15 And how shall they preach unless they are sent? As it is written:

(A)“How beautiful are the feet of those who [a]preach the gospel of peace,
Who bring glad tidings of good things!”

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  1. Romans 10:15 NU omits preach the gospel of peace, Who

(A)How beautiful upon the mountains
Are the feet of him who brings good news,
Who proclaims peace,
Who brings glad tidings of good things,
Who proclaims salvation,
Who says to Zion,
(B)“Your God reigns!”

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15 Behold, on the mountains
The (A)feet of him who brings good tidings,
Who proclaims peace!
O Judah, keep your appointed feasts,
Perform your vows.
For the [a]wicked one shall no more pass through you;
He is (B)utterly cut off.

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  1. Nahum 1:15 Lit. one of Belial

17 And He came and preached peace to you who were afar off and to those who were near.

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18 And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, (A)“All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. 19 (B)Go [a]therefore and (C)make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 (D)teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am (E)with you always, even to the end of the age.” [b]Amen.

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  1. Matthew 28:19 M omits therefore
  2. Matthew 28:20 NU omits Amen.

The Good News of Salvation

61 “The (A)Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me,
Because the Lord (B)has anointed Me
To preach good tidings to the poor;
He has sent Me (C)to [a]heal the brokenhearted,
To proclaim (D)liberty to the captives,
And the opening of the prison to those who are bound;

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  1. Isaiah 61:1 Lit. bind up

15 (A)and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace;

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O Zion,
You who bring good tidings,
Get up into the high mountain;
O Jerusalem,
You who bring good tidings,
Lift up your voice with strength,
Lift it up, be not afraid;
Say to the cities of Judah, “Behold your God!”

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11 And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, 12 for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, (A)for the [a]edifying of (B)the body of Christ,

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  1. Ephesians 4:12 building up

Purpose of the Mystery

To me, (A)who am less than the least of all the saints, this grace was given, that I should preach among the Gentiles (B)the unsearchable riches of Christ,

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32 Behold, I am against those who prophesy false dreams,” says the Lord, “and tell them, and cause My people to err by their (A)lies and by (B)their recklessness. Yet I did not send them or command them; therefore they shall not (C)profit this people at all,” says the Lord.

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12 To them it was revealed that, not to themselves, but to [a]us they were ministering the things which now have been reported to you through those who have preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven—things which (A)angels desire to look into.

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  1. 1 Peter 1:12 NU, M you

21 So Jesus said to them again, “Peace to you! (A)As the Father has sent Me, I also send you.”

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21 Then He said to me, ‘Depart, (A)for I will send you far from here to the Gentiles.’

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26 “Men and brethren, sons of the [a]family of Abraham, and (A)those among you who fear God, (B)to you the [b]word of this salvation has been sent.

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  1. Acts 13:26 stock
  2. Acts 13:26 message

As they ministered to the Lord and fasted, the Holy Spirit said, (A)“Now separate to Me Barnabas and Saul for the work (B)to which I have called them.” Then, (C)having fasted and prayed, and laid hands on them, they sent them away.

Preaching in Cyprus

So, being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia, and from there they sailed to (D)Cyprus.

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15 But the Lord said to him, “Go, for (A)he is a chosen vessel of Mine to bear My name before (B)Gentiles, (C)kings, and the (D)children[a] of Israel.

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  1. Acts 9:15 Lit. sons

The Seventy Sent Out

10 After these things the Lord appointed [a]seventy others also, and (A)sent them two by two before His face into every city and place where He Himself was about to go.

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  1. Luke 10:1 NU seventy-two others

Many Women Minister to Jesus

Now it came to pass, afterward, that He went through every city and village, preaching and [a]bringing the glad tidings of the kingdom of God. And the twelve were with Him,

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  1. Luke 8:1 proclaiming the good news

14 “Glory(A) to God in the highest,
And on earth (B)peace, (C)goodwill[a] toward men!”

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  1. Luke 2:14 NU toward men of goodwill

10 Then the angel said to them, (A)“Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy (B)which will be to all people.

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38 (A)Therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.”

The Twelve Apostles(B)

10 And (C)when He had called His twelve disciples to Him, He gave them power over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease. Now the names of the twelve apostles are these: first, Simon, (D)who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus, and [a]Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus; (E)Simon the [b]Cananite, and Judas (F)Iscariot, who also betrayed Him.

Sending Out the Twelve(G)

These twelve Jesus sent out and commanded them, saying: (H)“Do not go into the way of the Gentiles, and do not enter a city of (I)the Samaritans. (J)But go rather to the (K)lost sheep of the house of Israel.

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  1. Matthew 10:3 NU omits Lebbaeus, whose surname was
  2. Matthew 10:4 NU Cananaean

19 “I create (A)the fruit of the lips:
Peace, peace (B)to him who is far off and to him who is near,”
Says the Lord,
“And I will heal him.”

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18 Now all things are of God, (A)who has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation, 19 that is, that (B)God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not [a]imputing their trespasses to them, and has committed to us the word of reconciliation.

20 Now then, we are (C)ambassadors for Christ, as though God were pleading through us: we implore you on Christ’s behalf, be reconciled to God.

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  1. 2 Corinthians 5:19 reckoning

28 And (A)God has appointed these in the church: first (B)apostles, second (C)prophets, third teachers, after that (D)miracles, then (E)gifts of healings, (F)helps, (G)administrations, varieties of tongues. 29 Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Are all workers of miracles?

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