1Ti 1:1, 11-12, 2:7, 2Ti 1:11, Tit 1:1, Heb 5:4 | ESV | STEP | Paul , an apostle of Christ Jesus by command of God our Savior and of Christ Jesus our hope ,

1 Timothy 1:1

Greeting

1 Paul, ^aan apostle of Christ Jesus ^bby command of ^cGod our Savior and of Christ Jesus ^dour hope,

1 Timothy 1:11-12

11 in accordance with ^ethe gospel of the glory of ^fthe blessed God ^gwith which I have been entrusted.

Christ Jesus Came to Save Sinners

12 I thank him ^hwho has given me strength, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he judged me faithful, ⁱappointing me to his service,

1 Timothy 2:7

7 ^jFor this I was appointed a preacher and an apostle ( ^kI am telling the truth, I am not lying), ^la teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.

2 Timothy 1:11

11 ^mfor which I was appointed a preacher and apostle and teacher,

Titus 1:1

Greeting

1 Paul, a servant ^{▼▼Or slave (for the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface)} of God and ^oan apostle of Jesus Christ, for the sake of the faith of God’s elect and ^ptheir knowledge of the truth, ^qwhich accords with godliness,

Hebrews 5:4

4 And ^rno one takes this honor for himself, but only when called by God, ^sjust as Aaron was.