Ezekiel 16:46
16:46 Your older sister was Samaria, who lived north
of you with her daughters, and your younger sister, who lived south
of you, was Sodom
with her daughters.
Ezekiel 16:55-56
16:55 As for your sisters, Sodom and her daughters will be restored to their former status, Samaria and her daughters will be restored to their former status, and you and your daughters will be restored to your former status.
16:56 In your days of majesty,
was not Sodom your sister a byword in your mouth,
Ezekiel 16:61
16:61 Then you will remember your conduct, and be ashamed when you receive your older and younger sisters. I will give them to you as daughters, but not on account of my covenant with you.
Ezekiel 23:33
23:33 You will be overcome by
drunkenness and sorrow. The cup of your sister Samaria is a cup of horror and desolation.
John 10:16
10:16 I have
other sheep that do not come from
this sheepfold.
I must bring them too, and they will listen to my voice,
so that
there will be one flock and
one shepherd.
Acts 15:14-17
15:14 Simeon
has explained
how God first concerned himself
to select
from among the Gentiles
a people for his name.
15:15 The
words of the prophets agree
with this, as it is written,
15:16 ‘After this I will return,
and I will rebuild the fallen tent of David;
I will rebuild its ruins and restore it,
15:17 so that the rest of humanity may seek the Lord,
namely, all the Gentiles I have called to be my own,’ says the Lord, who makes these things
Romans 15:9-12
15:9 and thus the Gentiles glorify God for his mercy.
As it is written, “
Because of this I will confess you among the Gentiles, and I will sing praises to your name.”
15:10 And again it says: “
Rejoice, O Gentiles, with his people.”
15:11 And again, “
Praise the Lord all you Gentiles, and let all the peoples praise him.”
15:12 And again Isaiah says, “
The root of Jesse will come, and the one who rises to rule over the Gentiles, in him will the Gentiles hope.”