Luke 24:47

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

They also say that all people of every nation must be told in my name to turn to God, in order to be forgiven. So beginning in Jerusalem,

Cross References

Genesis 12:3

I will bless anyone who blesses you, but I will put a curse on anyone who puts a curse on you. Everyone on earth will be blessed because of you.

Psalm 22:27

Everyone on this earth will remember you, LORD. People all over the world will turn and worship you,

Psalm 67:7

Pray for his blessings to continue and for everyone on earth to worship our God.

Psalm 86:9

You created each nation, and they will all bow down to worship and honour you.

Isaiah 11:10

The time is coming when one of David's descendants will be the signal for the people of all nations to come together. They will follow his advice, and his own nation will become famous.

Isaiah 49:22

The LORD God says: “I will soon give a signal for the nations to return your sons and your daughters to the arms of Jerusalem.

Isaiah 49:6

Now the LORD says to me, “It isn't enough for you to be merely my servant. You must do more than lead back survivors from the tribes of Israel. I have placed you here as a light for other nations; you must take my saving power to everyone on earth.”

Isaiah 5:4

What more could I have done for my vineyard? I hoped for sweet grapes, but bitter grapes were all that grew.

Isaiah 52:10

The LORD has shown all nations his mighty strength; now everyone will see the saving power of our God.

Isaiah 52:15

My servant will make nations worthy to worship me; kings will be silent as they bow in wonder. They will see and think about things they have never seen or thought about before.

Jeremiah 31:34

“No longer will they have to teach one another to obey me. I, the LORD, promise that all of them will obey me, ordinary people and rulers alike. I will forgive their sins and forget the evil things they have done.”

Daniel 9:24

God has decided that for seventy weeks, your people and your holy city must suffer as the price of their sins. Then evil will disappear, and justice will rule for ever; the visions and words of the prophets will come true, and a most holy place will be dedicated.

Hosea 11:8

Israel, I can't let you go. I can't give you up. How could I possibly destroy you as I did the towns of Admah and Zeboiim? I just can't do it. My feelings for you are much too strong.

Hosea 2:23

I will scatter the seeds and show mercy to Lo-Ruhamah. I will say to Lo-Ammi, “You are my people,” and they will answer, “You are our God.”

Micah 4:2

People of many nations will come and say, “Let's go up to the mountain of the LORD God of Jacob and worship in his temple.” The LORD will teach us his Law from Jerusalem, and we will obey him.

Malachi 1:11

From dawn until dusk my name is praised by every nation on this earth, as they burn incense and offer the proper sacrifices to me.

Matthew 28:19

Go to the people of all nations and make them my disciples. Baptize them in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit,

Matthew 3:2

He said, “Turn back to God! The kingdom of heaven will soon be here.”

Matthew 9:13

Go and learn what the Scriptures mean when they say, ‘Instead of offering sacrifices to me, I want you to be merciful to others.’ I didn't come to invite good people to be my followers. I came to invite sinners.”

Luke 13:34

Jerusalem, Jerusalem! Your people have killed the prophets and have stoned the messengers who were sent to you. I have often wanted to gather your people, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings. But you wouldn't let me.

Acts 10:43

Every one of the prophets has said that all who have faith in Jesus will have their sins forgiven in his name.

Acts 11:18

When they heard Peter say this, they stopped arguing and started praising God. They said, “God has now let Gentiles turn to him, and he has given life to them!”

Acts 13:46

But Paul and Barnabas bravely said: We had to tell God's message to you before we told it to anyone else. But you rejected the message! This proves that you don't deserve eternal life. Now we are going to the Gentiles.

Acts 2:38

Peter said, “Turn back to God! Be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ, so that your sins will be forgiven. Then you will be given the Holy Spirit.

Acts 20:21

I told Jews and Gentiles to turn to God and have faith in our Lord Jesus.

Acts 26:18

I want you to open their eyes, so that they will turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God. Then their sins will be forgiven, and by faith in me they will become part of God's holy people.”

Acts 26:20

First I preached to the people in Damascus, and then I went to Jerusalem and all over Judea. Finally, I went to the Gentiles and said, “Stop sinning and turn to God! Then prove what you have done by the way you live.”

Acts 28:28

Paul said, “You may be sure that God wants to save the Gentiles! And they will listen.”

Acts 3:19

So turn to God! Give up your sins, and you will be forgiven.

Acts 4:12

Only Jesus has the power to save! His name is the only one in all the world that can save anyone.

Acts 5:31

and made him our Leader and Saviour. Then God gave him a place at his right side, so that the people of Israel would turn back to him and be forgiven.

Romans 5:20

The Law came, so that the full power of sin could be seen. Yet where sin was powerful, God's kindness was even more powerful.

Ephesians 1:6

God was very kind to us because of the Son he dearly loves, and so we should praise God.

Ephesians 3:8

I am the least important of all God's people. But God was kind and chose me to tell the Gentiles that because of Christ there are blessings that cannot be measured.

Colossians 1:27

God did this because he wanted you Gentiles to understand his wonderful and glorious mystery. And the mystery is that Christ lives in you, and he is your hope of sharing in God's glory.

1 John 2:12

Children, I am writing to you, because your sins have been forgiven in the name of Christ.