Acts 13:47

Good News Translation

For this is the commandment that the Lord has given us: ‘I have made you a light for the Gentiles, so that all the world may be saved.’”

Cross References

Isaiah 42:1

The Lord says, “Here is my servant, whom I strengthen— the one I have chosen, with whom I am pleased. I have filled him with my Spirit, and he will bring justice to every nation.

Isaiah 42:6

“I, the Lord, have called you and given you power to see that justice is done on earth. Through you I will make a covenant with all peoples; through you I will bring light to the nations.

Isaiah 45:22

“Turn to me now and be saved, people all over the world! I am the only God there is.

Isaiah 49:6

The Lord said to me, “I have a greater task for you, my servant. Not only will you restore to greatness the people of Israel who have survived, but I will also make you a light to the nations— so that all the world may be saved.”

Isaiah 52:10

The Lord will use his holy power; he will save his people, and all the world will see it.

Isaiah 60:3

Nations will be drawn to your light, And kings to the dawning of your new day.

Jeremiah 16:19

Lord, you are the one who protects me and gives me strength; you help me in times of trouble. Nations will come to you from the ends of the earth and say, “Our ancestors had nothing but false gods, nothing but useless idols.

Hosea 1:10

The people of Israel will become like the sand of the sea, more than can be counted or measured. Now God says to them, “You are not my people,” but the day is coming when he will say to them, “You are the children of the living God!”

Amos 9:12

And so the people of Israel will conquer what is left of the land of Edom and all the nations that were once mine,” says the Lord, who will cause this to happen.

Micah 5:7

The people of Israel who survive will be like refreshing dew sent by the Lord for many nations, like showers on growing plants. They will depend on God, not people.

Zechariah 2:11

At that time many nations will come to the Lord and become his people. He will live among you, and you will know that he has sent me to you.

Malachi 1:11

People from one end of the world to the other honor me. Everywhere they burn incense to me and offer acceptable sacrifices. All of them honor me!

Matthew 28:19

Go, then, to all peoples everywhere and make them my disciples: baptize them in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit,

Mark 16:15

He said to them, “Go throughout the whole world and preach the gospel to all people.

Luke 2:32

A light to reveal your will to the Gentiles and bring glory to your people Israel.”

Luke 24:47

and in his name the message about repentance and the forgiveness of sins must be preached to all nations, beginning in Jerusalem.

Acts 1:8

But when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, you will be filled with power, and you will be witnesses for me in Jerusalem, in all of Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”

Acts 22:21

‘Go,’ the Lord said to me, ‘for I will send you far away to the Gentiles.’”

Acts 26:23

that the Messiah must suffer and be the first one to rise from death, to announce the light of salvation to the Jews and to the Gentiles.”

Acts 9:15

The Lord said to him, “Go, because I have chosen him to serve me, to make my name known to Gentiles and kings and to the people of Israel.