Isaiah 49:6
49:6 he says, “Is it too insignificant a task for you to be my servant,
to reestablish the tribes of Jacob,
and restore the remnant of Israel?
I will make you a light to the nations,
so you can bring my deliverance to the remote regions of the earth.”
Isaiah 52:15
52:15 his form was so marred he no longer looked human –
so now he will startle many nations.
Kings will be shocked by his exaltation,
for they will witness something unannounced to them,
and they will understand something they had not heard about.
Isaiah 55:4-5
55:4 Look, I made him a witness to nations,
a ruler and commander of nations.”
55:5 Look, you will summon nations you did not previously know;
nations that did not previously know you will run to you,
because of the Lord your God,
the Holy One of Israel,
for he bestows honor on you.
Matthew 20:16
20:16 So the last will be first, and the first last.”
Matthew 22:9-10
22:9 So go into the main streets and invite everyone you find to the wedding banquet.’
22:10 And those slaves went out into the streets and gathered all they found, both bad and good, and the wedding hall was filled with guests.
Luke 14:23
14:23 So
the master said to his
slave, ‘Go out to the highways
and country roads
and urge
people
to come in, so that my house will be filled.
Luke 14:1
Healing Again on the Sabbath
14:1 Now one Sabbath when Jesus went to dine at the house of a leader of the Pharisees, they were watching him closely.
Luke 4:19
4:19 to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”