Acts 28:28

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Summary

Acts 28:28

Be it known therefore unto you, that the salvation of God is sent unto the Gentiles, and that they will hear it.

It known

The salvation

Sent

General references

Luke 13:29

John 4:30

Bible References

It known

Then Peter stood up among the eleven apostles and raised his voice to address them:

you and all the people of Israel must understand that this man stands healthy before you because of the name of Jesus from Nazareth, whom you crucified, but whom God raised from the dead.

"Therefore, brothers, you must understand that through him the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you,

I won't be doing any of this for your sake," declares the Lord GOD, "so keep that in mind. Be ashamed and frustrated because of your behavior, you house of Israel!"'"

The salvation

The LORD has made his deliverance known; he has disclosed his justice before the nations.

he says: "It is too small a thing for you to be my servant, to raise up the tribes of Israel and bring back those of Jacob I have preserved. I'll also make you as a light to the nations, to be my salvation to the ends of the earth.

The LORD has bared his holy arm in the eyes of all the nations; and all the ends of the earth will see the salvation of our God.

It is good to hope and wait patiently for the LORD's salvation.

because my eyes have seen your salvation,

Everyone will see the salvation that God has provided.'"

Sent

When they heard this, they calmed down, and praised God by saying, "So God has given repentance that leads to life even to gentiles."

Then Paul and Barnabas boldly declared, "We had to speak God's word to you first, but since you reject it and consider yourselves unworthy of eternal life, we are now going to turn to the gentiles.

When they arrived, they called the church together and told them everything that God had done with them and how he had opened a door so that gentiles would believe.

Simeon has explained how God first showed his concern for the gentiles by taking from among them a people for his name.

But when they began to oppose him and insult him, he shook out his clothes in protest and told them, "Your blood be on your own heads! I am innocent. From now on I will go to the gentiles."

"Then he told me, "Go, because I'll send you far away to the gentiles.'"

I'll continue to rescue you from your people and from the gentiles to whom I'm sending you.

They told him, "He will put those horrible men to a horrible death. Then he will lease the vineyard to other farmers who will give him his produce at harvest time."

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

Afterward he received the mark of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. Therefore, he is the ancestor of all who believe while uncircumcised, in order that righteousness may be credited to them.

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.

For I tell you that the Messiah became a servant of the circumcised on behalf of God's truth in order to confirm the promises given to our ancestors,

General references

People will come from east and west, and from north and south, and will eat in the kingdom of God.

The people left the town and started on their way to him.