Rut 1:16, 2:11, 1Ki 10:1-2, 2Ch 6:32, Isa 56:3-7, Mat 8:5, 10-11, 15:22-28 | ESV | STEP | But Ruth said , Do not urge me to leave you or to return from following you. For where you go I will go , and where you lodge I will lodge . Your people shall be my people , and your God my God .

16 But Ruth said, “Do not urge me to leave you or to return from following you. For where you go I will go, and where you lodge I will lodge. ^aYour people shall be my people, and your God my God.

Ruth 2:11

11 But Boaz answered her, ^b“All that you have done for your mother-in-law since the death of your husband has been fully told to me, and how you left your father and mother and your native land and came to a people that you did not know before.

1 Kings 10:1-2

The Queen of Sheba

1 ^cNow when ^dthe queen of ^eSheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the Lord, she came ^fto test him with hard questions. 2 She came to Jerusalem with a very great retinue, with camels ^gbearing spices and very much gold and precious stones. And when she came to Solomon, she told him all that was on her mind.

2 Chronicles 6:32

32 “Likewise, when a foreigner, who is not of your people Israel, comes from a far country for the sake of your great name and your mighty hand and your outstretched arm, when he comes and prays toward this house,

Isaiah 56:3-7

3 Let not ^hthe foreigner who has joined himself to the Lord say,
“The Lord will surely separate me from his people”;
and let not the eunuch say,
“Behold, I am ⁱa dry tree.”
4 For thus says the Lord:
“To the eunuchs ^jwho keep my Sabbaths,
who choose the things that please me
and hold fast my covenant,
5 ^kI will give in my house and within my walls
a ^lmonument and a name
better than sons and daughters;
^mI will give them an everlasting name
that shall not be cut off.
6 “And ⁿthe foreigners who join themselves to the Lord,
to minister to him, to love the name of the Lord,
and to be his servants,
everyone ^owho keeps the Sabbath and does not profane it,
and holds fast my covenant—
7 ^pthese I will bring to ^qmy holy mountain,
and make them joyful in my house of prayer;
^rtheir burnt offerings and their sacrifices
will be accepted on my altar;
for ^smy house shall be called a house of prayer
for all peoples.”

Matthew 8:5

The Faith of a Centurion

5 ^tWhen he had entered Capernaum, a centurion came forward to him, appealing to him,

Matthew 8:10-11

10 When Jesus heard this, ^uhe marveled and said to those who followed him, “Truly, I tell you, with ^vno one in Israel ^{▼▼Some manuscripts not even in Israel} have I found such faith. 11 I tell you, ^xmany will come from east and west and recline at table with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven,

Matthew 15:22-28

22 And behold, ^ya Canaanite woman from that region came out and was crying, ^z“Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David; my daughter is severely oppressed by a demon.” 23 But he did not answer her a word. And his disciples came and begged him, saying, ^aa“Send her away, for she is crying out after us.” 24 He answered, ^ab“I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.” 25 But she came and ^acknelt before him, saying, “Lord, help me.” 26 And he answered, “It is not right to take the children’s bread and ^adthrow it to the dogs.” 27 She said, “Yes, Lord, yet even the dogs eat ^aethe crumbs that fall from their masters’ table.” 28 Then Jesus answered her, “O woman, ^afgreat is your faith! ^agBe it done for you as you desire.” ^ahAnd her daughter was ^aihealed instantly. ^{▼▼Greek from that hour}