- the stranger:
- "And when¹ a strangerª shall sojournª° with¹ thee, and will keepª° the passoverª to the LORD,ª let all¹ his malesª be circumcised,ª° and then¹ let him come nearª° and keepª° it; and he shall be¹ as one that is born² in¹ the land:ª for no uncircumcised personª¹¹ shall eatª° thereof. ... Oneª lawª shall be¹ to him that is homeborn,ª and unto the strangerª that sojournethª° amongª you." {Exd 12:48-49} + "And Ruthª said,ª° Intreatª° me not¹ to leaveª° thee, [or] to returnª° from following afterª¹ thee: for¹ whither¹¹ thou goest,²°¹ I will go;²°¹ and where¹ thou lodgest,ª° I will lodge:ª° thy peopleª [shall be] my people,ª and thy Godª my God:ª" {Rth 1:16} + "And Boazª answeredª° and saidª° unto her, It hath fullyª° been shewedª° me, all¹ that¹ thou hast doneª° unto¹ thy mother in lawª sinceª the deathª of thine husband:ª and [how] thou hast leftª° thy fatherª and thy mother,ª and the landª of thy nativity,ª and art come²°¹ unto¹ a peopleª which¹ thou knewestª° not¹ heretofore.ªª ... The LORDª recompenseª° thy work,ª and a fullª rewardª be given¹ thee of¹¹ the LORDª Godª of Israel,ª under¹ whose¹ wingsª thou art comeª° to trust.ª°" {Rth 2:11-12} + "Moreover¹ concerning¹ a stranger,ª that¹ [is] not¹ of thy peopleª¹ Israel,ª but cometh¹ out²° of a far² countryª¹¹ for² thy name's² sake;¹¹ ... Hearª° thou¹ in heavenª thy dwellingª° place,ª and doª° according to all¹ that¹ the strangerª callethª° to¹ thee for: that¹ all¹ peopleª of the earthª may knowª°¹ thy name,ª to fearª° thee, as [do] thy peopleª Israel;ª and that they may knowª° that¹ this¹ house,ª which¹ I have builded,ª° is calledª° by¹ thy name.ª" {1Kg 8:41-43} + "And when the queenª of Shebaª heardª° of¹ the fameª of Solomonª concerning the nameª of the LORD,ª she cameª° to proveª° him with hard questions.ª ... And she cameª° to Jerusalemª with a veryª greatª train,ª with camelsª that bareª° spices,ª and veryª muchª gold,ª and preciousª stones:ª and when she was comeª° to¹ Solomon,ª she communedª° with¹ him of¹ all¹ that¹ was¹ in¹ her heart.ª" {1Kg 10:1-2} + "Neither¹ let the sonª of the stranger,ª that hath joined²° himself¹ to¹ the LORD,ª speak,ª° saying,ª° The LORDª hath utterly²° separatedª° me from¹¹ his people:ª neither¹ let the eunuchª say,ª° Behold,¹ I¹ [am] a dryª tree.ª ... Even them will I bringª° to¹ my holyª mountain,ª and make them joyfulª° in my houseª of prayer:ª their burnt offeringsª and their sacrificesª [shall be] acceptedª upon¹ mine altar;ª for¹ mine houseª shall be calledª° an houseª of prayerª for all¹ people.ª" {Isa 56:3-7} + "Nowª when Jesusª was bornª° inª Bethlehemª of Judaeaª inª the daysª of Herodª the¹ king,ª behold,ª° there cameª° wise menª fromª the eastª toª Jerusalem,ª" {Mtt 2:1} + "Whenª Jesusª heardª° [it], he marvelled,ª° andª saidª° to them that followed,ª° Verilyª I sayª° unto you,ª I have²° not²° foundª° so greatª faith,ª no, notª inª Israel.ª ... Andª I sayª° unto you,ª Thatª manyª shall comeª° fromª the eastª andª west,ª andª shall sit downª° withª Abraham,ª andª Isaac,ª andª Jacob,ª inª the¹ kingdomª of heaven.ª" {Mtt 8:10-11} + "Andª otherª sheepª I have,ª° whichª areª° notª ofª thisª fold:ª them alsoª Iª mustª° bring,ª° andª they shall hearª° myª voice;ª andª there shall beª° oneª fold,ª [and] oneª shepherd.ª" {Jhn 10:16} + "Andª there wereª° certainª Greeksª amongª them that came upª° toª worshipª° atª the¹ feast:ª" {Jhn 12:20} + "Andª he aroseª° and¹ went:ª° and,ª behold,ª° a manª of Ethiopia,ª an eunuchª of great authorityª under Candaceª queenª of the Ethiopians,ª whoª had²° the charge¹¹ of² allª her²¹ treasure,ª and²¹ had¹ comeª° toª Jerusalemª for to worship,ª° ... Andª whenª they were come upª° out ofª the¹ water,ª the Spiritª of the Lordª caught awayª° Philip,ª² that¹ the¹ eunuchª¹ sawª°² himª no more:ª andª he wentª° on his²¹ wayª rejoicing.ª°" {Act 8:27-39} + "² There¹ wasª° a certainª manª inª Caesareaª calledª Cornelius,ª a centurionª ofª the bandª calledª° the Italianª [band], ... Andª when he¹ lookedª° on him,ª he¹ wasª° afraid,ª and² said,ª° Whatª is¹ it,²° Lord?ª Andª he saidª° unto him,ª Thyª prayersª andª thineª almsª are come upª° forª a memorialª beforeª God.ª" {Act 10:1-4} + "Thatª atª thatª timeª ye wereª° withoutª Christ,ª being aliensª° from the¹ commonwealthª of Israel,ª andª strangersª from the¹ covenantsª of promise,ª havingª° noª hope,ª andª without Godª inª the¹ world:ª ... Butª nowª inª Christª Jesusª yeª who² sometimes² wereª°¹ far offª are madeª° nighª byª the¹ bloodª of Christ.ª" {Eph 2:12-13}
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