Luke 24:47

and, in his name, for repentance and the remission of sins to be preached, among all the nations, beginning at Jerusalem.

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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: “For so it is written, and so it was necessary, for the Christ to suffer and to rise up from the dead on the third day,

48And you are witnesses of these things.

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Cross References

Psalms 67:7It is God who makes men dwell in a house under one custom. He leads out those who are strongly bound, and similarly, those who exasperate, who dwell in sepulchers.

Psalms 98:1A Psalm of David himself. The Lord has reigned: let the peoples be angry. He sits upon the cherubim: let the earth be moved.

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

Isaiah 11:10In that day, the root of Jesse, who stands as a sign among the people, the same the Gentiles shall beseech, and his sepulcher will be glorious.

Isaiah 49:22Thus says the Lord God: Behold, I will lift up my hand to the Gentiles, and I will exalt my sign before the peoples. And they will carry your sons in their arms, and they will bear your daughters on 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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