Isaiah 49:12
49:12 Look, they come from far away!
Look, some come from the north and west,
and others from the land of Sinim!
Isaiah 60:3-10
60:3 Nations come to your light,
kings to your bright light.
60:4 Look all around you!
They all gather and come to you –
your sons come from far away
and your daughters are escorted by guardians.
60:5 Then you will look and smile,
you will be excited and your heart will swell with pride.
For the riches of distant lands will belong to you
and the wealth of nations will come to you.
60:6 Camel caravans will cover your roads,
young camels from Midian and Ephah.
All the merchants of Sheba will come,
bringing gold and incense
and singing praises to the Lord.
60:7 All the sheep of Kedar will be gathered to you;
the rams of Nebaioth will be available to you as sacrifices.
They will go up on my altar acceptably,
and I will bestow honor on my majestic temple.
60:8 Who are these who float along like a cloud,
who fly like doves to their shelters?
60:9 Indeed, the coastlands look eagerly for me,
the large ships are in the lead,
bringing your sons from far away,
along with their silver and gold,
to honor the Lord your God,
the Holy One of Israel, for he has bestowed honor on you.
60:10 Foreigners will rebuild your walls;
their kings will serve you.
Even though I struck you down in my anger,
I will restore my favor and have compassion on you.
Zechariah 2:11
2:11 “Many nations will join themselves to the
Lord on the day of salvation,
and they will also be my
people. Indeed, I will settle in the midst of you all.” Then you will know that the
Lord who rules over all has sent me to you.
Zechariah 8:21-23
8:21 The inhabitants of one will go to another and say, “Let’s go up at once to ask the favor of the
Lord, to seek the
Lord who rules over all. Indeed, I’ll go with you.”’
8:22 Many peoples and powerful nations will come to Jerusalem to seek the
Lord who rules over all and to ask his favor.
8:23 The
Lord who rules over all says, ‘In those days ten people from all languages and nations will grasp hold of – indeed, grab – the robe of one Jew and say, “Let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.”’”
Acts 2:41
2:41 So those who accepted
his message
were baptized, and that day about three thousand people
were added.
Acts 2:47
2:47 praising God and having the good will
of all the people. And the Lord was adding to their number every day
those who were being saved.
Acts 4:4
4:4 But many of those who had listened to
the message
believed, and the number of the men
came to about five thousand.
Acts 5:14
5:14 More and more believers in the Lord were added to their number,
crowds of both men and women.
Acts 6:7
6:7 The word of God continued to spread,
the number of disciples in Jerusalem
increased greatly, and a large group
of priests became obedient to the faith.
Acts 21:20
21:20 When they heard this, they praised
God. Then they said to him, “You see, brother, how many thousands of Jews
there are who have believed, and they are all ardent observers
of the law.