Peter has told you about the time God first visited the Gentiles to take from them a people for himself.

方才西门述说神当初怎样眷顾外邦人，从他们中间选取百姓归于自己的名下；

刚才西门述说上帝当初怎样眷顾外邦人，从他们中间选取人民归于自己的名下；

刚才西门述说神当初怎样眷顾外邦人，从他们中间选取人民归于自己的名下；

刚才西门讲述了上帝当初如何眷顾外族人，从他们当中拣选人归在祂的名下。

刚才西门述说神当初怎样关怀外族人，从他们中间拣选了众人，归在自己的名下。

西门已经述说了神当初怎样临到外邦人，从他们中间选出子民，归入自己的名。

方才西門述說神當初怎樣眷顧外邦人，從他們中間選取百姓歸於自己的名下；

剛才西門述說上帝當初怎樣眷顧外邦人，從他們中間選取人民歸於自己的名下；

剛才西門述說神當初怎樣眷顧外邦人，從他們中間選取人民歸於自己的名下；

剛才西門講述了上帝當初如何眷顧外族人，從他們當中揀選人歸在祂的名下。

剛才西門述說神當初怎樣關懷外族人，從他們中間揀選了眾人，歸在自己的名下。

西面已經述說上帝當初怎樣眷顧外國人、從他們中間選取了人民、歸於自己名下。

西門已經述說了神當初怎樣臨到外邦人，從他們中間選出子民，歸入自己的名。

西門已述上帝初垂顧異邦、由其中取民以歸己名、

西門已述上帝、初眷顧異邦人、由其中取民以崇上帝、

西門已述天主昔日眷顧異邦人、欲由其中選民、以欽崇己名、

『兄弟請聽吾言！西門頃言天主夙已垂顧異邦、選取其民、歸依聖名。

Simon has described to us how God first intervened to choose a people for his name from the Gentiles.

Simon Peter has explained to us what God has now done. He has chosen some of the Gentiles to be among his very own people.

Simeon has related how God first visited the Gentiles, to take from them a people for his name.

Simeon has reported how God first intervened to take from the Gentiles a people for his name.

Simeon has described how God first concerned Himself about taking a people for His name from among the Gentiles.

Simon has declared how God at the first visited the Gentiles to take out of them a people for His name.

Symeon hath rehearsed how first God visited the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name.

Simeon has reported how God first intervened to take from the Gentiles a people for His name.

Simeon hath declared how God at the first did visit the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name.

Simeon has explained how God first concerned himself to select from among the Gentiles a people for his name.

Simeon has reported how God first visited the nations to take out of them a people for his name.

I have made Israel for myself, and they will someday honor me before the whole world.

This letter is from Simon Peter, a slave and apostle of Jesus Christ. I am writing to you who share the same precious faith we have. This faith was given to you because of the justice and fairness of Jesus Christ, our God and Savior.

It is the same with my word. I send it out, and it always produces fruit. It will accomplish all I want it to, and it will prosper everywhere I send it.You will live in joy and peace. The mountains and hills will burst into song, and the trees of the field will clap their hands!Where once there were thorns, cypress trees will grow. Where nettles grew, myrtles will sprout up. These events will bring great honor to the Lord’s name; they will be an everlasting sign of his power and love.”

At the meeting, after a long discussion, Peter stood and addressed them as follows:“ Brothers, you all know that God chose me from among you some time ago to preach to the Gentiles so that they could hear the Good News and believe.God knows people’s hearts, and he confirmed that he accepts Gentiles by giving them the Holy Spirit, just as he did to us.He made no distinction between us and them, for he cleansed their hearts through faith.

which you have prepared for all people.He is a light to reveal God to the nations, and he is the glory of your people Israel!”

For everything comes from him and exists by his power and is intended for his glory. All glory to him forever! Amen.

Through Christ, God has given us the privilege and authority as apostles to tell Gentiles everywhere what God has done for them, so that they will believe and obey him, bringing glory to his name.

Because of God’s tender mercy, the morning light from heaven is about to break upon us,

“ Praise the Lord, the God of Israel, because he has visited and redeemed his people.

But you are not like that, for you are a chosen people. You are royal priests, a holy nation, God’s very own possession. As a result, you can show others the goodness of God, for he called you out of the darkness into his wonderful light.“ Once you had no identity as a people; now you are God’s people. Once you received no mercy; now you have received God’s mercy.”