CATHOLICITY

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• 1 Kings 8:41

  “Moreover concerning the foreigner, who is not of your people Israel, when he comes out of a far country for your name’s sake

• Mark 9:38

  John said to him, “Teacher, we saw someone who doesn’t follow us casting out demons in your name; and we forbade him, because he doesn’t follow us.”

• Mark 9:39

  But Jesus said, “Don’t forbid him, for there is no one who will do a mighty work in my name, and be able quickly to speak evil of me.

• Mark 9:40

  For whoever is not against us is on our side.

• Mark 9:41

  For whoever will give you a cup of water to drink in my name, because you are Christ’s, most certainly I tell you, he will in no way lose his reward.

• Luke 9:49

  John answered, “Master, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we forbade him, because he doesn’t follow with us.”

• Luke 9:50

  Jesus said to him, “Don’t forbid him, for he who is not against us is for us.”

• Acts 10:1

  Now there was a certain man in Caesarea, Cornelius by name, a centurion of what was called the Italian Regiment,

• Acts 10:2

  a devout man, and one who feared God with all his house, who gave gifts for the needy generously to the people, and always prayed to God.

• Acts 10:3

  At about the ninth hour of the day, he clearly saw in a vision an angel of God coming to him, and saying to him, “Cornelius!”

• Acts 10:4

  He, fastening his eyes on him, and being frightened, said, “What is it, Lord?” He said to him, “Your prayers and your gifts to the needy have gone up for a memorial before God.

• Acts 10:5

  Now send men to Joppa, and get Simon, who is also called Peter.

• Acts 10:6

  He lodges with a tanner named Simon, whose house is by the seaside.

• Acts 10:7

  When the angel who spoke to him had departed, Cornelius called two of his household servants and a devout soldier of those who waited on him continually.

• Acts 10:8

  Having explained everything to them, he sent them to Joppa.

• Acts 10:9

  Now on the next day as they were on their journey, and got close to the city, Peter went up on the housetop to pray at about noon.

• Acts 10:10

  He became hungry and desired to eat, but while they were preparing, he fell into a trance.

• Acts 10:11

  He saw heaven opened and a certain container descending to him, like a great sheet let down by four corners on the earth,

• Acts 10:12

  in which were all kinds of four-footed animals of the earth, wild animals, reptiles, and birds of the sky.

• Acts 10:13

  A voice came to him, “Rise, Peter, kill and eat!”

• Acts 10:14

  But Peter said, “Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten anything that is common or unclean.”

• Acts 10:15

  A voice came to him again the second time, “What God has cleansed, you must not call unclean.”

• Acts 10:16

  This was done three times, and immediately the vessel was received up into heaven.

• Acts 10:17

  Now while Peter was very perplexed in himself what the vision which he had seen might mean, behold, the men who were sent by Cornelius, having made inquiry for Simon’s house, stood before the gate,

• Acts 10:18

  and called and asked whether Simon, who was also called Peter, was lodging there.

• Acts 10:19

  While Peter was pondering the vision, the Spirit said to him, “Behold, three men seek you.

• Acts 10:20

  But arise, get down, and go with them, doubting nothing; for I have sent them.”

• Acts 10:21

  Peter went down to the men, and said, “Behold, I am he whom you seek. Why have you come?”

• Acts 10:22

  They said, “Cornelius, a centurion, a righteous man and one who fears God, and well spoken of by all the nation of the Jews, was directed by a holy angel to invite you to his house, and to listen to what you say.”

• Acts 10:23

  So he called them in and provided a place to stay. On the next day Peter arose and went out with them, and some of the brothers from Joppa accompanied him.

• Acts 10:24

  On the next day they entered into Caesarea. Cornelius was waiting for them, having called together his relatives and his near friends.

• Acts 10:25

  When Peter entered, Cornelius met him, fell down at his feet, and worshiped him.

• Acts 10:26

  But Peter raised him up, saying, “Stand up! I myself am also a man.”

• Acts 10:27

  As he talked with him, he went in and found many gathered together.

• Acts 10:28

  He said to them, “You yourselves know how it is an unlawful thing for a man who is a Jew to join himself or come to one of another nation, but God has shown me that I shouldn’t call any man unholy or unclean.

• Acts 10:29

  Therefore also I came without complaint when I was sent for. I ask therefore, why did you send for me?”

• Acts 10:30

  Cornelius said, “Four days ago, I was fasting until this hour, and at the ninth hour, I prayed in my house, and behold, a man stood before me in bright clothing,

• Acts 10:31

  and said, ‘Cornelius, your prayer is heard, and your gifts to the needy are remembered in the sight of God.

• Acts 10:32

  Send therefore to Joppa, and summon Simon, who is also called Peter. He lodges in the house of a tanner named Simon, by the seaside. When he comes, he will speak to you.’

• Acts 10:33

  Therefore I sent to you at once, and it was good of you to come. Now therefore we are all here present in the sight of God to hear all things that have been commanded you by God.”

• Acts 10:34

  Peter opened his mouth and said, “Truly I perceive that God doesn’t show favoritism;

• Acts 10:35

  but in every nation he who fears him and works righteousness is acceptable to him.

• Acts 10:36

  The word which he sent to the children of Israel, preaching good news of peace by Jesus Christ — he is Lord of all —

• Acts 10:37

  you yourselves know what happened, which was proclaimed throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee, after the baptism which John preached;

• Acts 10:38

  even Jesus of Nazareth, how God anointed him with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him.

• Acts 10:39

  We are witnesses of everything he did both in the country of the Jews, and in Jerusalem; whom they also killed, hanging him on a tree.

• Acts 10:40

  God raised him up the third day, and gave him to be revealed,

• Acts 10:41

  not to all the people, but to witnesses who were chosen before by God, to us, who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead.

• Acts 10:42

  He commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that this is he who is appointed by God as the Judge of the living and the dead.

• Acts 10:43

  All the prophets testify about him, that through his name everyone who believes in him will receive remission of sins.”

• Acts 10:44

  While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell on all those who heard the word.

• Acts 10:45

  They of the circumcision who believed were amazed, as many as came with Peter, because the gift of the Holy Spirit was also poured out on the Gentiles.

• Acts 10:46

  For they heard them speaking in other languages and magnifying God. Then Peter answered,

• Acts 10:47

  “Can anyone forbid these people from being baptized with water? They have received the Holy Spirit just like us.”

• Acts 10:48

  He commanded them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to stay some days.

• Acts 11:17

  If then God gave to them the same gift as us, when we believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I, that I could withstand God?”

• Acts 11:18

  When they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, “Then God has also granted to the Gentiles repentance to life!”

• Acts 13:5

  When they were at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the Jewish synagogues. They had also John as their attendant.

• Acts 13:16

  Paul stood up, and beckoning with his hand said, “Men of Israel, and you who fear God, listen.

• Acts 13:26

  Brothers, children of the stock of Abraham, and those among you who fear God, the word of this salvation is sent out to you.

• Acts 13:42

  So when the Jews went out of the synagogue, the Gentiles begged that these words might be preached to them the next Sabbath.

• Acts 13:43

  Now when the synagogue broke up, many of the Jews and of the devout proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas; who, speaking to them, urged them to continue in the grace of God.

• Acts 15:1

  Some men came down from Judea and taught the brothers, “Unless you are circumcised after the custom of Moses, you can’t be saved.”

• Acts 15:2

  Therefore when Paul and Barnabas had no small discord and discussion with them, they appointed Paul and Barnabas, and some others of them, to go up to Jerusalem to the apostles and elders about this question.

• Acts 15:3

  They, being sent on their way by the assembly, passed through both Phoenicia and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles. They caused great joy to all the brothers.

• Acts 15:4

  When they had come to Jerusalem, they were received by the assembly and the apostles and the elders, and they reported all things that God had done with them.

• Acts 15:5

  But some of the sect of the Pharisees who believed rose up, saying, “It is necessary to circumcise them, and to command them to keep the law of Moses.”

• Acts 15:6

  The apostles and the elders were gathered together to see about this matter.

• Acts 15:7

  When there had been much discussion, Peter rose up and said to them, “Brothers, you know that a good while ago God made a choice among you, that by my mouth the nations should hear the word of the Good News, and believe.

• Acts 15:8

  God, who knows the heart, testified about them, giving them the Holy Spirit, just like he did to us.

• Acts 15:9

  He made no distinction between us and them, cleansing their hearts by faith.

• Acts 15:10

  Now therefore why do you tempt God, that you should put a yoke on the neck of the disciples which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?

• Acts 15:11

  But we believe that we are saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus, just as they are.”

• Acts 15:12

  All the multitude kept silence, and they listened to Barnabas and Paul reporting what signs and wonders God had done among the nations through them.

• Acts 15:13

  After they were silent, James answered, “Brothers, listen to me.

• Acts 15:14

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

• Acts 15:15

  This agrees with the words of the prophets. As it is written,

• Acts 15:16

  ‘After these things I will return. I will again build the tabernacle of David, which has fallen. I will again build its ruins. I will set it up,

• Acts 15:17

  That the rest of men may seek after the Lord; all the Gentiles who are called by my name, says the Lord, who does all these things.

• Acts 15:18

  All of God’s works are known to him from eternity.’

• Acts 15:19

  “Therefore my judgment is that we don’t trouble those from among the Gentiles who turn to God,

• Acts 15:20

  but that we write to them that they abstain from the pollution of idols, from sexual immorality, from what is strangled, and from blood.

• Acts 15:21

  For Moses from generations of old has in every city those who preach him, being read in the synagogues every Sabbath.”

• Acts 15:22

  Then it seemed good to the apostles and the elders, with the whole assembly, to choose men out of their company, and send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas: Judas called Barsabbas, and Silas, chief men among the brothers.

• Acts 15:23

  They wrote these things by their hand: “The apostles, the elders, and the brothers, to the brothers who are of the Gentiles in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia: greetings.

• Acts 15:24

  Because we have heard that some who went out from us have troubled you with words, unsettling your souls, saying, ‘You must be circumcised and keep the law,’ to whom we gave no commandment;

• Acts 15:25

  it seemed good to us, having come to one accord, to choose out men and send them to you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,

• Acts 15:26

  men who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

• Acts 15:27

  We have sent therefore Judas and Silas, who themselves will also tell you the same things by word of mouth.

• Acts 15:28

  For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit, and to us, to lay no greater burden on you than these necessary things:

• Acts 15:29

  that you abstain from things sacrificed to idols, from blood, from things strangled, and from sexual immorality, from which if you keep yourselves, it will be well with you. Farewell.”

• Acts 15:30

  So, when they were sent off, they came to Antioch. Having gathered the multitude together, they delivered the letter.

• Acts 15:31

  When they had read it, they rejoiced over the encouragement.

• Romans 1:1

  Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, set apart for the Good News of God,

• Romans 1:2

  which he promised before through his prophets in the holy Scriptures,

• Romans 1:3

  concerning his Son, who was born of the offspring of David according to the flesh,

• Romans 1:4

  who was declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the Spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord,

• Romans 1:5

  through whom we received grace and apostleship, for obedience of faith among all the nations, for his name’s sake;

• Romans 1:6

  among whom you are also called to belong to Jesus Christ;

• Romans 1:7

  to all who are in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

• Romans 1:14

  I am debtor both to Greeks and to foreigners, both to the wise and to the foolish.

• Romans 1:15

  So, as much as is in me, I am eager to preach the Good News to you also who are in Rome.

• Romans 1:16

  For I am not ashamed of the Good News of Christ, for it is the power of God for salvation for everyone who believes; for the Jew first, and also for the Greek.

• Romans 3:20

  Because by the works of the law, no flesh will be justified in his sight. For through the law comes the knowledge of sin.

• Romans 3:21

  But now apart from the law, a righteousness of God has been revealed, being testified by the law and the prophets;

• Romans 3:22

  even the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ to all and on all those who believe. For there is no distinction,

• Romans 3:23

  for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;

• Romans 3:24

  being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus;

• Romans 3:25

  whom God sent to be an atoning sacrifice, through faith in his blood, for a demonstration of his righteousness through the passing over of prior sins, in God’s forbearance;

• Romans 3:26

  to demonstrate his righteousness at this present time; that he might himself be just, and the justifier of him who has faith in Jesus.

• Romans 3:27

  Where then is the boasting? It is excluded. By what kind of law? Of works? No, but by a law of faith.

• Romans 3:28

  We maintain therefore that a man is justified by faith apart from the works of the law.

• Romans 3:29

  Or is God the God of Jews only? Isn’t he the God of Gentiles also? Yes, of Gentiles also,

• Romans 3:30

  since indeed there is one God who will justify the circumcised by faith, and the uncircumcised through faith.

• Romans 3:31

  Do we then nullify the law through faith? May it never be! No, we establish the law.

• Romans 4:1

  What then will we say that Abraham, our forefather, has found according to the flesh?

• Romans 4:2

  For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not toward God.

• Romans 4:3

  For what does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.”

• Romans 4:4

  Now to him who works, the reward is not counted as grace, but as something owed.

• Romans 4:5

  But to him who doesn’t work, but believes in him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is accounted for righteousness.

• Romans 4:6

  Even as David also pronounces blessing on the man to whom God counts righteousness apart from works,

• Romans 4:7

  “Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, whose sins are covered.

• Romans 4:8

  Blessed is the man whom the Lord will by no means charge with sin.”

• Romans 4:9

  Is this blessing then pronounced on the circumcised, or on the uncircumcised also? For we say that faith was accounted to Abraham for righteousness.

• Romans 4:10

  How then was it counted? When he was in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision.

• Romans 4:11

  He received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had while he was in uncircumcision, that he might be the father of all those who believe, though they might be in uncircumcision, that righteousness might also be accounted to them.

• Romans 4:12

  He is the father of circumcision to those who not only are of the circumcision, but who also walk in the steps of that faith of our father Abraham, which he had in uncircumcision.

• Romans 4:13

  For the promise to Abraham and to his offspring that he should be heir of the world wasn’t through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.

• Romans 4:14

  For if those who are of the law are heirs, faith is made void, and the promise is made of no effect.

• Romans 4:15

  For the law produces wrath, for where there is no law, neither is there disobedience.

• Romans 4:16

  For this cause it is of faith, that it may be according to grace, to the end that the promise may be sure to all the offspring, not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all.

• Romans 4:17

  As it is written, “I have made you a father of many nations.” This is in the presence of him whom he believed: God, who gives life to the dead, and calls the things that are not, as though they were.

• Romans 4:18

  Besides hope, Abraham in hope believed, to the end that he might become a father of many nations, according to that which had been spoken, “So will your offspring be.”

• Romans 4:19

  Without being weakened in faith, he didn’t consider his own body, already having been worn out, (he being about a hundred years old), and the deadness of Sarah’s womb.

• Romans 4:20

  Yet, looking to the promise of God, he didn’t waver through unbelief, but grew strong through faith, giving glory to God,

• Romans 4:21

  and being fully assured that what he had promised, he was also able to perform.

• Romans 4:22

  Therefore it also was “credited to him for righteousness.”

• Romans 4:23

  Now it was not written that it was accounted to him for his sake alone,

• Romans 4:24

  but for our sake also, to whom it will be accounted, who believe in him who raised Jesus, our Lord, from the dead,

• Romans 4:25

  who was delivered up for our trespasses, and was raised for our justification.

• Romans 5:1

  Being therefore justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ;

• Romans 5:2

  through whom we also have our access by faith into this grace in which we stand. We rejoice in hope of the glory of God.

• Galatians 3:27

  For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ.

• Galatians 3:28

  There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free man, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

• Ephesians 2:14

  For he is our peace, who made both one, and broke down the middle wall of partition,

• Ephesians 2:15

  having abolished in his flesh the hostility, the law of commandments contained in ordinances, that he might create in himself one new man of the two, making peace;

• Ephesians 2:16

  and might reconcile them both in one body to God through the cross, having killed the hostility thereby.

• Ephesians 2:17

  He came and preached peace to you who were far off and to those who were near.

• Colossians 3:11

  where there can’t be Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, bondservant, freeman; but Christ is all, and in all.

• Colossians 3:12

  Put on therefore, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, humility, and perseverance;

• Colossians 3:13

  bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, if any man has a complaint against any; even as Christ forgave you, so you also do.

• Colossians 3:14

  Above all these things, walk in love, which is the bond of perfection.

• Colossians 3:15

  And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful.