Act 9:15, 1Th 4:3-4, 2Ti 2:20-21, 1Pe 3:17 | ESV | STEP | But the Lord said to him , Go , for he is a chosen instrument of mine to carry my name before the Gentiles and kings and the children of Israel .

Acts 9:15

15 But the Lord said to him, “Go, for ^ahe is a chosen instrument of mine to carry my name ^bbefore the Gentiles and ^ckings and the children of Israel.

1 Thessalonians 4:3-4

3 For this is the will of God, ^dyour sanctification: ^{▼▼Or your holiness} ^fthat you abstain from sexual immorality; 4 that each one of you know how to control his own ^gbody ^{▼▼Or how to take a wife for himself; Greek how to possess his own vessel} in holiness and ⁱhonor,

2 Timothy 2:20-21

20 Now in ^ja great house there are not only vessels of gold and silver but also of wood and clay, ^ksome for honorable use, some for dishonorable. 21 Therefore, ^lif anyone cleanses himself from what is dishonorable, ^{▼▼Greek from these things} he will be a vessel for honorable use, set apart as holy, useful to the master of the house, ⁿready for every good work.

1 Peter 3:17

17 For ^oit is better to suffer for doing good, if that should be God’s will, than for doing evil.