For it is the God who said, "Let light shine out of darkness," who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ.

that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him.

which was not made known to the sons of men in other generations as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit;

That

but on the contrary, when they saw that I had been entrusted with the gospel to the uncircumcised, just as Peter had been entrusted with the gospel to the circumcised

But the Lord said to him, "Go, for he is a chosen instrument of mine to carry my name before the Gentiles and kings and the sons of Israel;

And he said to me, 'Go; for I will send you far away to the Gentiles.'"

rescuing you from the Jewish people and from the Gentiles, to whom I am sending you,

I do not want you to be unaware, brethren, that I often planned to come to you (but have been prevented from doing so until now) in order that I might have some harvest among you, just as I have had among the other Gentiles.

Now I am speaking to you Gentiles. Inasmuch then as I am an apostle to the Gentiles, I magnify my ministry

to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles in the priestly service of the gospel of God, so that the offering of the Gentiles might be acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

For this reason I, Paul, am the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles

Of this church I became a minister according to the stewardship from God which was given to me for you, to make the word of God fully known,

hindering us from speaking to the Gentiles so that they may be saved; with the result that they always fill up the measure of their sins. But wrath has come upon them at last.

For this I was appointed a preacher and an apostle (I am telling the truth, I am not lying) as a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.

For this gospel I was appointed a preacher and an apostle and a teacher.

Immediately

For I would have you know, brethren, that the gospel which was preached by me is not according to man.

Then after fourteen years I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, taking Titus along also.

Then he said to them all, "If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.

"So, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision,

From now on, therefore, we regard no one from a fleshly point of view; even though we once regarded Christ from a fleshly point of view, we regard him thus no longer.

Flesh

And Jesus answered him, "Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven.

Watch and pray, so that you will not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak."

Now I tell you this, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable.

For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.

Since therefore the children share in flesh and blood, he himself likewise partook of the same nature, that through death he might destroy him who has the power of death, that is, the devil,

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Immediately they left their nets and followed him.