For I say, through the grace that was given me, to every man who is among you, not to over think beyond what he ought to think, but to think so as to think soundly, as God has apportioned to each man a measure of faith.

But I wrote more boldly to you, brothers, in part, as reminding you because of the grace that was given to me by God,

And from his fullness we all received, even grace for grace.

But by the grace of God I am what I am. And his grace for me did not become empty, but I labored more abundantly than them all, yet not I, but the grace of God with me.

not that we are sufficient of ourselves to reckon anything as from ourselves, but our sufficiency is from God,

But when it pleased God who separated me from my mother's belly, and called me through his grace,

since indeed ye heard of the administration of the grace of God, which was given to me for you,

according to the good-news of the glory of the blessed God, of which I was entrusted.

Apostleship

to take the place in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas transgressed to go to his own place.

If I am not an apostle to others, yet at least I am to you, for ye are the seal of my apostleship in Lord.

(for he who was working in Peter for the apostleship for men of circumcision was also working in me for the Gentiles),

For obedience to the faith

For I will not dare to speak anything of which Christ did not accomplish through me for the obedience of Gentiles, by word and work,

but that was now revealed, and by prophetic scriptures, according to a commandment of the eternal God that was made known to all the nations for obedience of faith,

And the word of God increased, and the number of the disciples multiplied greatly in Jerusalem, and a large company of the priests were obedient to the faith.

For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty in God for the demolition of strongholds,

And having been fully perfected, he became the source of eternal salvation to all those who obey him,

Among

Or is God of Jews only and not also of Gentiles? Yes, of Gentiles also,

For his name

For from the rising of the sun even to the going down of the same, my name [is] great among the Gentiles. And in every place incense [is] offered to my name, and a pure offering. For my name [is] great among the Gentiles, says LORD

Simeon described how God first came to help, to take from the Gentiles a people for his name.

for appreciation of the glory of his grace, by which he blessed us in him who is beloved.

But ye are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for an acquired possession, so that ye might broadly proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.