Ephesians 2:13 But now [at this very moment] in Christ Jesus you who once were [so very] far away [from God] have been brought near by the blood of Christ.

2:13 AMP

逐节对照

Amplified Bible - But now [at this very moment] in Christ Jesus you who once were [so very] far away [from God] have been brought near by the blood of Christ.
新标点和合本 - 你们从前远离　神的人，如今却在基督耶稣里，靠着他的血，已经得亲近了。
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 从前你们是远离上帝的人，如今却在基督耶稣里，靠着他的血，已经得以亲近了。
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 从前你们是远离　神的人，如今却在基督耶稣里，靠着他的血，已经得以亲近了。
当代译本 - 但你们这些从前远离上帝的人，如今在基督耶稣里，靠着祂所流的血已经被带到上帝面前。
圣经新译本 - 你们从前远离的人，现今在基督耶稣里，靠着他的血已经可以亲近了。
中文标准译本 - 但如今，在基督耶稣里，你们这些从前在远处的人，藉着基督的血，已经被带到近处了。
现代标点和合本 - 你们从前远离神的人，如今却在基督耶稣里，靠着他的血，已经得亲近了。
和合本（拼音版） - 你们从前远离上帝的人，如今却在基督耶稣里，靠着他的血，已经得亲近了。
New International Version - But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near by the blood of Christ.
New International Reader's Version - At one time you were far away from God. But now you belong to Christ Jesus. He spilled his blood for you. This has brought you near to God.
English Standard Version - But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ.
New Living Translation - But now you have been united with Christ Jesus. Once you were far away from God, but now you have been brought near to him through the blood of Christ.
Christian Standard Bible - But now in Christ Jesus, you who were far away have been brought near by the blood of Christ.
New American Standard Bible - But now in Christ Jesus you who previously were far away have been brought near by the blood of Christ.
New King James Version - But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ.
American Standard Version - But now in Christ Jesus ye that once were far off are made nigh in the blood of Christ.
King James Version - But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ.
New English Translation - But now in Christ Jesus you who used to be far away have been brought near by the blood of Christ.
World English Bible - But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off are made near in the blood of Christ.
新標點和合本 - 你們從前遠離神的人，如今卻在基督耶穌裏，靠着他的血，已經得親近了。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 從前你們是遠離上帝的人，如今卻在基督耶穌裏，靠着他的血，已經得以親近了。
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 從前你們是遠離　神的人，如今卻在基督耶穌裏，靠着他的血，已經得以親近了。
當代譯本 - 但你們這些從前遠離上帝的人，如今在基督耶穌裡，靠著祂所流的血已經被帶到上帝面前。
聖經新譯本 - 你們從前遠離的人，現今在基督耶穌裡，靠著他的血已經可以親近了。
呂振中譯本 - 但如今在基督耶穌裏呢、你們從前遠的、卻因着基督的血已成為近的了。
中文標準譯本 - 但如今，在基督耶穌裡，你們這些從前在遠處的人，藉著基督的血，已經被帶到近處了。
現代標點和合本 - 你們從前遠離神的人，如今卻在基督耶穌裡，靠著他的血，已經得親近了。
文理和合譯本 - 今則於基督耶穌、爾素為遠者、以基督血得近、
文理委辦譯本 - 今則宗基督耶穌、爾曩遠離之者、覺賴其血而得近矣、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 今因基督耶穌、爾素為遠者、賴基督之血得近矣、
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 今則不然、爾托耶穌基督之恩、藉其聖血、已得化疏為親矣。
Nueva Versión Internacional - Pero ahora en Cristo Jesús, a ustedes que antes estaban lejos, Dios los ha acercado mediante la sangre de Cristo.
현대인의 성경 - 그러나 전에 하나님을 멀리 떠나 있던 여러분이 이제는 그리스도 예수님 안에서 그리스도의 피로 하나님과 가까워졌습니다.
Новый Русский Перевод - Но сейчас – в Иисусе Христе – вы, бывшие когда-то далеко, кровью Христа стали близки.
Восточный перевод - Но сейчас – в вашем единении с Исой Масихом – вы, бывшие когда-то далеко, кровью Масиха, пролитой за нас, стали близки.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Но сейчас – в вашем единении с Исой аль-Масихом – вы, бывшие когда-то далеко, кровью аль-Масиха, пролитой за нас, стали близки.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Но сейчас – в вашем единении с Исо Масехом – вы, бывшие когда-то далеко, кровью Масеха, пролитой за нас, стали близки.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Mais maintenant, par votre union avec Jésus-Christ, vous qui, autrefois, étiez loin, vous êtes devenus proches grâce au sacrifice de Christ .
リビングバイブル - しかし、以前は神から遠く離れていたあなたがたも、キリスト・イエスがその血をもってなしてくださったことによって、今では、神のそば近くにいるのです。
Nestle Aland 28 - νυνὶ δὲ ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ ὑμεῖς οἵ ποτε ὄντες μακρὰν ἐγενήθητε ἐγγὺς ἐν τῷ αἵματι τοῦ Χριστοῦ.
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - νυνὶ δὲ ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ, ὑμεῖς οἵ ποτε ὄντες μακρὰν, ἐγενήθητε ἐγγὺς ἐν τῷ αἵματι τοῦ Χριστοῦ.
Nova Versão Internacional - Mas agora, em Cristo Jesus, vocês, que antes estavam longe, foram aproximados mediante o sangue de Cristo.
Hoffnung für alle - Doch das ist vorbei! Jetzt gehört ihr zu Jesus Christus, der am Kreuz sein Blut für euch vergossen hat. Ihr seid Gott jetzt nahe, obwohl ihr vorher so weit von ihm entfernt lebtet.
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - nhưng bây giờ anh chị em là người của Chúa Cứu Thế Giê-xu. Dù ngày trước cách xa Đức Chúa Trời, ngày nay nhờ máu Chúa Giê-xu, anh chị em được đến gần Đức Chúa Trời.
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - แต่บัดนี้ในพระเยซูคริสต์ท่านทั้งหลายซึ่งเมื่อก่อนอยู่ไกลได้เข้ามาใกล้แล้วโดยพระโลหิตของพระคริสต์
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - ครั้งหนึ่งท่านเคยอยู่ห่างไกล แต่บัดนี้ด้วยความผูกพันในพระเยซูคริสต์ โลหิตของพระคริสต์ได้นำท่านเข้ามาใกล้

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Psalms 22:7 - All who see me laugh at me and mock me; They [insultingly] open their lips, they shake their head, saying,
Isaiah 11:10 - Then in that day The nations will make supplications to the Root of Jesse Who will stand as a signal for the peoples; And His resting place will be glorious.
Isaiah 60:9 - The islands and coastlands will confidently wait for Me; And the ships of Tarshish will come first, To bring your sons from far away, Their silver and gold with them, For the name of the Lord your God, For the Holy One of Israel because He has glorified you.
1 Peter 1:18 - For you know that you were not redeemed from your useless [spiritually unproductive] way of life inherited [by tradition] from your forefathers with perishable things like silver and gold,
1 Peter 1:19 - but [you were actually purchased] with precious blood, like that of a [sacrificial] lamb unblemished and spotless, the priceless blood of Christ.
Isaiah 60:4 - “Lift up your eyes around you and see; They all gather together, they come to you. Your sons will come from far away, And your daughters will be looked after at their side.
Jeremiah 16:19 - [Then said Jeremiah] “O Lord, my Strength and my Stronghold, And my Refuge in the day of distress and need, The nations will come to You From the ends of the earth and say, ‘Our fathers have inherited nothing but lies and illusion, [Worthless] things in which there is no benefit!’
Romans 8:1 - Therefore there is now no condemnation [no guilty verdict, no punishment] for those who are in Christ Jesus [who believe in Him as personal Lord and Savior].
1 Peter 3:18 - For indeed Christ died for sins once for all, the Just and Righteous for the unjust and unrighteous [the Innocent for the guilty] so that He might bring us to God, having been put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the Spirit;
Isaiah 66:19 - I will set up a [miraculous] sign among them, and from them I will send survivors to the nations: Tarshish, Pul (Put), Lud, Meshech, Tubal and Javan, to the distant islands and coastlands that have not heard of My fame nor seen My glory. And they will declare and proclaim My glory among the nations.
Acts 15:14 - Simeon (Simon Peter) has described how God first concerned Himself about taking from among the Gentiles a people for His name [to honor Him and be identified with Him].
Hebrews 9:18 - So even the first covenant was not put in force without [the shedding of] blood.
Romans 15:8 - For I tell you that Christ has become a servant and a minister to the circumcision (Jews) on behalf of God’s truth, to confirm and verify the promises made to the fathers,
Romans 15:9 - and for the Gentiles to glorify God for His mercy [to them, since God had no covenant with them]. As it is written and forever remains written, “Therefore I praise You among the Gentiles, And sing praises to Your name.”
Romans 15:10 - Again it says, “Rejoice and celebrate, O Gentiles, along with His people.”
Romans 15:11 - And again, “Praise the Lord all you Gentiles, And let all the peoples praise Him!”
Romans 15:12 - Again Isaiah says, “There shall be a root of Jesse, He who arises to rule [as King] over the Gentiles, In Him shall the Gentiles hope.”
1 Corinthians 1:30 - But it is from Him that you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God [revealing His plan of salvation], and righteousness [making us acceptable to God], and sanctification [making us holy and setting us apart for God], and redemption [providing our ransom from the penalty for sin],
Acts 22:21 - And the Lord said to me, ‘Go, I will send you far away to the Gentiles.’ ”
Galatians 3:28 - There is [now no distinction in regard to salvation] neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you [who believe] are all one in Christ Jesus [no one can claim a spiritual superiority].
Romans 5:9 - Therefore, since we have now been justified [declared free of the guilt of sin] by His blood, [how much more certain is it that] we will be saved from the wrath of God through Him.
Romans 5:10 - For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, it is much more certain, having been reconciled, that we will be saved [from the consequences of sin] by His life [that is, we will be saved because Christ lives today].
Psalms 73:27 - For behold, those who are far from You will perish; You have destroyed all those who are unfaithful and have abandoned You.
2 Corinthians 5:20 - So we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making His appeal through us; we [as Christ’s representatives] plead with you on behalf of Christ to be reconciled to God.
2 Corinthians 5:21 - He made Christ who knew no sin to [judicially] be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we would become the righteousness of God [that is, we would be made acceptable to Him and placed in a right relationship with Him by His gracious lovingkindness].
Isaiah 49:12 - In fact, these will come from far away; And, lo, these shall come from the north and from the west, And these from the land of Aswan (southern Egypt).”
Isaiah 24:15 - Therefore honor and glorify the Lord in the east [in the region of light], The name of the Lord, the God of Israel [honor His name], In the coastlands and islands of the [Mediterranean] Sea.
Isaiah 24:16 - From the ends of the earth we hear songs, “Glory and honor to the Righteous One,” But I say, “I waste away, I waste away. Woe to me! The treacherous deal treacherously, Indeed, the treacherous deal very treacherously.”
Revelation 5:9 - And they sang a new song [of glorious redemption], saying, “Worthy and deserving are You to take the scroll and to break its seals; for You were slain (sacrificed), and with Your blood You purchased people for God from every tribe and language and people and nation.
1 Corinthians 6:11 - And such were some of you [before you believed]. But you were washed [by the atoning sacrifice of Christ], you were sanctified [set apart for God, and made holy], you were justified [declared free of guilt] in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the [Holy] Spirit of our God [the source of the believer’s new life and changed behavior].
Ephesians 1:7 - In Him we have redemption [that is, our deliverance and salvation] through His blood, [which paid the penalty for our sin and resulted in] the forgiveness and complete pardon of our sin, in accordance with the riches of His grace
2 Corinthians 5:17 - Therefore if anyone is in Christ [that is, grafted in, joined to Him by faith in Him as Savior], he is a new creature [reborn and renewed by the Holy Spirit]; the old things [the previous moral and spiritual condition] have passed away. Behold, new things have come [because spiritual awakening brings a new life].
Ephesians 2:12 - remember that at that time you were separated from Christ [excluded from any relationship with Him], alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of promise [with no share in the sacred Messianic promise and without knowledge of God’s agreements], having no hope [in His promise] and [living] in the world without God.
Ephesians 2:16 - And [that He] might reconcile them both [Jew and Gentile, united] in one body to God through the cross, thereby putting to death the hostility.
Ephesians 2:17 - And He came and preached the good news of peace to you [Gentiles] who were far away, and peace to those [Jews] who were near.
Ephesians 3:5 - which in other generations was not disclosed to mankind, as it has now been revealed to His holy apostles and prophets by the [Holy] Spirit;
Ephesians 3:6 - [it is this:] that the Gentiles are now joint heirs [with the Jews] and members of the same body, and joint partakers [sharing] in the [same divine] promise in Christ Jesus through [their faith in] the good news [of salvation].
Ephesians 3:7 - Of this [gospel] I was made a minister by the gift of God’s grace given me through the working of His power.
Ephesians 3:8 - To me, [though I am] the very least of all the saints (God’s people), this grace [which is undeserved] was graciously given, to proclaim to the Gentiles the good news of the incomprehensible riches of Christ [that spiritual wealth which no one can fully understand],
Romans 3:23 - since all have sinned and continually fall short of the glory of God,
Romans 3:24 - and are being justified [declared free of the guilt of sin, made acceptable to God, and granted eternal life] as a gift by His [precious, undeserved] grace, through the redemption [the payment for our sin] which is [provided] in Christ Jesus,
Romans 3:25 - whom God displayed publicly [before the eyes of the world] as a [life-giving] sacrifice of atonement and reconciliation (propitiation) by His blood [to be received] through faith. This was to demonstrate His righteousness [which demands punishment for sin], because in His forbearance [His deliberate restraint] He passed over the sins previously committed [before Jesus’ crucifixion].
Romans 3:26 - It was to demonstrate His righteousness at the present time, so that He would be just and the One who justifies those who have faith in Jesus [and rely confidently on Him as Savior].
Romans 3:27 - Then what becomes of [our] boasting? It is excluded [entirely ruled out, banished]. On what principle? On [the principle of good] works? No, but on the principle of faith.
Romans 3:28 - For we maintain that an individual is justified by faith distinctly apart from works of the Law [the observance of which has nothing to do with justification, that is, being declared free of the guilt of sin and made acceptable to God].
Romans 3:29 - Or is God the God of Jews only? Is He not also the God of Gentiles [who were not given the Law]? Yes, of Gentiles also,
Romans 3:30 - since indeed it is one [and the same] God who will justify the circumcised by faith [which began with Abraham] and the uncircumcised through [their newly acquired] faith.
Acts 26:18 - to open their [spiritual] eyes so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness and release from their sins and an inheritance among those who have been sanctified (set apart, made holy) by faith in Me.’
Isaiah 43:6 - I will say to the north, ‘Give them up!’ And to the south, ‘Do not hold them back.’ Bring My sons from far way And My daughters from the ends of the earth,
Ephesians 2:19 - So then you are no longer strangers and aliens [outsiders without rights of citizenship], but you are fellow citizens with the saints (God’s people), and are [members] of God’s household,
Ephesians 2:20 - having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as the [chief] Cornerstone,
Ephesians 2:21 - in whom the whole structure is joined together, and it continues [to increase] growing into a holy temple in the Lord [a sanctuary dedicated, set apart, and sacred to the presence of the Lord].
Ephesians 2:22 - In Him [and in fellowship with one another] you also are being built together into a dwelling place of God in the Spirit.
Colossians 1:13 - For He has rescued us and has drawn us to Himself from the dominion of darkness, and has transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son,
Colossians 1:14 - in whom we have redemption [because of His sacrifice, resulting in] the forgiveness of our sins [and the cancellation of sins’ penalty].
Isaiah 57:19 - As I create the praise of his lips, Peace, peace, to him who is far away [both Jew and Gentile] and to him who is near!” Says the Lord; “And I will heal him [making his lips blossom anew with thankful praise].”
Colossians 1:20 - and through [the intervention of] the Son to reconcile all things to Himself, making peace [with believers] through the blood of His cross; through Him, [I say,] whether things on earth or things in heaven.
Colossians 1:21 - And although you were at one time estranged and alienated and hostile-minded [toward Him], participating in evil things,
Colossians 1:22 - yet Christ has now reconciled you [to God] in His physical body through death, in order to present you before the Father holy and blameless and beyond reproach—
Acts 2:39 - For the promise [of the Holy Spirit] is for you and your children and for all who are far away [including the Gentiles], as many as the Lord our God calls to Himself.”

逐节对照

交叉引用

Amplified Bible - But now [at this very moment] in Christ Jesus you who once were [so very] far away [from God] have been brought near by the blood of Christ.
新标点和合本 - 你们从前远离　神的人，如今却在基督耶稣里，靠着他的血，已经得亲近了。
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 从前你们是远离上帝的人，如今却在基督耶稣里，靠着他的血，已经得以亲近了。
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 从前你们是远离　神的人，如今却在基督耶稣里，靠着他的血，已经得以亲近了。
当代译本 - 但你们这些从前远离上帝的人，如今在基督耶稣里，靠着祂所流的血已经被带到上帝面前。
圣经新译本 - 你们从前远离的人，现今在基督耶稣里，靠着他的血已经可以亲近了。
中文标准译本 - 但如今，在基督耶稣里，你们这些从前在远处的人，藉着基督的血，已经被带到近处了。
现代标点和合本 - 你们从前远离神的人，如今却在基督耶稣里，靠着他的血，已经得亲近了。
和合本（拼音版） - 你们从前远离上帝的人，如今却在基督耶稣里，靠着他的血，已经得亲近了。
New International Version - But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near by the blood of Christ.
New International Reader's Version - At one time you were far away from God. But now you belong to Christ Jesus. He spilled his blood for you. This has brought you near to God.
English Standard Version - But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ.
New Living Translation - But now you have been united with Christ Jesus. Once you were far away from God, but now you have been brought near to him through the blood of Christ.
Christian Standard Bible - But now in Christ Jesus, you who were far away have been brought near by the blood of Christ.
New American Standard Bible - But now in Christ Jesus you who previously were far away have been brought near by the blood of Christ.
New King James Version - But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ.
American Standard Version - But now in Christ Jesus ye that once were far off are made nigh in the blood of Christ.
King James Version - But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ.
New English Translation - But now in Christ Jesus you who used to be far away have been brought near by the blood of Christ.
World English Bible - But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off are made near in the blood of Christ.
新標點和合本 - 你們從前遠離神的人，如今卻在基督耶穌裏，靠着他的血，已經得親近了。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 從前你們是遠離上帝的人，如今卻在基督耶穌裏，靠着他的血，已經得以親近了。
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 從前你們是遠離　神的人，如今卻在基督耶穌裏，靠着他的血，已經得以親近了。
當代譯本 - 但你們這些從前遠離上帝的人，如今在基督耶穌裡，靠著祂所流的血已經被帶到上帝面前。
聖經新譯本 - 你們從前遠離的人，現今在基督耶穌裡，靠著他的血已經可以親近了。
呂振中譯本 - 但如今在基督耶穌裏呢、你們從前遠的、卻因着基督的血已成為近的了。
中文標準譯本 - 但如今，在基督耶穌裡，你們這些從前在遠處的人，藉著基督的血，已經被帶到近處了。
現代標點和合本 - 你們從前遠離神的人，如今卻在基督耶穌裡，靠著他的血，已經得親近了。
文理和合譯本 - 今則於基督耶穌、爾素為遠者、以基督血得近、
文理委辦譯本 - 今則宗基督耶穌、爾曩遠離之者、覺賴其血而得近矣、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 今因基督耶穌、爾素為遠者、賴基督之血得近矣、
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 今則不然、爾托耶穌基督之恩、藉其聖血、已得化疏為親矣。
Nueva Versión Internacional - Pero ahora en Cristo Jesús, a ustedes que antes estaban lejos, Dios los ha acercado mediante la sangre de Cristo.
현대인의 성경 - 그러나 전에 하나님을 멀리 떠나 있던 여러분이 이제는 그리스도 예수님 안에서 그리스도의 피로 하나님과 가까워졌습니다.
Новый Русский Перевод - Но сейчас – в Иисусе Христе – вы, бывшие когда-то далеко, кровью Христа стали близки.
Восточный перевод - Но сейчас – в вашем единении с Исой Масихом – вы, бывшие когда-то далеко, кровью Масиха, пролитой за нас, стали близки.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Но сейчас – в вашем единении с Исой аль-Масихом – вы, бывшие когда-то далеко, кровью аль-Масиха, пролитой за нас, стали близки.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Но сейчас – в вашем единении с Исо Масехом – вы, бывшие когда-то далеко, кровью Масеха, пролитой за нас, стали близки.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Mais maintenant, par votre union avec Jésus-Christ, vous qui, autrefois, étiez loin, vous êtes devenus proches grâce au sacrifice de Christ .
リビングバイブル - しかし、以前は神から遠く離れていたあなたがたも、キリスト・イエスがその血をもってなしてくださったことによって、今では、神のそば近くにいるのです。
Nestle Aland 28 - νυνὶ δὲ ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ ὑμεῖς οἵ ποτε ὄντες μακρὰν ἐγενήθητε ἐγγὺς ἐν τῷ αἵματι τοῦ Χριστοῦ.
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - νυνὶ δὲ ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ, ὑμεῖς οἵ ποτε ὄντες μακρὰν, ἐγενήθητε ἐγγὺς ἐν τῷ αἵματι τοῦ Χριστοῦ.
Nova Versão Internacional - Mas agora, em Cristo Jesus, vocês, que antes estavam longe, foram aproximados mediante o sangue de Cristo.
Hoffnung für alle - Doch das ist vorbei! Jetzt gehört ihr zu Jesus Christus, der am Kreuz sein Blut für euch vergossen hat. Ihr seid Gott jetzt nahe, obwohl ihr vorher so weit von ihm entfernt lebtet.
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - nhưng bây giờ anh chị em là người của Chúa Cứu Thế Giê-xu. Dù ngày trước cách xa Đức Chúa Trời, ngày nay nhờ máu Chúa Giê-xu, anh chị em được đến gần Đức Chúa Trời.
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - แต่บัดนี้ในพระเยซูคริสต์ท่านทั้งหลายซึ่งเมื่อก่อนอยู่ไกลได้เข้ามาใกล้แล้วโดยพระโลหิตของพระคริสต์
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - ครั้งหนึ่งท่านเคยอยู่ห่างไกล แต่บัดนี้ด้วยความผูกพันในพระเยซูคริสต์ โลหิตของพระคริสต์ได้นำท่านเข้ามาใกล้

Psalms 22:7 - All who see me laugh at me and mock me; They [insultingly] open their lips, they shake their head, saying,
Isaiah 11:10 - Then in that day The nations will make supplications to the Root of Jesse Who will stand as a signal for the peoples; And His resting place will be glorious.
Isaiah 60:9 - The islands and coastlands will confidently wait for Me; And the ships of Tarshish will come first, To bring your sons from far away, Their silver and gold with them, For the name of the Lord your God, For the Holy One of Israel because He has glorified you.
1 Peter 1:18 - For you know that you were not redeemed from your useless [spiritually unproductive] way of life inherited [by tradition] from your forefathers with perishable things like silver and gold,
1 Peter 1:19 - but [you were actually purchased] with precious blood, like that of a [sacrificial] lamb unblemished and spotless, the priceless blood of Christ.
Isaiah 60:4 - “Lift up your eyes around you and see; They all gather together, they come to you. Your sons will come from far away, And your daughters will be looked after at their side.
Jeremiah 16:19 - [Then said Jeremiah] “O Lord, my Strength and my Stronghold, And my Refuge in the day of distress and need, The nations will come to You From the ends of the earth and say, ‘Our fathers have inherited nothing but lies and illusion, [Worthless] things in which there is no benefit!’
Romans 8:1 - Therefore there is now no condemnation [no guilty verdict, no punishment] for those who are in Christ Jesus [who believe in Him as personal Lord and Savior].
1 Peter 3:18 - For indeed Christ died for sins once for all, the Just and Righteous for the unjust and unrighteous [the Innocent for the guilty] so that He might bring us to God, having been put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the Spirit;
Isaiah 66:19 - I will set up a [miraculous] sign among them, and from them I will send survivors to the nations: Tarshish, Pul (Put), Lud, Meshech, Tubal and Javan, to the distant islands and coastlands that have not heard of My fame nor seen My glory. And they will declare and proclaim My glory among the nations.
Acts 15:14 - Simeon (Simon Peter) has described how God first concerned Himself about taking from among the Gentiles a people for His name [to honor Him and be identified with Him].
Hebrews 9:18 - So even the first covenant was not put in force without [the shedding of] blood.
Romans 15:8 - For I tell you that Christ has become a servant and a minister to the circumcision (Jews) on behalf of God’s truth, to confirm and verify the promises made to the fathers,
Romans 15:9 - and for the Gentiles to glorify God for His mercy [to them, since God had no covenant with them]. As it is written and forever remains written, “Therefore I praise You among the Gentiles, And sing praises to Your name.”
Romans 15:10 - Again it says, “Rejoice and celebrate, O Gentiles, along with His people.”
Romans 15:11 - And again, “Praise the Lord all you Gentiles, And let all the peoples praise Him!”
Romans 15:12 - Again Isaiah says, “There shall be a root of Jesse, He who arises to rule [as King] over the Gentiles, In Him shall the Gentiles hope.”
1 Corinthians 1:30 - But it is from Him that you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God [revealing His plan of salvation], and righteousness [making us acceptable to God], and sanctification [making us holy and setting us apart for God], and redemption [providing our ransom from the penalty for sin],
Acts 22:21 - And the Lord said to me, ‘Go, I will send you far away to the Gentiles.’ ”
Galatians 3:28 - There is [now no distinction in regard to salvation] neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you [who believe] are all one in Christ Jesus [no one can claim a spiritual superiority].
Romans 5:9 - Therefore, since we have now been justified [declared free of the guilt of sin] by His blood, [how much more certain is it that] we will be saved from the wrath of God through Him.
Romans 5:10 - For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, it is much more certain, having been reconciled, that we will be saved [from the consequences of sin] by His life [that is, we will be saved because Christ lives today].
Psalms 73:27 - For behold, those who are far from You will perish; You have destroyed all those who are unfaithful and have abandoned You.
2 Corinthians 5:20 - So we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making His appeal through us; we [as Christ’s representatives] plead with you on behalf of Christ to be reconciled to God.
2 Corinthians 5:21 - He made Christ who knew no sin to [judicially] be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we would become the righteousness of God [that is, we would be made acceptable to Him and placed in a right relationship with Him by His gracious lovingkindness].
Isaiah 49:12 - In fact, these will come from far away; And, lo, these shall come from the north and from the west, And these from the land of Aswan (southern Egypt).”
Isaiah 24:15 - Therefore honor and glorify the Lord in the east [in the region of light], The name of the Lord, the God of Israel [honor His name], In the coastlands and islands of the [Mediterranean] Sea.
Isaiah 24:16 - From the ends of the earth we hear songs, “Glory and honor to the Righteous One,” But I say, “I waste away, I waste away. Woe to me! The treacherous deal treacherously, Indeed, the treacherous deal very treacherously.”
Revelation 5:9 - And they sang a new song [of glorious redemption], saying, “Worthy and deserving are You to take the scroll and to break its seals; for You were slain (sacrificed), and with Your blood You purchased people for God from every tribe and language and people and nation.
1 Corinthians 6:11 - And such were some of you [before you believed]. But you were washed [by the atoning sacrifice of Christ], you were sanctified [set apart for God, and made holy], you were justified [declared free of guilt] in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the [Holy] Spirit of our God [the source of the believer’s new life and changed behavior].
Ephesians 1:7 - In Him we have redemption [that is, our deliverance and salvation] through His blood, [which paid the penalty for our sin and resulted in] the forgiveness and complete pardon of our sin, in accordance with the riches of His grace
2 Corinthians 5:17 - Therefore if anyone is in Christ [that is, grafted in, joined to Him by faith in Him as Savior], he is a new creature [reborn and renewed by the Holy Spirit]; the old things [the previous moral and spiritual condition] have passed away. Behold, new things have come [because spiritual awakening brings a new life].
Ephesians 2:12 - remember that at that time you were separated from Christ [excluded from any relationship with Him], alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of promise [with no share in the sacred Messianic promise and without knowledge of God’s agreements], having no hope [in His promise] and [living] in the world without God.
Ephesians 2:16 - And [that He] might reconcile them both [Jew and Gentile, united] in one body to God through the cross, thereby putting to death the hostility.
Ephesians 2:17 - And He came and preached the good news of peace to you [Gentiles] who were far away, and peace to those [Jews] who were near.
Ephesians 3:5 - which in other generations was not disclosed to mankind, as it has now been revealed to His holy apostles and prophets by the [Holy] Spirit;
Ephesians 3:6 - [it is this:] that the Gentiles are now joint heirs [with the Jews] and members of the same body, and joint partakers [sharing] in the [same divine] promise in Christ Jesus through [their faith in] the good news [of salvation].
Ephesians 3:7 - Of this [gospel] I was made a minister by the gift of God’s grace given me through the working of His power.
Ephesians 3:8 - To me, [though I am] the very least of all the saints (God’s people), this grace [which is undeserved] was graciously given, to proclaim to the Gentiles the good news of the incomprehensible riches of Christ [that spiritual wealth which no one can fully understand],
Romans 3:23 - since all have sinned and continually fall short of the glory of God,
Romans 3:24 - and are being justified [declared free of the guilt of sin, made acceptable to God, and granted eternal life] as a gift by His [precious, undeserved] grace, through the redemption [the payment for our sin] which is [provided] in Christ Jesus,
Romans 3:25 - whom God displayed publicly [before the eyes of the world] as a [life-giving] sacrifice of atonement and reconciliation (propitiation) by His blood [to be received] through faith. This was to demonstrate His righteousness [which demands punishment for sin], because in His forbearance [His deliberate restraint] He passed over the sins previously committed [before Jesus’ crucifixion].
Romans 3:26 - It was to demonstrate His righteousness at the present time, so that He would be just and the One who justifies those who have faith in Jesus [and rely confidently on Him as Savior].
Romans 3:27 - Then what becomes of [our] boasting? It is excluded [entirely ruled out, banished]. On what principle? On [the principle of good] works? No, but on the principle of faith.
Romans 3:28 - For we maintain that an individual is justified by faith distinctly apart from works of the Law [the observance of which has nothing to do with justification, that is, being declared free of the guilt of sin and made acceptable to God].
Romans 3:29 - Or is God the God of Jews only? Is He not also the God of Gentiles [who were not given the Law]? Yes, of Gentiles also,
Romans 3:30 - since indeed it is one [and the same] God who will justify the circumcised by faith [which began with Abraham] and the uncircumcised through [their newly acquired] faith.
Acts 26:18 - to open their [spiritual] eyes so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness and release from their sins and an inheritance among those who have been sanctified (set apart, made holy) by faith in Me.’
Isaiah 43:6 - I will say to the north, ‘Give them up!’ And to the south, ‘Do not hold them back.’ Bring My sons from far way And My daughters from the ends of the earth,
Ephesians 2:19 - So then you are no longer strangers and aliens [outsiders without rights of citizenship], but you are fellow citizens with the saints (God’s people), and are [members] of God’s household,
Ephesians 2:20 - having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as the [chief] Cornerstone,
Ephesians 2:21 - in whom the whole structure is joined together, and it continues [to increase] growing into a holy temple in the Lord [a sanctuary dedicated, set apart, and sacred to the presence of the Lord].
Ephesians 2:22 - In Him [and in fellowship with one another] you also are being built together into a dwelling place of God in the Spirit.
Colossians 1:13 - For He has rescued us and has drawn us to Himself from the dominion of darkness, and has transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son,
Colossians 1:14 - in whom we have redemption [because of His sacrifice, resulting in] the forgiveness of our sins [and the cancellation of sins’ penalty].
Isaiah 57:19 - As I create the praise of his lips, Peace, peace, to him who is far away [both Jew and Gentile] and to him who is near!” Says the Lord; “And I will heal him [making his lips blossom anew with thankful praise].”
Colossians 1:20 - and through [the intervention of] the Son to reconcile all things to Himself, making peace [with believers] through the blood of His cross; through Him, [I say,] whether things on earth or things in heaven.
Colossians 1:21 - And although you were at one time estranged and alienated and hostile-minded [toward Him], participating in evil things,
Colossians 1:22 - yet Christ has now reconciled you [to God] in His physical body through death, in order to present you before the Father holy and blameless and beyond reproach—
Acts 2:39 - For the promise [of the Holy Spirit] is for you and your children and for all who are far away [including the Gentiles], as many as the Lord our God calls to Himself.”