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And I agree with you on that point. But the kicker is that Peter and the 11 never got farther than their own nation, as far as Scripture is concerned. Unless you can show me Scripture that says they did. They were to wait to preach repentance for the forgiveness of sins in his name to all nations BEGINNING AT JERUSALEM. But Israel, as a Nation, never accepted Christ as their Messiah. Hence we have Paul taking up collections for the "poor saints at Jerusalem" and going to Jerusalem in Gal. 2:9, where something very important happened. "When James, Peter, and John who seemed to be pillars, perceived THE GRACE that was given unto me (Paul), they gave to me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship; that WE SHOULD GO UNTO THE HEATHEN (GENTILES), and THEY UNTO THE CIRCUMCISION." Gal. 2:9.

Don't you see what happened there? They loosed themselves from taking the kingdom gospel to all nations and gave to Paul the right hand of fellowship to take the gospel of THE GRACE that was given to him (the gospel of the GRACE OF GOD) to the Gentiles. What was bound in earth was bound in heaven, and what was loosed in earth was loosed in heaven. They took their Christ given commission to the CIRCUMCISION ONLY. According to Galatians. And Paul went to the Gentiles with the gospel of the uncircumcision (Gal. 2:7), with their blessings, and their asking Paul only that we (Paul and Barnabas) would remember the poor.

If you could show me from Scripture where any of the 12 went outside the Jewish land to preach to all nations, please do.

Their commission depended on Israel accepting Christ as Messiah, whereby they would spread the gospel to all mankind. But that did not happen and by Acts 28, Israel is blinded and set aside. Peter and the 11 had marching orders by Christ to preach the kingdom gospel to Israel FIRST. Until Paul was saved, and given a new commission, which is found in 2 Cor. 5:14-21, and which is our marching orders for this age of grace.

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If you could show me from Scripture where any of the 12 went outside the Jewish land to preach to all nations, please do.

If you're limiting yourself to scripture, then you don't exist. There's the Thomist Church in India. And if you're really going to limit yourself to Scripture, then that particular verse in Galatians is only talking about James, Peter, and John. It doesn't mention the other members of The Eleven, so you're unwarranted in saying that none of the other disciples went outside Israel to preach to other nations. The existence of churches Paul did not start shows that someone was obeying the great commission. And you're also making an error to assume that what was the status quo at the time of the writing of Galatians remained the status quo.