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Neither let the son of the strangerd, that hath joined himself to the Lord, speak, saying, The Lord hath utterly separated me from his people: neither let thee eunuch say, Behold, I am a dry tree.

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Num. 18:4,7• ⁴And they shall unite with thee, and keep the charge of the tent of meeting, for all the service of the tent; and no stranger shall come near to you.
⁷But thou and thy sons with thee shall attend to your priesthood for all that concerneth the altar, and for that which is inside the veil; and ye shall perform the service: I give you your priesthood as a service of gift, and the stranger that cometh near shall be put to death. (Num. 18:4,7)

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Acts 10:34‑35• ³⁴And Peter opening his mouth said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons,
³⁵but in every nation he that fears him and works righteousness is acceptable to him. (Acts 10:34‑35)

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Acts 8:27• ²⁷And he rose up and went. And lo, an Ethiopian, a eunuch, a man in power under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who was over all her treasure, who had come to worship at Jerusalem, (Acts 8:27)

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Num. 18:4,7• ⁴And they shall unite with thee, and keep the charge of the tent of meeting, for all the service of the tent; and no stranger shall come near to you.
⁷But thou and thy sons with thee shall attend to your priesthood for all that concerneth the altar, and for that which is inside the veil; and ye shall perform the service: I give you your priesthood as a service of gift, and the stranger that cometh near shall be put to death. (Num. 18:4,7)

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Deut. 23:1‑3• ¹He that is a eunuch, whether he have been crushed or cut, shall not come into the congregation of Jehovah.
²A bastard shall not come into the congregation of Jehovah; even his tenth generation shall not come into the congregation of Jehovah.
³An Ammonite or Moabite shall not come into the congregation of Jehovah; even their tenth generation shall not come into the congregation of Jehovah for ever; (Deut. 23:1‑3)

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Zech. 8:20‑23• ²⁰Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Yet again shall there come peoples, and the inhabitants of many cities;
²¹and the inhabitants of one city shall go to another, saying, Let us go speedily to supplicate Jehovah, and to seek Jehovah of hosts: I will go also.
²²And many peoples and strong nations shall come to seek Jehovah of hosts in Jerusalem, and to supplicate Jehovah.
²³Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: In those days shall ten men take hold, out of all languages of the nations, shall even take hold of the skirt of him that is a Jew, saying, We will go with you; for we have heard that God is with you. (Zech. 8:20‑23)

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Matt. 8:10‑11• ¹⁰And when Jesus heard it, he wondered, and said to those who followed, Verily I say unto you, Not even in Israel have I found so great faith.
¹¹But I say unto you, that many shall come from the rising and setting sun, and shall lie down at table with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of the heavens; (Matt. 8:10‑11)

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Acts 8:27• ²⁷And he rose up and went. And lo, an Ethiopian, a eunuch, a man in power under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who was over all her treasure, who had come to worship at Jerusalem, (Acts 8:27)

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Acts 10:1‑2,34• ¹But a certain man in Caesarea,--by name Cornelius, a centurion of the band called Italic,
²pious, and fearing God with all his house, both giving much alms to the people, and supplicating God continually,
³⁴And Peter opening his mouth said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons, (Acts 10:1‑2,34)

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Acts 13:47‑48• ⁴⁷for thus has the Lord enjoined us: I have set thee for a light of the nations, that thou shouldest be for salvation to the end of the earth.
⁴⁸And those of the nations, hearing it, rejoiced, and glorified the word of the Lord, and believed, as many as were ordained to eternal life. (Acts 13:47‑48)

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Acts 17:4• ⁴And some of them believed, and joined themselves to Paul and Silas, and of the Greeks who worshipped, a great multitude, and of the chief women not a few. (Acts 17:4)

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Acts 18:7• ⁷And departing thence he came to the house of a certain man, by name Justus, who worshipped God, whose house adjoined the synagogue. (Acts 18:7)

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Rom. 2:10‑11• ¹⁰but glory and honour and peace to every one that works good, both to Jew first and to Greek:
¹¹for there is no acceptance of persons with God. (Rom. 2:10‑11)

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Rom. 15:9‑12,16• ⁹and that the nations should glorify God for mercy; according as it is written, For this cause I will confess to thee among the nations, and will sing to thy name.
¹⁰And again he says, Rejoice, nations, with his people.
¹¹And again, Praise the Lord, all ye nations, and let all the peoples laud him.
¹²And again, Esaias says, There shall be the root of Jesse, and one that arises, to rule over the nations: in him shall the nations hope.
¹⁶for me to be minister of Christ Jesus to the nations, carrying on as a sacrificial service the message of glad tidings of God, in order that the offering up of the nations might be acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit. (Rom. 15:9‑12,16)

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Eph. 2:12,22• ¹²that ye were at that time without Christ, aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world:
²²in whom *ye* also are built together for a habitation of God in the Spirit. (Eph. 2:12,22)

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1 Peter 1:1• ¹Peter, apostle of Jesus Christ, to the sojourners of the dispersion of Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, (1 Peter 1:1)

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Jer. 50:5• ⁵They shall inquire concerning Zion, with their faces thitherward, saying, Come, and let us join ourselves to Jehovah, in an everlasting covenant that shall not be forgotten. (Jer. 50:5)

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Zeph. 2:11• ¹¹Jehovah will be terrible unto them; for he will famish all the gods of the earth; and all the isles of the nations shall worship him, every one from his place. (Zeph. 2:11)

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1 Cor. 6:17• ¹⁷But he that is joined to the Lord is one Spirit. (1 Cor. 6:17)

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Matt. 15:26‑27• ²⁶But he answering said, It is not well to take the bread of the children and cast it to the dogs.
²⁷But she said, Yea, Lord; for even the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from the table of their masters. (Matt. 15:26‑27)

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Luke 7:6‑8• ⁶And Jesus went with them. But already, when he was not far from the house, the centurion sent to him friends, saying to him, Lord, do not trouble thyself, for I am not worthy that thou shouldest enter under my roof.
⁷Wherefore neither did I count myself worthy to come to thee. But say by a word and my servant shall be healed.
⁸For *I* also am a man placed under authority, having under myself soldiers, and I say to this one, Go, and he goes; and to another, Come, and he comes; and to my bondman, Do this, and he does it. (Luke 7:6‑8)

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Isa. 56:5• ⁵even unto them will I give in my house and within my walls a place and a name better than of sons and daughters; I will give them an everlasting name, that shall not be cut off. (Isa. 56:5)

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Isa. 39:7• ⁷And of thy sons that shall issue from thee, whom thou shalt beget, shall they take away; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon. (Isa. 39:7)

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Jer. 38:7‑13• ⁷And Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, a eunuch who was in the king's house, heard that they had put Jeremiah in the dungeon--now the king was sitting in the gate of Benjamin,
⁸--and Ebed-melech went forth out of the king's house, and spoke to the king, saying,
⁹My lord, O king, these men have done evil in all that they have done to the prophet Jeremiah, whom they have cast into the dungeon; and he will die by reason of the famine in the place where he is; for there is no more bread in the city.
¹⁰And the king commanded Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, saying, Take from hence thirty men with thee, and take up Jeremiah the prophet out of the dungeon, before he die.
¹¹And Ebed-melech took the men under his order, and went into the house of the king under the treasury, and took thence old shreds and worn-out clothes, and let them down by cords into the dungeon to Jeremiah.
¹²And Ebed-melech the Ethiopian said to Jeremiah, Put, I pray, these old shreds and rags under thine armholes under the cords. And Jeremiah did so.
¹³And they drew up Jeremiah with cords, and brought him up out of the dungeon; and Jeremiah remained in the court of the guard. (Jer. 38:7‑13)

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Jer. 39:16‑17• ¹⁶Go and speak to Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, saying, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will bring my words upon this city for evil, and not for good, and they shall come to pass before thy face in that day.
¹⁷And I will deliver thee in that day, saith Jehovah; and thou shalt not be given into the hand of the men of whom thou art afraid; (Jer. 39:16‑17)

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Dan. 1:3‑21• ³And the king spoke unto Ashpenaz the chief of his eunuchs, that he should bring of the children of Israel, both of the royal seed and of the nobles,
⁴youths in whom was no blemish, and of goodly countenance, and skilful in all wisdom, and acquainted with knowledge, and understanding science, and such as had ability in them to stand in the king's palace, and whom they might teach the learning and the language of the Chaldeans.
⁵And the king appointed unto them a daily provision of the king's delicate food, and of the wine that he drank, to nourish them three years, that at the end thereof they might stand before the king.
⁶Now among these were of the children of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah.
⁷And the prince of the eunuchs gave them names: to Daniel he gave the name Belteshazzar, and to Hananiah, Shadrach, and to Mishael, Meshach, and to Azariah, Abed-nego.
⁸And Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not pollute himself with the king's delicate food, nor with the wine which he drank; and he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not have to pollute himself.
⁹And God granted Daniel favour and mercy before the prince of the eunuchs.
¹⁰And the prince of the eunuchs said unto Daniel, I fear my lord the king who hath appointed your food and your drink; for why should he see your faces worse liking than the youths who are of your age? and ye would endanger my head with the king.
¹¹And Daniel said to the steward, whom the prince of the eunuchs had set over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,
¹²Prove thy servants, I beseech thee, ten days; and let them give us pulse to eat, and water to drink;
¹³then let our countenances be looked upon before thee, and the countenance of the youths that eat of the king's delicate food: and as thou shalt see, deal with thy servants.
¹⁴And he hearkened unto them in this matter, and proved them ten days.
¹⁵And at the end of ten days their countenances appeared fairer and were fatter in flesh than all the youths that ate of the king's delicate food.
¹⁶So the steward took away their delicate food, and the wine that they should drink; and gave them pulse.
¹⁷As for these four youths, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom; and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.
¹⁸And at the end of the days that the king had said he should bring them in, the prince of the eunuchs brought them in before Nebuchadnezzar.
¹⁹And the king spoke with them; and among them all was found none like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah: and they stood before the king.
²⁰And in all matters of judicious wisdom, as to which the king enquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the scribes and magicians that were in all his realm.
²¹And Daniel continued unto the first year of king Cyrus. (Dan. 1:3‑21)

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Matt. 19:12‑30• ¹²for there are eunuchs which have been born thus from their mother's womb; and there are eunuchs who have been made eunuchs of men; and there are eunuchs who have made eunuchs of themselves for the sake of the kingdom of the heavens. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it.
¹³Then there were brought to him little children that he might lay his hands on them and pray; but the disciples rebuked them.
¹⁴But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and do not hinder them from coming to me; for the kingdom of the heavens is of such:
¹⁵and having laid his hands upon them, he departed thence.
¹⁶And lo, one coming up said to him, Teacher, what good thing shall I do that I may have life eternal?
¹⁷And he said to him, What askest thou me concerning goodness? one is good. But if thou wouldest enter into life, keep the commandments.
¹⁸He says to him, Which? And Jesus said, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness,
¹⁹Honour thy father and thy mother, and Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
²⁰The young man says to him, All these have I kept; what lack I yet?
²¹Jesus said to him, If thou wouldest be perfect, go, sell what thou hast and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.
²²But the young man, having heard the word, went away grieved, for he had large possessions.
²³And Jesus said to his disciples, Verily I say unto you, A rich man shall with difficulty enter into the kingdom of the heavens;
²⁴and again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to enter a needle's eye than a rich man into the kingdom of God.
²⁵And when the disciples heard it they were exceedingly astonished, saying, Who then can be saved?
²⁶But Jesus, looking on them, said to them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.
²⁷Then Peter answering said to him, Behold, *we* have left all things and have followed thee; what then shall happen to us?
²⁸And Jesus said to them, Verily I say unto you, That *ye* who have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit down upon his throne of glory, *ye* also shall sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
²⁹And every one who has left houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive a hundredfold, and shall inherit life eternal.
³⁰But many first shall be last, and last first. (Matt. 19:12‑30)

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Acts 8:26‑40• ²⁶But the angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying, Rise up and go southward on the way which goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza: the same is desert.
²⁷And he rose up and went. And lo, an Ethiopian, a eunuch, a man in power under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who was over all her treasure, who had come to worship at Jerusalem,
²⁸was returning and sitting in his chariot: and he was reading the prophet Esaias.
²⁹And the Spirit said to Philip, Approach and join this chariot.
³⁰And Philip, running up, heard him reading the prophet Esaias, and said, Dost thou then know what thou art reading of?
³¹And he said, How should I then be able unless some one guide me? And he begged Philip to come up and sit with him.
³²And the passage of the scripture which he read was this: He was led as a sheep to slaughter, and as a lamb is dumb in presence of him that shears him, thus he opens not his mouth.
³³In his humiliation his judgment has been taken away, and who shall declare his generation? for his life is taken from the earth.
³⁴And the eunuch answering Philip said, I pray thee, concerning whom does the prophet say this? of himself or of some other?
³⁵And Philip, opening his mouth and beginning from that scripture, announced the glad tidings of Jesus to him.
³⁶And as they went along the way, they came upon a certain water, and the eunuch says, Behold water; what hinders my being baptised?
³⁷(Verse 37 is omitted in this translation.)
³⁸And he commanded the chariot to stop. And they went down both to the water, both Philip and the eunuch, and he baptised him.
³⁹But when they came up out of the water the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, and the eunuch saw him no longer, for he went on his way rejoicing.
⁴⁰And Philip was found at Azotus, and passing through he announced the glad tidings to all the cities till he came to Caesarea. (Acts 8:26‑40)

• The door was open to any, no matter whence they came, who really feared the Lord and sought Him and His covenant amongst His people. The Queen of Sheba, for instance, came to question Solomon, not because of his vast knowledge of natural history, and his great literary output (see, 1 Kings 4:29-34), but “concerning the name of the Lord” (1 Kings 10:1). (“Isaiah 56” by F.B. Hole)

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And let not the son of the alien, that hath joined himself to Jehovah, speak saying, Jehovah hath entirely separated me from his people; neither let the eunuch say, Behold, I am a dry tree;