Verses 11-12
Two more quotations picture the Gentiles praising God alone apart from participation in Israel (Psalms 117:1; Isaiah 11:10). Perhaps Paul cited them to help his Jewish readers remember that their Gentile brethren did not need to come to God through Jews or Judaism. They did not need to practice some of the things that Jewish Christians did as a part of their cultural heritage.
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