Acts 10:35 Cross References - NSB

³⁵ »In every nation he accepts every person who respects him and does what is right.

⁵ He did not look with favor on Cain and his offering. So Cain became very angry, and his face was downcast (he had a bad attitude). ⁶ Jehovah said to Cain: »Why are you angry? Why is your face downcast? ⁷ »If you do what is right, will not your attitude improve? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door. It desires to have you, but you must master it.«

²⁸ »To man he said: ‘Respect for Jehovah is wisdom! To stay away from evil is understanding.’«

⁹ The reverence of Jehovah is pure. It endures forever. The decisions of Jehovah are true. They are completely fair.

⁹ Indeed, his salvation is near those who reverence him, and his glory will remain in our land.

¹⁰ The respect and reverence for Jehovah is the beginning of wisdom. All who obey his commandments show good sense (insight) and understanding. His praise endures (continues) forever.

⁵ If you do these things you will have respect for Jehovah and you will find the true knowledge of God!

⁷ Do not think you are wise enough. Respect Jehovah and turn away from evil.

⁷ Respect for Jehovah (YHWH) is the beginning of knowledge (truth) (understanding) (wisdom). Fools despise wisdom and instruction.

⁶ Sin is atoned by loving kindness and truth. Respect for Jehovah keeps one away from evil.

¹³ Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Respect God, and obey his commandments for this is the whole duty of man.

³ »‘No foreigner bound to Jehovah should say: ‘Jehovah will surely exclude (separate) me from his people. No eunuch should complain: I am only a dry tree.’« ⁴ For Jehovah says: »To the eunuchs who keep my Sabbaths, who choose what pleases me. They hold fast to my covenant. ⁵ »I will give to those within my Temple and its walls a memorial and a name that is better than sons and daughters. I will give them an everlasting name that will not be cut off. ⁶ »Foreigners have become allied with Jehovah, to serve Jehovah, to love the name of Jehovah, and to worship him. They keep the Sabbath without desecrating it and hold fast to my covenant. ⁷ »I will bring them to my holy mountain and give them joy in my house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and sacrifices will be accepted on my altar. My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations.« ⁸ The Sovereign Lord Jehovah declares: »He who gathers the exiles of Israel, I will gather still others to them besides those already gathered.«

¹³ »They offer sacrifices to me and eat the meat of sacrifices, but I, Jehovah, do not accept these sacrifices. Now I will remember their wickedness and punish them because of their sins. They will go back to Egypt.

²⁸ Gabriel appeared to her and said: »Greetings highly favored one. God is with you.«

³¹ The congregations throughout all Judea, Galilee and Samaria, were built up. They walked in deep respect for Jehovah and were comforted by the Holy Spirit and continued to grow.

² He was a devout man who respected God with his entire household. He gave many gifts of mercy to the people and prayed to God always.

⁹ »He made no distinction between them and us and purified their hearts by faith.

¹³ The hearers of the law are not righteous before God, but the doers of the law will be righteous.

²⁵ Circumcision is a benefit if you obey the law. But if you are a transgressor of the law your circumcision becomes uncircumcision. ²⁶ If therefore someone not circumcised obeys the requirements of the law, shall not his uncircumcision be considered circumcision? ²⁷ The uncircumcised person is by nature, fulfilling the law. He will judge you because you transgress the law with your written code and circumcision. ²⁸ He is not a Jew who is one on the outside. Neither is circumcision that which is on the outside in the flesh. ²⁹ But he is a Jew who is so on the inside with circumcision of the heart, in spirit, not in letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God.

¹² For there is no difference between Jew and Greek. The same Lord (God) of all is abounding in riches for all who call on him. ¹³ »Everyone who calls on the name of Jehovah will be saved.« (Joel 2:32)

²² God makes people righteous through their active faith in Jesus Christ. God does this to all who believe in Christ, because there is no difference at all.

²⁹ Or is God the God of the Jews only? Is he not the God of the nations also? Yes, of the nations also. ³⁰ If God is one he will justify the circumcised by faith, and the uncircumcised through faith.

¹³ For by one Spirit we are all baptized into one body, whether we are Jews or people of the nations, whether we are bond or free; we were all made to drink of one Spirit.

¹ Having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness with deep reverence for God.

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 (united) in Christ Jesus. (John 17:21) (Ephesians 4:4-6)

⁶ This is to the praise of the glory of his kindness, with which he freely honored us, the loved ones.

¹³ You were once far off but now with Christ Jesus, the blood of Christ has brought you near. ¹⁴ For he is our peace, who made both (Jews and Gentiles) one, and broke down the middle barrier of partition. ¹⁵ Christ abolished in his flesh the enmity (ill will), which the law of commandments contained in ordinances. That [way] he might create one new man, out of the two, with himself establishing peace. ¹⁶ So he reconciled them both in one body to God through the stake. He put to death the enmity (antagonism) (hostility). ¹⁷ He came and preached peace to you who were far off, and peace to those who were near. ¹⁸ We both have access to the Father by one Spirit through him.

⁶ The Gentiles are fellow-heirs, and fellow-members of the body, and fellow-partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the good news. ⁷ I was made a minister, according to the gift of God’s grace that was given me according to the working of his power. ⁸ To me, the very least of all the holy ones, was given grace (loving divine influence) to preach to the people of the nations the untraceable riches of Christ.

²¹ Be subject (obedient) (subordinate) to one another in reverence of Christ.

³ We are those with true circumcision who worship by the Spirit of God. We glory in Christ Jesus, and put no confidence in the flesh.

⁶ It came to you even as it did. Everywhere in the entire world it bears fruit and it increases in you also, since the day you heard and knew the grace (loving-kindness) of God in truth.

²³ Provided that you continue in the faith, grounded (on the foundation) and steadfast, and not moved away from the hope of the good news you heard, which was preached in all creation under heaven. For this I, Paul, was made a minister. ²⁴ I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake. I do my share in behalf of his body, the congregation, to provide what is lacking of the afflictions of Christ. ²⁵ God gave me this stewardship to perform for your good. He has made me a servant of the congregation. It is for the task of fully proclaiming the word of God. ²⁶ It is the secret he hid through all past ages from all human beings but has now revealed to his holy ones. ²⁷ It was God’s will to make known his secret to the people of the nations, this rich and glorious secret that he has for people. The secret is that Christ is in union with you, which means that you will share in his glory.

¹¹ There is no distinction between Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, bondman, freeman; but Christ is all and in all.

⁴ By faith Abel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain. Through this he was commended as righteous. God testified about his gifts. Thus through faith he still speaks even though he is dead. ⁵ By faith Enoch was moved (transferred) (removed) so that he would not see death. He was not found, because God had moved him away. Before he was moved away he saw that he had pleased God well. (Genesis 5:24) ⁶ Without faith it is impossible to please God. He who comes to God must believe that he is and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.

²⁹ If you know that he is righteous you know that every one who practices righteousness is born of him.