Even for the foreigner who is not of Your people Israel but has come from a distant land because of Your name—

“论到不属你民以色列的外邦人，为你名从远方而来，

“论到不属你百姓以色列的外邦人，若为你的名从远方而来，

“论到不属你百姓以色列的外邦人，若为你的名从远方而来，

“如果有远方的外族人听说你的大能大力，慕名而来，向着这殿祷告，

“至于不属于你的子民以色列的外族人，为了你的名的缘故从远地而来，

「論到不屬你民以色列的外邦人，為你名從遠方而來，

「論到不屬你百姓以色列的外邦人，若為你的名從遠方而來，

「論到不屬你百姓以色列的外邦人，若為你的名從遠方而來，

「如果有遠方的外族人聽說你的大能大力，慕名而來，向著這殿禱告，

“至於不屬於你的子民以色列的外族人，為了你的名的緣故從遠地而來，

『至於外族人、不屬於你人民以色列的，他們也為了你的名從遠地而來，

至於外族、不屬爾民以色列者、為爾之名而至、

如有賓旅、不屬於以色列族、聞爾名譽、知爾大能巨力、自遠方來、至於斯殿、祈求於爾、

如有外邦人不屬主之民以色列者、聞主之大名大能大力、為主之名自遠方來、在在或作向此殿祈禱、

“ As for the foreigner who does not belong to your people Israel but has come from a distant land because of your name—

“ Suppose there are outsiders who don’t belong to your people Israel. And they have come from a land far away. They’ve come because they’ve heard about your name.

“ Likewise, when a foreigner, who is not of your people Israel, comes from a far country for your name’s sake

“ In the future, foreigners who do not belong to your people Israel will hear of you. They will come from distant lands because of your name,

Even for the foreigner who is not of your people Israel but has come from a distant land because of your name—

“ Also regarding the foreigner who is not of Your people Israel, when he comes from a far country on account of Your name

“ Moreover, concerning a foreigner, who is not of Your people Israel, but has come from a far country for Your name’s sake

Moreover concerning the foreigner, that is not of thy people Israel, when he shall come out of a far country for thy name’s sake

Moreover concerning a stranger, that[ is] not of thy people Israel, but cometh out of a far country for thy name’s sake;

“ Foreigners, who do not belong to your people Israel, will come from a distant land because of your reputation.

“ Moreover concerning the foreigner, who is not of your people Israel, when he comes out of a far country for your name’s sake

The queen of Sheba heard about Solomon’s fame connected with the name of Yahweh and came to test him with difficult questions.She came to Jerusalem with a very large entourage, with camels bearing spices, gold in great abundance, and precious stones. She came to Solomon and spoke to him about everything that was on her mind.

So he got up and went. There was an Ethiopian man, a eunuch and high official of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was in charge of her entire treasury. He had come to worship in Jerusalemand was sitting in his chariot on his way home, reading the prophet Isaiah aloud.The Spirit told Philip,“ Go and join that chariot.”When Philip ran up to it, he heard him reading the prophet Isaiah, and said,“ Do you understand what you’re reading?”“ How can I,” he said,“ unless someone guides me?” So he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.Now the Scripture passage he was reading was this: He was led like a sheep to the slaughter, and as a lamb is silent before its shearer, so He does not open His mouth.In His humiliation justice was denied Him. Who will describe His generation? For His life is taken from the earth.The eunuch replied to Philip,“ I ask you, who is the prophet saying this about— himself or another person?”So Philip proceeded to tell him the good news about Jesus, beginning from that Scripture.As they were traveling down the road, they came to some water. The eunuch said,“ Look, there’s water! What would keep me from being baptized?”

No foreigner who has joined himself to the Lord should say,“ The Lord will exclude me from His people”; and the eunuch should not say,“ Look, I am a dried-up tree.”For the Lord says this:“ For the eunuchs who keep My Sabbaths, and choose what pleases Me, and hold firmly to My covenant,I will give them, in My house and within My walls, a memorial and a name better than sons and daughters. I will give each of them an everlasting name that will never be cut off.And the foreigners who join themselves to the Lord minister to Him, love the name of Yahweh and become His servants, all who keep the Sabbath without desecrating it and who hold firmly to My covenant—I will bring them to My holy mountain and let them rejoice in My house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and sacrifices will be acceptable on My altar, for My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations.”

Hearing this, Jesus was amazed and said to those following Him,“ I assure you: I have not found anyone in Israel with so great a faith!I tell you that many will come from east and west, and recline at the table with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.

Naaman, commander of the army for the king of Aram, was a great man in his master’s sight and highly regarded because through him, the Lord had given victory to Aram. The man was a brave warrior, but he had a skin disease.Aram had gone on raids and brought back from the land of Israel a young girl who served Naaman’s wife.She said to her mistress,“ If only my master would go to the prophet who is in Samaria, he would cure him of his skin disease.”So Naaman went and told his master what the girl from the land of Israel had said.Therefore, the king of Aram said,“ Go and I will send a letter with you to the king of Israel.” So he went and took with him 750 pounds of silver, 150 pounds of gold, and 10 changes of clothes.He brought the letter to the king of Israel, and it read: When this letter comes to you, note that I have sent you my servant Naaman for you to cure him of his skin disease.When the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes and asked,“ Am I God, killing and giving life that this man expects me to cure a man of his skin disease? Think it over and you will see that he is only picking a fight with me.”

After Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of King Herod, wise men from the east arrived unexpectedly in Jerusalem,

There was a man in Caesarea named Cornelius, a centurion of what was called the Italian Regiment.He was a devout man and feared God along with his whole household. He did many charitable deeds for the Jewish people and always prayed to God.About three in the afternoon he distinctly saw in a vision an angel of God who came in and said to him,“ Cornelius!”Looking intently at him, he became afraid and said,“ What is it, lord?” The angel told him,“ Your prayers and your acts of charity have come up as a memorial offering before God.

Now some Greeks were among those who went up to worship at the festival.

The queen of the south will rise up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and look— something greater than Solomon is here!

But Ruth replied: Do not persuade me to leave you or go back and not follow you. For wherever you go, I will go, and wherever you live, I will live; your people will be my people, and your God will be my God.

Just then a Canaanite woman from that region came and kept crying out,“ Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David! My daughter is cruelly tormented by a demon.”Yet He did not say a word to her. So His disciples approached Him and urged Him,“ Send her away because she cries out after us.”He replied,“ I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”But she came, knelt before Him, and said,“ Lord, help me!”He answered,“ It isn’t right to take the children’s bread and throw it to their dogs.”“ Yes, Lord,” she said,“ yet even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters’ table!”Then Jesus replied to her,“ Woman, your faith is great. Let it be done for you as you want.” And from that moment her daughter was cured.

But Elisha said,“ As the Lord lives, I stand before Him. I will not accept it.” Naaman urged him to accept it, but he refused.Naaman responded,“ If not, please let your servant be given as much soil as a pair of mules can carry, for your servant will no longer offer a burnt offering or a sacrifice to any other god but Yahweh.

Moses recounted to his father-in-law all that the Lord had done to Pharaoh and the Egyptians for Israel’s sake, all the hardships that confronted them on the way, and how the Lord delivered them.Jethro rejoiced over all the good things the Lord had done for Israel when He rescued them from the power of the Egyptians.“ Praise the Lord,” Jethro exclaimed,“ who rescued you from Pharaoh and the power of the Egyptians and snatched the people from the power of the Egyptians.Now I know that Yahweh is greater than all gods, because He did wonders when the Egyptians acted arrogantly against Israel.”Then Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, brought a burnt offering and sacrifices to God, and Aaron came with all the elders of Israel to eat a meal with Moses’ father-in-law in God’s presence.

Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord shines over you.For look, darkness covers the earth, and total darkness the peoples; but the Lord will shine over you, and His glory will appear over you.Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your radiance.Raise your eyes and look around: they all gather and come to you; your sons will come from far away, and your daughters will be carried on the hip.Then you will see and be radiant, and your heart will tremble and rejoice, because the riches of the sea will become yours and the wealth of the nations will come to you.Caravans of camels will cover your land— young camels of Midian and Ephah— all of them will come from Sheba. They will carry gold and frankincense and proclaim the praises of the Lord.All the flocks of Kedar will be gathered to you; the rams of Nebaioth will serve you and go up on My altar as an acceptable sacrifice. I will glorify My beautiful house.Who are these who fly like a cloud, like doves to their shelters?Yes, the islands will wait for Me with the ships of Tarshish in the lead, to bring your children from far away, their silver and gold with them, for the honor of the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, who has glorified you.Foreigners will build up your walls, and their kings will serve you. Although I struck you in My wrath, yet I will show mercy to you with My favor.

When He entered Capernaum, a centurion came to Him, pleading with Him,

Boaz answered her,“ Everything you have done for your mother-in-law since your husband’s death has been fully reported to me: how you left your father and mother and the land of your birth, and how you came to a people you didn’t previously know.

Didn’t any return to give glory to God except this foreigner?”

Even for the foreigner who is not of Your people Israel but has come from a distant land because of Your great name and Your mighty hand and outstretched arm: when he comes and prays toward this temple,