Simon Peter has explained to us what God has now done. He has chosen some of the Gentiles to be among his very own people.

方才西门述说神当初怎样眷顾外邦人，从他们中间选取百姓归于自己的名下；

刚才西门述说上帝当初怎样眷顾外邦人，从他们中间选取人民归于自己的名下；

刚才西门述说神当初怎样眷顾外邦人，从他们中间选取人民归于自己的名下；

刚才西门讲述了上帝当初如何眷顾外族人，从他们当中拣选人归在祂的名下。

刚才西门述说神当初怎样关怀外族人，从他们中间拣选了众人，归在自己的名下。

西门已经述说了神当初怎样临到外邦人，从他们中间选出子民，归入自己的名。

方才西門述說神當初怎樣眷顧外邦人，從他們中間選取百姓歸於自己的名下；

剛才西門述說上帝當初怎樣眷顧外邦人，從他們中間選取人民歸於自己的名下；

剛才西門述說神當初怎樣眷顧外邦人，從他們中間選取人民歸於自己的名下；

剛才西門講述了上帝當初如何眷顧外族人，從他們當中揀選人歸在祂的名下。

剛才西門述說神當初怎樣關懷外族人，從他們中間揀選了眾人，歸在自己的名下。

西面已經述說上帝當初怎樣眷顧外國人、從他們中間選取了人民、歸於自己名下。

西門已經述說了神當初怎樣臨到外邦人，從他們中間選出子民，歸入自己的名。

西門已述上帝初垂顧異邦、由其中取民以歸己名、

西門已述上帝、初眷顧異邦人、由其中取民以崇上帝、

西門已述天主昔日眷顧異邦人、欲由其中選民、以欽崇己名、

『兄弟請聽吾言！西門頃言天主夙已垂顧異邦、選取其民、歸依聖名。

Simon has described to us how God first intervened to choose a people for his name from the Gentiles.

Simeon has related how God first visited the Gentiles, to take from them a people for his name.

Peter has told you about the time God first visited the Gentiles to take from them a people for himself.

Simeon has reported how God first intervened to take from the Gentiles a people for his name.

Simeon has described how God first concerned Himself about taking a people for His name from among the Gentiles.

Simon has declared how God at the first visited the Gentiles to take out of them a people for His name.

Symeon hath rehearsed how first God visited the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name.

Simeon has reported how God first intervened to take from the Gentiles a people for His name.

Simeon hath declared how God at the first did visit the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name.

Simeon has explained how God first concerned himself to select from among the Gentiles a people for his name.

Simeon has reported how God first visited the nations to take out of them a people for his name.

I do it for the people I made for myself. I want them to sing praise to me.

I, Simon Peter, am writing this letter. I serve Jesus Christ. I am his apostle. I am sending this letter to you. You are those who have received a faith as valuable as ours. You received it because our God and Savior Jesus Christ does what is right.

The words I speak are like that. They will not return to me without producing results. They will accomplish what I want them to. They will do exactly what I sent them to do.“ My people, you will go out of Babylon with joy. You will be led out of it in peace. The mountains and hills will burst into song as you go. And all the trees in the fields will clap their hands.Juniper trees will grow where there used to be bushes that had thorns on them. And myrtle trees will grow where there used to be thorns. That will bring me great fame. It will be a lasting reminder of what I can do. It will stand forever.”

After they had talked it over, Peter got up and spoke to them.“ Brothers,” he said,“ you know that some time ago God chose me. He appointed me to take the good news to the Gentiles. He wanted them to hear the good news and believe.God knows the human heart. By giving the Holy Spirit to the Gentiles, he showed that he accepted them. He did the same for them as he had done for us.God showed that there is no difference between us and them. That’s because he made their hearts pure because of their faith.

You have prepared it in the sight of all nations.It is a light to be given to the Gentiles. It will be the glory of your people Israel.”

All things come from him. All things are directed by him. All things are for his praise. May God be given the glory forever! Amen.

We received grace because of what Jesus did. He made us apostles to the Gentiles. We must invite all of them to obey God by trusting in Jesus. We do this to bring glory to him.

All of that will happen because our God is tender and caring. His kindness will bring the rising sun to us from heaven.

“ Give praise to the Lord, the God of Israel! He has come to his people and purchased their freedom.

But God chose you to be his people. You are royal priests. You are a holy nation. You are God’s special treasure. You are all these things so that you can give him praise. God brought you out of darkness into his wonderful light.Once you were not a people. But now you are the people of God. Once you had not received mercy. But now you have received mercy.