Mat 16:17, Act 9:15, 22:21, 26:17-18, Rom 11:13, 1Cor 15:50, 2Cor 4:6, Eph 3:8, 6:12 | ISV | STEP | Then Jesus said to him, “How blessed are you, Simon, son of John! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father in heaven has.

Matthew 16:17

17 Then Jesus said to him, “How blessed are you, Simon, son of John! ^{▼▼Gk. Bariona} For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father in heaven has.1Cor 2:10; Gal 1:16; Eph 2:8

Acts 9:15

15 But the Lord said to him, “Go, for he is a chosen instrument of mine to carry my name to the Gentiles and their kings and to the descendants of Israel.Acts 13:2; 22:21; 25:22-23; Rom 1:1, 5; 11:13; 1Cor 15:10; Gal 1:15; 2:7-8; Eph 3:7-8; 1Tim 2:7; 2Tim 1:11

Acts 22:21

21 Then he said to me, ‘Go, because I will send you far away to the Gentiles.’”Acts 9:15; 18:6; 26:17; Rom 1:5; 11:13; 15:16; Gal 1:15-16; 2:7-8; Eph 3:7-8; 1Tim 2:7; 2Tim 1:11

Acts 26:17-18

17 I will continue to rescue you from your people and from the Gentiles to whom I am sending you.Acts 22:21 18 You will open their eyes and turn them from darkness to light and from Satan's control to God, so that they might receive the forgiveness of sins and a share among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’Isa 35:5; 42:7; Luke 1:77, 79; John 8:12; Acts 20:32; 2Cor 4:4; 6:14; Eph 1:11, 18; 4:18; 5:8; Col 1:12-13; 1Thes 5:5; Eph 1:11, 18, 1Pet 2:9, 25

Romans 11:13

13 I am speaking to you Gentiles. Because I am an apostle to the Gentiles, I am glorifying my ministryActs 9:15; 13:2; 22:21; Rom 15:16; Gal 1:16; Eph 3:8; 1Tim 2:7; 2Tim 1:11

1 Corinthians 15:50

50 Brothers, this is what I mean: Flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, and what decays cannot inherit what does not decay.Matt 16:17; John 3:3, 5

2 Corinthians 4:6

6 For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” ^{▼▼Gen 1:3} has shone in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of God's glory in the face of Jesus Christ. ^{▼▼Other mss. lack Jesus; still other mss. read Christ Jesus}Gen 1:3; 2Cor 1:4; 1Pet 2:9; 2Pet 1:19

Ephesians 3:8

8 To me, the very least of all the saints, this grace was given so that I might proclaim to the Gentiles the immeasurable wealth of Christ1Cor 15:9; Gal 1:16; 2:8; Eph 1:7; Col 1:27; 1Tim 1:13, 15; 2:7; 2Tim 1:11

Ephesians 6:12

12 For our ^{▼▼Other mss. read your} struggle is not against a human opponent, ^{▼▼Lit. flesh and blood} but against rulers, against authorities, against cosmic powers in the darkness around us, ^{▼▼Lit. of this darkness} against evil spiritual forces in the heavenly realm.Matt 16:17; Luke 22:53; John 12:31; 14:30; Rom 8:38; 1Cor 15:50; Eph 1:21; 2:2; Col 1:13; 2:15