Are not you our God, who did drive out the inhabitants of this land before your people Israel, and gave it to the descendants of Abraham your friend forever?
Acts 13:26 - King James 2000 Men and brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and whosoever among you fears God, to you is the word of this salvation sent. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Men and brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and whosoever among you feareth God, to you is the word of this salvation sent. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Brethren, sons of the family of Abraham, and all those others among you who reverence and fear God, to us has been sent the message of this salvation [the salvation obtained through Jesus Christ]. [Ps. 107:20.] American Standard Version (1901) Brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and those among you that fear God, to us is the word of this salvation sent forth. Common English Bible “Brothers, children of Abraham’s family, and you Gentile God-worshippers, the message about this salvation has been sent to us. Catholic Public Domain Version Noble brothers, sons of the stock of Abraham, and those among you who fear God, it is to you the Word of this salvation has been sent. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Men, brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and whosoever among you fear God, to you the word of this salvation is sent. |
Are not you our God, who did drive out the inhabitants of this land before your people Israel, and gave it to the descendants of Abraham your friend forever?
O you offspring of Abraham his servant, you children of Jacob his chosen.
But you, Israel, are my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the descendant of Abraham my friend.
I bring near my righteousness: it shall not be far off, and my salvation shall not tarry: and I will place salvation in Zion for Israel my glory.
Hear this, O house of Jacob, who are called by the name of Israel, and have come forth out of the waters of Judah, who swear by the name of the LORD, and make mention of the God of Israel, but not in truth, nor in righteousness.
And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham as our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.
And has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David;
To give knowledge of salvation unto his people by the remission of their sins,
And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? you have the words of eternal life.
A devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, who gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God always.
But in every nation he that fears him, and works righteousness, is accepted with him.
Now when the congregation was broken up, many of the Jews and religious proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas: who, speaking to them, persuaded them to continue in the grace of God.
Then Paul and Barnabas grew bold, and said, It was necessary that the word of God should first have been spoken to you: but seeing you put it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles.
The same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying, These men are the servants of the most high God, who show unto us the way of salvation.
As also the high priest does bear me witness, and all the council of the elders: from whom also I received letters unto the brethren, and went to Damascus, to bring them who were there bound unto Jerusalem, to be punished.
Be it known therefore unto you, that the salvation of God is sent unto the Gentiles, and that they will hear it.
Unto you first God, having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities.
Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is no other name under heaven given among men, by which we must be saved.
Go, stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life.
For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believes; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
In whom you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after you believed, you were sealed with that Holy Spirit of promise,
For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, of which you heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel;