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

But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said unto them, You men of Judea, and all you that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and hearken to my words:

Be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead, even by him does this man stand here before you whole.

Be it known unto you therefore, men and brethren, that through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins:

Not for your sakes do I this, says the Lord GOD, be it known unto you: be ashamed and confounded for your own ways, O house of Israel.

The salvation

The LORD has made known his salvation: his righteousness has he openly showed in the sight of the nations.

And he said, It is too small a thing that you should be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved ones of Israel: I will also give you for a light to the Gentiles, that you may be my salvation unto the ends of the earth.

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

It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD.

For my eyes have seen your salvation,

And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.

Sent

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

Then Paul and Barnabas grew bold, and said, It was necessary that the word of God should first have been spoken to you: but seeing you put it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles.

And when they were come, and had gathered the church together, they reported all that God had done with them, and how he had opened the door of faith unto the Gentiles.

Simeon has declared how God at the first did visit the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name.

And when they opposed themselves, and blasphemed, he shook his clothes, and said unto them, Your blood be upon your own heads; I am clean: from henceforth I will go unto the Gentiles.

And he said unto me, Depart: for I will send you far from here unto the Gentiles.

Delivering you from the people, and from the Gentiles, unto whom now I send you,

They said unto him, He will miserably destroy those wicked men, and will let out his vineyard unto other tenants, who shall render him the fruits in their seasons.

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

And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had yet being uncircumcised: that he might be the father of all them that believe, though they be not circumcised; that righteousness might be imputed unto them also:

I say then, Have they stumbled that they should fall? God forbid: but rather through their fall salvation is come unto the Gentiles, to provoke them to jealousy.

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

General references

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

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