¹⁴ Simeon has reported how God first visited the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name.

¹ Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who have obtained a like precious faith with us in the righteousness of our God and Savior, Jesus Christ:

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

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

¹⁰ who in time past were no people, but now are God's people, who had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.

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

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

⁷ When there had been much discussion, Peter rose up and said to them, "Brothers, you 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 God, who knows the heart, testified about them, giving them the Holy Spirit, just like he did to us.

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

³¹ Which you have prepared before the face of all peoples;

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

⁷⁸ Because of the tender mercy of our God, Whereby the dawn from on high will visit us,

⁶⁸ "Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, For he has visited and worked redemption for his people;

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

¹² For you 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 Yahweh for a name, for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.