But Peter, standing up with the eleven, raised his voice, and addressed them; Men of Judea, and all ye who dwell at Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and listen to my words:

be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarean, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, by him doth this man stand here sound in your presence.

Be it therefore known unto you, men and brethren, that through this man remission of sin is proclaimed to you:

The salvation

for my eyes have seen thy salvation,

and all flesh shall see the salvation of God."

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So when they heard these things they were satisfied, and glorified God, saying, Well! then hath God even to the Gentiles given repentance unto life.

Then Paul and Barnabas speaking with undaunted boldness, said, It was necessary that the word of God should be first spoken unto you: but since ye have thrust it from you, and judged yourselves not worthy of eternal life, lo! we turn to the Gentiles.

So when they arrived they called the church together, and related what great things God had done by them, and that he had opened to the heathen the door of faith.

Simon hath fully related, how at first God graciously looked upon [the Gentiles], to take from them a people for his name.

But as they continued opposing and blaspheming, he shook his garments, and said unto them, Your blood be upon your own heads; I am pure from it: from this moment will I go to the Gentiles.

And he said to me, Go: for I will send thee forth to the Gentiles afar off.

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

They say unto him, He will dreadfully destroy those wicked wretches, and will let out his vineyard to other husbandmen, who will render him the fruits in their seasons.

Is he the God of the Jews only, and is he not also of the Gentiles? Yes, verily, of the Gentiles also:

And he received the sign of circumcision, as a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had when uncircumcised: that he might be the father of all those who believe, though uncircumcised; that to them also the righteousness might be imputed:

I say then, Have they stumbled so as to fall? God forbid: but by their stumbling salvation is come to the Gentiles, to provoke them to jealousy.

Now I say that Jesus Christ was the minister of circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises made unto the fathers:

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And they shall come from the east, and west, and from north, and south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of God.

Then they went out of the city, and came unto him.