Numbers 8:14
Matthew 9:38
38So ask the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into his harvest.”2Thes 3:1Acts 9:15
15But 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 1:11Acts 14:26
26From there they sailed back to Antioch, where they had been commended to the grace of God for the work they had completed.Acts 13:1, 3; 15:40Acts 22:21
21Then 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 1:11Romans 1:1
1The Letter of Paul to the RomansGreetings from PaulFrom ▼▼The Gk. lacks From
Paul, a servant ▼▼Or slave
of Jesus Christ, ▼▼Other mss. read Christ Jesus
called to be an apostle and set apart for the gospel of God,Acts 9:15; 13:2; 22:21; 1Cor 1:1; Gal 1:1, 15; 1Tim 1:11; 2:7; 2Tim 1:11 Romans 10:15
15And how can they preach unless they are sent? As it is written,Isa 52:7; Nah 1:15 “How beautiful are the feet of thosewho bring the good news!” ▼▼Isa 52:7
Galatians 1:15
15But when God, who set me apart before I was born and who called me by his grace, was pleasedIsa 49:1, 5; Jer 1:5; Acts 9:15; 13:2; 22:14-15; Rom 1:1Galatians 2:9
9So when James, Cephas, ▼▼I.e. Peter
and John (who were reputed to be leaders) ▼▼Lit. pillars
recognized the grace that had been given me, they gave Barnabas and me the right hand of fellowship, agreeing that we should go to the Gentiles and they to the circumcised.Matt 16:18; Rom 1:5; 15:15; 1Cor 15:10; Eph 2:20; 3:8; Rev 21:14 Ephesians 3:7-8
7I have become a servant of this gospel ▼▼Lit. of it
according to the gift of God's grace that was given me by the working of his power.Rom 1:5; Eph 1:19; Col 1:20, 23, 25 8To 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 1 Timothy 2:7
7For this reason I was appointed to be a preacher, an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth. (I am telling you the truth. ▼▼Other mss. read the truth in Christ
I am not lying.)Rom 9:1; 11:13; 15:16; Gal 1:16; Eph 3:7-8; 2Tim 1:11 2 Timothy 1:11
11For the sake of this gospel ▼▼Lit. For which
I was appointed to be a preacher, an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles. ▼▼Other mss. lack of the Gentiles
Acts 9:15; Eph 3:7-8; 1Tim 2:7; 2Tim 4:17 Hebrews 5:4
4No one takes this honor upon himself but he is called to it by God, just as Aaron was.Exod 28:1; Num 16:5, 40; 1Chr 23:13; 2Chr 26:18; John 3:27
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