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

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.

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.

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

the people whom I formed for myself, so they might praise me.”

From Simeon Peter, a slave and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who through the righteousness of our God and Savior, Jesus Christ, have been granted a faith just as precious as ours.

In the same way, the promise that I make does not return to me, having accomplished nothing. No, it is realized as I desire and is fulfilled as I intend.”Indeed you will go out with joy; you will be led along in peace; the mountains and hills will give a joyful shout before you, and all the trees in the field will clap their hands.Evergreens will grow in place of thorn bushes, firs will grow in place of nettles; they will be a monument to the LORD, a permanent reminder that will remain.

After there had been much debate, Peter stood up and said to them,“ Brothers, you know that some time ago God chose me to preach to the Gentiles so they would hear the message of the gospel and believe.And God, who knows the heart, has testified to them by giving them the Holy Spirit just as he did to us,and he made no distinction between them and us, cleansing their hearts by faith.

that you have prepared in the presence of all peoples:a light, for revelation to the Gentiles, and for glory to your people Israel.”

For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be glory forever! Amen.

Through him we have received grace and our apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith among all the Gentiles on behalf of his name.

Because of our God’s tender mercy the dawn will break upon us from on high

“ Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, because he has come to help and has redeemed his people.

But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people of his own, so that you may proclaim the virtues of the one who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.You once were not a people, but now you are God’s people. You were shown no mercy, but now you have received mercy.