Bible Cross References
Have they stumbled
Ezekiel 18:23
Do I delight with pleasure in the death of the wicked? says the Lord Jehovah, and not that he should turn back from his ways and live?
Ezekiel 18:32
For I have no pleasure in the death of one who dies, declares the Lord Jehovah. Therefore turn and live!
Ezekiel 33:11
Say to them: As I live, declares the Lord Jehovah, I take no delight in the death of the wicked, but that the wicked turn from his way and live. Turn! Turn from your evil ways! For why will you die, O house of Israel?
but rather
Romans 11:12
Now if their trespass is riches for the world; and their diminishing, riches for the Gentiles; how much more their fullness.
Romans 11:31
even so these also have now been disobedient, that through your mercy they also may obtain mercy.
Acts 13:42
So when the Jews went out of the synagogue, the Gentiles begged that these words might be preached to them the next Sabbath.
Acts 13:46-48
46
Then Paul and Barnabas grew bold and said, It was necessary that the Word of God should be spoken to you first; but since you thrust it away, and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, behold, we turn to the Gentiles.
47
For thus the Lord has commanded us: I have set you as a light of the Gentiles, that you should be for salvation to the ends of the earth.
48
Now when the Gentiles heard this, they rejoiced and glorified the Word of the Lord. And as many as had been appointed unto eternal life believed.
Acts 18:6
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.
Acts 22:18-21
18
and saw Him saying to me, Make haste and get out of Jerusalem quickly, for they will not receive your testimony concerning Me.
19
So I said, Lord, they know that in every synagogue I imprisoned and beat those believing on You.
20
And when the blood of Your martyr Stephen was shed, I also was standing by, consenting to his death, and guarding the clothes of those who were killing him.
21
Then He said to me, Depart, for I will send you far from here to the Gentiles.
Acts 28:24-28
24
And some were persuaded by the things which were spoken, and some disbelieved.
25
So when they did not agree among themselves, they were dismissed after Paul had said one word: The Holy Spirit spoke rightly through Isaiah the prophet to our fathers,
26
saying, Go to this people and say: Hearing you will hear, and shall not understand; and seeing you will see, and not perceive;
27
for the heart of this people has grown dull. Their ears are hard of hearing, and their eyes they have closed, that they should not see with their eyes nor hear with their ears, that they should not understand with their hearts and turn, and I should heal them.
28
Therefore let it be known to you that the salvation of God has been sent to the Gentiles, and they will hear it!
for
Romans 11:14
if by any means I may provoke to jealousy those who are my flesh and save some of them.
Romans 10:19
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.