“ Here is what I want you to know. God has sent his salvation to the Gentiles. And they will listen!”

所以你们当知道，神这救恩，如今传给外邦人，他们也必听受。”

所以，你们当知道，上帝这救恩已经传给外邦人；他们会听的。”

所以，你们当知道，神这救恩已经传给外邦人；他们会听的。”

所以你们当知道，上帝的救恩已经传给了外族人，他们也必听。”

所以你们应当知道，神这救恩，已经传给外族人，他们也必听从。”（有些抄本在此有第29节：“他说了这话，犹太人中间大起争论，就走了。”）

所以你们应当知道：神的这救恩已经传给了外邦人，他们反倒会听！”

所以你們當知道，神這救恩，如今傳給外邦人，他們也必聽受。」

所以，你們當知道，上帝這救恩已經傳給外邦人；他們會聽的。」

所以，你們當知道，神這救恩已經傳給外邦人；他們會聽的。」

所以你們當知道，上帝的救恩已經傳給了外族人，他們也必聽。」

所以你們應當知道，神這救恩，已經傳給外族人，他們也必聽從。”（有些抄本在此有第29節：“他說了這話，猶太人中間大起爭論，就走了。”）

所以你們要知道、上帝這拯救已經傳送給外國人了；他們倒要聽。』

所以你們應當知道：神的這救恩已經傳給了外邦人，他們反倒會聽！」

故爾當知上帝之拯救、施於異邦人、

爾曹當知上帝救道、施及異邦人、彼將聽之也、

故爾曹當知天主救世之道、已傳於異邦矣、彼將聽之、

故汝等當知天主已將此救恩傳諸異邦人、彼等且必聽信。』

“ Therefore I want you to know that God’s salvation has been sent to the Gentiles, and they will listen!”

Therefore let it be known to you that this salvation of God has been sent to the Gentiles; they will listen.”

So I want you to know that this salvation from God has also been offered to the Gentiles, and they will accept it.”

Therefore, let it be known to you that this salvation of God has been sent to the Gentiles; they will listen.”

Therefore, let it be known to you that this salvation of God has been sent to the Gentiles; they will also listen.”

“ Therefore let it be known to you that the salvation of God has been sent to the Gentiles, and they will hear it!”

Be it known therefore unto you, that this salvation of God is sent unto the Gentiles: they will also hear.

Therefore, let it be known to you that this saving work of God has been sent to the Gentiles; they will listen!”

Be it known therefore unto you, that the salvation of God is sent unto the Gentiles, and[ that] they will hear it.

“ Therefore be advised that this salvation from God has been sent to the Gentiles; they will listen!”

“ Be it known therefore to you, that the salvation of God is sent to the nations, and they will listen.”

My eyes have seen your salvation.You have prepared it in the sight of all nations.It is a light to be given to the Gentiles. It will be the glory of your people Israel.”

I will save you from your own people and from the Gentiles. I am sending you to themto open their eyes. I want you to turn them from darkness to light. I want you to turn them from Satan’s power to God. I want their sins to be forgiven. They will be forgiven when they believe in me. They will have their place among God’s people.’

And all people will see God’s salvation.’ ”( Isaiah 40:3–5)

Then everyone else can look to the Lord. This includes all the Gentiles who belong to me, says the Lord. The Lord is the one who does these things.’( Amos 9:11, 12)

But they opposed Paul. They treated him badly. So he shook out his clothes in protest. Then he said to them,“ God’s judgment against you will be your own fault! Don’t blame me for it! From now on I will go to the Gentiles.”

Or is God the God of Jews only? Isn’t he also the God of Gentiles? Yes, he is their God too.There is only one God. When those who are circumcised believe in him, he makes them right with himself. Suppose those who are not circumcised believe in him. Then God also will make them right with himself.

The Lord will use the power of his holy arm to save his people. All the nations will see him do it. Everyone from one end of the earth to the other will see it.

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.

I tell you that Christ has become a servant of the Jews. He teaches us that God is true. He shows us that God will keep the promises he made to the founders of our nation.Jesus became a servant of the Jews. He did this so that the Gentiles might give glory to God for his mercy. It is written,“ I will praise you among the Gentiles. I will sing the praises of your name.”( 2 Samuel 22:50; Psalm 18:49)Again it says,“ You Gentiles, be full of joy. Be joyful together with God’s people.”( Deuteronomy 32:43)And again it says,“ All you Gentiles, praise the Lord. Let all the nations sing praises to him.”( Psalm 117:1)And Isaiah says,“ The Root of Jesse will grow up quickly. He will rule over the nations. The Gentiles will put their hope in him.”( Isaiah 11:10)May the God who gives hope fill you with great joy. May you have perfect peace as you trust in him. May the power of the Holy Spirit fill you with hope.My brothers and sisters, I am sure that you are full of goodness. You are filled with knowledge and able to teach one another.But I have written to you very boldly about some things. I wanted to remind you of them again. The grace of God has allowed meto serve Christ Jesus among the Gentiles. I have the duty of a priest to preach God’s good news. Then the Gentiles will become an offering that pleases God. The Holy Spirit will make the offering holy.

Then Paul and Barnabas answered them boldly.“ We had to speak God’s word to you first,” they said.“ But you don’t accept it. You don’t think you are good enough for eternal life. So now we are turning to the Gentiles.This is what the Lord has commanded us to do. He said,“‘ I have made you a light for the Gentiles. You will bring salvation to the whole earth.’ ”( Isaiah 49:6)

When they arrived at Antioch, they gathered the church together. They reported all that God had done through them. They told how he had opened a way for the Gentiles to believe.

When they heard this, they didn’t object anymore. They praised God. They said,“ So then, God has allowed even Gentiles to turn away from their sins. He did this so that they could live.”

“ He will destroy those evil people,” they replied.“ Then he will rent the vineyard out to other renters. They will give him his share of the crop at harvest time.”Jesus said to them,“ Haven’t you ever read what the Scriptures say,“‘ The stone the builders didn’t accept has become the most important stone of all. The Lord has done it. It is wonderful in our eyes’?( Psalm 118:22, 23)“ So here is what I tell you. The kingdom of God will be taken away from you. It will be given to people who will produce its fruit.

“ Then the Lord said to me,‘ Go. I will send you far away to people who are not Jews.’ ”

He was circumcised as a sign of the covenant God had made with him. It showed that his faith had made him right with God before he was circumcised. So Abraham is the father of all believers who have not been circumcised. God accepts their faith. So their faith makes them right with him.

Again, here is what I ask. The Israelites didn’t trip and fall once and for all time, did they? Not at all! Because Israel sinned, the Gentiles can be saved. That will make Israel jealous of them.

Then Peter stood up with the 11 apostles. In a loud voice he spoke to the crowd.“ My fellow Jews,” he said,“ let me explain this to you. All of you who live in Jerusalem, listen carefully to what I say.

The Lord has made known his power to save. He has shown the nations that he does what is right.He has shown his faithful love to the people of Israel. People from one end of the earth to the other have seen that our God has saved us.

“ Listen, fellow children of Abraham! Listen, you Gentiles who worship God! This message of salvation has been sent to us.

“ My friends, here is what I want you to know. I announce to you that your sins can be forgiven because of what Jesus has done.

I want you to know that I am not doing those things for your benefit,” announces the Lord and King.“ People of Israel, you should be ashamed of yourselves! Your conduct has brought dishonor to you.” ’ ”

Here is what the Lord says to me.“ It is not enough for you as my servant to bring the tribes of Jacob back to their land. It is not enough for you to bring back the people of Israel I have kept alive. I will also make you a light for the Gentiles. Then you will make it possible for the whole world to be saved.”

It is good when people wait quietly for the Lord to save them.

Then listen to this, you and all the people of Israel! You nailed Jesus Christ of Nazareth to the cross. But God raised him from the dead. It is through Jesus’ name that this man stands healed in front of you.