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

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!”

“ Here is what I want you to know. God has sent his salvation 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.”

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.”

I have seen your salvation,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!”

And I will rescue you from both your own people and the Gentiles. Yes, I am sending you to the Gentilesto open their eyes, so they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God. Then they will receive forgiveness for their sins and be given a place among God’s people, who are set apart by faith in me.’

And then all people will see the salvation sent from God.’”

so that the rest of humanity might seek the Lord, including the Gentiles— all those I have called to be mine. The Lord has spoken—

But when they opposed and insulted him, Paul shook the dust from his clothes and said,“ Your blood is upon your own heads— I am innocent. From now on I will go preach to the Gentiles.”

After all, is God the God of the Jews only? Isn’t he also the God of the Gentiles? Of course he is.There is only one God, and he makes people right with himself only by faith, whether they are Jews or Gentiles.

The Lord has demonstrated his holy power before the eyes of all the nations. All the ends of the earth will see the victory of our God.

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

Remember that Christ came as a servant to the Jews to show that God is true to the promises he made to their ancestors.He also came so that the Gentiles might give glory to God for his mercies to them. That is what the psalmist meant when he wrote:“ For this, I will praise you among the Gentiles; I will sing praises to your name.”And in another place it is written,“ Rejoice with his people, you Gentiles.”And yet again,“ Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles. Praise him, all you people of the earth.”And in another place Isaiah said,“ The heir to David’s throne will come, and he will rule over the Gentiles. They will place their hope on him.”I pray that God, the source of hope, will fill you completely with joy and peace because you trust in him. Then you will overflow with confident hope through the power of the Holy Spirit.I am fully convinced, my dear brothers and sisters, that you are full of goodness. You know these things so well you can teach each other all about them.Even so, I have been bold enough to write about some of these points, knowing that all you need is this reminder. For by God’s grace,I am a special messenger from Christ Jesus to you Gentiles. I bring you the Good News so that I might present you as an acceptable offering to God, made holy by the Holy Spirit.

Then Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly and declared,“ It was necessary that we first preach the word of God to you Jews. But since you have rejected it and judged yourselves unworthy of eternal life, we will offer it to the Gentiles.For the Lord gave us this command when he said,‘ I have made you a light to the Gentiles, to bring salvation to the farthest corners of the earth.’”

Upon arriving in Antioch, they called the church together and reported everything God had done through them and how he had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles, too.

When the others heard this, they stopped objecting and began praising God. They said,“ We can see that God has also given the Gentiles the privilege of repenting of their sins and receiving eternal life.”

The religious leaders replied,“ He will put the wicked men to a horrible death and lease the vineyard to others who will give him his share of the crop after each harvest.”Then Jesus asked them,“ Didn’t you ever read this in the Scriptures?‘ The stone that the builders rejected has now become the cornerstone. This is the Lord’s doing, and it is wonderful to see.’I tell you, the Kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a nation that will produce the proper fruit.

“ But the Lord said to me,‘ Go, for I will send you far away to the Gentiles!’”

Circumcision was a sign that Abraham already had faith and that God had already accepted him and declared him to be righteous— even before he was circumcised. So Abraham is the spiritual father of those who have faith but have not been circumcised. They are counted as righteous because of their faith.

Did God’s people stumble and fall beyond recovery? Of course not! They were disobedient, so God made salvation available to the Gentiles. But he wanted his own people to become jealous and claim it for themselves.

Then Peter stepped forward with the eleven other apostles and shouted to the crowd,“ Listen carefully, all of you, fellow Jews and residents of Jerusalem! Make no mistake about this.

The Lord has announced his victory and has revealed his righteousness to every nation!He has remembered his promise to love and be faithful to Israel. The ends of the earth have seen the victory of our God.

“ Brothers— you sons of Abraham, and also you God fearing Gentiles— this message of salvation has been sent to us!

“ Brothers, listen! We are here to proclaim that through this man Jesus there is forgiveness for your sins.

But remember, says the Sovereign Lord, I am not doing this because you deserve it. O my people of Israel, you should be utterly ashamed of all you have done!

He says,“ You will do more than restore the people of Israel to me. I will make you a light to the Gentiles, and you will bring my salvation to the ends of the earth.”

So it is good to wait quietly for salvation from the Lord.

Let me clearly state to all of you and to all the people of Israel that he was healed by the powerful name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, the man you crucified but whom God raised from the dead.