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

And, while they were ministering to the Lord, and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, "Separate now to Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them."

Ye did not choose Me, but I chose you, and appointed you, that ye should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should abide; that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in My name, He may give it you.

Paul, a slave of Jesus Christ, a called apostle, separated unto the Gospel of God,

Or has not the potter a right over the clay, out of the same lump to make one part a vessel unto honor, and another unto dishonor?

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 an apostle, and a teacher.

No one, serving as a soldier, entangles himself in the affairs of life, that he may please him who enrolled him as a soldier.

These will make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them; because He is Lord of lords, and King of kings; and those with Him are called and chosen and faithful."

To bear

And, having saluted them, he narrated, one by one, each of the things God wrought among the gentiles through his ministry.

And He said to me, 'Depart, because I will send you far hence to the gentiles.'

delivering you from the people and the gentiles, to whom I send you,

through Whom we received grace and apostleship, for obedience of faith among all the nations for His name's sake;

But I am speaking to you gentiles. Inasmuch, indeed, then, as I am an apostle of the gentiles, I glorify my ministry;

But I wrote to you the more boldly in part, as reminding you again, because of the grace which was given to me from God,

But by God's grace I am what I am; and His grace which was bestowed upon me did not prove 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, seeing that I had been entrusted with the Gospel of the uncircumcision, as Peter was with that of the circumcision;

of which I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God which was given to me according to the working of His power.

of which I was made a minister, according to the dispensation of God, which was given to me for you, to fulfill the word of God,

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

And kings

And Agrippa said to Festus, "I myself also was wishing to hear the man." "To-morrow," said he, "you shall hear him."

And Agrippa said to Paul, "You are permitted to speak in your own behalf." Then Paul, stretching forth his hand, was making his defense:

saying, 'Fear not, Paul; it is necessary that you should stand before Caesar, and, behold, God has granted to you as a favor all those sailing with you.'

and before the governors and the kings shall ye be brought for My sake, for a testimony to them and to the gentiles.

In my first defense, no one stood by me, but all forsook me. May it not be laid to their account!

The children

And it came to pass, after three days, that he called together those who were chief men of the Jews; and, when they came together, he said to them, "Brethren, having done nothing contrary to the people, or to our ancestral customs, I was delivered a prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans;

General references

And Agrippa said to Festus, "I myself also was wishing to hear the man." "To-morrow," said he, "you shall hear him."

Or is He the God of Jews only? Is He not of gentiles also! Yes, of gentiles also;

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