Acts 10:35

Good News For Gentiles

³⁴ Then Peter began to speak. "Of a truth I begin to see quite plainly that God is no respecter of persons; ³⁵ "but in every nation he who fears him and works righteousness is acceptable to him. ³⁶ "You cannot but know the message which he sent to the descendants of Israel, when he preached the gospel of peace by Jesus Christ who is Lord of all;

Works Righteousness

Does What Is Right

Acts 10:2

He was a devout man and God-fearing, and so were all his household. He gave many alms to the people, and constantly prayed to God.

Acts 15:9

"and he made no distinction between us and them, in cleansing their hearts by faith.

Luke 1:28

The angel went in and said to her. "Joy to you, highly favored one! "The Lord is with you."

Acts 9:31

Now throughout the whole of Judea, Galilee, and Samaria the Church continued to enjoy peace and to be spiritually built up. It was increasing in members also, as it kept walking in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit.

Romans 2:13

For it is not the hearers of law who are righteous in the eyes of God; nay, it is the doers of law who will be accounted righteous.

Romans 2:25-29

Circumcision does indeed profit, if you are obedient to the Law; but if you habitually break the Law, your circumcision is become uncircumcision.

Romans 3:22

I mean a righteousness coming from God through faith in Jesus Christ, for all who believe. For there is no distinction between Jew and Gentile,

Romans 3:29-30

Is God then the God of the Jews alone, and not of the Gentiles also? He is God of the Gentiles also,

Romans 10:12-13

For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile, because the same Lord Jesus is all over, and is rich unto all who call upon Him;

1 Corinthians 12:13

And we can see this, for in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jew or Gentile, whether slave or free, and we were all made to drink of one Spirit.

2 Corinthians 7:1

As these promises are ours, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of body and of spirit, and perfect our holiness in the fear of God.

Galatians 3:28

In him there is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

Ephesians 1:6

and to the praise of his glorious grace which he graciously bestowed upon us in the Beloved.

Ephesians 2:13-18

But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near in the blood of Christ.

Ephesians 3:6-8

namely, that in Christ Jesus the Gentiles form one body with us the Jews, and are coheirs and copartners in the promise, through the gospel.

Ephesians 5:21

Submit yourselves one to another out of reverence for Christ.

Philippians 3:3

For we are the true circumcision, who worship God in the spirit, and make our boast in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in outward rites,

Colossians 1:6

And just as it is spreading through the whole world, bearing fruit and increasing, so also is it among you, from the day in which you heard it, and came truly to know the grace of God,

Colossians 1:23-27

And this he will do if, indeed, you continue in the faith, firmly founded and stedfast, and never moved away from the hope of the gospel which you heard, and which has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven, that gospel of which I, Paul, was made a minister.

Colossians 3:11

In it that new creation there is no "Greek and Jew," "circumcised and uncircumcised," "barbarian," "Scythian," "slave," "free man," but Christ is all, and in us all.

Hebrews 11:4-6

By faith Abel offered to God a sacrifice more acceptable than that of Cain, through which he had witness borne to him that he was righteous, God giving the testimony by accepting his gifts; and through it he, although he is dead, still speaks.

1 John 2:29

If you know that he is righteous you know also that every one who habitually practices righteousness has been born of him.