Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated and untrained men, they marveled. And they understood that they were with Jesus.

And now, Lord, look on their threats, and grant to Your servants to speak Your Word with all boldness,

And when they had prayed, the place where they were assembled together was shaken; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they spoke the Word of God with boldness.

The wicked flee when no one pursues, but the righteous are bold as a lion.

But Isaiah is very bold and says: I was found by those who did not seek Me; I was made manifest to those not inquiring after Me.

and for me, that utterance may be given to me, that I may open my mouth boldly to make known the mystery of the gospel,

for which I am an ambassador in chains; that in it I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.

and most of the brethren in the Lord, having become confident by my bonds, are much more bold to speak the Word without fear.

quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, became mighty in battle, turned to flight the armies of foreigners.

Men and brethren, sons of the family of Abraham, and those among you who fear God, to you the Word of this salvation is sent.

Having raised up His Son Jesus, God sent Him to you first, to bless you in turning away every one of you from your iniquities.

When Silas and Timothy had come from Macedonia, Paul was compelled by the Spirit, and testified to the Jews that Jesus is the Christ.

but declared first to those in Damascus and in Jerusalem, and throughout all the region of Judea, and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent, turn to God, and do works befitting repentance.

But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

and that repentance and remission of sins be preached in His name to all nations, beginning out of Jerusalem.

You do homage to what you do not know; we do homage to what we know, for salvation is of the Jews.

For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God unto salvation to everyone who is believing, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.

but glory, honor, and peace to everyone who works what is good, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.

who are Israelites, to whom pertain the adoption, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the Law, the service of God, and the promises;

of whom are the fathers and from whom, according to the flesh, is Christ, being God over all, blessed forever. Amen.

You stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears! You always oppose the Holy Spirit; as your fathers did, so do you.

And Jehovah said to Moses, I have seen this people, and behold it is a stiff-necked people!

Now therefore, let Me alone, that My wrath may burn against them, that I may consume them. And I will make of you a great nation.

They have provoked Me to jealousy by what is not the Mighty God; they have moved Me to anger by their vanities. So I will provoke them to jealousy by those who are not a people; I will move them to anger by a foolish nation.

And now, says Jehovah who formed Me from the womb to be His servant, to bring Jacob back to Him: Though Israel is not gathered, yet I shall be glorious in the eyes of Jehovah, and My God shall be My strength.

Thus says Jehovah, the Redeemer of Israel, His Holy One, to Him whom man despises, to Him whom the nation loathes, the Servant of rulers: Kings shall see and arise, rulers also shall bow down, because of Jehovah who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel, and He shall choose You.

If the house is truly worthy, let your peace come upon it. But if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you.

Truly I say to you, it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment than for that city!

Therefore I say to you, the kingdom of God will be taken from you and given to a nation producing the fruits of it.

And the rest seized his servants, treated them shamefully, and killed them.

Then he said to his servants, The wedding feast is ready, but those who were invited were not worthy.

So those servants went out into the highways and gathered together all whom they found, both evil and good. And the wedding hall was filled with guests.

Then He said to him, A certain man gave a great supper and invited many,

But they all with one accord began to decline. The first said to him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must go and see it. I ask you to have me excused.

And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.

And the servant said, Master, it is done as you commanded, and still there is room.

For I say to you that none of those men who had been invited shall taste of my supper.

He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him.

But I say, did Israel not know? First Moses says: I will provoke you to jealousy by those who are not a nation, I will move you to anger by a foolish nation.

But to Israel he says: All day long I have stretched out My hands to a disobedient and contradicting people.

I say then, have they stumbled that they should come to an end? Let it not be! But through their trespass, to provoke them to jealousy, salvation has come to the Gentiles.

For I speak to you Gentiles; inasmuch as I am an apostle to the Gentiles, I magnify my ministry,

But when they opposed him and blasphemed, he shook his garments and said to them, Your blood be upon your own heads; I am clean. From now on I will go to the Gentiles.

Therefore let it be known to you that the salvation of God has been sent to the Gentiles, and they will hear it!

Behold, you shall call a nation that you do not know, and nations that did not know you shall run to you because of Jehovah your God, and for the Holy One of Israel; for He has glorified you.