Then
the king
of Assyria commanded,
saying,
Carry thither one
of the priests
whom
ye brought
from thence;
and let them
go and dwell there,
and let him
teach them the manner
of the God
of the land.
Then one
of the priests
whom
they had carried away
from Samaria
came
and dwelt
in Bethel,
and taught them how
they should fear
the LORD.
Sing
unto the LORD,
all the earth;
shew forth
from day to day his salvation.
Declare his glory
among the heathen;
his marvellous works
among all nations.
Therefore will
I give
thanks unto thee,
O LORD,
among the heathen,
and sing
praises unto thy
name.
Declare his glory
among the heathen,
his wonders
among all people.
Say
among the heathen
that the LORD reigneth:
the world
also shall be established
that it
shall not be moved:
he shall judge
the people
righteously.
I will say
to the north,
Give up;
and to the south,
Keep not back:
bring my sons
from far,
and my daughters
from the ends
of the earth;
Even every one
that is called
by my name:
for I
have created him
for my glory,
I have formed him;
yea,
I have made him.
And
the word
of the LORD
came
unto Jonah
the second time,
saying,
Arise,
go unto Nineveh,
that great city,
and preach
unto it
the preaching
that I bid thee.
So Jonah arose,
and went unto Nineveh,
according to
the word
of the LORD.
Now Nineveh
was an exceeding great city
of three days' journey.
And Jonah
began
to enter
into the city a day's journey,
and he cried,
and said,
Yet forty days,
and Nineveh
shall be overthrown.
So the people
of Nineveh believed God,
and proclaimed
a fast,
and put on
sackcloth,
from the greatest
of them
even to the least
of them.
For word
came
unto the king
of Nineveh,
and he
arose
from his throne,
and he
laid
his robe
from him,
and covered him
with sackcloth,
and sat
in ashes.
And he
caused
it to be proclaimed
and published
through Nineveh
by the decree
of the king
and his nobles,
saying,
Let neither man
nor beast,
herd nor flock,
taste any thing:
let them
not feed,
nor drink water:
But let man
and beast
be covered
with sackcloth,
and cry mightily
unto God:
yea,
let them
turn every one
from his evil way,
and
from the violence
that is
in their hands.
Who can tell
if God
will turn
and repent,
and turn away
from his fierce anger,
that we
perish not?
And this
gospel
of the kingdom
shall be preached
in all the world
for a witness
unto all nations;
and then
shall the end come.
Go ye therefore,
and teach
all nations,
baptizing them
in the name
of the Father,
and of the Son,
and
of the Holy Ghost:
And the gospel
must first be published
among all nations.
And
he said unto them,
Go ye
into all the world,
and preach
the gospel
to every creature.
And that repentance
and remission
of sins
should be preached in his name
among all nations,
beginning
at Jerusalem.
And
ye are
witnesses
of these things.
On the morrow,
as they went on their journey,
and drew nigh
unto the city,
Peter
went up
upon the housetop
to pray
about the sixth hour:
And
he became very hungry,
and would have eaten:
but
while they
made ready,
he fell
into a trance,
And saw heaven opened,
and a certain vessel
descending upon him,
as it had been
a great sheet knit
at the four corners,
and let down
to the earth:
Wherein were all manner
of fourfooted beasts
of the earth,
and wild beasts,
and creeping things,
and fowls
of the air.
And there came
a voice
to him,
Rise, Peter;
kill,
and eat.
But Peter said,
Not so,
Lord;
for I
have never eaten any thing
that is common
or unclean.
And the voice
spake unto him again
the second time,
What God
hath cleansed,
that call not
thou common.
This was done thrice:
and the vessel
was received up
again into heaven.
Now
while Peter
doubted
in himself
what this vision
which he
had seen
should mean,
behold,
the men which
were sent
from Cornelius
had made
enquiry
for Simon's house,
and stood
before the gate,
And called,
and asked
whether Simon,
which was surnamed Peter,
were lodged there.
While Peter
thought
on the vision,
the Spirit
said unto him,
Behold,
three men seek thee.
Arise therefore,
and get thee down,
and go with them,
doubting nothing:
for I
have sent them.
As they ministered
to the Lord,
and fasted,
the Holy Ghost said,
Separate me Barnabas
and Saul
for the work whereunto
I have called them.
And
when
they had fasted
and prayed,
and laid
their hands
on them,
they sent them away.
So they,
being sent forth
by the Holy Ghost,
departed
unto Seleucia;
and from thence
they sailed
to Cyprus.
For so
hath
the Lord
commanded us,
saying,
I have set thee
to be a light
of the Gentiles,
that thou
shouldest be
for salvation
unto the ends
of the earth.
And
when
we were all fallen
to the earth,
I heard
a voice
speaking unto me,
and saying
in the Hebrew tongue,
Saul, Saul,
why persecutest
thou me?
it is hard
for thee
to kick
against the pricks.
And I said,
Who art thou,
Lord?
And he said,
I am Jesus whom
thou persecutest.
But rise,
and stand
upon thy feet:
for I have appeared
unto thee
for this purpose,
to make
thee a minister
and a witness both
of these things which
thou hast seen,
and
of those things
in the which
I will appear
unto thee;
Delivering thee
from the people,
and
from the Gentiles,
unto whom now
I send thee,
To open their eyes,
and
to turn them
from darkness
to light,
and
from the power
of Satan
unto God,
that they
may receive forgiveness
of sins,
and inheritance
among them which
are sanctified
by faith
that is in me.
For a great door
and effectual
is opened unto me,
and there are
many adversaries.
And
I saw
another angel fly
in the midst
of heaven,
having
the everlasting gospel
to preach
unto them that
dwell
on the earth,
and
to every nation,
and kindred,
and tongue,
and people,
Saying
with a loud voice,
Fear God,
and give
glory to him;
for the hour
of his judgment
is come:
and worship him
that made heaven,
and earth,
and the sea,
and the fountains
of waters.