Isaiah 56:3 Cross References - MSTC

³ Then shall not the stranger, which cleaveth to the LORD, say, "Alas the LORD hath shut me clean out from his people." Neither shall the gelded man say, "Lo, I am a dried tree."

⁴ And let them be by thee and wait on the tabernacle of witness, and on all the service of the tabernacle, and let no stranger come nigh unto you.

⁷ And see that both thou and thy sons with thee take heed unto your priests' office, in all things that pertain unto the altar and within the veil. And see that ye serve, for I have given your priests' office unto you for a gift to do service: and the stranger that cometh nigh, shall die."

¹ None that is gelded, or hath his privy members cut off, shall come into the congregation of the LORD. ² And he that is a whore's child shall not come in the congregation of the LORD; no, in the tenth generation he shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD. ³ The Ammonites and the Moabites shall not come into the congregation of the LORD; no, not in the tenth generation, no they shall never come in to the congregation of the LORD,

¹ But the LORD will be merciful unto Jacob, and will take up Israel again, and set them in their own land. Strangers shall cleave unto them, and get them to the house of Jacob.

⁷ Yea, and part of thy sons, that shall come of thee, and whom thou shalt get, shall be carried hence, and become gelded chamberlains in the king of Babylon's court."

⁵ Unto them will I give in my household and within my walls, a better heritage and name than if they had been called sons and daughters. I will give them an everlasting name that shall not perish.

⁷ So Jeremiah stuck fast in the mire. Now when Ebedmelech the Ethiopian, being a chamberlain in the king's court, understood that they had cast Jeremiah in to the dungeon: ⁸ he went out of the king's house, and spake to the king, which then sat under the port of Benjamin, these words: ⁹ "My lord the king, whereas these men meddle with Jeremiah the prophet, they do him wrong: Namely, in that they have put him in prison, there to die of hunger for there is no more bread in the city." ¹⁰ Then the king commanded Ebedmelech the Ethiopian and said, "Take from hence thirty men whom thou wilt, and draw up Jeremiah the prophet out of the dungeon, before he die." ¹¹ So Ebedmelech took the men with him, and went to the house of Amalek, and there under an almery he gat old rags and worn clothes, and let them down by a cord, into the dungeon to Jeremiah. ¹² And Ebedmelech the Ethiopian said unto the prophet Jeremiah, "O put these rags and clothes under thine arm holes, betwixt them and the cords." And Jeremiah did so. ¹³ So they drew up Jeremiah with cords and took him out of the dungeon, and he remained in the fore entry of the prison.

¹⁶ Go and tell Ebedmelech the Ethiopian, 'Thus sayeth the LORD of Hosts the God of Israel: Behold, the cruel and sharp plague that I have devised for this city, will I bring upon them, that thou shalt see it: ¹⁷ but I will deliver thee, sayeth the LORD, and thou shalt not come in the hands of those men, whom thou fearest.

⁵ They shall ask the way to Zion; thither shall they turn their faces, and come and hang upon thee, in a covenant that never shall be broken.

³ And the king spake unto Ashpenaz the chief chamberlain, that he should bring him certain of the children of Israel, that were come of the king's seed and of princes, ⁴ young springaldes without any blemish, but fair and well favored, instructed in all wisdom, cunning and understanding: which were able to stand in the king's palace, to read and to learn for to speak Chaldeish. ⁵ Unto these, the king appointed a certain portion of his own meat, and of the wine which he drank himself, so to nourish them three years: that afterward they might stand before the king. ⁶ Among these now were certain of the children of Judah: namely Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. ⁷ Unto these the chief chamberlain gave other names, and called Daniel, Balteshazzar; Hananiah, Shadrach; Mishael, Meshach; and Azariah, Abednego. ⁸ But Daniel was at a point with himself, that he would not be defiled through the king's meat, nor the wine which he drunk. And this he desired of the chief chamberlain, lest he should defile himself. ⁹ So God gave Daniel favour and grace before the chief chamberlain, ¹⁰ that he said unto him, "I am afraid of my lord the king, which hath appointed you your meat and drink: lest he spy your faces to be worse liking than the other springaldes of your age, and so ye shall make me lose my head unto the king." ¹¹ Then Daniel answered Melzar, whom the chief chamberlain had set over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, and said, ¹² "O prove but ten days with thy servants, and let us have pottage to eat, and water to drink: ¹³ Then look upon our faces, and theirs that eat of the king's meat. And as thou seest, so deal with thy servants." ¹⁴ So he consented to them in this matter, and proved them ten days. ¹⁵ And after the ten days, their faces were better liking and fatter, than all the young springaldes, which ate of the king's meat. ¹⁶ Thus Melzar took away their meat and wine, and gave them pottage therefore. ¹⁷ God gave now these four springaldes cunning and learning in all scripture and wisdom: but unto Daniel specially, he gave understanding of all visions and dreams. ¹⁸ Now when the time was expired, that the king had appointed to bring in these young springaldes unto him: the chief chamberlain brought them before Nebuchadnezzar, ¹⁹ and the king communed with them. But among them all were found none such as Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. ²⁰ Therefore stood they before the king, which in all wisdom and matters of understanding that he enquired of them, found them ten times better than all the soothsayers and charmers that were in all his realm. ²¹ And Daniel abode still, unto the first year of king Cyrus.

¹¹ The LORD shall be grim upon them, and destroy all the goods in the land. And all the Isles of the Heathen shall worship him, every man in his place.

²⁰ Thus sayeth the LORD of Hosts: There shall yet come people, and the inhabiters of many cities. ²¹ And they that dwell in one city, shall go to another, saying, 'Up, let us go, and pray before the LORD; let us seek the LORD of Hosts, I will go with you.' ²² Yea, much people and mighty Heathen shall come and seek the LORD of Hosts at Jerusalem, and to pray before the LORD. ²³ Thus sayeth the LORD of Hosts: In that time shall ten men, out of all manner of languages of the Gentiles, take one Jew by the hem of his garment, and say, 'We will go with you, for we have heard that God is among you.'"

¹⁰ When Jesus heard that, he marveled, and said to them that followed him, "Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith: no, not in Israel. ¹¹ I say therefore unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall rest with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven;

²⁶ He answered and said, "It is not good to take the children's bread, and to cast it to whelps." ²⁷ She answered and said, "It is truth, nevertheless the whelps eat of the crumbs, which fall from their masters' table."

¹² There are chaste, which were so born out of their mother's belly. And there are chaste, which be made chaste of men. And there be chaste, which have made themselves chaste for the kingdom of heavens' sake. He that can take it, let him take it." ¹³ Then were brought to him young children, that he should put his hands on them and pray. And his disciples rebuked them. ¹⁴ But Jesus said unto them, "Suffer the children, and forbid them not to come to me, for of such is the kingdom of heaven." ¹⁵ And when he had put his hands on them, he departed thence. ¹⁶ And behold, one came, and said unto him, Good master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?" ¹⁷ He said unto him, "Why callest thou me good? There is none good but one, and that is, God: But if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments." ¹⁸ The other said, "Which?" And Jesus said, "Thou shalt not kill: thou shalt not break wedlock. Thou shall not steal: thou shalt not bear false witness. ¹⁹ Honour father and mother: and thou shalt love thine neighbor as thyself." ²⁰ And the young man said unto him, "I have observed all these things from my youth, what lack I yet?" ²¹ And Jesus said unto him, "If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give it to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me." ²² When the young man heard that saying, he went away mourning. For he had great possessions. ²³ Then Jesus said then unto his disciples: "Verily I say unto you, it is hard for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of heaven. ²⁴ And moreover I say unto you: it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God." ²⁵ When his disciples heard that, they were exceedingly amazed, saying, "Who then can be saved?" ²⁶ Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, "With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible." ²⁷ Then answered Peter, and said to him, "Behold we have forsaken all, and have followed thee: what shall we have therefore?" ²⁸ Jesus said unto them, "Verily I say to you, When the son of man shall sit in the seat of his majesty, ye which follow me in the second generation shall sit also upon twelve seats, and judge the twelve tribes of Israel. ²⁹ And whosoever forsaketh houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake; the same shall receive a hundred fold, and shall inherit everlasting life. ³⁰ Many that are first, shall be last; and the last shall be first.

⁶ And Jesus went with them. And when he was not far from the house, the Centurion sent to him his friends, saying unto him, "Lord trouble not thyself, for I am not worthy that thou shouldest enter under my roof. ⁷ Wherefore I thought not myself worthy to come unto thee: but say the word and my servant shall be whole. ⁸ For I likewise am a man under power, and have under me soldiers, and I say unto one, 'Go': and he goeth. And to another, 'Come': and he cometh. And to my servant, 'Do this': and he doeth it."

²⁶ Then the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, "Arise and go towards midday unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza, which is in the desert." ²⁷ And he arose and went on, and behold, a man of Ethiopia which was a chamberlain and of great authority with Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, and had the rule of all her treasure, came to Jerusalem for to pray. ²⁸ And as he returned home again, sitting in his chariot, he read Isaiah the prophet. ²⁹ Then the spirit said unto Philip, "Go near, and join thyself to yonder chariot." ³⁰ And Philip ran to him, and heard him read Isaiah the prophet, and said, "Understandest thou what thou readest?" ³¹ And he said, "How can I, except I had a guide?" And he desired Philip that he would come up and sit with him. ³² The tenor of the scripture which he read was this, "He was led as a sheep to be slain: And like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so opened he not his mouth. ³³ Because of his humbleness, he was not esteemed. Who shall declare his generation? for his life is taken from the earth." ³⁴ The chamberlain answered Philip, and said, "I pray thee of whom speaketh the prophet this? Of himself? Or of some other man?" ³⁵ And Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus. ³⁶ And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water, and the chamberlain said, "See: here is water, what shall let me to be baptised?" ³⁷ Philip said unto him, "If thou believe with all thine heart, thou mayest." He answered, and said, "I believe that Jesus Christ is the son of God." ³⁸ And he commanded the chariot to stand still. And they went down both into the water: both Philip and also the chamberlain. And he baptised him. ³⁹ And as soon as they were come out of the water, the spirit of the Lord caught away Philip; that the chamberlain saw him no more. And he went on his way rejoicing: ⁴⁰ but Philip was found at Azotus. And he walked throughout the country preaching in their cities, till he came to Caesarea.

¹ There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a captain of the soldiers of Italy, ² a devout man, and one that feared God with all his household, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed God always.

³⁴ Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, "Of a truth I perceive, that God is not partial:

⁴⁷ For so hath the Lord commanded us, 'I have made thee a light to the gentiles, that thou be salvation unto the end of the world.'" ⁴⁸ The gentiles heard, and were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord, and believed even as many as were ordained unto eternal life.

⁴ And some of them believed and came and companied with Paul and Silas. Also of the honorable Greeks, a great multitude; and of the chief women, not a few.

⁷ And he departed thence, and entered into a certain man's house named Justus, a worshipper of God, whose house joined hard to the synagogue.

¹⁰ To every man that doth good shall come praise, honour and peace, to the Jew first, and also to the gentile. ¹¹ For there is no partiality with God:

⁹ And let the gentiles praise God for his mercy. As it is written, "For this cause I will praise thee among the gentiles, and sing in thy name." ¹⁰ And again he saith, "Ye gentiles rejoice with his people." ¹¹ And again, "Praise the Lord all ye gentiles, and laud him all nations." ¹² And in another place Isaiah saith, "There shall be the root of Jesse, and he that shall rise to reign over the gentiles: in him shall the gentiles trust."

¹⁶ for this purpose: that I should be the minister of Jesus Christ among the gentiles, and should minister the glad tidings of God, that the gentiles might be an acceptable offering, sanctified by the holy ghost.

¹⁷ but he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit.

¹² remember, I say, that ye were at that time without Christ, and were reputed aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and were strangers from the testaments of promise, and had no hope, and were without God in this world.

²² in whom ye also are built together, and made a habitation for God in the spirit.

¹ Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that dwell here and there as strangers throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia;