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Isaiah 56:6

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

As for the foreigners who join themselves to the  Lord to minister to him, to love the name of the Lord, and to become his servants – all who keep the Sabbath without desecrating it and who hold firmly to my covenant –

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They will ask about Zion, turning their faces to this road. They will come and join themselves  to the  Lord in a permanent covenant  that will never be forgotten.


‘If you avoid desecrating the Sabbath, from doing whatever you want on my holy day; if you call the Sabbath a delight, and the holy day of the  Lord  honourable; if you honour it, not going your own ways, seeking your own pleasure, or talking business;  ,


Listen, my dear brothers and sisters: Didn’t God choose the poor in this world  to be rich in faith  and heirs  of the kingdom that he has promised to those who love him?


For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision accomplishes anything; what matters is faith  working through love.


This one will say, “I am the  Lord’s”; another will use the name of Jacob; still another will write on his hand, “The  Lord’s”, and take on the name of Israel.’


I was in the Spirit  , on the Lord’s day, and I heard a loud voice behind me like a trumpet


So those who accepted his message were baptised, and that day about three thousand people were added to them.


Blessed is the one who endures trials, because when he has stood the test he will receive the crown  of life that God  has promised to those who love him.


Grace be with all who have undying love for our Lord Jesus Christ.  ,


and not just as we had hoped. Instead, they gave themselves first to the Lord and then to us by God’s will.


If anyone does not love the Lord, a curse be on him. Our Lord, come!


We know that all things work together  for the good  of those who love God, who are called according to his purpose.


When he arrived and saw the grace of God, he was glad and encouraged all of them to remain true to the Lord with devoted hearts,


Strangers will stand and feed your flocks, and foreigners will be your ploughmen and vinedressers.


Foreigners will rebuild your walls, and their kings will serve you. Although I struck you in my wrath, yet I will show mercy to you with my favour.


For the Lord will have compassion  on Jacob and will choose Israel again.  He will settle them on their own land.  The resident foreigner will join them and be united with the house of Jacob.


But you will be called the  Lord’s priests; they will speak of you as ministers of our God; you will eat the wealth of the nations, and you will boast in their riches.


‘ “But the house of Israel rebelled against me in the wilderness.  They did not follow my statutes and they rejected my ordinances #– #the person who does them will live by them.  They also completely profaned my Sabbaths.  So I considered pouring out my wrath on them in the wilderness to put an end to them.


You will allot it as an inheritance for yourselves and for the foreigners residing among you,  who have fathered children among you. You will treat them  like native-born Israelites; along with you, they will be allotted an inheritance among the tribes of Israel.


People who are far off will come and build the Lord’s temple, and you will know that the Lord of Armies has sent me to you. This will happen when you fully obey the Lord your God.’


Even for the foreigner who is not of your people Israel but has come from a distant land because of your name –





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