At that time, there will be a highway from Egypt to Assyria. The Assyrians will come into Egypt, and the Egyptians into Assyria, and they will worship with the Assyrians.

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.

"But as for me, I know their actions and their thoughts. Come and gather all nations and languages, and they will come and see my glory.

LORD, my strength and my stronghold, my refuge in a time of difficulty, to you the nations will come, and from the ends of the earth they'll say, "Surely our ancestors inherited deception, things that are worthless, and in which there is no profit."

I will plant my people in the land for myself. I will show mercy on her who has received no mercy I will say to those who are not my people, "You are my people!' and they will say, "You are my God.'"

so my people may inherit the remnant of Edom and all of the nations that bear my name," declares the LORD who is bringing this about.

Many nations will approach and say, "Come, let's go up to the mountain of the LORD, and to the Temple of the God of Jacob. He will teach us about his ways, and we will walk according to his directions.' "Indeed, the Law will proceed from Zion, and the message of the LORD from Jerusalem.

"Many nations will cling to the LORD at that time and will become my people. I will live in your midst, and you will know that the LORD of the Heavenly Armies has sent me to you.

"This is what the LORD of the Heavenly Armies says: "In the future, people will come, including residents of many cities,

Even so, from where the sun rises to where it sets my name will be great among the Gentiles. Incense will be brought to me everywhere, along with pure offerings, because my name will be great among the Gentiles," says the LORD of the Heavenly Armies.

"Here is my Servant whom I have chosen, whom I love, and with whom I am pleased! I will put my Spirit on him, and he will proclaim justice to unbelievers.

Then Peter began to speak: "Now I understand that God shows no partiality.

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.

so that the rest of the people may search for the Lord, including all the gentiles who are called by my name,' declares the Lord. "He is the one who has been doing these things

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

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

Under what circumstances was it credited? Was he circumcised or uncircumcised? He had not yet been circumcised, but was uncircumcised.

including us, whom he also called, not only from the Jews but from the gentiles as well?

There is no difference between Jew and Greek, because they all have the same Lord, who gives richly to all who call on him.

so that the gentiles may glorify God for his mercy. As it is written, "That is why I will praise you among the gentiles; I will sing praises to your name."

For by one Spirit all of us Jews and Greeks, slaves and free were baptized into one body and were all privileged to drink from one Spirit.

Because all of you are one in the Messiah Jesus, a person is no longer a Jew or a Greek, a slave or a free person, a male or a female.

The gentiles are heirs-in-common, members-in-common of the body, and common participants in what was promised by the Messiah Jesus through the gospel.

Circumcision

Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing, but obeying God's commandments is everything.

for in union with the Messiah Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision matters. What matters is faith expressed through love.

For neither circumcision nor uncircumcision matters. Rather, what matters is being a new creation.

Barbarian

The people who lived there were unusually kind to us. It had started to rain and was cold, so they started a bonfire and invited us to join them around it.

Both to Greeks and to barbarians, both to wise and to foolish people, I am a debtor.

If I don't know the meaning of the language, I will be a foreigner to the speaker and the speaker will be a foreigner to me.

Bond

Were you a slave when you were called? Do not let that bother you. Of course, if you have a chance to become free, take advantage of the opportunity.

because you know that everyone will receive a reward from the Lord for whatever good he has done, whether he is a slave or free.

And

The person who eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in him.

Jesus answered him, "If anyone loves me, he will keep my word. Then my Father will love him, and we will go to him and make our home within him.

I am the vine, you are the branches. The one who abides in me while I abide in him produces much fruit, because apart from me you can do nothing.

I am in them, and you are in me. May they be completely one, so that the world may know that you sent me and that you have loved them as you loved me.

But if the Messiah is in you, your bodies are dead due to sin, but the spirit is alive due to righteousness.

I no longer live, but the Messiah lives in me, and the life that I am now living in this body I live by the faithfulness of the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.

which is his body, the fullness of the one who fills everything in every way.

and that the Messiah would make his home in your hearts through faith. Then, having been rooted and grounded in love,

We also know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding so that we may know the true God. We are in union with the one who is true, his Son Jesus the Messiah, who is the true God and eternal life.

General references

two by two, male and female, they entered the ark to join Noah, just as God had commanded.

A single law exists for the native and the alien who resides among you."

Also at that time I will pour out my Spirit upon men and women servants.

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

For God was pleased to have all of his divine essence inhabit him.