- the Gentiles:
- "And it shall come to pass¹ in the lastª days,ª [that] the mountainª of the LORD'Sª houseª shall be¹ establishedª° in the topª of the mountains,ª and shall be exaltedª° above the hills;ª¹ and all¹ nationsª shall flowª° unto¹ it. ... O houseª of Jacob,ª come²°¹ ye, and let us walk²°¹ in the lightª of the LORD.ª" {Isa 2:2-5} + "And in that¹ dayª there shall be¹ a rootª of Jesse,ª which¹ shall standª° for an ensignª of the people;ª to¹ it shall the Gentilesª seek:ª° and his restª shall be¹ glorious.ª" {Isa 11:10} + "In that¹ dayª shall there be¹ a highwayª out of Egyptª¹ to Assyria,ª and the Assyrianª shall comeª° into Egypt,ª and the Egyptianª into Assyria,ª and the Egyptiansª shall serveª° with¹ the Assyrians.ª ... Whom¹ the LORDª of hostsª shall bless,ª° saying,ª° Blessedª° [be] Egyptª my people,ª and Assyriaª the workª of my hands,ª and Israelª mine inheritance.ª" {Isa 19:23-25} + "Thus¹ saithª° the LORD,ª The labourª of Egypt,ª and merchandiseª of Ethiopiaª and of the Sabeans,ª men²¹ of stature,ª shall come overª° unto¹ thee, and they shall be¹ thine: they shall come²°¹ afterª thee; in chainsª they shall come over,ª° and they shall fall downª° unto¹ thee, they shall make supplicationª° unto¹ thee, [saying], Surely¹ Godª [is] in thee; and [there is] none¹ else,¹ [there is] noª God.ª" {Isa 45:14} + "And he said,ª° It is a light thingª° that thou shouldest be¹¹ my servantª to raise upª°¹ the tribesª of Jacob,ª and to restoreª° the preservedª°°² of Israel:ª I will also giveª° thee for a lightª to the Gentiles,ª that thou mayest be¹ my salvationª unto¹ the endª of the earth.ª" {Isa 49:6} + "Behold,¹ these¹ shall comeª° from far:ª¹ and, lo,¹ these¹ from the northª¹ and from the west;ª¹ and these¹ from the landª¹ of Sinim.ª" {Isa 49:12} + "And kingsª shall be¹ thy nursing fathers,ª° and their queensª thy nursing mothers:ª° they shall bow downª° to thee with [their] faceª toward the earth,ª and lick upª° the dustª of thy feet;ª and thou shalt knowª° that¹ I¹ [am] the LORD:ª for they¹ shall not¹ be ashamedª° that waitª° for me." {Isa 49:23} + "Sing,ª° O barren,ª thou [that] didst not¹ bear;ª° break forthª° into singing,ª and cry aloud,ª° thou [that] didst not¹ travail with child:ª° for¹ moreª [are] the childrenª of the desolateª° than the childrenª¹ of the married wife,ª° saithª° the LORD.ª ... For¹ thou shalt break forthª° on the right handª and on the left;ª and thy seedª shall inheritª° the Gentiles,ª and make the desolateª° citiesª to be inhabited.ª°" {Isa 54:1-3} + "For¹ thus¹ saithª° the LORD,ª Behold,¹ I will extendª° peaceª to¹ her like a river,ª and the gloryª of the Gentilesª like a flowingª° stream:ª then shall ye suck,ª° ye shall be borneª° upon¹ [her] sides,ª and be dandledª° upon¹ [her] knees.ª" {Isa 66:12} + "And I will setª° a signª among them, and I will sendª° those that escapeª of them¹ unto¹ the nations,ª [to] Tarshish,ª Pul,ª and Lud,ª that drawª° the bow,ª [to] Tubal,ª and Javan,ª [to] the islesª afar off,ª that¹ have not¹ heardª°¹ my fame,ª neither¹ have seenª°¹ my glory;ª and they shall declareª°¹ my gloryª among the Gentiles.ª ... And they shall bringª°¹ all¹ your brethrenª [for] an offeringª unto the LORDª out of all¹¹ nationsª upon horses,ª and in chariots,ª and in litters,ª and upon mules,ª and upon swift beasts,ª to¹ my holyª mountainª Jerusalem,ª saithª° the LORD,ª as¹ the childrenª of Israelª bringª°¹ an offeringª in a cleanª vesselª into the houseª of the LORD.ª" {Isa 66:19-20} + "The sceptreª shall not¹ departª° from Judah,ª¹ nor a lawgiverª° from between¹¹ his feet,ª untilª¹ Shilohª come;ª° and unto him [shall] the gatheringª of the peopleª [be]." {Gen 49:10} + "All¹ the endsª of the worldª shall rememberª° and turnª° unto¹ the LORD:ª and all¹ the kindredsª of the nationsª shall worshipª° beforeª thee." {Psa 22:27} + "[[To the chief Musicianª° on Neginoth,ª A Psalmª [or] Song.]]ª Godª be mercifulª° unto us, and blessª° us; [and] cause his faceª to shineª° upon¹ us; Selah.ª ... O let the nationsª be gladª° and sing for joy:ª° for¹ thou shalt judgeª° the peopleª righteously,ª and governª° the nationsª upon earth.ª Selah.ª" {Psa 67:1-4} + "His nameª shall endure¹ for ever:ª his nameª shall be continuedª°°° as long¹ as² the sun:ª and [men] shall be blessedª° in him: all¹ nationsª shall call him blessed.ª° ... And blessedª° [be] his gloriousª nameª for ever:ª and let¹ the whole¹ earthª be filledª° [with] his glory;ª Amen,ª and Amen.ª" {Psa 72:17-19} + "The LORDª hath made knownª° his salvation:ª his righteousnessª hath he openly shewedª° in the sightª of the heathen.ª ... He hath rememberedª° his mercyª and his truthª toward the houseª of Israel:ª all¹ the endsª of the earthª have seenª°¹ the salvationª of our God.ª" {Psa 98:2-3} + "O praiseª°¹ the LORD,ª all¹ ye nations:ª praiseª° him, all¹ ye people.ª ... For¹ his merciful² kindnessª is greatª° toward¹ us: and the truthª of the LORDª [endureth] for ever.ª Praiseª° ye the LORD.ª" {Psa 117:1-2} + "That¹ they may possessª°¹ the remnantª of Edom,ª and of all¹ the heathen,ª which¹ are called²° by¹¹ my name,ª saithª° the LORDª that doethª° this.¹" {Ams 9:12} + "But in the lastª daysª it shall come to pass,¹ [that] the mountainª of the houseª of the LORDª shall be¹ establishedª° in the topª of the mountains,ª and it¹ shall be exaltedª° above the hills;ª¹ and peopleª shall flowª° unto¹ it. ... And manyª nationsª shall come,ª° and say,ª° Come,²°¹ and let us go upª° to¹ the mountainª of the LORD,ª and to¹ the houseª of the Godª of Jacob;ª and he will teachª° us of his ways,ª¹ and we will walk²°¹ in his paths:ª for¹ the lawª shall go forthª° of Zion,ª¹ and the wordª of the LORDª from Jerusalem.ª¹" {Mic 4:1-2} + "And manyª nationsª shall be joinedª° to¹ the LORDª in that¹ day,ª and shall be¹ my people:ª and I will dwellª° in the midstª of thee, and thou shalt knowª° that¹ the LORDª of hostsª hath sentª° me unto¹ thee." {Zch 2:11} + "Thus¹ saithª° the LORDª of hosts;ª [It shall] yet¹ [come to pass], that¹ there shall comeª° people,ª and the inhabitantsª° of manyª cities:ª ... Thus¹ saithª° the LORDª of hosts;ª In those¹ daysª [it shall come to pass], that¹ tenª men²¹ shall take holdª° out of all¹¹ languagesª of the nations,ª even shall take holdª° of the skirtª of him¹ that is a Jew,ª² saying,ª° We will go²°¹ with¹ you: for¹ we have heardª° [that] Godª [is] with¹ you." {Zch 8:20-23} + "Nowª when Jesusª was bornª° inª Bethlehemª of Judaeaª inª the daysª of Herodª the¹ king,ª behold,ª° there cameª° wise menª fromª the eastª toª Jerusalem,ª ... Andª when they were comeª° intoª the¹ house,ª they sawª°²° the¹ young childª withª Maryª hisª mother,ª andª fell down,ª° and worshippedª° him:ª andª when they had openedª° their²¹ treasures,ª they presentedª° unto himª gifts;ª gold,ª andª frankincense,ª andª myrrh.ª" {Mtt 2:1-11} + "Go¹ ye²° therefore,ª and teachª° allª nations,ª baptizingª° themª inª the¹ nameª of the¹ Father,ª andª of the¹ Son,ª andª of the¹ Holyª Ghost:ª" {Mtt 28:19} + "Andª that repentanceª andª remissionª of sinsª should be preachedª° inª hisª nameª amongª allª nations,ª beginningª° atª Jerusalem.ª" {Lke 24:47} + "Andª there wereª° certainª Greeksª amongª them that came upª° toª worshipª° atª the¹ feast:ª ... The sameª cameª° thereforeª to Philip,ª which¹ was ofª Bethsaidaª of Galilee,ª andª desiredª° him,ª saying,ª° Sir,ª we wouldª° seeª° Jesus.ª" {Jhn 12:20-21} + "And I,ª ifª I be lifted upª° fromª the¹ earth,ª will drawª° allª [men] untoª me.ª" {Jhn 12:32} + "Forª soª hath²° the¹ Lordª commandedª° us,ª [saying], I have setª° theeª to be² a lightª¹ of the Gentiles,ª that thouª shouldest beª° forª salvationª untoª the endsª of the¹ earth.ª" {Act 13:47} + "Thatª² the¹ residueª of menª might seek afterª°¹ the¹ Lord,ª andª allª the¹ Gentiles,ª uponª whomª myª nameª is called,ª°²² saithª°¹ the Lord,ª who² doethª° allª these things.ª" {Act 15:17} + "I sayª° then,ª² Have they¹ stumbledª° thatª they should fall?ª° God forbid:ªª° butª [rather] through their²¹ fallª salvationª [is come] unto the¹ Gentiles,ª for to² provoke²° them² to jealousy.ª°¹ ... Forª ifª the¹ casting awayª of themª [be] the reconcilingª of the world,ª whatª [shall] the¹ receivingª [of them be], butª lifeª fromª the dead?ª" {Rom 11:11-15} + "Andª that the¹ Gentilesª might glorifyª° Godª forª [his] mercy;ª asª it is written,ª° For²° this² causeª¹ I will confessª° to theeª amongª the Gentiles,ª andª singª° unto thyª name.ª ... Andª again,ª Esaiasª saith,ª° There shall beª° a rootª of Jesse,ª andª he that shall riseª° to reign overª° the Gentiles;ª inª himª shall²° the Gentilesª trust.ª°" {Rom 15:9-12}
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