'Gentiles' in the Bible

Through him we received grace and a commission as an apostle to bring about faithful obedience among all the gentiles for the sake of his name.

I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that I often planned to come to you (but have been prevented from doing so until now), so that I might reap a harvest among you, just as I have among the rest of the gentiles.

For whenever gentiles, who do not possess the Law, do instinctively what the Law requires, they are a law to themselves, even though they do not have the Law.

As it is written, "God's name is being blasphemed among the gentiles because of you."

Is God the God of the Jews only? Is he not the God of the gentiles, too? Yes, of the gentiles, too,

including us, whom he also called, not only from the Jews but from the gentiles as well?

What can we say, then? Gentiles, who were not pursuing righteousness, have attained righteousness, a righteousness that comes through faith.

And so I ask, "They have not stumbled so as to fall, have they?" Of course not! On the contrary, because of their stumbling, salvation has come to the gentiles to make the Jews jealous.

Now if their stumbling means riches for the world, and if their fall means riches for the gentiles, how much more will their full participation mean!

I am speaking to you gentiles. Because I am an apostle to the gentiles, I magnify my ministry

For I want to let you know about this secret, brothers, so that you will not claim to be wiser than you are: Stubbornness has come to part of Israel until the full number of the gentiles comes to faith.

so that the gentiles may glorify God for his mercy. As it is written, "That is why I will praise you among the gentiles; I will sing praises to your name."

Again he says, "Rejoice, you gentiles, with his people!"

And again, "Praise the Lord, all you gentiles! Let all the nations praise him."

And again, Isaiah says, "There will be a Root from Jesse. He will rise up to rule the gentiles, and the gentiles will hope in him."

to be a minister of the Messiah Jesus to the gentiles in the priestly service of the gospel of God, so that the offering brought by gentiles may be acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

For I am bold enough to tell you only about what the Messiah has accomplished through me in bringing gentiles to obedience. By my words and actions,

Yes, they were eager to do this, and in fact they are obligated to help them, for if the gentiles have shared in their spiritual blessings, they are obligated to be of service to them in material things.

and who risked their necks for my life. I am thankful to them, and so are all the churches among the gentiles.

but now has been made known through the prophets to all the gentiles, in keeping with the decree of the eternal God to bring them to the obedience that springs from faith