Psa 2:8, 72:17-19, Isa 49:6, 60:1-5, 10-11, Act 10:0-11:18, 16:9 | ESV | STEP | Ask of me, and I will make the nations your heritage , and the ends of the earth your possession .

17 ^bMay his name endure forever,
his fame continue as long as the sun!
^cMay people be blessed in him,
^dall nations call him blessed!
18 ^eBlessed be the Lord, the God of Israel,
who alone does ^fwondrous things.
19 Blessed be his ^gglorious name forever;
may ^hthe whole earth be filled with his glory!

ⁱAmen and Amen!

Isaiah 49:6

6 he says:
“It is too light a thing that you should be my servant
to raise up the tribes of Jacob
and to bring back the preserved of Israel;
^jI will make you ^kas a light for the nations,
that ^lmy salvation may reach to the end of the earth.”

Isaiah 60:1-5

The Future Glory of Israel

1 ^mArise, shine, for your light has come,
and ⁿthe glory of the Lord has risen upon you.
2 For behold, darkness shall cover the earth,
and thick darkness the peoples;
but the Lord will arise upon you,
and his glory will be seen upon you.
3 ^oAnd nations shall come to your light,
and kings to the brightness of your rising.
4 ^pLift up your eyes all around, and see;
they all gather together, they come to you;
^qyour sons shall come from afar,
and your daughters shall be carried on the hip.
5 Then you shall see and ^rbe radiant;
your heart shall thrill and exult, ^{▼▼Hebrew your heart shall tremble and grow wide}
because the abundance of the sea shall be turned to you,
^tthe wealth of the nations shall come to you.

Isaiah 60:10-11

10 ^uForeigners shall build up your walls,
and ^vtheir kings shall minister to you;
for in my wrath I struck you,
but in my favor I have had mercy on you.
11 ^wYour gates shall be open continually;
day and night they shall not be shut,
^xthat people may bring to you the wealth of the nations,
with their kings led in procession.

Acts 10

Peter and Cornelius

1 At Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion of ^ywhat was known as the Italian Cohort, 2 a devout man ^zwho feared God with all his household, gave alms generously to the people, and prayed continually to God. 3 ^aaAbout the ninth hour of the day ^{▼▼That is, 3 p.m.} ^ache saw clearly in a vision ^adan angel of God come in and say to him, “Cornelius.” 4 And he stared at him in terror and said, “What is it, Lord?” And he said to him, “Your prayers and your alms ^aehave ascended ^afas a memorial before God. 5 And now send men to Joppa and bring one Simon who is called Peter. 6 He is lodging ^agwith one Simon, a tanner, whose house is by the sea.” 7 When the angel who spoke to him had departed, he called two of his servants and a devout soldier from among those who attended him, 8 and having related everything to them, he sent them to Joppa.

Peter’s Vision

9 The next day, as they were on their journey and approaching the city, ^ahPeter went up ^aion the housetop about ^ajthe sixth hour ^{▼▼That is, noon} to pray. 10 And he became hungry and wanted something to eat, but while they were preparing it, he fell into ^ala trance 11 and saw ^amthe heavens opened and something like a great sheet descending, being let down by its four corners upon the earth. 12 In it were all kinds of animals and reptiles and birds of the air. 13 And there came a voice to him: “Rise, Peter; kill and eat.” 14 But Peter said, “By no means, Lord; ^anfor I have never eaten anything that is ^aocommon or ^apunclean.” 15 And the voice came to him again a second time, ^aq“What God has made clean, do not call common.” 16 This happened three times, and the thing was taken up at once to heaven.

17 Now while Peter was inwardly perplexed as to what ^arthe vision that he had seen might mean, behold, ^asthe men who were sent by Cornelius, having made inquiry for Simon’s house, stood at the gate 18 and called out to ask whether Simon who was called Peter was lodging there. 19 And while Peter was pondering ^atthe vision, ^authe Spirit said to him, “Behold, three men are looking for you. 20 Rise and go down and ^avaccompany them without hesitation, ^{▼▼Or accompany them, making no distinction} for I have sent them.” 21 And Peter went down to the men and said, “I am the one you are looking for. What is the reason for your coming?” 22 And they said, “Cornelius, a centurion, an upright and ^axGod-fearing man, who is well spoken of by the whole Jewish nation, was directed by ^aya holy angel to send for you to come to his house and ^azto hear what you have to say.” 23 So he invited them in to be his guests.

The next day he rose and went away with them, and ^basome of ^bbthe brothers from Joppa accompanied him. 24 And on the following day they entered Caesarea. Cornelius was expecting them and had called together his relatives and close friends. 25 When Peter entered, Cornelius met him and ^bcfell down at his feet and ^bdworshiped him. 26 But Peter lifted him up, saying, ^be“Stand up; I too am a man.” 27 And as he talked with him, he went in and found many persons gathered. 28 And he said to them, “You yourselves know how unlawful it is for a Jew ^bfto associate with or to visit anyone of another nation, but ^bgGod has shown me that I should not call any person common or unclean. 29 So when I was sent for, I came without objection. I ask then why you sent for me.”

30 And Cornelius said, ^bh“Four days ago, about this hour, I was praying in my house at ^bithe ninth hour, ^{▼▼That is, 3 p.m.} and behold, ^bka man stood before me in bright clothing 31 and said, ‘Cornelius, ^blyour prayer has been heard and your alms have been remembered before God. 32 Send therefore to Joppa and ask for Simon who is called Peter. He is lodging in the house of Simon, a tanner, by the sea.’ 33 So I sent for you at once, and you have been kind enough to come. Now therefore we are all here in the presence of God to hear all that you have been commanded by the Lord.”

Gentiles Hear the Good News

34 So Peter opened his mouth and said: “Truly I understand that ^bmGod ^bnshows no partiality, 35 but ^boin every nation anyone who fears him and ^bpdoes what is right is acceptable to him. 36 As for ^bqthe word that he sent to Israel, ^brpreaching good news of ^bspeace through Jesus Christ ( ^bthe is Lord of all), 37 you yourselves know what happened throughout all Judea, ^bubeginning ^bvfrom Galilee after the baptism that John proclaimed: 38 how ^bwGod anointed Jesus of Nazareth ^bxwith the Holy Spirit and with ^bypower. He went about doing good and healing all ^bzwho were oppressed by the devil, ^cafor God was with him. 39 And ^cbwe are witnesses of all that he did both in the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem. ^ccThey put him to death by hanging him on a tree, 40 but ^cdGod raised him on ^cethe third day and made him to ^cfappear, 41 ^cgnot to all the people but to us who had been chosen by God as ^chwitnesses, who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead. 42 And ^cihe commanded us to preach to the people and to testify ^cjthat he is the one appointed by God to be judge ^ckof the living and the dead. 43 ^clTo him ^cmall the prophets bear witness that ^cneveryone who believes in him receives ^coforgiveness of sins ^cpthrough his name.”

The Holy Spirit Falls on the Gentiles

44 While Peter was still saying these things, ^cqthe Holy Spirit fell on all who heard the word. 45 And the believers from among ^crthe circumcised who had come with Peter were amazed, because ^csthe gift of the Holy Spirit ^ctwas poured out even on the Gentiles. 46 For they were hearing them ^cuspeaking in tongues and extolling God. Then Peter declared, 47 ^cv“Can anyone withhold water for baptizing these people, who have received the Holy Spirit ^cwjust as we have?” 48 And he ^cxcommanded them ^cyto be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to remain for some days.

Acts 11:1-18

Peter Reports to the Church

1 Now the apostles and ^czthe brothers ^{▼▼Or brothers and sisters} who were throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God. 2 So when Peter went up to Jerusalem, ^dbthe circumcision party ^{▼▼Or Jerusalem, those of the circumcision} criticized him, saying, 3 ^dd“You went to uncircumcised men and ^deate with them.” 4 But Peter began and explained it to them in order: 5 ^df“I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision, something like a great sheet descending, being let down from heaven by its four corners, and it came down to me. 6 Looking at it closely, I observed animals and beasts of prey and reptiles and birds of the air. 7 And I heard a voice saying to me, ‘Rise, Peter; kill and eat.’ 8 But I said, ‘By no means, Lord; for nothing common or unclean has ever entered my mouth.’ 9 But the voice answered a second time from heaven, ‘What God has made clean, do not call common.’ 10 This happened three times, and all was drawn up again into heaven. 11 And behold, at that very moment three men arrived at the house in which we were, sent to me from Caesarea. 12 And the Spirit told me to go with them, ^dgmaking no distinction. ^dhThese six brothers also accompanied me, and we entered the man’s house. 13 And he told us how he had seen the angel stand in his house and say, ‘Send to Joppa and bring Simon who is called Peter; 14 ^dihe will declare to you a message by which ^djyou will be saved, you and all your household.’ 15 As I began to speak, ^dkthe Holy Spirit fell on them ^dljust as on us at the beginning. 16 And I remembered the word of the Lord, how he said, ^dm‘John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.’ 17 If then ^dnGod gave ^dothe same gift to them as he gave to us ^dpwhen we believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, ^dqwho was I ^drthat I could stand in God’s way?” 18 When they heard these things they fell silent. And they ^dsglorified God, saying, ^dt“Then to the Gentiles also God has ^dugranted ^dvrepentance that leads to life.”

Acts 16:9

9 And a vision appeared to Paul in the night: a man of Macedonia was standing there, urging him and saying, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.”