"No man who has been castrated or whose penis has been cut off may be included among the LORD's people.

Or is God the God of the Jews only? Is he not the God of the Gentiles also? Of course he is.

God is one, and he will put the Jews right with himself on the basis of their faith, and will put the Gentiles right through their faith.

At that time you were apart from Christ. You were foreigners and did not belong to God's chosen people. You had no part in the covenants, which were based on God's promises to his people, and you lived in this world without hope and without God.

But now, in union with Christ Jesus you, who used to be far away, have been brought near by the blood of Christ.

"No one born out of wedlock or any descendant of such a person, even in the tenth generation, may be included among the LORD's people.

"No Ammonite or Moabite---or any of their descendants, even in the tenth generation---may be included among the LORD's people.

Do not bow down to any idol or worship it, because I am the LORD your God and I tolerate no rivals. I bring punishment on those who hate me and on their descendants down to the third and fourth generation.

But I show my love to thousands of generations of those who love me and obey my laws.