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Paul, by the will of God called as an apostle of Jesus Christ, and our brother Sosthenes,
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And God has placed people in the church, first as apostles, second as prophets, third as teachers, then wonder-workers; then people with power to cure the sick, helpers, managers, ecstatic speakers.
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Paul, an apostle sent not from men or by any man, but by Jesus Christ and God the Father who raised Him from the dead --
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But when God, who had already set me apart from my birth, and had called me by His unmerited favor, chose to unveil His Son in me, so that I might preach the good news about Him among the heathen, at once, before I conferred with any human creatures,
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Paul, by the will of God an apostle of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, to the church of God that is at Corinth, with all God's people all over Greece:
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Paul, by the will of God called as an apostle of Jesus Christ, and our brother Sosthenes,
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Paul, an apostle sent not from men or by any man, but by Jesus Christ and God the Father who raised Him from the dead --
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He dropped to the ground; then he heard a voice saying to him, "Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?" He asked, "Who are you, sir?" And He said, "I am Jesus whom you are persecuting. But get up and go into the city, and there it will be told you what you ought to do."
But the Lord said to him, "Go, for he is a chosen instrument of mine to carry my name to the heathen and their kings, and to the descendants of Israel. For I am going to show him how great are the sufferings he must endure for my name's sake."
While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, "Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul, for the work to which I have called them." So after fasting and praying, they laid their hands upon them and let them go.
Paul, a slave of Jesus Christ, called as an apostle, set apart to preach God's good news,
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Paul, by God's will an apostle of Christ Jesus, to God's people who are faithful in Christ Jesus;
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Paul, by God's will an apostle of Christ Jesus, and our brother Timothy,
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Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by command of God our Saviour and of Christ Jesus our hope,
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Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, in accordance with the promise of the life that comes through union with Christ Jesus,
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Paul, an apostle sent not from men or by any man, but by Jesus Christ and God the Father who raised Him from the dead -- and all the brothers who are here with me -- to the churches of Galatia:
Paul » Called to be an apostle
Paul, by the will of God called as an apostle of Jesus Christ, and our brother Sosthenes,
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Paul, an apostle sent not from men or by any man, but by Jesus Christ and God the Father who raised Him from the dead --
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But when God, who had already set me apart from my birth, and had called me by His unmerited favor, chose to unveil His Son in me, so that I might preach the good news about Him among the heathen, at once, before I conferred with any human creatures,
Paul, a slave of Jesus Christ, called as an apostle, set apart to preach God's good news,
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Paul, by God's will an apostle of Christ Jesus, to God's people who are faithful in Christ Jesus;
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Paul, by God's will an apostle of Christ Jesus, and our brother Timothy,
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Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by command of God our Saviour and of Christ Jesus our hope,
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Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, in accordance with the promise of the life that comes through union with Christ Jesus,
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and for which purpose I was appointed a preacher and an apostle -- I am telling the truth, I am not lying, -- a teacher of the heathen in the realm of faith and truth.
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Paul, a slave of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to stimulate faith in God's chosen people and to lead them on to a full knowledge of religious truth,
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For I belong to the lowest rank of the apostles, and am not fit to bear the title apostle, because I once persecuted the church of God.
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but at the proper time made known as His message through the message that I preach with which I have been entrusted by the command of God our Saviour;
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Of this good news I have been appointed a preacher, an apostle, and a teacher.
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and he said, 'The God of our forefathers has appointed you to learn His will and to see the Righteous One and to hear Him speak, because you are to be His witness to all men of what you have seen and heard. And now, why are you waiting? Get up and be baptized and wash your sins away by calling on His name.' read more.
After I had come back to Jerusalem, one day while I was praying in the temple, I fell into a trance, and saw Him saying to me, 'Make haste and at once get out of Jerusalem, because they will not accept your testimony about me.' So I said, 'Lord, they know for themselves that from one synagogue to another I used to imprison and flog those who believed in you, and when the blood of your martyr Stephen was being shed, I stood by and approved it, and held the clothes of those who killed him.' Then He said to me, 'Go, because I am to send you out and far away among the heathen.'"
After I had come back to Jerusalem, one day while I was praying in the temple, I fell into a trance, and saw Him saying to me, 'Make haste and at once get out of Jerusalem, because they will not accept your testimony about me.' So I said, 'Lord, they know for themselves that from one synagogue to another I used to imprison and flog those who believed in you, and when the blood of your martyr Stephen was being shed, I stood by and approved it, and held the clothes of those who killed him.' Then He said to me, 'Go, because I am to send you out and far away among the heathen.'"
But get up and stand on your feet, for I have appeared to you for the very purpose of appointing you my servant and a witness to me of the things which you have seen and those which I shall yet enable you to see. I will continue to rescue you from the Jewish people and from the heathen to whom I am going to send you, to open their eyes and turn them from darkness to light and from Satan's power to God, so as to have their sins forgiven and have a possession among those that are consecrated by faith in me.'
Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are you not the product of my work for the Lord? If I am not an apostle to other people, I certainly am one to you, for you yourselves, by virtue of your union with the Lord, are the proof of my apostleship.