Parallel Verses

International Standard Version

For this reason I was appointed to be an announcer, an apostle, and a faithful and true teacher of the gentiles. (I am telling you the truth. I am not lying.)

New American Standard Bible

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.

King James Version

Whereunto I am ordained a preacher, and an apostle, (I speak the truth in Christ, and lie not;) a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and verity.

Holman Bible

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

A Conservative Version

For which I was appointed a herald and an apostle (I speak the truth in Christ, I do not lie), a teacher of Gentiles in faith and truth.

American Standard Version

whereunto I was appointed a preacher and an apostle (I speak the truth, I lie not), a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.

Amplified

And for this matter I was appointed a preacher and an apostle—I am telling the truth, I am not lying [when I say this]—a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.

An Understandable Version

I was appointed to be a preacher [of this testimony] and an apostle and teacher of the true faith to the Gentiles. (I am telling the truth and not lying).

Anderson New Testament

to give which testimony I have been appointed a preacher and an apostle; (I speak the truth, and lie not;) a teacher of the Gentiles in faithfulness and in truth.

Bible in Basic English

And of this I became a preacher and an Apostle (what I say is true, not false,) and a teacher of the Gentiles in the true faith.

Common New Testament

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.

Daniel Mace New Testament

for this I was establish'd a herald and an apostle, I speak the truth without disguise, a doctor to instruct the Gentiles in the true faith.

Darby Translation

to which I have been appointed a herald and apostle, (I speak the truth, I do not lie,) a teacher of the nations in faith and truth.

Godbey New Testament

in which I have been placed a herald and an apostle I speak the truth, I lie not, a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and in truth.

Goodspeed New Testament

and I was appointed a herald and apostle of it?? am telling the truth, I am not lying??o teach the heathen faith and truth.

John Wesley New Testament

to be testified of in due season, Whereunto I am ordained a preacher and an apostle, (I speak the truth, I lie not) a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.

Julia Smith Translation

For which I was placed a herald, and the sent, (I speak truth in Christ, I lie not;) a teacher of the nations in faith and truth.

King James 2000

To this I am ordained a preacher, and an apostle, (I speak the truth in Christ, and lie not;) a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.

Lexham Expanded Bible

for which I was appointed a herald and an apostle--I am speaking the truth, [I am] not lying--a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.

Modern King James verseion

To this I am ordained a preacher and an apostle (I speak the truth in Christ, I do not lie), a teacher of the nations, in faith and truth.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

whereunto I am ordained a preacher, and an apostle - I tell the truth in Christ and lie not - being the teacher of the gentiles in faith and verity.

Moffatt New Testament

and I was appointed to be its herald and apostle (I am not telling a lie, it is quite true), to teach the Gentiles faith and truth.

Montgomery New Testament

It was for this testimony that I myself was appointed a herald and apostle (I am telling the truth, I am not lying), to be a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.

NET Bible

For this I was appointed a preacher and apostle -- I am telling the truth; I am not lying -- and a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.

New Heart English Bible

to which I was appointed a proclaimer and an apostle (I am telling the truth, I am not lying), a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.

Noyes New Testament

whereunto I was appointed a herald and an apostle, (I speak the truth, I lie not,) a teacher of the gentiles in faith and truth.

Sawyer New Testament

of which I was made a herald and an apostle,?? speak the truth, I lie not,?? teacher of nations in faith and truth.

The Emphasized Bible

Unto which, I, have been appointed proclaimer and apostle - Truth I speak, I utter no falsehood - a teacher of nations, in faith and truth.

Thomas Haweis New Testament

of which I am ordained a preacher and apostle, (I speak the truth in Christ, I lie not,) a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.

Twentieth Century New Testament

and it was for this that I was myself appointed a Herald and an Apostle (I am telling the simple truth and no lie)--a Teacher of the Gentiles in the Faith and Truth.

Webster

For which I am ordained a preacher and an apostle, (I speak the truth in Christ, and lie not) a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and verity.

Weymouth New Testament

and of which I have been appointed a herald and an Apostle (I am speaking the truth: it is not a fiction)

Williams New Testament

and for which purpose I was appointed a preacher and an apostle -- I am telling the truth, I am not lying, -- a teacher of the heathen in the realm of faith and truth.

World English Bible

to which I was appointed a preacher and an apostle (I am telling the truth in Christ, not lying), a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.

Worrell New Testament

whereunto I was appointed a preacher and an apostle (I speak truth, I lie not), a teacher of gentiles in faith and truth.

Worsley New Testament

for which I was appointed a herald and an apostle. I speak the truth in Christ, I lie not; I am a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.

Youngs Literal Translation

in regard to which I was set a preacher and apostle -- truth I say in Christ, I do not lie -- a teacher of nations, in faith and truth.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
εἰς 
Eis 
into, to, unto, for, in, on, toward, against,
Usage: 1267

I
ἐγώ 
Ego 
I, my, me, not tr
Usage: 174

τίθημι 
Tithemi 
Usage: 71

κήρυξ 
Kerux 
Usage: 3

and



and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0
Usage: 0

an apostle
ἀπόστολος 
Apostolos 
Usage: 78

I speak
λέγω 
Lego 
Usage: 1045

the truth
ἀλήθεια 
Aletheia 
Usage: 87

in
ἐν 
En 
ἐν 
En 
in, by, with, among, at, on, through,
in, by, with, among, at, on, through,
Usage: 2128
Usage: 2128

Χριστός 
christos 
Usage: 557

and lie
ψεύδομαι 
Pseudomai 
Usage: 10

not
οὐ 
Ou 
not, no, cannot ,
Usage: 1032

διδάσκαλος 
Didaskalos 
Usage: 48

of the Gentiles
ἔθνος 
Ethnos 
Usage: 132

πίστις 
Pistis 
Usage: 221

References

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Context Readings

Instructions To Pray For All People

6 He gave himself as a ransom for everyone, the testimony at the proper time. 7 For this reason I was appointed to be an announcer, an apostle, and a faithful and true teacher of the gentiles. (I am telling you the truth. I am not lying.) 8 Therefore, I want the men everywhere to pray, lifting up holy hands without being angry or argumentative.


Cross References

Acts 9:15

But the Lord told him, "Go, because he's my chosen instrument to carry my name to unbelievers, to their kings, and to the descendants of Israel.

2 Timothy 1:11

For the sake of this gospel I was appointed to be a preacher, an apostle, and a teacher of the gentiles.

Romans 9:1

I am telling the truth because I belong to the Messiah I am not lying, and my conscience confirms it by means of the Holy Spirit.

Ephesians 3:7-8

I have become a servant of this gospel according to the gift of God's grace that was given me by the working of his power.

Psalm 111:7

Whatever he does is reliable and just, and all his precepts are trustworthy,

Ecclesiastes 1:1-2

The words of the Teacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.

Ecclesiastes 1:12

I, the Teacher, have been king over Israel in Jerusalem.

Ecclesiastes 7:27

"Look at this," says the Teacher. "Linking one thing to another, I reached this conclusion:

Ecclesiastes 12:8-10

"Utterly pointless," says the Teacher. "Everything is pointless."

John 7:35

Then the Jewish leaders asked one another, "Where does this man intend to go that we won't be able to find him? Surely he's not going to the Dispersion among the Greeks and teach the Greeks, is he?

Acts 14:27

When they arrived, they called the church together and told them everything that God had done with them and how he had opened a door so that gentiles would believe.

Acts 22:21

"Then he told me, "Go, because I'll send you far away to the gentiles.'"

Acts 26:17-18

I'll continue to rescue you from your people and from the gentiles to whom I'm sending you.

Acts 26:20

Instead, I first told the people in Damascus and Jerusalem, then all the people in Judea and after that the gentiles to repent, turn to God, and perform deeds that are consistent with such repentance.

Romans 1:9

For God, whom I serve with my spirit by preaching the gospel about his Son, is my witness how constantly I mention you

Romans 10:14

How, then, can people call on someone they have not believed? And how can they believe in someone they have not heard about? And how can they hear without someone preaching?

Romans 11:13

I am speaking to you gentiles. Because I am an apostle to the gentiles, I magnify my ministry

Romans 15:16

to be a minister of the Messiah Jesus to the gentiles in the priestly service of the gospel of God, so that the offering brought by gentiles may be acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

2 Corinthians 11:31

The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, who is blessed forever, knows that I am not lying.

Galatians 1:16

to reveal his Son to me so that I might proclaim him among the gentiles, I did not confer with another human being at any time,

Galatians 1:20

(Before God, what I'm writing to you is the truth.)

Galatians 2:9

So when James, Cephas, and John (who were reputed to be leaders) recognized the grace that had been given me, they gave Barnabas and me the right hand of fellowship, agreeing that we should go to the gentiles and they to the circumcised.

Galatians 2:16

yet we know that a person is not justified by doing what the Law requires, but rather by the faithfulness of Jesus the Messiah. We, too, have believed in the Messiah Jesus so that we might be justified by the faithfulness of the Messiah and not by doing what the Law requires, for no human being will be justified by doing what the Law requires.

Galatians 3:9

Therefore, those who believe are blessed together with Abraham, the one who believed.

1 Timothy 1:11-12

that agrees with the glorious gospel of the blessed God, which he entrusted to me.

2 Peter 2:5

and if he did not spare the ancient world but protected Noah, a righteous preacher, along with seven others when he brought the flood on the world of ungodly people;

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