Luke 24:47

and to proclaim in his name repentance and remission of sins for all the nations, having begun from Jerusalem.

A Conservative Version

In The King James Version

And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.

In Context

46And he said to them, Thus it is written, and thus it was necessary for the Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day,

48And ye are witnesses of these things.

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Cross References

Psalms 22:27All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to LORD, and all the kinfolk of the nations shall worship before thee.

Psalms 67:7God will bless us, and all the ends of the earth shall fear him.

Psalms 98:1O sing to LORD a new song, for he has done marvelous things. His right hand, and his holy arm, has wrought salvation for him.

Isaiah 2:1The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem.

Isaiah 11:10And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, and he who arises to rule over the Gentiles (LXX/NT). In him shall the Gentiles hope (LXX/NT), and his resting-place shall be glorious.

Isaiah 49:22Thus says lord LORD: Behold, I will lift up my hand to the nations, and set up my ensign to the peoples. And they shall bring thy sons in their bosom, and thy daughters shall be carried upon their shoulders.

Matthew Henry on Luke 24:37-50

Christ's Interview with the Apostles. 36 And as they thus spake, Jesus himself stood in the midst of them, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you. 37 But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they had seen a spirit. 38 And he said unto them, Why are ye troubled? and why do thoughts arise in your hearts? 39 Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have. 40 And when he had thus spoken, he showed them his hands and his… Read the whole commentary →

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