Acts 11:1

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

Now the apostles and the brothers and sisters who were in Judea heard that the gentiles had also accepted the word of God.

Cross References

Genesis 49:10

The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet, until tribute comes to him, and the obedience of the peoples is his.

Psalm 22:27

All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the Lord, and all the families of the nations shall worship before him.

Isaiah 11:10

On that day the root of Jesse shall stand as a signal to the peoples; the nations shall inquire of him, and his dwelling shall be glorious.

Isaiah 32:15

until a spirit from on high is poured out on us, and the wilderness becomes a fruitful field, and the fruitful field is deemed a forest.

Isaiah 42:1

Here is my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen, in whom my soul delights; I have put my spirit upon him; he will bring forth justice to the nations.

Isaiah 42:6

I am the Lord; I have called you in righteousness; I have taken you by the hand and kept you; I have given you as a covenant to the people, a light to the nations,

Isaiah 49:6

he says, “It is too light a thing that you should be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob and to restore the survivors of Israel; I will give you as a light to the nations, that my salvation may reach to the end of the earth.”

Isaiah 52:10

The Lord has bared his holy arm before the eyes of all the nations, and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God.

Isaiah 60:3

Nations shall come to your light and kings to the brightness of your dawn.

Isaiah 62:2

The nations shall see your vindication and all the kings your glory, and you shall be called by a new name that the mouth of the Lord will give.

Jeremiah 16:19

O Lord, my strength and my stronghold, my refuge in the day of trouble, to you shall the nations come from the ends of the earth and say: “Our ancestors have inherited nothing but lies, worthless things in which there is no profit.

Hosea 2:23

and I will sow him for myself in the land. And I will have pity on Lo-ruhamah, and I will say to Lo-ammi, “You are my people,” and he shall say, “You are my God.”

Micah 5:7

Then the remnant of Jacob, surrounded by many peoples, shall be like dew from the Lord, like showers on the grass, which do not depend upon people or wait for any mortal.

Zephaniah 2:11

The Lord will be terrible against them; he will shrivel all the gods of the earth, and to him shall bow down each in its place, all the coasts and islands of the nations.

Zephaniah 3:9

At that time I will change the speech of the peoples to a pure speech, that all of them may call on the name of the Lord and serve him with one accord.

Zechariah 2:11

Many nations shall join themselves to the Lord on that day and shall be my people, and I will dwell in your midst. And you shall know that the Lord of hosts has sent me to you.

Malachi 1:11

For from the rising of the sun to its setting my name is great among the nations, and in every place incense is offered to my name and a pure offering, for my name is great among the nations, says the Lord of hosts.

Matthew 2:1

In the time of King Herod, after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, magi from the east came to Jerusalem,

Matthew 8:11

I tell you, many will come from east and west and will take their places at the banquet with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven,

Mark 16:5

As they entered the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side, and they were alarmed.

Luke 2:32

a light for revelation to the gentiles and for glory to your people Israel.”

Acts 1:15

In those days Peter stood up among the brothers and sisters (together the crowd numbered about one hundred twenty persons) and said,

Acts 11:29

The disciples determined that, according to their ability, each would send relief to the brothers and sisters living in Judea;

Acts 14:27

When they arrived, they called the church together and related all that God had done with them and how he had opened a door of faith for the gentiles.

Acts 15:3

So they were sent on their way by the church, and as they passed through both Phoenicia and Samaria, they reported the conversion of the gentiles and brought great joy to all the brothers and sisters.

Acts 28:15

The brothers and sisters from there, when they heard of us, came as far as the Forum of Appius and Three Taverns to meet us. On seeing them, Paul thanked God and took courage.