For I say, through the grace that was given me, to every man who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think reasonably, as God has apportioned to each person a measure of faith.

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

For of his fullness we all received, and grace upon grace.

But by the grace of God I am what I am. His grace which was bestowed on me was not futile, but I worked more than all of them; yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.

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

But when it was the good pleasure of God, who separated me from my mother's womb, and called me through his grace,

if it is so that you have heard of the administration of that grace of God which was given me toward you;

according to the Good News of the glory of the blessed God, which was committed to my trust.

Apostleship

to take part in this ministry and office of apostle from which Judas fell away, that he might go to his own place."

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

(for he who appointed Peter to be an apostle of the circumcision appointed me also to the Gentiles);

For obedience to the faith

For I will not dare to speak of any things except those which Christ worked through me, for the obedience of the Gentiles, by word and deed,

but now is revealed, and by the Scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the eternal God, is made known for obedience of faith to all the nations;

The word of God increased and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem exceedingly. A great company of the priests were obedient to the faith.

for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but mighty in God for the tearing down of strongholds,

Having been made perfect, he became to all of those who obey him the author of eternal salvation,

Among

Or is God the God of Jews only? Is not he the God of Gentiles also? 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 nations, and in every place incense will be offered to my name, and a pure offering: for my name is great among the nations," says the LORD of hosts.

Simeon has reported how God first visited the nations, to take out of them a people for his name.

to the praise of the glory of his grace, which he freely bestowed on us in the Beloved One,

But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God's own possession, that you may proclaim the excellence of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light: