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to which I have been appointed a preacher, and an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles;
And he said, The God of our fathers has chosen you, that you should know his will, and see the Just One, and hear the voice of his mouth; for you shall be his witness to all men of what you have seen and heard.
Wherefore, having this ministry, inasmuch as we have received mercy, we faint not;
to give which testimony I have been appointed a preacher and an apostle; (I speak the truth, and lie not;) a teacher of the Gentiles in faithfulness and in truth.
For though I preach the gospel, I have no cause for boasting; for a necessity is laid upon me; yes, alas for me, if I preach not the gospel. For if I do this willingly, I have a reward; but if unwillingly, an apostolic stewardship has been intrusted to me.
According to the grace of God that is given to me, as a wise master-builder, I have laid the foundation, and another builds on this. But let every one take heed how he builds on this. For other foundation can no man lay than that which is laid, which, is Jesus Christ. If any man builds on this foundation, gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble,read more.
each man's work shall be made manifest; for the day shall make it manifest, for it is revealed with fire: and the fire shall try each man's work, what sort it is. If any man's work abide, which he builds on this, he shall receive a reward; if any man's work be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved, yet so, as through fire.
For we must all appear before the judgment-seat of Christ, that each may receive his reward for the things done in his body, according to what he has done, whether good or evil. Knowing, then, the fearful judgment of the Lord, we persuade men; but we are made manifest to God. I hope, indeed, that we are also made manifest in your consciences.
For, though I am free from all men, yet have I made my self a servant to all, that I may gain the more. And to the Jews, I became as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews: to those who are under law, as under law, (not being myself under law,) that I might gain those who are under law; to those who are without law, as without law, (not being myself without law to God, but under law to Christ,) that I might gain those who are without law:read more.
to the weak I became like one who was weak, that I might gain the weak: I have become all things to all men, that I may, by all means, save some. And this I do for the gospel's sake, that I may share its benefits with you.
serving the Lord with all lowliness of mind, and with tears, and with trials, which came upon me through the plots of the Jews; and that I have kept back nothing that was profitable, but have preached to you, and taught you both publicly, and from house to house,
I am a debtor both to the Greeks and to the barbarians; both to the wise and to the unwise. So that, as far as I am able, I am ready to preach the gospel to you also, who are in Rome.
I speak the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience bearing me testimony in the Holy Spirit, That I have great sorrow and unceasing grief in my heart; for I could wish my self to be accursed from Christ, for my brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh;
if, by any means, I may excite to jealousy those who are my flesh, and save some of them.
I have, therefore, cause to glory in Christ Jesus in things that pertain to God. For I will not dare to speak of any of those things which Christ has not accomplished through me, by word and deed, in order to make the Gentiles obedient, by the power of signs and wonders by the power of the Holy Spirit. So that from Jerusalem, and round about as far as Illyricum, I have fully preached the gospel of the Christ;read more.
so earnestly desirous have I been to preach the gospel, not where Christ had been named, lest I should build on another man's foundation;
Therefore, we act as ambassadors for Christ, as though God entreated through us; we beseech in Christ's stead, be reconciled to God:
let him know that he who turns back a sinner from the error of his way, will save a soul from death, and cover a multitude of sins.
The Lord does not delay concerning his promise, as some men count delay, but he is long-suffering toward us, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
For the love of Christ constrains us, because we have this judgment that if one died for all, then have all died: and he died for all, that those who live should no more live for them selves, but for him who died for them, and rose again.
And all these things are from God, who has reconciled us to himself through Jesus Christ, and has given to us the ministry of reconciliation; that is, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world to him self, not charging their offenses to them, and he has committed to us the word of reconciliation.
of which I was made a minister according to the gift of the grace of God which was given to me, in proportion to the energy of his power:
And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has given me power, because he counted me faithful, and put me into the ministry; me, I say, who before was a reviler and a persecutor and an overbearing man. But I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief: and the grace of our Lord was very abundant with faith, and love which is in Christ Jesus.read more.
Assuredly true and worthy of all acceptation is this saying: that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief. But for this reason I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might show all long-suffering, for an example to those who might afterward believe on him in order to life eternal.
For I am not ashamed of the Gospel: for it is the power of God in order to salvation, to every one that believes, to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. For in it God's plan of justifying men by faith is revealed, in order to faith: as it is written, He that is justified by faith, shall live.
For Christ sent me not to immerse, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of speech, lest the cross of the Christ should be deprived of its power. For the preaching of the cross is to those who perish, foolishness; but to us who are saved, it is the power of God.
(for the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty, through God, for the overthrowing of strongholds,) overthrowing reasonings and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, and leading captive every thought to the obedience of the Christ,
Be not, therefore, ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me, his prisoner: but jointly suffer evil in the gospel according to the power of God, who has saved us, and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus be fore the times of the ages,
And an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying: Arise, and go toward the south, to the road that leads from Jerusalem to Gaza; this is desert. And he arose and went. And be hold, a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch of great authority under Candace, the queen of the Ethiopians, who had charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem to worship, was returning, and, sitting in his chariot, read the prophet Isaiah.read more.
And the Spirit said to Philip: Go forward and join your self to this chariot.
When they had gone throughout Phrygia and the region of Galatia, being forbidden by the Holy Spirit to preach the word in Asia, and had come to Mysia, they attempted to go into Bithynia; and the Spirit did not permit them. But having passed by Mysia, they came down to Troas.read more.
And, during the night, a vision appeared to Paul. A certain man of Macedonia stood and besought him, saying: Come over to Macedonia and help us. After he had seen the vision, we immediately endeavored to go into Macedonia, concluding that the Lord had called us to preach the gospel to them.
But an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the prison by night, and brought them out, and said: Go, stand in the temple, and speak to the people all the words of this life.
Now there was a certain disciple in Damascus, named Ananias; and the Lord said to him in a vision: Ananias. He answered: Behold me, Lord. And the Lord said to him: Arise, and go into the street that is called Straight, and in quire at the house of Judas for one called Saul of Tarsus: for behold, he is praying;
While Peter was thinking of the vision, the Spirit said to him: Behold, three men ask for you: arise then, and go down, and go with them without hesitation, for I have sent them.
And the Spirit commanded me to go with them without hesitation. And these six brethren accompanied me. And we entered the man's house:
And while they were ministering to the Lord, and fasting, the Holy Spirit said: Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul, to the work to which I have called them.
And the Lord spoke to Paul by a vision in the night: Fear not; but speak, and be not silent; for I am with you, and no one shall make an assault upon you, to injure you; for I have many people in this city. And he remained there a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them
And when I came to Troas to preach the gospel of the Christ, and a door was opened to me in the Lord,
And having come and called together the church, they reported all that God had done with them, and that he had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles.
praying at the same time also for us, that God may open for us a door of utterance to speak the mystery of the Christ, for which I am in bonds,
I know your works: behold, I have set before you an open door that no one is able to shut, because you have a little strength, and have kept my word, and have not denied my name.
but; on the other hand, seeing that I was intrusted with the gospel of the uncircumcision, as Peter was with that of the circumcision, (for he who gave efficiency to Peter, for the apostleship of the circumcision, gave efficiency to me also, as an apostle for the Gentiles,) and knowing the grace that was given to me, James and Cephas and John, who seemed to be pillars, gave to me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, that we should go to the Gentiles, but they to the circumcision,
But the Lord said to him: Go; for he is a vessel chosen by me to bear my name before nations and kings, and the sons of Israel.
But you shall receive power, after the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you shall be witnesses for me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and to the most distant part of the earth.
But when they deliver you up, be not anxious how or what you shall speak; for that which you shall speak shall be given you in that hour: for it is not you that speak, but it is the Spirit of your Father that speaks in you.
But when they lead you to deliver you up, be not anxious beforehand, nor premeditate what you shall speak; but what ever shall be given you in that hour, that do you speak; for it is not you that speak, but the Holy Spirit.
When they bring you to the synagogues, and to rulers and authorities, be not anxious how or what you shall answer, or what you shall say; for the Holy Spirit shall teach you in that hour what you ought to say.
But when the Paraclete has come, whom I will send to you from my Father, the Spirit of the truth, which proceeds from the Father, he will testify of me; and you also will testify, because you have been with me from the beginning.
For our gospel came not to you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit, and in full assurance, as you know what sort of persons we were among you for your sakes.
Then they that were dispersed went everywhere preaching the word. And Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached the Christ to them.
Now those who had been dispersed by the persecution that arose after the death of Stephen, traveled as far as Phenicia and Cyprus and Antioch, speaking the word to none but Jews. But some of them were men of Cyprus and Gyrene, who, when they had come to Antioch, spoke to the Grecians, preaching the Lord Jesus. And the hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number believed, and turned to the Lord.
But the Jews in cited the devout and influential women, and the first men of the city, and raised a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them from their borders. But they shook off the dust from their feet against them, and went to Iconium.
being aware of it, they fled to the cities of Lycaonia, Lystra, and Derbe, and to the region round about, and there they preached the gospel.
and finding a certain Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, who had lately come from Italy, with Priscilla his wife, because Claudius had commanded all Jews to depart from Rome, he went to them;
