Bible Verses About Missions: General references

Then the king of Assyria commanded, saying, “Carry there one of the priests whom you brought from there; and let them go and dwell there, and let him teach them the law of the god of the land.”

So one of the priests whom they had carried away from Samaria came and lived in Bethel, and taught them how they should fear the LORD.

Sing to the LORD, all the earth! Display his salvation from day to day.

Declare his glory among the nations, and his marvelous works among all the peoples.

Therefore I will give thanks to you, LORD, among the nations, and will sing praises to your name.

Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous works among all the peoples.

Say among the nations, “The LORD reigns.” The world is also established. It can’t be moved. He will judge the peoples with equity.

I will tell the north, ‘Give them up!’ and tell the south, ‘Don’t hold them back! Bring my sons from far, and my daughters from the ends of the earth—

everyone who is called by my name, and whom I have created for my glory, whom I have formed, yes, whom I have made.’”

the LORD’s word came to Jonah the second time, saying,

“Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and proclaim to it the message that I give you.”

So Jonah arose, and went to Nineveh, according to the LORD’s word. Now Nineveh was an exceedingly great city, three days’ journey across.

Jonah began to enter into the city a day’s journey, and he cried out, and said, “In forty days, Nineveh will be overthrown!”

The people of Nineveh believed God; and they proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from their greatest even to their least.

The news reached the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, and took off his royal robe, covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in ashes.

He made a proclamation and published through Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying, “Let neither man nor animal, herd nor flock, taste anything; let them not feed, nor drink water;

but let them be covered with sackcloth, both man and animal, and let them cry mightily to God. Yes, let them turn everyone from his evil way, and from the violence that is in his hands.

Who knows whether God will not turn and relent, and turn away from his fierce anger, so that we might not perish?”

This Good News of the Kingdom will be preached in the whole world for a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come.

Go, and make disciples of all nations, immersing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,

The Good News must first be preached to all the nations.

He said to them, “Go into all the world, and proclaim the Good News to the whole creation.

and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name to all the nations, beginning at Jerusalem.

You are witnesses of these things.

Now on the next day as they were on their journey, and got close to the city, Peter went up on the housetop to pray at about noon.