Thematic Bible: Of the gentiles


Thematic Bible



The heathen kept on listening and rejoicing and giving the glory to God's message, and all who had been destined to eternal life believed,

Then the Jewish believers who had gone along with Peter were astounded because the gift of the Holy Spirit had been showered upon the heathen too,

But as they opposed and abused him, he shook out his clothes in protest and said to them, "Your blood be upon your own heads! I am not to blame for it myself. Hereafter I am going to the heathen."


Now the apostles and the brothers all over Judea heard that the heathen too had accepted God's message.

After a lengthy discussion Peter got up and said to them, "Brothers, you know that in the early days God chose among you that through me the heathen should hear the message of the good news and believe it.

"So you must understand that this message of God's salvation has been sent to the heathen; and they will listen to it!"

even us whom He has called, not only from among the Jews but from among the heathen too?

and for the heathen peoples to praise God for His mercy, as the Scripture says: "For this I will give thanks to you among the heathen, and will sing praises to your name."