- the Gentiles:
- "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} + "The LORDª hath made bareª°¹ his holyª armª in the eyesª of all¹ the nations;ª and all¹ the endsª of the earthª shall seeª°¹ the salvationª of our God.ª" {Isa 52:10} + "Arise,ª° shine;ª° for¹ thy lightª is come,ª° and the gloryª of the LORDª is risenª° upon¹ thee. ... And the Gentilesª shall comeª° to thy light,ª and kingsª to the brightnessª of thy rising.ª" {Isa 60:1-3} + "And their seedª shall be knownª° among the Gentiles,ª and their offspringª amongª the people:ª all¹ that seeª° them shall acknowledgeª° them, that¹ they¹ [are] the seedª [which] the LORDª hath blessed.ª°" {Isa 61:9} + "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" {Isa 66:19} + "And the remnantª of Jacobª shall be¹ among the Gentilesª in the midstª of manyª peopleª as a lionª among the beastsª of the forest,ª as a young lionª among the flocksª of sheep:ª who,¹ if¹ he go through,ª° both treadeth down,ª° and teareth in pieces,ª° and none¹ can deliver.ª°" {Mic 5:8} + "Butª the¹ Lordª saidª° untoª him,ª Go thy way:ª° forª heª isª° a chosenª vesselª unto me,ª to bearª° myª nameª beforeª the Gentiles,ª andª kings,ª andª the childrenª of Israel:ª" {Act 9:15} + "Thatª Christª should suffer,ª [and] thatª he should be the firstª that should riseª¹ from² the dead,ª and shouldª° shewª° lightª unto the¹ people,ª andª to the¹ Gentiles.ª" {Act 26:23} + "Ifª ye continueª° in the¹ faithª groundedª° andª settled,ª andª [be] notª moved awayª° fromª the¹ hopeª of the¹ gospel,ª whichª ye have heard,ª° [and] which² was preachedª° toª everyª creatureª which¹ is underª heaven;ª whereofª Iª Paulª am madeª° a minister;ª" {Col 1:23}
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