Isaiah 56:3 Cross References - ACV

³ Neither let the foreigner, who has joined himself to LORD, speak, saying, LORD will surely separate me from his people, nor let the eunuch say, Behold, I am a dry tree.

⁴ And they shall be joined to thee, and keep the charge of the tent of meeting, for all the service of the tent, and a stranger shall not come near to you.

⁷ And thou and thy sons with thee shall keep your priesthood for everything of the altar, and for that within the veil, and ye shall serve. I give you the priesthood as a service of gift. And the stranger who comes near shall be put to death.

¹ He who is wounded in the testicles, or has his private part cut off, shall not enter into the assembly of LORD. ² A bastard shall not enter into the assembly of LORD, even to the tenth generation none of his shall enter into the assembly of LORD. ³ An Ammonite or a Moabite shall not enter into the assembly of LORD, even to the tenth generation none belonging to them shall enter into the assembly of LORD forever,

¹ For LORD will have compassion on Jacob, and will yet choose Israel, and set them in their own land. And the sojourner shall join himself with them, and they shall cling to the house of Jacob.

⁷ And of thy sons who shall issue from thee, whom thou shall beget, they shall take away, and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.

⁵ To them I will give in my house and within my walls a memorial and a name better than of sons and of daughters. I will give them an everlasting name, that shall not be cut off.

⁷ Now when Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, a eunuch, who was in the king's house, heard that they had put Jeremiah in the dungeon (the king then sitting in the gate of Benjamin), ⁸ Ebed-melech went forth out of the king's house, and spoke to the king, saying, ⁹ My lord the king, these men have done evil in all that they have done to Jeremiah the prophet whom they have cast into the dungeon. And he is likely to die in the place where he is because of the famine, for there is no more bread in the city. ¹⁰ Then the king commanded Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, saying, Take from here thirty men with thee, and take up Jeremiah the prophet out of the dungeon before he dies. ¹¹ So Ebed-melech took the men with him, and went into the house of the king under the treasury, and took from there rags and worn-out garments, and let them down by cords into the dungeon to Jeremiah. ¹² And Ebed-melech the Ethiopian said to Jeremiah, Now put these rags and worn-out garments under thine armpits under the cords. And Jeremiah did so. ¹³ So they drew up Jeremiah with the cords, and took him up out of the dungeon. And Jeremiah remained in the court of the guard.

¹⁶ Go, and speak to Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, saying, Thus says LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will bring my words upon this city for evil, and not for good, and they shall be accomplished before thee in that day. ¹⁷ But I will deliver thee in that day, says LORD, and thou shall not be given into the hand of the men of whom thou are afraid.

⁵ They shall inquire concerning Zion with their faces toward it, saying, Come ye, and join yourselves to LORD in an everlasting covenant that shall not be forgotten.

³ And the king spoke to Ashpenaz the master of his eunuchs, that he should bring in certain of the sons of Israel, even of the seed royal and of the ranking men, ⁴ youths in whom was no blemish, but well-favored, and skilful in all wisdom, and endued with knowledge, and understanding science, and such as had ability to stand in the king's palace. And that he should teach them the learning and the tongue of the Chaldeans. ⁵ And the king appointed for them a daily portion of the king's food, and of the wine which he drank. And that they should be nourished three years, that at the end of it they should stand before the king. ⁶ Now among these were, of the sons of Judah: Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. ⁷ And the ruler of the eunuchs gave names to them. To Daniel he gave the name of Belteshazzar, and to Hananiah, of Shadrach, and to Mishael, of Meshach, and to Azariah, of Abednego. ⁸ But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the king's food, nor with the wine which he drank. Therefore he requested of the ruler of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself. ⁹ Now God made Daniel find kindness and compassion in the sight of the ruler of the eunuchs. ¹⁰ And the ruler of the eunuchs said to Daniel, I fear my lord the king, who has appointed your food and your drink. For why should he see your faces worse looking than the youths that are of your own age? So ye would endanger my head with the king. ¹¹ Then Daniel said to the steward whom the ruler of the eunuchs had appointed over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, ¹² Test thy servants, I beseech thee, ten days, and let them give us vegetables to eat, and water to drink. ¹³ Then let our countenances be looked upon before thee, and the countenance of the youths that eat of the king's food. And as thou see, deal with thy servants. ¹⁴ So he hearkened to them in this matter, and tested them ten days. ¹⁵ And at the end of ten days their countenances appeared finer, and they were fuller in flesh, than all the youths who ate of the king's dainties. ¹⁶ So the steward took away their food, and the wine that they should drink, and gave them vegetables. ¹⁷ Now as for these four youths, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom. And Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams. ¹⁸ And at the end of the days which the king had appointed for bringing them in, the ruler of the eunuchs brought them in before Nebuchadnezzar. ¹⁹ And the king conversed with them. And among them all none was found like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. Therefore they stood before the king. ²⁰ And in every matter of wisdom and understanding, concerning which the king inquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and enchanters who were in all his realm. ²¹ And Daniel continued even to the first year of king Cyrus.

¹¹ LORD will be terrible to them, for he will famish all the gods of the earth. And men shall worship him, everyone from his place, even all the isles of the nations.

²⁰ Thus says LORD of hosts: Peoples shall yet come, and the inhabitants of many cities. ²¹ And the inhabitants of one city shall go to another, saying, Let us go speedily to entreat the favor of LORD, and to seek LORD of hosts. I will go also. ²² Yea, many peoples and strong nations shall come to seek LORD of hosts in Jerusalem, and to entreat the favor of LORD. ²³ Thus says LORD of hosts: In those days, ten men shall take hold, out of all the languages of the nations, they shall take hold of the skirt of him who is a Jew, saying, We will go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.

¹⁰ And when Jesus heard it, he marveled, and said to those who followed, Truly I say to you, not even in Israel have I found such great faith. ¹¹ And I say to you, that many will come from east and west, and will sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of the heavens,

²⁶ And having answered, he said, It is not right to take the children's bread and cast it to the house dogs. ²⁷ But she said, Yes, Lord, for even the house dogs eat of the crumbs that fall from the table of their masters.

¹² For there are eunuchs who were born this way from their mother's belly, and there are eunuchs who were made eunuchs by men, and there are eunuchs who made themselves eunuchs because of the kingdom of the heavens. He who is able to receive it, let him receive it. ¹³ Then children were brought to him, so that he would lay his hands on them and pray, but the disciples rebuked them. ¹⁴ But Jesus said, Allow the children, and do not forbid them to come to me, for of such kind is the kingdom of the heavens. ¹⁵ And having laid his hands on them, he departed from there. ¹⁶ And behold one man having come to him, said, Good teacher, what good thing should I do so that I may have eternal life? ¹⁷ And he said to him, Why do thou call me good? There is none good except one, God. But if thou want to enter into life, keep the commandments. ¹⁸ He says to him, Which? And Jesus said, Thou shall not murder. Thou shall not commit adultery. Thou shall not steal. Thou shall not testify falsely. ¹⁹ Honor the father and mother, and, Thou shall love thy neighbor as thyself. ²⁰ The young man says to him, All these things I have kept from my youthfulness. What do I lack yet? ²¹ Jesus said to him, If thou want to be perfect, go, sell the things being possessed by thee, and give to the poor, and thou will have treasure in heaven. And come, follow me. ²² But when the young man heard the saying, he went away sorrowing, for he was having many possessions. ²³ And Jesus said to his disciples, Truly I say to you, that a rich man will enter into the kingdom of the heavens difficultly. ²⁴ And again I say to you, it is easier for a camel to pass through the hole of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. ²⁵ And when his disciples heard it, they were exceedingly amazed, saying, Who then can be saved? ²⁶ And having looked, Jesus said to them, With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible. ²⁷ Then having answered, Peter said to him, Lo, we have forsaken all, and followed thee. What then will be for us? ²⁸ And Jesus said to them, Truly I say to you, that ye who have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man will sit on the throne of his glory, ye also will sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. ²⁹ And every man who has forsaken houses, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, because of my name, will receive a hundredfold, and will inherit eternal life. ³⁰ But many first will be last, and last, first.

⁶ And Jesus went with them. And when he was now not far distant from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, saying to him, Lord, be not troubled, for I am not worthy that thou should come under my roof. ⁷ Therefore neither did I consider myself worthy to come to thee, but speak by word, and my boy will be healed. ⁸ For I also am a man set under authority, having soldiers under myself. And I say to this man, Go, and he goes, and to another, Come, and he comes, and to my bondman, Do this, and he does.

²⁶ And an agent of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south to the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza. This is a desolate region. ²⁷ And after rising, he went. And behold a man, an Ethiopian, a eunuch, a high official of Candace the queen of the Ethiopians, who was over all her treasure, who had come to Jerusalem to worship. ²⁸ And he was returning, and sitting in his chariot, and reading the prophet Isaiah. ²⁹ And the Spirit said to Philip, Go near, and be joined to this chariot. ³⁰ And after running near, Philip heard him reading the prophet Isaiah. And he said, Do thou also really understand the things that thou read? ³¹ And he said, For how can I unless some man may guide me? And he encouraged Philip, after coming up, to sit with him. ³² Now the passage of the scripture that he was reading was this: He was led as a sheep to slaughter, and as a lamb, mute before shearing him, thus he opened not his mouth. ³³ In his lowly condition his justice was taken away. And who will describe his generation, because his life was taken from the earth? ³⁴ And having answered, the eunuch said to Philip, I ask thee, about whom does the prophet say this, about himself, or about some other man? ³⁵ And Philip having opened his mouth, and having begun from this scripture, he preached the good news to him-the man Jesus. ³⁶ And as they went on the way, they came to some water, and the eunuch says, Look, water! What prevents me to be immersed? ³⁷ [This verse in not in the majority of the Greek manuscripts.] ³⁸ And he commanded the chariot to stand still. And they both went down into the water, both Philip and the eunuch, and he immersed him. ³⁹ And when they came up out of the water, Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, and the eunuch saw him no more, for he went on his way rejoicing. ⁴⁰ But Philip was found at Azotus. And passing through all the cities he preached the good news until he came to Caesarea.

¹ Now a certain man was in Caesarea, Cornelius by name, a centurion of the band called Italian, ² a devout man, and fearing God with all his house, and doing many charities for the people, and beseeching God always.

³⁴ And having opened his mouth, Peter said, In truth, I am overwhelmed that God is not partial,

⁴⁷ For so the Lord has commanded us: I have placed thee for a light of Gentiles, for thee to be for salvation as far as the extremity of the earth. ⁴⁸ And hearing this, the Gentiles were glad and glorified the word of the Lord. And as many as were appointed for eternal life believed.

⁴ And some of them were persuaded, and joined with Paul and Silas, and of the devout Greeks a great quantity, and of the prominent women not a few.

⁷ And having departed from there, he went into the house of a certain man named Justus, who worships God, whose house was adjoining the synagogue.

¹⁰ but glory and esteem and peace to every man who works good, both to the Jew first, and to the Greek. ¹¹ For there is no partiality with God.

⁹ and the Gentiles, for the sake of mercy, to glorify God, as it is written, Because of this I will give thanks to thee among Gentiles, and will sing to thy name. ¹⁰ And again he says, Rejoice, O Gentiles, with his people. ¹¹ And again, Praise ye the Lord all nations, and let all the peoples praise him. ¹² And again, Isaiah says, There will be the root of Jesse, and he who arises to reign over Gentiles. In him Gentiles will hope.

¹⁶ for me to be a minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, serving the good news of God like a priest, so that the offering up of the Gentiles might become acceptable, being sanctified in the Holy Spirit.

¹⁷ But he who is joined to the Lord is one spirit.

¹² that ye were at that time independent of Christ, alienated from the citizenship of Israel, and alien of the covenants of the promise, having no hope and godless in the world.

²² in whom ye also are built together in Spirit into a habitation of God.

¹ Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the chosen who are sojourners of the Dispersion of Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,