Hos 2:23, Act 2:5, 8:1, 4, 1Pe 1:1 | ESV | STEP | and I will sow her for myself in the land . And I will have mercy on No Mercy , and I will say to Not My People , You are my people ; and he shall say , You are my God .

Hosea 2:23

23 and ^aI will sow her for myself in the land.
And ^bI ^cwill have mercy on No Mercy, ^{▼▼Hebrew Lo-ruhama}
and ^eI will say to Not My People, ^{▼▼Hebrew Lo-ammi} ^g‘You are my people’;
and he shall say, ‘You are my God.’”

Acts 2:5

5 Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men from every nation under heaven.

Acts 8:1

Saul Ravages the Church

1 And ^hSaul ⁱapproved of his execution.

And there arose on that day a great persecution against the church in Jerusalem, and ^jthey were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.

Acts 8:4

Philip Proclaims Christ in Samaria

4 Now ^kthose who were scattered went about preaching the word.

1 Peter 1:1

Greeting

1 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ,

To those who are elect exiles of ^lthe Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,