Isaiah 24:15-16

15 aTherefore in the east
Hebrew  in the realm of light
give glory to the Lord;
in the coastlands of the sea, give glory to the name of the Lord, the God of Israel.
16 cFrom the ends of the earth we hear songs of praise,
of glory to dthe Righteous One.
But I say, “I waste away,
I waste away. Woe is me!
For ethe traitors have betrayed,
with betrayal the traitors have betrayed.”

John 10:16

16And fI have other sheep that are not of this fold. gI must bring them also, and hthey will listen to my voice. So there will be ione flock, jone shepherd.

Romans 9:23-24

23in order to make known kthe riches of his glory for vessels of mercy, which he lhas prepared beforehand for glory 24even us whom he mhas called, nnot from the Jews only but also from the Gentiles?

Romans 11:22

22Note then the kindness and the severity of God: severity toward those who have fallen, but God’s kindness to you, oprovided you continue in his kindness. Otherwise pyou too will be cut off.

Romans 11:30

30For just as qyou were at one time disobedient to God but now have received mercy because of their disobedience,

Romans 15:16

16to be ra minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles sin the priestly service of the gospel of God, so that tthe offering of the Gentiles may be acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

Ephesians 2:12-22

12remember uthat you were at that time separated from Christ, valienated from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers to wthe covenants of promise, xhaving no hope and without God in the world. 13But now in Christ Jesus you who once were yfar off have been brought near zby the blood of Christ. 14For aahe himself is our peace, abwho has made us both one and has broken down acin his flesh the dividing wall of hostility 15by abolishing the law of commandments expressed in adordinances, that he might create in himself one aenew man in place of the two, so making peace, 16and might afreconcile us both to God in one body through the cross, thereby killing the hostility. 17And he came and agpreached peace to you who were ahfar off and peace to those who were ainear. 18For ajthrough him we both have akaccess in alone Spirit to the Father. 19So then you are no longer amstrangers and aliens,
Or sojourners
but you are aofellow citizens with the saints and apmembers of the household of God,
20 aqbuilt on the foundation of the arapostles and prophets, asChrist Jesus himself being atthe cornerstone, 21 auin whom the whole structure, being joined together, grows into ava holy temple in the Lord. 22In him awyou also are being built together axinto a dwelling place for God by
Or in
the Spirit.

Ephesians 3:1-8

The Mystery of the Gospel Revealed

1For this reason I, Paul, aza prisoner of Christ Jesus baon behalf of you Gentiles 2assuming that you have heard of bbthe stewardship of bcGod’s grace that was given to me for you, 3 bdhow the mystery was made known to me beby revelation, bfas I have written briefly. 4 bgWhen you read this, you can perceive my insight into bhthe mystery of Christ, 5which was not made known to the sons of men in other generations as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit. 6This mystery is
The words This mystery is are inferred from verse 4
that the Gentiles are bjfellow heirs, bkmembers of the same body, and blpartakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel.

7 bmOf this gospel I was made bna minister according to the gift of boGod’s grace, which was given me bpby the working of his power. 8To me, bqthough I am the very least of all the saints, this grace was given, brto preach to the Gentiles the bsunsearchable btriches of Christ,
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