Luke 24:47

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“and in His name repentance and forgiveness of sins will be proclaimed to all nations, beginning in Jerusalem.”

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BSBPD

“and in His name repentance and forgiveness of sins will be proclaimed to all nations, beginning in Jerusalem.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
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“and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name unto all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
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“and reformation and remission of sins to be proclaimed in his name to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem:”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Luke 24:47 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 12:3I will bless those who bless you and curse those who curse you; and all the families of the earth will be blessed through you.”
  2. Psalms 22:27All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the LORD. All the families of the nations will bow down before Him.
  3. Psalms 67:2that Your ways may be known on earth, Your salvation among all nations.
  4. Psalms 67:7God blesses us, that all the ends of the earth shall fear Him.
  5. Psalms 86:9All the nations You have made will come and bow before You, O Lord, and they will glorify Your name.
  6. Psalms 98:1Sing to the LORD a new song, for He has done wonders; His right hand and holy arm have gained Him the victory.
  7. Psalms 117:1Praise the LORD, all you nations! Extol Him, all you peoples!
  8. Isaiah 2:1This is the message that was revealed to Isaiah son of Amoz concerning Judah and Jerusalem:
  9. Isaiah 5:4What more could I have done for My vineyard than I already did for it? Why, when I expected sweet grapes, did it bring forth sour fruit?
  10. Isaiah 11:10On that day the Root of Jesse will stand as a banner for the peoples. The nations will seek Him, and His place of rest will be glorious.
  11. Isaiah 49:6He says: “It is not enough for You to be My Servant, to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the protected ones of Israel. I will also make You a light for the nations, to bring My salvation to the ends of the earth.”
  12. Isaiah 49:22This is what the Lord GOD says: “Behold, I will lift up My hand to the nations, and raise My banner to the peoples. They will bring your sons in their arms and carry your daughters on their shoulders.
  13. Isaiah 52:10The LORD has bared His holy arm in the sight of all the nations; all the ends of the earth will see the salvation of our God.
  14. Isaiah 52:15so He will sprinkle many nations. Kings will shut their mouths because of Him. For they will see what they have not been told, and they will understand what they have not heard.
  15. Isaiah 60:1Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you.
  16. Isaiah 66:18“And I, knowing their deeds and thoughts, am coming to gather all nations and tongues, and they will come and see My glory.
  17. Jeremiah 31:34No longer will each man teach his neighbor or his brother, saying, ‘Know the LORD,’ because they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest, declares the LORD. For I will forgive their iniquities and will remember their sins no more.”
  18. Daniel 9:24Seventy weeks are decreed for your people and your holy city to stop their transgression, to put an end to sin, to make atonement for iniquity, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and prophecy, and to anoint the Most Holy Place.
  19. Hosea 2:23And I will sow her as My own in the land, and I will have compassion on ‘No Compassion.’ I will say to those called ‘Not My People,’ ‘You are My people,’ and they will say, ‘You are my God.’”
  20. Hosea 11:8How could I give you up, O Ephraim? How could I surrender you, O Israel? How could I make you like Admah? How could I treat you like Zeboiim? My heart is turned within Me; My compassion is stirred!
  21. Micah 4:2And many nations will come and say: “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us His ways, so that we may walk in His paths.” For the law will go forth from Zion and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.
  22. Malachi 1:11For My name will be great among the nations, from where the sun rises to where it sets. In every place, incense and pure offerings will be presented in My name, because My name will be great among the nations,” says the LORD of Hosts.
  23. Matthew 3:2and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”
  24. Matthew 8:10When Jesus heard this, He marveled and said to those following Him, “Truly I tell you, I have not found anyone in Israel with such great faith.

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