But nowin ChristJesusyou whoformerlywere far offhave been broughtnearby the bloodof Christ.
Allwho seeme sneerat me; They separatewith the lip,they wagthe head,[saying],
For, behold,those who are farfrom You will perish;You have destroyedallthose who are unfaithfulto You.
Then in that dayThe nationswill resortto the rootof Jesse,Whowill standas a signalfor the peoples;And His restingplacewill be glorious.
"I will sayto the north,'Give[them] up!' And to the south,'Do not hold[them] back.'BringMy sonsfrom afarAnd My daughtersfrom the endsof the earth,
"Behold,thesewill comefrom afar;And lo,these[will come] from the northand from the west,And thesefrom the landof Sinim."
Creatingthe praiseof the lips.Peace,peaceto him who is farand to him who is near,"Saysthe LORD,"and I will healhim."
"Liftup your eyesroundaboutand see;They allgathertogether, they cometo you. Your sonswill comefrom afar,And your daughterswill be carriedin the arms.
"Surelythe coastlandswill waitfor Me; And the shipsof Tarshish[will come] first,To bringyour sonsfrom afar,Their silverand their goldwith them, For the nameof the LORDyour God,And for the HolyOneof IsraelbecauseHe has glorifiedyou.
"I will seta signamong them and will sendsurvivorsfrom them to the nations:Tarshish,Put,Lud,Meshech,Rosh,Tubaland Javan,to the distantcoastlandsthat have neitherheardMy famenorseenMy glory.And they will declareMy gloryamong the nations.
O LORD,my strengthand my stronghold,And my refugein the dayof distress,To You the nationswill comeFrom the endsof the earthand say,"Our fathershave inheritednothingbut falsehood,Futilityand thingsof noprofit."
"I haveothersheep,whichare not of thisfold;I mustbringthem also,and they will hearMy voice;and they will becomeoneflock[with] oneshepherd.
"Simeonhas relatedhowGodfirstconcerned Himself abouttakingfrom amongthe Gentilesa peoplefor His name.
"For the promiseis for you and your childrenand for allwhoare far off,as manyas the Lordour Godwill callto Himself."
"And He saidto me, 'Go!For I will sendyou farawayto the Gentiles.'"
to opentheir eyesso that they may turnfrom darknessto lightand from the dominionof Satanto God,that they may receiveforgivenessof sinsand an inheritanceamongthosewho have been sanctifiedby faithin Me.'
Thereforethere is nownocondemnationfor thosewho are in ChristJesus.
But by His doing you are in ChristJesus,whobecameto us wisdomfrom God,and righteousnessand sanctification,and redemption,
For by oneSpiritwe were allbaptizedinto onebody,whetherJewsorGreeks,whetherslavesorfree,and we were allmade to drinkof oneSpirit.
Suchwere someof you; but you were washed,but you were sanctified,but you were justifiedin the nameof the LordJesusChristand in the Spiritof our God.
Thereforeifanyoneis in Christ,[he is] a newcreature;the old thingspassed away;behold,new thingshave come.
Thereis neitherJewnorGreek,thereis neitherslavenorfree man,thereis neithermalenorfemale;for you are allonein ChristJesus.
Paul,an apostleof ChristJesusby the willof God,To the saintswho are at Ephesusand [who are] faithfulin ChristJesus:
In Him we haveredemptionthroughHis blood,the forgivenessof our trespasses,accordingto the richesof His grace
For we are His workmanship,createdin ChristJesusfor goodworks,whichGodprepared beforehandsothat we would walkin them.
[remember] that you were at that timeseparatefrom Christ,excludedfrom the commonwealthof Israel,and strangersto the covenantsof promise,havingnohopeand without Godin the world.
in whichyou formerlywalkedaccordingto the courseof thisworld,accordingto the princeof the powerof the air,of the spiritthat is nowworkingin the sonsof disobedience.
and raisedus up with Him, and seatedus with Him in the heavenly[places] in ChristJesus,
Thereforeeventhe first[covenant] was not inauguratedwithoutblood.
For Christalsodiedfor sinsonce for all,[the] justfor [the] unjust,sothat He might bringus to God,having been put to deathin the flesh,but made alivein the spirit;
And they sanga newsong,saying,"Worthyare You to takethe bookand to breakits seals;for You were slain,and purchasedfor Godwith Your blood[men] from everytribeand tongueand peopleand nation.
