¹⁴ Symeon has given an account of how God was first pleased to take from among the Gentiles a people for himself.

¹ Simon Peter, a servant and Apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who with us have a part in the same holy faith in the righteousness of our God and Saviour Jesus Christ:

²¹ Even the people whom I made to be the witnesses of my praise.

⁹ But you are a special people, a holy nation, priests and kings, a people given up completely to God, so that you may make clear the virtues of him who took you out of the dark into the light of heaven.

¹⁰ In the past you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; then there was no mercy for you, but now mercy has been given to you.

³⁶ For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things. To him be the glory for ever. So be it.

⁵ Through whom grace has been given to us, sending us out to make disciples to the faith among all nations, for his name:

⁷ And when there had been much discussion, Peter got up and said to them, My brothers, you have knowledge that some time back it was God's pleasure that by my mouth the good news might be given to the Gentiles so that they might have faith.

⁸ And God, the searcher of hearts, was a witness to them, giving them the Holy Spirit even as he did to us;

⁹ Making no division between them and us, but making clean their hearts by faith.

³¹ Which you have made ready before the face of all nations;

³² A light of revelation to the Gentiles, and the glory of your people Israel.

⁷⁸ Because of the loving mercies of our God, by which the dawn from heaven has come to us,

⁶⁸ Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, for he has come to his people and made them free,

¹¹ So will my word be which goes out of my mouth: it will not come back to me with nothing done, but it will give effect to my purpose, and do that for which I have sent it.

¹² For you will go out with joy, and be guided in peace: the mountains and the hills will make melody before you, and all the trees of the fields will make sounds of joy.

¹³ In place of the thorn will come up the fir-tree, and in place of the blackberry the myrtle: and it will be to the Lord for a name, for an eternal sign which will not be cut off.