7 Bible Verses about First Among The Gentiles

These twelve did Jesus send forth, having given command to them, saying, 'To the way of the nations go not away, and into a city of the Samaritans go not in,

having your behaviour among the nations right, that in that which they speak against you as evil-doers, of the good works having beheld, they may glorify God in a day of inspection.

Simeon did declare how at first God did look after to take out of the nations a people for His name,

and having found him, he brought him to Antioch, and it came to pass that they a whole year did assemble together in the assembly, and taught a great multitude, the disciples also were divinely called first in Antioch Christians.

and when they were come unto him, he said to them, 'Ye -- ye know from the first day in which I came to Asia, how, with you at all times I was;

and the assembly at their house; salute Epaenetus, my beloved, who is first-fruit of Achaia to Christ.

for not as not reaching to you do we stretch ourselves overmuch, for even unto you did we come in the good news of the Christ,