ach. 21:9; Cited from Ps. 118:26
vCited from Ps. 69:9
afCited from Deut. 32:43
agCited from Ps. 117:1
ahCited from Isa. 11:10
baCited from Isa. 52:15

Matthew 23:39

39For I tell you, you will not see me again, until you say, aBlessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.’”

Acts 1:6-7

The Ascension

6So when they had come together, they asked him, “Lord, bwill you at this time crestore the kingdom to Israel?” 7He said to them, d“It is not for you to know etimes or seasons that the Father has fixed by his own authority.

Romans 11:25-31

The Mystery of Israel’s Salvation

25 fLest you be wise in your own sight, I do not want you to be unaware of this mystery, brothers:
Or  brothers and sisters
ha partial hardening has come upon Israel, iuntil the fullness of the Gentiles has come in.
26And in this way all Israel will be saved, as it is written,

j“The Deliverer will come kfrom Zion,
he will banish ungodliness from Jacob”;
27and this will be my lcovenant with them
mwhen I take away their sins.”
28As regards the gospel, they are enemies for your sake. But as regards election, they are nbeloved for the sake of their forefathers. 29For the gifts and othe calling of God are irrevocable. 30For just as pyou were at one time disobedient to God but now have received mercy because of their disobedience, 31so they too have now been disobedient in order that by the mercy shown to you they also may now
Some manuscripts omit  now
receive mercy.

Romans 15:1-32

The Example of Christ

1 rWe who are strong shave an obligation to bear with the failings of the weak, and not to please ourselves. 2 tLet each of us please his neighbor for his good, to build him up. 3For uChrist did not please himself, but as it is written, v“The reproaches of those who reproached you fell on me.” 4For wwhatever was written in former days was written for our xinstruction, that through endurance and through ythe encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope. 5May the God of endurance and encouragement grant you zto live in such harmony with one another, in accord with Christ Jesus, 6that together you may with one voice glorify aathe God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. 7Therefore welcome one another as Christ has welcomed you, for the glory of God.

Christ the Hope of Jews and Gentiles

8For I tell you that Christ abbecame a servant to the circumcised to show God’s truthfulness, in order acto confirm the promises given to the patriarchs, 9and in order adthat the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy. As it is written,

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

afRejoice, O Gentiles, with his people.”
11And again,

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

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

Paul the Minister to the Gentiles

14 alI myself am satisfied about you, my brothers,
Or  brothers and sisters; also verse 30
that you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with anall knowledge and able to instruct one another.
15But on some points I have written to you very boldly by way of reminder, aobecause of the grace given me by God 16to be apa minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles aqin the priestly service of the gospel of God, so that arthe offering of the Gentiles may be acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit. 17In Christ Jesus, then, I have asreason to be proud of atmy work for God. 18For I will not venture to speak of anything except auwhat Christ has accomplished through me avto bring the Gentiles to obedience—by word and deed, 19 awby the power of signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God—so that axfrom Jerusalem and all the way around ayto Illyricum I have fulfilled the ministry of the gospel of Christ; 20and thus I make it my ambition to preach the gospel, not where Christ has already been named, azlest I build on someone else’s foundation, 21but as it is written,

ba“Those who have never been told of him will see,
and those who have never heard will understand.”

Paul’s Plan to Visit Rome

22This is the reason why bbI have so often been hindered from coming to you. 23But now, since I no longer have any room for work in these regions, and bcsince I have longed for many years to come to you, 24I hope to see you in passing as I go bdto Spain, and beto be helped on my journey there by you, once I have enjoyed your company for a while. 25At present, however, bfI am going to Jerusalem bringing aid to the saints. 26For bgMacedonia and Achaia have been pleased to make some contribution for the poor among the saints at Jerusalem. 27For they were pleased to do it, and indeed bhthey owe it to them. For if the Gentiles have come to share in their spiritual blessings, they ought also to be of service to them in material blessings. 28When therefore I have completed this and have delivered to them what has been collected,
Greek sealed to them this fruit
I will leave bjfor Spain by way of you.
29I know that when I come to you I will come in the fullness of the blessing
Some manuscripts insert of the gospel
of Christ.

30I appeal to you, brothers, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by blthe love of the Spirit, bmto strive together with me in your prayers to God on my behalf, 31 bnthat I may be delivered from the unbelievers in Judea, and that bomy service for Jerusalem may be acceptable to the saints, 32so that by God’s will I may come to you with joy and bpbe refreshed in your company.
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