Acts 28:28 - Easy To Read Version “I want you Jews to know that God has sent his salvation to the non-Jewish people. They will listen!” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Be it known therefore unto you, that the salvation of God is sent unto the Gentiles, and that they will hear it. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So let it be understood by you then that [this message of] the salvation of God has been sent to the Gentiles, and they will listen [to it]! [Ps. 67:2.] American Standard Version (1901) Be it known therefore unto you, that this salvation of God is sent unto the Gentiles: they will also hear. Common English Bible “Therefore, be certain of this: God’s salvation has been sent to the Gentiles. They will listen!” Catholic Public Domain Version Therefore, let it be known to you, that this salvation of God has been sent to the Gentiles, and they shall listen to it." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Be it known therefore to you, that this salvation of God is sent to the Gentiles, and they will hear it. |
“You are a very important servant to me.\par The people of Israel are prisoners,\par but they will be brought back to me.\par Jacob’s family groups will come back to me.\par But, you have another job;\par it is even more important than this!\par I will make you a light for all nations.\par You will be my way to save\par all the people on earth.”\par
The Lord will show his holy strength\par to all the nations.\par All the faraway countries will see\par how God saves his people.\par
It is good for a person to wait quietly\par for the Lord to save him.\par
The Lord my Master says, “I want you to remember this: I am not doing these things for your good! \{I am doing them for my good name!\} Family of Israel, you should be ashamed and embarrassed about the way you lived!”
Every person will know about\par the salvation of God!’”\par \i (Isaiah 40:3-5)\i0 \par
When the Jewish believers heard these things, they stopped arguing. They praised God and said, “So God is allowing the non-Jewish people to change their hearts and have life the same as us!”
“My brothers, sons in the family of Abraham, {\cf2\super [267]} and you non-Jews who also worship the true God, listen! The news about this salvation has been sent to us.
When Paul and Barnabas arrived, they gathered the church (group of believers) together. Paul and Barnabas told them about all the things God had done with them. They said, “God opened a door so that the people of other nations (non-Jews) could also believe!”
Simon (Peter) has told us how God showed his love for the non-Jewish people. For the first time, God accepted the non-Jewish people and made them his people.
Then all other people will look for the Lord (God)—\par all the non-Jewish people that are\par my people too.\par The Lord (God) said this.\par And he is the One who does\par all these things.\par \i (Amos 9:11-12)\i0 \par
But the Jews there would not accept Paul’s teaching. They said some very bad things. So Paul shook off the dust from his clothes. {\cf2\super [363]} He said to the Jews, “If you are not saved, it will be your own fault! I have done all I can do! After this, I will go only to non-Jewish people!”
Then Peter stood up with the other eleven apostles. {\cf2\super [23]} He spoke loudly so that all the people could hear. He said, “My Jewish brothers and all of you who live in Jerusalem, listen to me. I will tell you something you need to know. Listen carefully.
But Jesus said to me, ‘Leave now. I will send you far away to the non-Jewish people.’”
We want all of you and all the Jewish people to know that this man was made well by the power of Jesus Christ from Nazareth! You nailed Jesus to a cross. God raised him from death. This man was crippled, but he is now well. He is able to stand here before you because of the power of Jesus!
But the Lord (Jesus) said to Ananias, “Go! I have chosen Saul for an important work. He must tell about me to kings, to the Jewish people, and to other nations.
So I ask: When the Jews fell, did that fall destroy them? No! But their mistake brought salvation to the non-Jews. This happened to make the Jews jealous.
Abraham was circumcised later to show that God accepted him. His circumcision was proof that he was right with God through faith before he was circumcised. So Abraham is the father of all people that believe but are not circumcised. Those people believe and are accepted like people that are right with God.