"Also the foreignerswho jointhemselves to the LORD,To ministerto Him, and to lovethe nameof the LORD,To be His servants,everyonewho keepsfrom profaningthe sabbathAnd holdsfastMy covenant;
"Alsoconcerningthe foreignerwhois not of Your peopleIsrael,when he comesfrom a farcountryfor Your name'ssake
Whenthe LORDwill havecompassionon Jacoband againchooseIsrael,and settlethem in their own land,then strangerswill jointhem and attachthemselves to the houseof Jacob.
"Thisonewill say,'I am the LORD'S;And that onewill callon the nameof Jacob;And anotherwill write[on] his hand,'Belonging to the LORD,'And will nameIsrael'snamewith honor.
"Ifbecauseof the sabbath,you turnyour footFrom doingyour [own] pleasureon My holyday,And callthe sabbatha delight,the holy[day] of the LORDhonorable,And honorit, desistingfrom your [own] ways,From seekingyour [own] pleasureAnd speaking[your own] word,
"Foreignerswill buildup your walls,And their kingswill ministerto you; For in My wrathI struckyou, And in My favorI have hadcompassionon you.
Strangerswill standand pastureyour flocks,And foreignerswill be your farmersand your vinedressers.
But you will be calledthe priestsof the LORD;You will be spokenof [as] ministersof our God.You will eatthe wealthof nations,And in their richesyou will boast.
"They will askfor the wayto Zion,[turning] their facesin its direction;they will comethat they may jointhemselves to the LORD[in] an everlastingcovenantthat will not be forgotten.
"But the houseof Israelrebelledagainst Me in the wilderness.They did not walkin My statutesand they rejectedMy ordinances,by which,if a manobservesthem, he will live;and My sabbathsthey greatlyprofaned.Then I resolvedto pourout My wrathon them in the wilderness,to annihilatethem.
"You shall divideit by lotfor an inheritanceamong yourselves and among the alienswho stayin your midst,whobringforthsonsin your midst.And they shall be to you as the native-bornamong the sonsof Israel;they shall be allottedan inheritancewith you amongthe tribesof Israel.
"Those whoare faroff will comeand buildthe templeof the LORD."Then you will knowthat the LORDof hostshas sentme to you. And it will takeplaceifyou completelyobeythe LORDyour God.
Then when he arrivedand witnessedthe graceof God,he rejoicedand [began] to encouragethem allwith resoluteheartto remain[true] to the Lord;
So then,thosewho had receivedhis wordwere baptized;and that daythere were addedaboutthree thousandsouls.
And we knowthat Godcausesall thingsto work togetherfor goodto thosewho loveGod,to thosewho are calledaccordingto [His] purpose.
Ifanyonedoes not lovethe Lord,he is to be accursed.Maranatha.
and [this], not as we had expected,but they firstgavethemselvesto the Lordand to us by the willof God.
For in ChristJesusneithercircumcisionnoruncircumcisionmeansanything,but faithworkingthroughlove.
Gracebe with allthosewho loveour LordJesusChristwith incorruptible[love].
Blessedis a manwhoperseveresunder trial;for once he has beenapproved,he will receivethe crownof lifewhich[the Lord] has promisedto thosewho loveHim.
Listen,my belovedbrethren:did not Godchoosethe poorof thisworld[to be] richin faithand heirsof the kingdomwhichHe promisedto thosewho loveHim?
I was in the Spiriton the Lord'sday,and I heardbehindme a loudvoicelike[the sound] of a trumpet,
