Luke 24:47

Scripture also foretold that repentance and forgiveness would be preached in Jesus' name to all nations, starting at Jerusalem. The gospel mission to the world is rooted in God's ancient plan.

Cross-references · 40

• Isa 49:6He says: “It is not enough for You to be My Servant, to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the protected ones of Israel. I will also make You a light for the nations, to bring My salvation to the ends of the earth.”
• Acts 5:31God exalted Him to His right hand as Prince and Savior, in order to grant repentance and forgiveness of sins to Israel.
• Matt 28:19Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit,
• Acts 20:21testifying to Jews and Greeks alike about repentance to God and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.
• Acts 2:38Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
• Isa 2:1–3This is the message that was revealed to Isaiah son of Amoz concerning Judah and Jerusalem:
• Mal 1:11For My name will be great among the nations, from where the sun rises to where it sets. In every place, incense and pure offerings will be presented in My name, because My name will be great among the nations,” says the LORD of Hosts.
• Acts 13:46Then Paul and Barnabas answered them boldly: “It was necessary to speak the word of God to you first. But since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we now turn to the Gentiles.
• Ps 98:1–3A Psalm. Sing to the LORD a new song, for He has done wonders; His right hand and holy arm have gained Him the victory.
• Ps 67:2–4that Your ways may be known on earth, Your salvation among all nations.
• Jer 31:34No longer will each man teach his neighbor or his brother, saying, ‘Know the LORD,’ because they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest, declares the LORD. For I will forgive their iniquities and will remember their sins no more.”
• Acts 26:18to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those sanctified by faith in Me.’
• Acts 13:38–39Therefore let it be known to you, brothers, that through Jesus the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you.
• Rom 10:12–18For there is no difference between Jew and Greek: The same Lord is Lord of all, and gives richly to all who call on Him,
• Ps 86:9All the nations You have made will come and bow before You, O Lord, and they will glorify Your name.
• Gen 12:3I will bless those who bless you and curse those who curse you; and all the families of the earth will be blessed through you.”
• Acts 11:18When they heard this, their objections were put to rest, and they glorified God, saying, “So then, God has granted even the Gentiles repentance unto life.”
• Dan 9:24Seventy weeks are decreed for your people and your holy city to stop their transgression, to put an end to sin, to make atonement for iniquity, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and prophecy, and to anoint the Most Holy Place.
• Ps 22:27All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the LORD. All the families of the nations will bow down before Him.
• Acts 17:30–31Although God overlooked the ignorance of earlier times, He now commands all people everywhere to repent.
• Col 1:27To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.
• Hos 2:23And I will sow her as My own in the land, and I will have compassion on ‘No Compassion.’ I will say to those called ‘Not My People,’ ‘You are My people,’ and they will say, ‘You are my God.’”
• 1 Jn 2:12I am writing to you, little children, because your sins have been forgiven through His name.
• Acts 10:43All the prophets testify about Him that everyone who believes in Him receives forgiveness of sins through His name.”
• Mic 4:2And many nations will come and say: “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us His ways, so that we may walk in His paths.” For the law will go forth from Zion and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.
• Rom 15:8–16For I tell you that Christ has become a servant of the circumcised on behalf of God’s truth, to confirm the promises made to the patriarchs,
• Acts 3:19Repent, then, and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped away,
• Acts 4:12Salvation exists in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.”
• Matt 3:2and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”
• Isa 52:15so He will sprinkle many nations. Kings will shut their mouths because of Him. For they will see what they have not been told, and they will understand what they have not heard.
• Ps 117:1–2Praise the LORD, all you nations! Extol Him, all you peoples!
• Hos 11:8How could I give you up, O Ephraim? How could I surrender you, O Israel? How could I make you like Admah? How could I treat you like Zeboiim? My heart is turned within Me; My compassion is stirred!
• Isa 52:10The LORD has bared His holy arm in the sight of all the nations; all the ends of the earth will see the salvation of our God.
• Isa 60:1–3Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you.
• Isa 66:18–21“And I, knowing their deeds and thoughts, am coming to gather all nations and tongues, and they will come and see My glory.
• Rom 5:20The law came in so that the trespass would increase; but where sin increased, grace increased all the more,
• Matt 9:13But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”
• Eph 1:6to the praise of His glorious grace, which He has freely given us in the Beloved One.
• Matt 8:10–11When Jesus heard this, He marveled and said to those following Him, “Truly I tell you, I have not found anyone in Israel with such great faith.
• Isa 5:4What more could I have done for My vineyard than I already did for it? Why, when I expected sweet grapes, did it bring forth sour fruit?

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