Isaiah 56:6

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Summary

Also the sons of the stranger, that join themselves to the LORD, to serve him, and to love the name of the LORD, to be his servants, every one that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold of my covenant;

Join

1 Thessalonians 1:9

To love

James 2:5

Every

Isaiah 56:2

Isaiah 58:13

Revelation 1:10

General references

Bible References

Join

No foreigner who has joined himself to the Lord
should say,
“The Lord will exclude me from His people”;
and the eunuch should not say,
“Look, I am a dried-up tree.”

This one will say, ‘I am the Lord’s’;
another will call himself by the name of Jacob;
still another will write on his hand, ‘The Lord’s,’
and name himself by the name of Israel.”

They will ask about Zion,
turning their faces to this road.
They will come and join themselves to the Lord
in an everlasting covenant that will never be forgotten.

So those who accepted his message were baptized, and that day about 3,000 people were added to them.

When he arrived and saw the grace of God, he was glad and encouraged all of them to remain true to the Lord with a firm resolve of the heart,

and not just as we had hoped. Instead, they gave themselves especially to the Lord, then to us by God’s will.

for they themselves report what kind of reception we had from you: how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God

To love

Love

the Lord your God

with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind,

and with all your strength.

We know that all things work together for the good of those who love God: those who are called according to His purpose.

If anyone does not love the Lord, a curse be on him. Marana tha that is, Lord, come!

For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision accomplishes anything; what matters is faith working through love.

Grace be with all who have undying love for our Lord Jesus Christ.

A man who endures trials is blessed, because when he passes the test he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him.

Listen, my dear brothers: Didn’t God choose the poor in this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom that He has promised to those who love Him?

Every

Happy is the man who does this,
anyone who maintains this,
who keeps the Sabbath without desecrating it,
and keeps his hand from doing any evil.

“If you keep from desecrating the Sabbath,
from doing whatever you want on My holy day;
if you call the Sabbath a delight,
and the holy day of the Lord honorable;
if you honor it, not going your own ways,
seeking your own pleasure, or talking too much;

I was in the Spirit

on the Lord’s day, and I heard a loud voice behind me like a trumpet

General references

Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy:

“Work may be done for six days, but on the seventh day there must be a Sabbath of complete rest, a sacred assembly. You are not to do any work; it is a Sabbath to the Lord wherever you live.

You may also purchase them from the foreigners staying with you, or from their families living among you—those born in your land. These may become your property.

“If a foreigner resides with you and wants to observe the Passover to the Lord, he is to do so according to the Passover statute and its ordinances. You are to apply the same statute to both the foreign resident and the native of the land.”

Be careful to remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy as the Lord your God has commanded you.

Therefore, observe the words of this covenant and follow them, so that you will succeed in everything you do.

Then justice will inhabit the wilderness,
and righteousness will dwell in the orchard.

Therefore if an uncircumcised man keeps the law’s requirements, will his uncircumcision not be counted as circumcision?