a[See ver. 1 above]
vHeb. 1:5; 5:5; Cited from Ps. 2:7
abCited from Isa. 49:6; [Isa. 45:22]
baCited from Isa. 6:9, 10

Matthew 10:5-6

Jesus Sends Out the Twelve Apostles

5 aThese twelve Jesus sent out, instructing them, Go nowhere among the Gentiles and enter no town of bthe Samaritans, 6 cbut go rather to dthe lost sheep of ethe house of Israel.

Luke 24:47

47and that frepentance for the
Some manuscripts for
forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed hin his name ito all nations, jbeginning from Jerusalem.

Acts 1:8

8But you will receive kpower lwhen the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and myou will be nmy witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and oSamaria, and pto the end of the earth.”

Acts 13:26

26Brothers, sons of the family of Abraham, and those among you qwho fear God, to us has been sent rthe message of sthis salvation.

Acts 13:32-33

32And we bring you the good news tthat what God promised to the fathers, 33 uthis he has fulfilled to us their children by raising Jesus, as also it is written in the second Psalm,

v“‘You are my Son,
today I have begotten you.’

Acts 13:46-47

46And Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly, saying, “It was necessary that the word of God wbe spoken first to you. xSince you thrust it aside and judge yourselves yunworthy of eternal life, behold, we zare turning to the Gentiles. 47 aaFor so the Lord has commanded us, saying,

ab“‘I have made you aca light for the Gentiles,
that you may adbring salvation to the ends of the earth.’”

Acts 18:4-6

4And aehe reasoned in the synagogue afevery Sabbath, and tried to persuade Jews and Greeks.

5 agWhen Silas and Timothy arrived from Macedonia, Paul ahwas occupied with the word, aitestifying to the Jews that the Christ was ajJesus. 6And when they opposed and reviled him, akhe shook out his garments and said to them, alYour blood be on your own heads! amI am innocent. anFrom now on I will go to the Gentiles.”

Acts 26:20

20but declared first aoto those in Damascus, apthen in Jerusalem and throughout all the region of Judea, and also aqto the Gentiles, that they should arrepent and asturn to God, performing deeds atin keeping with their repentance.

Acts 28:23-28

23When they had appointed a day for him, they came to him at his lodging in greater numbers. From morning till evening auhe expounded to them, testifying to avthe kingdom of God and awtrying to convince them about Jesus axboth from the Law of Moses and from the Prophets. 24And aysome were convinced by what he said, but others disbelieved. 25And disagreeing among themselves, they departed after Paul had made one statement: azThe Holy Spirit was right in saying to your fathers through Isaiah the prophet:

26 ba“‘Go to this people, and say,
bb“You will indeed hear but never understand,
and you will indeed see but never perceive.”
27 bcFor this people’s heart has grown dull,
and with their ears they can barely hear,
and their eyes they have closed;
lest they should see with their eyes
and hear with their ears
and understand with their heart
and bdturn, and I would heal them.’
28Therefore let it be known to you that bethis bfsalvation of God bghas been sent to the Gentiles; bhthey will listen.”
Some manuscripts add verse 29: And when he had said these words, the Jews departed, having much dispute among themselves


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