- the Gentiles:
- "Thenª Peterª openedª° [his] mouth,ª and said,ª° Ofª a truthª I perceiveª° thatª Godª isª° noª respecter of persons:ª ... Howª Godª anointedª° Jesusª ofª Nazarethª with the Holyª Ghostª andª with power:ª whoª² went aboutª° doing good,ª° andª healingª° allª that were oppressedª° ofª the¹ devil;ª forª Godª wasª° withª him.ª" {Act 10:34-38} + "Andª when they were come,ª° andª had gathered²° the church² together,ª°¹¹ they rehearsedª° all² that¹ Godª had doneª° withª them,ª andª howª he had openedª° the doorª of faithª unto the¹ Gentiles.ª" {Act 14:27} + "Andª² being¹ brought on their wayª° byª the¹ church,ª they¹ passed throughª° Pheniceª andª Samaria,ª declaringª° the¹ conversionª of the¹ Gentiles:ª andª they causedª° greatª joyª unto all²¹ the¹ brethren.ª" {Act 15:3} + "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} + "O singª° unto the LORDª a newª song:ª singª° unto the LORD,ª all¹ the earth.ª ... Sayª° among the heathenª [that] the LORDª reigneth:ª° the worldª also¹ shall be establishedª° that it shall not¹ be moved:ª° he shall judgeª° the peopleª righteously.ª" {Psa 96:1-10} + "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} + "Until¹ the spiritª be pouredª° upon¹ us from on high,ª¹ and the wildernessª be¹ a fruitful field,ª and the fruitful fieldª be countedª° for a forest.ª" {Isa 32:15} + "The wildernessª and the solitary placeª shall be gladª° for them; and the desertª shall rejoice,ª° and blossomª° as the rose.ª ... It shall blossom²° abundantly,ª° and rejoiceª° even¹ with joyª and singing:²°¹ the gloryª of Lebanonª shall be givenª° unto it, the excellencyª of Carmelª and Sharon,ª they¹ shall seeª° the gloryª of the LORD,ª [and] the excellencyª of our God.ª" {Isa 35:1-2} + "Behold¹ my servant,ª whom I uphold;ª° mine elect,ª [in whom] my soulª delighteth;ª° I have putª° my spiritª upon¹ him: he shall bring forthª° judgmentª to the Gentiles.ª" {Isa 42:1} + "I¹ the LORDª have calledª° thee in righteousness,ª and will holdª° thine hand,ª and will keepª° thee, and giveª° thee for a covenantª of the people,ª for a lightª of the Gentiles;ª" {Isa 42:6} + "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} + "And the Gentilesª shall comeª° to thy light,ª and kingsª to the brightnessª of thy rising.ª" {Isa 60:3} + "And the Gentilesª shall seeª° thy righteousness,ª and all¹ kingsª thy glory:ª and thou shalt be calledª° by a newª name,²°¹ which¹ the mouthª of the LORDª shall name.²¹" {Isa 62:2} + "O LORD,ª my strength,ª and my fortress,ª and my refugeª in the dayª of affliction,ª the Gentilesª shall comeª° unto¹ thee from the endsª¹ of the earth,ª and shall say,ª° Surely¹ our fathersª have inheritedª° lies,ª vanity,ª and [things] wherein [there is] no¹ profit.ª°" {Jer 16:19} + "And I will sowª° her unto me in the earth;ª and I will have mercy²° upon¹¹ her that had not¹ obtained mercy;ª°°² and I will sayª° to [them which were] not¹ my people,ª Thou¹ [art] my people;ª and they¹ shall say,ª° [Thou art] my God.ª" {Hsa 2:23} + "In that¹ dayª will I raise upª°¹ the tabernacleª of Davidª that is fallen,ª° and close upª°¹ the breachesª thereof; and I will raise upª° his ruins,ª and I will buildª° it as in the daysª of old:ª ... 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 9:11-12} + "And the remnantª of Jacobª shall be¹ in the midstª of manyª peopleª as a dewª from¹¹ the LORD,ª as the showersª upon¹ the grass,ª that¹ tarriethª° not¹ for man,ª nor¹ waitethª° for the sonsª of men.ª" {Mic 5:7} + "The LORDª [will be] terribleª° unto¹ them: for¹ he will famishª°¹ all¹ the godsª of the earth;ª and [men] shall worshipª° him, every oneª from his place,ª¹ [even] all¹ the islesª of the heathen.ª" {Zph 2:11} + "For¹ then¹ will I turnª° to¹ the peopleª a pureª° language,ª that they may all¹ callª° upon the nameª of the LORD,ª to serveª° him with oneª consent.ª" {Zph 3:9} + "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} + "For¹ from the risingª¹ of the sunª even unto¹ the going downª of the same my nameª [shall be] greatª among the Gentiles;ª and in every¹ placeª incenseª° [shall be] offeredª° unto my name,ª and a pureª offering:ª for¹ my nameª [shall be] greatª among the heathen,ª saithª° the LORDª of hosts.ª" {Mal 1:11} + "Andª I sayª° unto you,ª Thatª manyª shall comeª° fromª the eastª andª west,ª andª shall sit downª° withª Abraham,ª andª Isaac,ª andª Jacob,ª inª the¹ kingdomª of heaven.ª" {Mtt 8:11} + "Andª enteringª° intoª the¹ sepulchre,ª they sawª° a young manª sittingª° onª the¹ right side,ª clothed²° in¹ a long white² garment;ª¹ andª they were affrighted.ª°" {Mrk 16:5} + "A lightª toª lightenª the Gentiles,ª andª the gloryª of thyª peopleª Israel.ª" {Lke 2:32} + "Whereforeª receive¹ ye²° one another,ª asª°² Christª also²¹ receivedª° usª toª the gloryª of God.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 15:7-12}
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