And Mordecai went out from before the king, dressed in king-like robes of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold and clothing of purple and the best linen: and all the town of Shushan gave loud cries of joy.

This is what the Lord of armies has said: It will again come about that when peoples and those living in great towns come,

And so the church through all Judaea and Galilee and Samaria had peace and was made strong; and, living in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, was increased greatly.

Thy way

O you, who are full of false tricks and evil ways, a son of the Evil One, hating all righteousness, will you for ever be turning people from the right ways of the Lord?

This man had been trained in the way of the Lord; and burning in spirit, he gave himself up to teaching the facts about Jesus, though he had knowledge only of John's baptism:

And I made attacks on this Way, even to death, taking men and women and putting them in prison.

Saving

Why are you crushed down, O my soul? and why are you troubled in me? put your hope in God, for I will again give him praise who is my help and my God.

Send up a glad cry to God, all the earth:

For great is his mercy to us, and his faith is unchanging for ever. Praise be to the Lord.

It is not enough for one who is my servant to put the tribes of Jacob again in their place, and to get back those of Israel who have been sent away: my purpose is to give you as a light to the nations, so that you may be my salvation to the end of the earth.

Go then, and make disciples of all the nations, giving them baptism in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit:

For my eyes have seen your salvation,

And all flesh will see the salvation of God.

For the grace of God has come, giving salvation to all men,

General references

Let all the earth give you worship, and make songs to you; let them make songs to your name. (Selah.)

Or is God the God of Jews only? is he not in the same way the God of Gentiles? Yes, of Gentiles: