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- Isa 55:11-13 : 11 so shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it. 12 For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing; and all the trees of the fields shall clap their hands. 13 Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir-tree; and instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle-tree: and it shall be to Jehovah for a name, for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.
- Acts 15:7-9 : 7 And when there had been much questioning, Peter rose up, and said unto them, {G435} Brethren, ye know that a good while ago God made choice among you, that by my mouth the Gentiles should hear the word of the gospel, and believe. 8 And God, who knoweth the heart, bare them witness, giving them the Holy Spirit, even as he did unto us; 9 and he made no distinction between {G5037} us and them, cleansing their hearts by faith.
- 1 Pet 2:9-9 : 9 But ye are an elect race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a {G1519} people for [God's] own possession, that ye may show forth the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvellous light: 10 who in time past were no people, but now are the people of God: who had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.
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- Acts 15:6-83 verses72%
6And the apostles and the elders were gathered together to consider of this matter.
7And when there had been much questioning, Peter rose up, and said unto them, {G435} Brethren, ye know that a good while ago God made choice among you, that by my mouth the Gentiles should hear the word of the gospel, and believe.
8And God, who knoweth the heart, bare them witness, giving them the Holy Spirit, even as he did unto us;
- Rom 15:9-113 verses70%
9and that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy; as it is written, Therefore {G5124} will I give praise unto thee among the Gentiles, And sing unto thy name.
10And again he saith, Rejoice, ye Gentiles, with his people.
11And again, Praise the Lord, all ye Gentiles; And let all the peoples praise him.
- Acts 15:3-42 verses69%
3They therefore, {G3303} being brought on their way by the church, passed through both Phoenicia and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles: and they caused great joy unto all the brethren.
4And when they were come to Jerusalem, they were received of the church and the apostles and the elders, and they rehearsed all things that God had done with them.
- Acts 10:27-282 verses67%
27And as he talked with him, he went in, and findeth many come together:
28and he said unto them, Ye yourselves know how it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to join himself or come unto one of another nation; and [yet] unto me hath God showed that I should not call any man common or unclean:
- Acts 13:46-483 verses66%
46And Paul and Barnabas spake out boldly, and said, It was necessary that the word of God should first be spoken to you. {G1161} Seeing ye thrust it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy {G3756} of eternal life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles.
47For so hath the Lord commanded us, [saying], I have set thee for a light of the Gentiles, That thou shouldest be for salvation unto the uttermost part of the earth.
48And as the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of God: and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed.
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8(for he that wrought for Peter unto the apostleship of the circumcision wrought for me also unto the Gentiles);