¹⁴ Symeon hath rehearsed how first God visited the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name.

¹ Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained a like precious faith with us in the righteousness of our God and `the' Saviour Jesus Christ:

²¹ the people which I formed for myself, that they might set forth my praise.

⁹ But ye are a elect race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for `God's' own possession, that ye may show forth the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:

¹⁰ who in time past were no people, but now are the people of God: who had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.

³⁶ For of him, and through him, and unto him, are all things. To him `be' the glory for ever. Amen.

⁵ through whom we received grace and apostleship, unto obedience of faith among all the nations, for his name's sake;

⁷ And when there had been much questioning, Peter rose up, and said unto them, Brethren, ye know that a good while ago God made choice among you, that by my mouth the Gentiles should hear the word of the gospel, and believe.

⁸ And God, who knoweth the heart, bare them witness, giving them the Holy Spirit, even as he did unto us;

⁹ and he made no distinction between us and them, cleansing their hearts by faith.

³¹ Which thou hast prepared before the face of all peoples;

³² A light for revelation to the Gentiles, And the glory of thy people Israel.

⁷⁸ Because of the tender mercy of our God, Whereby the dayspring from on high shall visit us,

⁶⁸ Blessed `be' the Lord, the God of Israel; For he hath visited and wrought redemption for his people,

¹¹ so shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.

¹² For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing; and all the trees of the fields shall clap their hands.

¹³ Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir-tree; and instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle-tree: and it shall be to Jehovah for a name, for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.