But when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, you will be filled with power, and you will be witnesses for me in Jerusalem, in all of Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth."

The Lord said to him, "Go, because I have chosen him to serve me, to make my name known to Gentiles and kings and to the people of Israel.

'Go,' the Lord said to me, 'for I will send you far away to the Gentiles.' "

I will rescue you from the people of Israel and from the Gentiles to whom I will send you.

You are to open their eyes and turn them from the darkness to the light and from the power of Satan to God, so that through their faith in me they will have their sins forgiven and receive their place among God's chosen people.'

Go, then, to all peoples everywhere and make them my disciples: baptize them in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit,

He said to them, "Go throughout the whole world and preach the gospel to all people.

and in his name the message about repentance and the forgiveness of sins must be preached to all nations, beginning in Jerusalem.

that the Messiah must suffer and be the first one to rise from death, to announce the light of salvation to the Jews and to the Gentiles."

The LORD says, "Here is my servant, whom I strengthen--- the one I have chosen, with whom I am pleased. I have filled him with my Spirit, and he will bring justice to every nation.

"I, the LORD, have called you and given you power to see that justice is done on earth. Through you I will make a covenant with all peoples; through you I will bring light to the nations.

The LORD said to me, "I have a greater task for you, my servant. Not only will you restore to greatness the people of Israel who have survived, but I will also make you a light to the nations--- so that all the world may be saved."

Nations will be drawn to your light, And kings to the dawning of your new day.

A light to reveal your will to the Gentiles and bring glory to your people Israel."

Simon has just explained how God first showed his care for the Gentiles by taking from among them a people to belong to him.

'After this I will return, says the Lord, and restore the kingdom of David. I will rebuild its ruins and make it strong again.

All nations will remember the LORD. From every part of the world they will turn to him; all races will worship him.

All proud people will bow down to him; all mortals will bow down before him.

so that the whole world may know your will; so that all nations may know your salvation.

May the nations be glad and sing for joy, because you judge the peoples with justice and guide every nation on earth.

The land has produced its harvest; God, our God, has blessed us.

May righteousness flourish in his lifetime, and may prosperity last as long as the moon gives light.

His kingdom will reach from sea to sea, from the Euphrates to the ends of the earth.

Sing a new song to the LORD! Sing to the LORD, all the world!

Sing to the LORD, and praise him! Proclaim every day the good news that he has saved us.

The LORD announced his victory; he made his saving power known to the nations.

He kept his promise to the people of Israel with loyalty and constant love for them. All people everywhere have seen the victory of our God.

Praise the LORD, all nations! Praise him, all peoples!

His love for us is strong, and his faithfulness is eternal. Praise the LORD!

Here is the message which God gave to Isaiah son of Amoz about Judah and Jerusalem:

and their people will say, "Let us go up the hill of the LORD, to the Temple of Israel's God. He will teach us what he wants us to do; we will walk in the paths he has chosen. For the LORD's teaching comes from Jerusalem; from Zion he speaks to his people."

This is what will happen in every nation all over the world. It will be like the end of harvest, when the olives have been beaten off every tree and the last grapes picked from the vines.

and those in the East will praise him. The people who live along the sea will praise the LORD, the God of Israel.

The things I predicted have now come true. Now I will tell you of new things even before they begin to happen."

Let the desert and its towns praise God; let the people of Kedar praise him! Let those who live in the city of Sela shout for joy from the tops of the mountains!

"Turn to me now and be saved, people all over the world! I am the only God there is.

The LORD will use his holy power; he will save his people, and all the world will see it.

From east to west everyone will fear him and his great power. He will come like a rushing river, like a strong wind.

The LORD says to his people, "I will come to Jerusalem to defend you and to save all of you that turn from your sins.

LORD, you are the one who protects me and gives me strength; you help me in times of trouble. Nations will come to you from the ends of the earth and say, "Our ancestors had nothing but false gods, nothing but useless idols.

The people of Israel will become like the sand of the sea, more than can be counted or measured. Now God says to them, "You are not my people," but the day is coming when he will say to them, "You are the children of the living God!"

And so the people of Israel will conquer what is left of the land of Edom and all the nations that were once mine," says the LORD, who will cause this to happen.

and their people will say, "Let us go up the hill of the LORD, to the Temple of Israel's God. He will teach us what he wants us to do; we will walk in the paths he has chosen. For the LORD's teaching comes from Jerusalem; from Zion he speaks to his people."

He will settle disputes among the nations, among the great powers near and far. They will hammer their swords into plows and their spears into pruning knives. Nations will never again go to war, never prepare for battle again.

The people of Israel who survive will be like refreshing dew sent by the LORD for many nations, like showers on growing plants. They will depend on God, not people.

"Then I will change the people of the nations, and they will pray to me alone and not to other gods. They will all obey me.

Even from distant Ethiopia my scattered people will bring offerings to me.

At that time many nations will come to the LORD and become his people. He will live among you, and you will know that he has sent me to you.

The LORD Almighty says, "The time is coming when people from many cities will come to Jerusalem.

Many peoples and powerful nations will come to Jerusalem to worship the LORD Almighty and to pray for his blessing.

People from one end of the world to the other honor me. Everywhere they burn incense to me and offer acceptable sacrifices. All of them honor me!