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Acts 13:47
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Acts 13:47

for so hath the Lord commanded us: I have set thee for a light of nations -- for thy being for salvation unto the end of the earth.'

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.'

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.

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

Turn to Me, and be saved, all ends of the earth, For I am God, and there is none else.

but ye shall receive power at the coming of the Holy Spirit upon you, and ye shall be witnesses to me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and Samaria, and unto the end of the earth.'

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

For the knowledge in earth of Thy way, among all nations of Thy salvation.

Flourish in his days doth the righteous, And abundance of peace till the moon is not.

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

Jehovah hath made known His salvation, Before the eyes of the nations, He hath revealed His righteousness,

Praise Jehovah, all ye nations, Glorify Him, all ye peoples.

The thing that Isaiah son of Amoz hath seen concerning Judah and Jerusalem:

When thus it is in the heart of the land, In the midst of the peoples, As the compassing of the olive, As gleanings when harvest hath been finished,

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.

The former things, lo, have come, And new things I am declaring, Before they spring up I cause you to hear.

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.

And they fear from the west the name of Jehovah, And from the rising of the sun -- His honour, When come in as a flood doth an adversary, The Spirit of Jehovah hath raised an ensign against him.

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

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.

and the number of the sons of Israel hath been as the sand of the sea, that is not measured nor numbered, and it hath come to pass in the place where it is said to them, Ye are not My people, it is said to them, Sons of the Living God;

So that they possess the remnant of Edom, And all the nations on whom My name is called, An affirmation of Jehovah -- doer of this.

And gone have many nations and said, Come and we go up to the mount of Jehovah, And unto the house of the God of Jacob, And He doth teach us of His ways, And we do walk in His paths, For from Zion doth go forth a law, And a word of Jehovah from Jerusalem.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

having gone, then, disciple all the nations, (baptizing them -- to the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit,

and he said to them, 'Having gone to all the world, proclaim the good news to all the creation;

and reformation and remission of sins to be proclaimed in his name to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem:

And the Lord said unto him, 'Be going on, because a choice vessel to Me is this one, to bear My name before nations and kings -- the sons also of Israel;

Simeon did declare how at first God did look after to take out of the nations a people for His name,

and he said unto me, Go, because to nations far off I will send thee.'

delivering thee from the people, and the nations, to whom now I send thee,

that the Christ is to suffer, whether first by a rising from the dead, he is about to proclaim light to the people and to the nations.'

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For so hath the Lord commanded us, saying, I have set thee to be a light of the Gentiles, that thou shouldest be for salvation unto the ends of the earth.

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but ye shall receive power at the coming of the Holy Spirit upon you, and ye shall be witnesses to me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and Samaria, and unto the end of the earth.'
And the Lord said unto him, 'Be going on, because a choice vessel to Me is this one, to bear My name before nations and kings -- the sons also of Israel;
and he said unto me, Go, because to nations far off I will send thee.'
delivering thee from the people, and the nations, to whom now I send thee,
having gone, then, disciple all the nations, (baptizing them -- to the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit,
and he said to them, 'Having gone to all the world, proclaim the good news to all the creation;
and reformation and remission of sins to be proclaimed in his name to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem:

I have

that the Christ is to suffer, whether first by a rising from the dead, he is about to proclaim light to the people and to the nations.'
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.
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.'
And come have nations to thy light, And kings to the brightness of thy rising.
a light to the uncovering of nations, and the glory of Thy people Israel.'

That thou

Simeon did declare how at first God did look after to take out of the nations a people for His name,
Remember and return unto Jehovah, Do all ends of the earth, And before Thee bow themselves, Do all families of the nations,
For the knowledge in earth of Thy way, among all nations of Thy salvation.
Flourish in his days doth the righteous, And abundance of peace till the moon is not.
Sing to Jehovah a new song, Sing to Jehovah all the earth.
Jehovah hath made known His salvation, Before the eyes of the nations, He hath revealed His righteousness,
The thing that Isaiah son of Amoz hath seen concerning Judah and Jerusalem:
When thus it is in the heart of the land, In the midst of the peoples, As the compassing of the olive, As gleanings when harvest hath been finished,
The former things, lo, have come, And new things I am declaring, Before they spring up I cause you to hear.
Turn to Me, and be saved, all ends of the earth, For I am God, and there is none else.
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.
And they fear from the west the name of Jehovah, And from the rising of the sun -- His honour, When come in as a flood doth an adversary, The Spirit of Jehovah hath raised an ensign against him.
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.
and the number of the sons of Israel hath been as the sand of the sea, that is not measured nor numbered, and it hath come to pass in the place where it is said to them, Ye are not My people, it is said to them, Sons of the Living God;
So that they possess the remnant of Edom, And all the nations on whom My name is called, An affirmation of Jehovah -- doer of this.
And gone have many nations and said, Come and we go up to the mount of Jehovah, And unto the house of the God of Jacob, And He doth teach us of His ways, And we do walk in His paths, For from Zion doth go forth a law, And a word of Jehovah from Jerusalem.
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.
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.
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.
Thus said Jehovah of Hosts: Yet come do peoples, and inhabitants of many cities,
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.

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and God giveth them in the expanse of the heavens to give light upon the earth,
be going, then, on to the cross-ways, and as many as ye may find, call ye to the marriage-feasts.
and many first shall be last, and the last first.'
and to this agree the words of the prophets, as it hath been written:
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