Acts 9:15

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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:

A chosen

To bear

And kings

2 Timothy 4:16

The children

Acts 28:17

General references

Acts 25:22

Romans 3:29

2 Timothy 1:11

Bible References

A chosen

While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, "Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them."

"Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you; I appointed you a prophet to the nations."

You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit should abide, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name, he may give it to you.

Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God,

Has the potter no right over the clay, to make out of the same lump one vessel for honorable use and another for dishonorable use?

Paul, an apostle--not from men nor through man, but through Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised him from the dead--

for which I was appointed a preacher and apostle and teacher,

No soldier gets entangled in civilian pursuits, since his aim is to please the one who enlisted him.

They will make war on the Lamb, and the Lamb will conquer them, for he is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those with him are called and chosen and faithful."

To bear

After greeting them, he related one by one the things that God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry.

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

delivering you from your people and from the Gentiles--to whom I am sending you

through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of his name among all the nations,

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

But on some points I have written to you very boldly by way of reminder, because of the grace given me by God

But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them, though it was not I, but the grace of God that is with me.

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

Of this gospel I was made a minister according to the gift of God's grace, which was given me by the working of his power.

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

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

And kings

Then Agrippa said to Festus, "I would like to hear the man myself.""Tomorrow," said he, "you will hear him."

So Agrippa said to Paul, "You have permission to speak for yourself." Then Paul stretched out his hand and made his defense:

and he said, 'Do not be afraid, Paul; you must stand before Caesar. And behold, God has granted you all those who sail with you.'

and you will be dragged before governors and kings for my sake, to bear witness before them and the Gentiles.

At my first defense no one came to stand by me, but all deserted me. May it not be charged against them!

The children

After three days he called together the local leaders of the Jews, and when they had gathered, he said to them, "Brothers, though I had done nothing against our people or the customs of our fathers, yet I was delivered as a prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans.

General references

Then Agrippa said to Festus, "I would like to hear the man myself.""Tomorrow," said he, "you will hear him."

Or is God the God of Jews only? Is he not the God of Gentiles also? Yes, of Gentiles also,

for which I was appointed a preacher and apostle and teacher,