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

As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them.

Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.

Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.

Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God,

Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour?

Paul, an apostle, (not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead;)

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

No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.

These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful.

To bear

And when he had saluted them, he declared particularly what things God had wrought among the Gentiles by his ministry.

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,

By whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all nations, for his name:

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

Nevertheless, brethren, I have written the more boldly unto you in some sort, as putting you in mind, because of the grace that is given to me of God,

But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.

But contrariwise, when they saw that the gospel of the uncircumcision was committed unto me, as the gospel of the circumcision was unto Peter;

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.

Whereof I am made a minister, according to the dispensation of God which is given to me for you, to fulfil the word of God;

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.

And kings

Then Agrippa said unto Festus, I would also hear the man myself. To morrow, said he, thou shalt hear him.

Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Thou art permitted to speak for thyself. Then Paul stretched forth the hand, and answered for himself:

Saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must be brought before Caesar: and, lo, God hath given thee all them that sail with thee.

And ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles.

At my first answer no man stood with me, but all men forsook me: I pray God that it may not be laid to their charge.

The children

And it came to pass, that after three days Paul called the chief of the Jews together: and when they were come together, he said unto them, Men and brethren, though I have committed nothing against the people, or customs of our fathers, yet was I delivered prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans.

General references

Then Agrippa said unto Festus, I would also hear the man myself. To morrow, said he, thou shalt hear him.

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

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