3. THE SAPPIA FAMILY

4. The Lord had said to Abram, “Go from your country, your people and your father’s household to the land I will show you.

5. I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing.

6. I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse

7. and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.” Genesis 12:1-3

8. May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face shine on us

9. so that your ways may be known on earth, your salvation among all nations. Psalm 67:1-2

10. He says: “It is too small a thing for you to be my servant to restore the tribes of Jacob and bring back those of Israel I have kept."

11. I will also make you a light for the Gentiles, that my salvation may reach to the ends of the earth.” Isaiah 49:6

12. Panta Ta Ethne Panta = All Ethne = Ethnic/Ethnicity

13. And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, (Pasin Tois Etnesin) and then the end will come. Matthew 24:14

14. …go and make disciples of all nations (Panta ta Ethne) Matthew 28:19

15. Then Peter began to speak: “I now realize how true it is that God does not show favoritism…

16. but accepts from every nation (Panta Ethnei) the one who fears him and does what is right. Acts 10:34-35

17. After this I looked, and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, (Pantaus Ethnous)

18. …standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and were holding palm branches in their hands. And they cried out in a loud voice:

19. “Salvation belongs to our God, who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb.” Revelation 7:9-10

20. God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. II Corinthians 5:21

21. …For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Hebrews 12:2

22. Since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses… let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us… Hebrews 12:1