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- "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" {Eph 2:12} + "Andª cameª° and preachedª° peaceª to youª which² were afar off,ª andª to them that were nigh.ª" {Eph 2:17} + "Now²¹ therefore²¹ ye areª° no moreª strangersª andª foreigners,ª butª fellowcitizensª with the¹ saints,ª andª of the householdª of God;ª ... Inª whomª yeª alsoª are builded togetherª° forª an habitationª of Godª throughª the Spirit.ª" {Eph 2:19-22} + "Whichª inª otherª agesª was²° notª made knownª° unto the¹ sonsª of men,ª asª it is²° nowª revealedª° unto hisª holyª apostlesª andª prophetsª byª the Spirit;ª ... Unto me,ª who am less than the leastª of allª saints,ª is²° thisª graceª given,ª° that I should preachª° amongª the¹ Gentilesª the¹ unsearchableª richesª of Christ;ª" {Eph 3:5-8} + "All¹ they that seeª° me laugh¹ me to scorn:²° they shoot out²°¹ the lip,ª they shakeª° the head,ª [saying]," {Psa 22:7} + "For,¹ lo,¹ they that are farª from thee shall perish:ª° thou hast destroyedª° all¹ them that go a whoringª° from¹ thee." {Psa 73:27} + "And in that¹ dayª there shall be¹ a rootª of Jesse,ª which¹ shall standª° for an ensignª of the people;ª to¹ it shall the Gentilesª seek:ª° and his restª shall be¹ glorious.ª" {Isa 11:10} + "Wherefore¹¹ glorifyª° ye the LORDª in the fires,ª [even] the nameª of the LORDª Godª of Israelª in the islesª of the sea.ª ... From the uttermost partª¹ of the earthª have we heardª° songs,ª [even] gloryª to the righteous.ª But I said,ª° My leanness,ª my leanness,ª woeª unto me! the treacherous dealersª° have dealt treacherously;ª° yea, the treacherous dealersª° have dealt very² treacherously.ª°¹" {Isa 24:15-16} + "I will sayª° to the north,ª Give up;ª° and to the south,ª Keep not back:ª°¹ bringª° my sonsª from far,ª¹ and my daughtersª from the endsª¹ of the earth;ª" {Isa 43:6} + "Behold,¹ these¹ shall comeª° from far:ª¹ and, lo,¹ these¹ from the northª¹ and from the west;ª¹ and these¹ from the landª¹ of Sinim.ª" {Isa 49:12} + "I createª° the fruitª of the lips;ª Peace,ª peaceª to [him that is] far off,ª and to [him that is] near,ª saithª° the LORD;ª and I will healª° him." {Isa 57:19} + "Lift upª° thine eyesª round about,ª and see:ª° all¹ they gather themselves together,ª° they comeª° to thee: thy sonsª shall comeª° from far,ª¹ and thy daughtersª shall be nursedª° at¹ [thy] side.ª" {Isa 60:4} + "Surely¹ the islesª shall waitª° for me, and the shipsª of Tarshishª first,ª to bringª° thy sonsª from far,ª¹ their silverª and their goldª with¹ them, unto the nameª of the LORDª thy God,ª and to the Holy Oneª of Israel,ª because¹ he hath glorifiedª° thee." {Isa 60:9} + "And I will setª° a signª among them, and I will sendª° those that escapeª of them¹ unto¹ the nations,ª [to] Tarshish,ª Pul,ª and Lud,ª that drawª° the bow,ª [to] Tubal,ª and Javan,ª [to] the islesª afar off,ª that¹ have not¹ heardª°¹ my fame,ª neither¹ have seenª°¹ my glory;ª and they shall declareª°¹ my gloryª among the Gentiles.ª" {Isa 66:19} + "O LORD,ª my strength,ª and my fortress,ª and my refugeª in the dayª of affliction,ª the Gentilesª shall comeª° unto¹ thee from the endsª¹ of the earth,ª and shall say,ª° Surely¹ our fathersª have inheritedª° lies,ª vanity,ª and [things] wherein [there is] no¹ profit.ª°" {Jer 16:19} + "Forª the¹ promiseª isª° unto you,ª andª to yourª children,ª andª to allª that¹ are afar off,ªª [even] as many asª¹ the Lordª ourª Godª shall call.ª²°" {Act 2:39} + "Simeonª hath declaredª° howª Godª at the firstª did visitª° the Gentiles,ª to takeª° out ofª them a peopleª forª his²¹ name.ª" {Act 15:14} + "Andª he saidª° untoª me,ª Depart:ª° forª Iª will sendª° theeª far henceª untoª the Gentiles.ª" {Act 22:21} + "To openª° theirª eyes,ª [and] to turnª° [them] fromª darknessª toª light,ª andª [from] the¹ powerª of Satanª untoª God,ª that¹ theyª may receiveª° forgivenessª of sins,ª andª inheritanceª amongª them¹ which are sanctifiedª° by faithª that¹ is inª me.ª" {Act 26:18} + "Nowª I sayª° that Jesusª Christª wasª° a ministerª of the circumcisionª forª the truthª of God,ª to² confirmª° the¹ promisesª [made] unto the¹ fathers:ª ... Andª again,ª Esaiasª saith,ª° There shall beª° a rootª of Jesse,ª andª he that shall riseª° to reign overª° the Gentiles;ª inª himª shall²° the Gentilesª trust.ª°" {Rom 15:8-12}
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