Acts 11:1

Peter's Explanation To The Church In Jerusalem

¹ And the apostles and the brethren who are in Judea heard that also the nations did receive the word of God, ² and when Peter came up to Jerusalem, those of the circumcision were contending with him,

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Genesis 49:10

The sceptre turneth not aside from Judah, And a lawgiver from between his feet, Till his Seed come; And his is the obedience of peoples.

Psalm 22:27

Remember and return unto Jehovah, Do all ends of the earth, And before Thee bow themselves, Do all families of the nations,

Psalm 96:1-10

Sing to Jehovah a new song, Sing to Jehovah all the earth.

Isaiah 11:10

And there hath been, in that day, A root of Jesse that is standing for an ensign of peoples, Unto him do nations seek, And his rest hath been -- honour!

Isaiah 32:15

Till emptied out on us is the Spirit from on high, And a wilderness hath become a fruitful field, And the fruitful field for a forest is reckoned.

Isaiah 35:1-2

They joy from the wilderness and dry place, And rejoice doth the desert, and flourish as the rose,

Isaiah 42:1

Lo, My servant, I take hold on him, My chosen one -- My soul hath accepted, I have put My Spirit upon him, Judgment to nations he bringeth forth.

Isaiah 42:6

I, Jehovah, did call thee in righteousness, And I lay hold on thy hand, and keep thee, And I give thee for a covenant of a people, And a light of nations.

Isaiah 49:6

And He saith, 'It hath been a light thing That thou art to Me for a servant To raise up the tribes of Jacob, And the preserved of Israel to bring back, And I have given thee for a light of nations, To be My salvation unto the end of the earth.'

Isaiah 52:10

Jehovah hath made bare His holy arm Before the eyes of all the nations, And seen have all the ends of the earth, The salvation of our God.

Isaiah 60:3

And come have nations to thy light, And kings to the brightness of thy rising.

Isaiah 62:2

And nations have seen thy righteousness, And all kings thine honour, And He is giving to thee a new name, That the mouth of Jehovah doth define.

Jeremiah 16:19

O Jehovah, my strength, and my fortress, And my refuge in a day of adversity, Unto Thee nations do come from the ends of earth, And say, Only falsehood did our fathers inherit, Vanity, and none among them is profitable.

Hosea 2:23

And I have sowed her to Me in the land, And I have pitied Lo-Ruhamah, And I have said to Lo-Ammi, My people thou art, and it saith, My God!'

Amos 9:11-12

In that day I raise the tabernacle of David, that is fallen, And I have repaired their breaches, And its ruins I do raise up, And I have built it up as in days of old.

Micah 5:7

And the remnant of Jacob hath been in the midst of many peoples, As dew from Jehovah -- as showers on the herb, That waiteth not for man, nor stayeth for the sons of men.

Zephaniah 2:11

Fearful is Jehovah against them, For He made bare all gods of the land, And bow themselves to Him, each from his place, Do all islanders of the nations.

Zephaniah 3:9

For then do I turn unto peoples a pure lip, To call all of them by the name of Jehovah, To serve Him with one shoulder.

Zechariah 2:11

And joined have been many nations unto Jehovah in that day, And they have been to Me for a people, And I have dwelt in thy midst, And thou hast known that Jehovah of Hosts hath sent me unto thee.

Zechariah 8:20-23

Thus said Jehovah of Hosts: Yet come do peoples, and inhabitants of many cities,

Malachi 1:11

For, from the rising of the sun to its going in, Great is My name among nations, And in every place perfume is brought nigh to My name, and a pure present, For great is My name among nations, Said Jehovah of Hosts.

Matthew 8:11

and I say to you, that many from east and west shall come and recline (at meat) with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the reign of the heavens,

Mark 16:5

and having entered into the sepulchre, they saw a young man sitting on the right hand, arrayed in a long white robe, and they were amazed.

Luke 2:32

a light to the uncovering of nations, and the glory of Thy people Israel.'

Acts 8:14-15

And the apostles in Jerusalem having heard that Samaria hath received the word of God, did send unto them Peter and John,

Acts 10:34-38

And Peter having opened his mouth, said, 'Of a truth, I perceive that God is no respecter of persons,

Acts 14:27

and having come and gathered together the assembly, they declared as many things as God did with them, and that He did open to the nations a door of faith;

Acts 15:3

they indeed, then, having been sent forward by the assembly, were passing through Phenice and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the nations, and they were causing great joy to all the brethren.

Romans 15:7-12

wherefore receive ye one another, according as also the Christ did receive us, to the glory of God.

Galatians 1:17-22

nor did I go up to Jerusalem unto those who were apostles before me, but I went away to Arabia, and again returned to Damascus,