)in the latter days
that the mountain of the house of the Lord
shall be established as the highest of the mountains,
and it shall be lifted up above the hills;
and peoples shall flow to it,
2 and many nations shall come, and say:
“Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord,
to the house of the God of Jacob,
that he may teach us his ways
and that we may walk in his paths.”
For out of Zion shall go forth the law,[a]
and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
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- Micah 4:2 Or teaching
Colossians 3:11
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11 (A)Here there is not Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave,[a] free; but Christ is (B)all, and in all.
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- Colossians 3:11 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface; likewise for Bondservants in verse 22
Acts 11:18
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18 When they heard these things they fell silent. And they (A)glorified God, saying, (B)“Then to the Gentiles also God has (C)granted (D)repentance that leads to life.”
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Acts 10:45
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45 And the believers from among (A)the circumcised who had come with Peter were amazed, because (B)the gift of the Holy Spirit (C)was poured out even on the Gentiles.
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Isaiah 59:19
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19 (A)So they shall fear the name of the Lord from the west,
and his glory from the rising of the sun;
(B)for he will come like a rushing stream,[a]
which the wind of the Lord drives.
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- Isaiah 59:19 Hebrew a narrow river
Isaiah 2:2-3
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2 (A)It shall come to pass in the latter days
that (B)the mountain of the house of the Lord
shall be established as the highest of the mountains,
and shall be lifted up above the hills;
and (C)all the nations shall flow to it,
3 and (D)many peoples shall come, and say:
“Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord,
to the house of the God of Jacob,
that he may teach us his ways
and that we may walk in his paths.”
For (E)out of Zion shall go forth the law,[a]
and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
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- Isaiah 2:3 Or teaching
Revelation 7:6
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6 12,000 from the tribe of Asher,
12,000 from the tribe of Naphtali,
12,000 from the tribe of Manasseh,
2 Thessalonians 1:5
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The Judgment at Christ's Coming
5 This is (A)evidence of the righteous judgment of God, that you may be (B)considered worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you are also suffering—
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1 Corinthians 15:20
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20 But in fact (A)Christ has been raised from the dead, (B)the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.
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1 Corinthians 6:9
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9 Or do you not know that the unrighteous[a] will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: (A)neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality,[b]
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- 1 Corinthians 6:9 Or wrongdoers
- 1 Corinthians 6:9 The two Greek terms translated by this phrase refer to the passive and active partners in consensual homosexual acts
Romans 15:9-13
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9 and in order (A)that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy. As it is written,
(B)“Therefore I will praise you among the Gentiles,
and sing to your name.”
10 And again it is said,
(C)“Rejoice, O Gentiles, with his people.”
11 And again,
(D)“Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles,
and let all the peoples extol him.”
12 And again Isaiah says,
(E)(F)“The root of Jesse will come,
even he who arises to rule the Gentiles;
(G)in him will the Gentiles hope.”
13 May the God of hope fill you with all (H)joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.
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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 14:22
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22 (A)strengthening the souls of the disciples, encouraging them (B)to continue in (C)the faith, and saying that (D)through many tribulations we must enter the kingdom of God.
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Luke 16:22
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22 The poor man died and was carried by (A)the angels (B)to Abraham's side.[a] The rich man also died and was buried,
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- Luke 16:22 Greek bosom; also verse 23
Luke 14:23-24
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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,[a] (A)none of those men who were invited shall taste my banquet.’”
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- Luke 14:24 The Greek word for you here is plural
Matthew 3:2
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2 (A)“Repent, for (B)the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”[a]
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- Matthew 3:2 Or the kingdom of heaven has come near
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