Act 13:47-48, Rom 15:9-13, Rev 5:9-10 | ESV | STEP | For so the Lord has commanded us , saying, I have made you a light for the Gentiles , that you may bring salvation to the ends of the earth .

hCited from Deut. 32:43

iCited from Ps. 117:1

jCited from Isa. 11:10

k Isa. 11:1; [Rev. 5:5; 22:16]

l Matt. 12:21

m[ch. 5:1, 2; 14:17]

n ch. 14:3; See Ps. 33:3

o ver. 6

p ch. 14:3, 4; See 2 Pet. 2:1

q ch. 7:9; 11:9; 14:6; See Dan. 3:4

rSee ch. 1:6

Acts 13:47-48

47 ^aFor so the Lord has commanded us, saying,

^b“‘I have made you ^ca light for the Gentiles,
that you may ^dbring salvation to the ends of the earth.’”
48 And when the Gentiles heard this, they began rejoicing and ^eglorifying the word of the Lord, and as many as were appointed to eternal life believed.

Romans 15:9-13

9 and in order ^fthat the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy. As it is written,

^g“Therefore I will praise you among the Gentiles,
and sing to your name.”
10 And again it is said,

^h“Rejoice, O Gentiles, with his people.”
11 And again,

ⁱ“Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles,
and let all the peoples extol him.”
12 And again Isaiah says,

^j, ^k“The root of Jesse will come,
even he who arises to rule the Gentiles;
^lin him will the Gentiles hope.”
13 May the God of hope fill you with all ^mjoy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.

Revelation of John 5:9-10

9 And they sang ⁿa new song, saying,

“Worthy are you to take the scroll
and to open its seals,
for ^oyou were slain, and by your blood ^pyou ransomed people for God
from ^qevery tribe and language and people and nation,
10 and you have made them ^ra kingdom and priests to our God,
and they shall reign on the earth.”