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 Spirit said, Separate for me Barnabas and Saul, for the work to which I have called them.

Before I formed thee in embryo I knew thee; and before thou wast born I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet to 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 whatever 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 to the gospel of God,

Hath not the potter power over the clay of the same lump to make one vessel to honor, and another to dishonor?

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

To which 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 will make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb will 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 to me, Depart: for I will send thee far hence to the Gentiles.

Delivering thee from the people, and from the Gentiles, to 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 my office:

Nevertheless, brethren, I have written the more boldly to you in some sort, as putting you in mind, because of the grace that is given to me from 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 labored more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.

But on the contrary, when they saw that the gospel of the uncircumcision was committed to me, as the gospel of the circumcision was to Peter;

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

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

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.

And kings

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

Then Agrippa said to 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 Cesar: and lo, God hath given thee all them that sail with thee.

And ye will 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 together the chief of the Jews. And when they were assembled, he said to them, Men, brethren, though I have committed nothing against the people, or customs of our fathers, yet I was delivered prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans.

General references

Then Agrippa said to 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:

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