Num 9:6-7, Rom 15:8-19, 16:25-26, 1Cor 6:9-11, Eph 2:1-2, 12-13, 3:6-9 | ESV | STEP | And there were certain men who were unclean through touching a dead body , so that they could not keep the Passover on that day , and they came before Moses and Aaron on that day .

6 And there were certain men who were ^aunclean through touching a dead body, so that they could not keep the Passover on that day, and ^bthey came before Moses and Aaron on that day. 7 And those men said to him, “We are unclean through touching a dead body. Why are we kept from bringing the Lord’s ^coffering at its appointed time among the people of Israel?”

Romans 15:8-19

Christ the Hope of Jews and Gentiles

8 For I tell you that Christ ^dbecame a servant to the circumcised to show God’s truthfulness, in order ^eto confirm the promises given to the patriarchs, 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.

Paul the Minister to the Gentiles

14 ⁿI myself am satisfied about you, my brothers, ^{▼▼Or brothers and sisters; also verse 30} that you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with ^pall knowledge and able to instruct one another. 15 But on some points I have written to you very boldly by way of reminder, ^qbecause of the grace given me by God 16 to 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. 17 In Christ Jesus, then, I have ^ureason to be proud of ^vmy work for God. 18 For I will not venture to speak of anything except ^wwhat Christ has accomplished through me ^xto bring the Gentiles to obedience—by word and deed, 19 ^yby the power of signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God—so that ^zfrom Jerusalem and all the way around ^aato Illyricum I have fulfilled the ministry of the gospel of Christ;

Romans 16:25-26

Doxology

25 ^abNow to him who is able to strengthen you ^acaccording to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, ^adaccording to the revelation of the mystery ^aethat was kept secret for ^aflong ages 26 but ^aghas now been disclosed and through the prophetic writings has been made known to all nations, according to the command of the eternal God, ^ahto bring about the obedience of faith—

1 Corinthians 6:9-11

9 Or do you not know that the unrighteous ^{▼▼Or wrongdoers} will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: ^ajneither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality, ^{▼▼The two Greek terms translated by this phrase refer to the passive and active partners in consensual homosexual acts} 10 nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. 11 And ^alsuch were some of you. But ^amyou were washed, ^anyou were sanctified, ^aoyou were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.

Ephesians 2:1-2

By Grace Through Faith

1 ^apAnd you were ^aqdead in the trespasses and sins 2 ^arin which you once walked, following the course of this world, following ^asthe prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in ^atthe sons of disobedience—

Ephesians 2:12-13

12 remember ^authat you were at that time separated from Christ, ^avalienated from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers to ^awthe covenants of promise, ^axhaving no hope and without God in the world. 13 But now in Christ Jesus you who once were ^ayfar off have been brought near ^azby the blood of Christ.

Ephesians 3:6-9

6 This mystery is ^{▼▼The words This mystery is are inferred from verse 4} that the Gentiles are ^bbfellow heirs, ^bcmembers of the same body, and ^bdpartakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel.

7 ^beOf this gospel I was made ^bfa minister according to the gift of ^bgGod’s grace, which was given me ^bhby the working of his power. 8 To me, ^bithough I am the very least of all the saints, this grace was given, ^bjto preach to the Gentiles the ^bkunsearchable ^blriches of Christ, 9 and ^bmto bring to light for everyone what is the plan of the mystery ^bnhidden for ages in ^{▼▼Or by} God, ^bpwho created all things,