Acts 10:35

Good News For Gentiles

³⁴ Then Peter began to speak: "Now I understand that God shows no partiality. ³⁵ Indeed, whoever fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him in any nation. ³⁶ He has sent his word to the descendants of Israel and brought them the good news of peace through Jesus the Messiah. This man is the Lord of everyone.

Works Righteousness

Does What Is Right

Acts 10:2

He was a devout man who feared God, as did everyone in his home. He gave many gifts to the poor among the people and always prayed to God.

Acts 15:9

He made no distinction between them and us, because of their faith-cleansed hearts.

Job 28:28

He has commanded mankind: "To fear the Lord that is wisdom; to move away from evil that is understanding.'"

Psalm 19:9

The fear of the LORD is clean, standing forever. The judgments of the LORD are true; they are altogether righteous.

Psalm 85:9

Surely, he will soon deliver those who fear him, for his glory will live in our land.

Psalm 111:10

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; sound understanding belongs to those who practice it. Praise of God endures forever.

Proverbs 1:7

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.

Proverbs 2:5

then you will understand the fear of the LORD and learn to know God.

Proverbs 3:7

Do not be wise in your own opinion. Fear the LORD and turn away from evil.

Proverbs 16:6

Iniquity is atoned for by gracious love and truth, and through fear of the LORD people turn from evil.

Ecclesiastes 12:13

Let the conclusion of all of these thoughts be heard: Fear God and obey his commandments, for this is what it means to be human.

Isaiah 56:3-8

"Let no foreigner who has joined himself to the LORD say: "The LORD will surely exclude me from his people.' Furthermore, let no eunuch say, "Look! I am just a dry tree.'"

Hosea 8:13

They offer me meat from the sacrifices of my offerings, and they eat from it, but the LORD does not accept them. He will now remember their transgression and pay them back for their sins; to Egypt they will return.

Luke 1:28

The angel came to her and said, "Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you!"

Acts 9:31

So the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria enjoyed peace. As it continued to be built up and to live in the fear of the Lord, it kept increasing in numbers through the encouragement of the Holy Spirit.

Romans 2:13

For it is not merely those who hear the Law who are righteous in God's sight. No, it is those who follow the Law, who will be justified.

Romans 2:25-29

For circumcision is valuable if you observe the Law, but if you break the Law, your having been circumcised has no more value than if you were uncircumcised.

Romans 3:22

God's righteousness through the faithfulness of Jesus the Messiah for all who believe. For there is no distinction among people,

Romans 3:29-30

Is God the God of the Jews only? Is he not the God of the gentiles, too? Yes, of the gentiles, too,

Romans 10:12-13

There is no difference between Jew and Greek, because they all have the same Lord, who gives richly to all who call on him.

1 Corinthians 12:13

For by one Spirit all of us Jews and Greeks, slaves and free were baptized into one body and were all privileged to drink from one Spirit.

2 Corinthians 7:1

Since we have these promises, dear friends, let's cleanse ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit by becoming mature in our holy fear of God.

Galatians 3:28

Because all of you are one in the Messiah Jesus, a person is no longer a Jew or a Greek, a slave or a free person, a male or a female.

Ephesians 1:6

so that we would praise his glorious grace that he gave us in the Beloved One.

Ephesians 2:13-18

But now, in union with the Messiah Jesus, you who once were far away have been brought near by the blood of the Messiah.

Ephesians 3:6-8

The gentiles are heirs-in-common, members-in-common of the body, and common participants in what was promised by the Messiah Jesus through the gospel.

Ephesians 5:21

and you will submit to one another out of reverence for the Messiah.

Philippians 3:3

For it is we who are the circumcision we who worship in the Spirit of God and find our joy in the Messiah Jesus. We have not placed any confidence in the flesh,

Colossians 1:6

that has come to you. Just as it is bearing fruit and spreading all over the world, so it has been doing among you from the day you heard it and came to know the grace of God in truth.

Colossians 1:23-27

However, you must remain firmly established and steadfast in the faith, without being moved from the hope of the gospel that you heard, which has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven and of which I, Paul, have become a servant.

Colossians 3:11

In him there is no Greek or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, or free person. Instead, the Messiah is all and in all.

Hebrews 11:4-6

By faith Abel offered to God a better sacrifice than Cain did, and by faith he was declared to be righteous, since God himself accepted his offerings. And by faith he continues to speak, even though he is dead.

1 John 2:29

Since you know that he is righteous, you also know that everyone who practices righteousness has been fathered by God.

Genesis 4:5-7

but he did not look favorably upon Cain and his offering.