How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?

Whereof I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given unto me by the effectual working of his power.

Whereunto I am appointed a preacher, and an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles.

And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly;

I speak

For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers;

I say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Ghost,

The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which is blessed for evermore, knoweth that I lie not.

Now the things which I write unto you, behold, before God, I lie not.

A teacher

Then said the Jews among themselves, Whither will he go, that we shall not find him? will he go unto the dispersed among the Gentiles, and teach the Gentiles?

But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel:

And he said unto me, Depart: for I will send thee far hence unto the Gentiles.

Delivering thee from the people, and from the Gentiles, unto whom now I send thee,

For I speak to you Gentiles, inasmuch as I am the apostle of the Gentiles, I magnify mine office:

That I should be the minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the offering up of the Gentiles might be acceptable, being sanctified by the Holy Ghost.

To reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the heathen; immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood:

And when James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that was given unto me, they gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship; that we should go unto the heathen, and they unto the circumcision.

In faith

And when they were come, and had gathered the church together, they rehearsed all that God had done with them, and how he had opened the door of faith unto the Gentiles.

Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.

So then they which be of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham.

Verity

The works of his hands are verity and judgment; all his commandments are sure.

General references

Whereunto I am appointed a preacher, and an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles.