Acts 11:18

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Acts 11:18

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Summary

When they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, Then hath God also to the Gentiles granted repentance unto life.

They held

Leviticus 10:19

Joshua 22:30

And glorified

Hath

Granted

General references

Luke 2:20

Galatians 1:24

Bible References

They held

But Aaron spoke to Moses, “Behold, this very day they presented their sin offering and their burnt offering before the Lord. When things like these happened to me, if I had eaten a sin offering today, would it have been good in the sight of the Lord?”

So when Phinehas the priest and the leaders of the congregation, even the heads of the families of Israel who were with him, heard the words which the sons of Reuben and the sons of Gad and the sons of Manasseh spoke, it pleased them.

And glorified

Therefore, being sent on their way by the church, they were passing through both Phoenicia and Samaria, describing in detail the conversion of the Gentiles, and were bringing great joy to all the brethren.

And when they heard it they began glorifying God; and they said to him, “You see, brother, how many thousands there are among the Jews of those who have believed, and they are all zealous for the Law;

“Then all your people will be righteous;
They will possess the land forever,
The branch of My planting,
The work of My hands,
That I may be glorified.

To grant those who mourn in Zion,
Giving them a garland instead of ashes,
The oil of gladness instead of mourning,
The mantle of praise instead of a spirit of fainting.
So they will be called

oaks of righteousness,

The planting of the Lord, that He may be glorified.

But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as from the Lord, the Spirit.

And they were glorifying God because of me.

Hath

Now the apostles and the brethren who were throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God.

For so the Lord has commanded us,
‘I have placed You as a

light for the Gentiles,

That You may

bring salvation to the end of the earth.’”

When they had arrived and gathered the church together, they began to report all things that God had done with them and how He had opened a door of faith to the Gentiles.

And He said to me, ‘Go! For I will send you far away to the Gentiles.’”

Or is God the God of Jews only? Is He not the God of Gentiles also? Yes, of Gentiles also,

What shall we say then? That Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, attained righteousness, even the righteousness which is by faith;

For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, abounding in riches for all who call on Him;

and for the Gentiles to glorify God for His mercy; as it is written,
“Therefore I will

give praise to You among the Gentiles,

And I will sing to Your name.”

For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus.

Therefore remember that formerly you, the Gentiles in the flesh, who are called “Uncircumcision” by the so-called “Circumcision,” which is performed in the flesh by human hands—

which in other generations was not made known to the sons of men, as it has now been revealed to His holy apostles and prophets in the Spirit;

Granted

Therefore repent and return, so that your sins may be wiped away, in order that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord;

He is the one whom God exalted to His right hand as a

Prince and a Savior, to grant repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.

solemnly testifying to both Jews and Greeks of repentance toward God and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.

rescuing you from the Jewish people and from the Gentiles, to whom I am sending you,

“I have surely heard Ephraim grieving,
‘You have chastised me, and I was chastised,
Like an untrained calf;

Bring me back that I may be restored,

For You are the Lord my God.

Moreover, I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; and I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.

“I will pour out on the house of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the Spirit of grace and of supplication, so that they will look on Me whom they have pierced; and they will mourn for Him, as one mourns for an only son, and they will weep bitterly over Him like the bitter weeping over a firstborn.

For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, abounding in riches for all who call on Him;

and for the Gentiles to glorify God for His mercy; as it is written,
“Therefore I will

give praise to You among the Gentiles,

And I will sing to Your name.”

For the sorrow that is according to the will of God produces a repentance without regret, leading to salvation, but the sorrow of the world produces death.

with gentleness correcting those who are in opposition, if perhaps God may grant them repentance leading to the knowledge of the truth,

Do not be deceived, my beloved brethren.

General references

The shepherds went back, glorifying and praising God for all that they had heard and seen, just as had been told them.

And they were glorifying God because of me.