Luke 24:47

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Summary

Luke 24:47

And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.

Among

Beginning

Ephesians 1:6

General references

Ephesians 4:20

Bible References

Among

When Jesus heard it, he marvelled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.

For they heard them speaking with tongues and magnifying God.

And when Silas and Timothy were come from Macedonia, Paul was pressed in spirit, and testified to the Jews, that Jesus was the Christ.

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

For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord of all, is rich to all that call upon him.

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

Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints is this grace given, to preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ.

To whom among the Gentiles it was the will of God to make known, what is the riches of this glorious mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:

Beginning

O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that killest the prophets and stonest them that are sent to thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together as a bird gathereth her brood under her wings, and ye would not!

These twelve Jesus sent forth, having commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into a city of the Samaritans enter not:

Ye are the sons of the prophets and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying to Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.

Then Paul and Barnabas speaking boldly, said, It was necessary that the word of God should be spoken to you first; but seeing ye thrust it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, behold! we turn to the Gentiles.

But the law came in between, that the offence might abound: yet where sin abounded, grace did much more abound:

And so all Israel shall be saved, as it is written, The deliverer shall come out of Sion, and shall turn away iniquity from Jacob.

To the praise of the glory of his grace,

General references

Go ye therefore into the highways, and invite whomsoever ye find to the wedding-banquet.

I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation.

Is God the God of the Jews only, and not also of the Gentiles? Surely of the Gentiles also: Seeing it is one God who will justify the circumcision by faith,

But ye have not so learned Christ; Since ye have heard him,