Nations
God's heart for the nations is on display all throughout Scripture!
30 verses
Matthew TwentyOne
Aug. 8, 2020
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1 Chronicles 16:23-24NIV
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Sing to the Lord, all the earth; proclaim his salvation day after day. Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous deeds among all peoples.
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1 Kings 10:23-24NIV
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King Solomon was greater in riches and wisdom than all the other kings of the earth. The whole world sought audience with Solomon to hear the wisdom God had put in his heart.
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2 Timothy 4:17-18HCSB
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But the Lord stood with me and strengthened me, so that the proclamation might be fully made through me and all the Gentiles might hear. So I was rescued from the lion’s mouth. The Lord will rescue me from every evil work and will bring me safely into His heavenly kingdom. To Him be the glory forever and ever! Amen.
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Acts 1:8NIV
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But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
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Deuteronomy 4:4-6NIV
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See, I have taught you decrees and laws as the Lord my God commanded me, so that you may follow them in the land you are entering to take possession of it. Observe them carefully, for this will show your wisdom and understanding to the nations, who will hear about all these decrees and say, “Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.”
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Ecclesiastes 12:13NIV
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Now all has been heard; here is the conclusion of the matter: Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the duty of all mankind.
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Exodus 9:16NIV
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But I have raised you up for this very purpose, that I might show you my power and that My name might be proclaimed in all the earth.
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Galatians 3:29NIV
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If you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.
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Genesis 12:1-3NIV
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The Lord had said to Abram, “Go from your country, your people and your father’s household to the land I will show you. “I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.”
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Genesis 1:28HCSB
Adam & Eve
God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth, and subdue it. Rule the fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, and every creature that crawls on the earth.”
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Genesis 26:4NIV
Isaac
I will make your Isaac's descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and will give them all these lands, and through your offspring all nations on earth will be blessed,
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Genesis 28:14-15NIV
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Your Jacob's descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west and to the east, to the north and to the south. All peoples on earth will be blessed through you and your offspring. I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.”
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Genesis 9:1HCSB
Noah
God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth.
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Habakkuk 2:14NIV
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For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord as the waters cover the sea.
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Isaiah 56:6-7HCSB
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And the foreigners who join themselves to the Lord, minister to Him, love the name of Yahweh and become His servants, all who keep the Sabbath without desecrating it and who hold firmly to My covenant—I will bring them to My holy mountain and let them rejoice in My house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and sacrifices will be acceptable on My altar, for My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations.”
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John 20:21HCSB
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Jesus said to them again, “Peace to you! As the Father has sent Me, I also send you.”
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Joshua 4:23-24NIV
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The Lord your God did to the Jordan what He had done to the Red Sea when he dried it up before us until we had crossed over. He did this so that all the peoples of the earth might know that the hand of the Lord is powerful and so that you might always fear the Lord your God.”
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Luke 24:44-47NIV
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He said to them, “This is what I told you while I was still with you: Everything must be fulfilled that is written about Me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets and the Psalms.” Then He opened their minds so they could understand the Scriptures. He told them, “This is what is written: The Messiah will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day, and repentance for the forgiveness of sins will be preached in His name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
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Luke 4:42-43NIV
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At daybreak, Jesus went out to a solitary place. The people were looking for Him and when they came to where he was, they tried to keep Him from leaving them. But he said, “I must proclaim the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns also, because that is why I was sent.”
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Malachi 1:11HCSB
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“For My name will be great among the nations, from the rising of the sun to its setting. Incense and pure offerings will be presented in My name in every place because My name will be great among the nations,” says Yahweh of Hosts.
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Mark 11:17HCSB
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Then He began to teach them: “Is it not written, My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations?
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Mark 16:15-16HCSB
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Then He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to the whole creation. Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.
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Matthew 24:14NIV
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And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.
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Matthew 28:18-20NIV
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Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”
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Psalm 86:9NIV
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All the nations You have made will come and worship before You, Lord; they will bring glory to Your name.
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Psalm 97:6-7NIV
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The heavens proclaim His righteousness, and all peoples see His glory. All the gods must worship Him
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Revelation 5:9-10NIV
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And they sang a new song, saying: “You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals, because you were slain, and with your blood you purchased for God persons from every tribe and language and people and nation. You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to serve our God, and they will reign on the earth.”
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Revelation 7:9NIV
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After this I looked, and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and before the Lamb.
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Romans 1:5HCSB
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We have received grace and apostleship through Him to bring about the obedience of faith among all the nations
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Romans 16:26-27HCSB
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according to the command of the eternal God to advance the obedience of faith among all nations— to the only wise God, through Jesus Christ—to Him be the glory forever! Amen.