Isa 49:1, Jer 1:5, Act 13:2, 22:14-15, Rom 1:1 | ESV | STEP | Listen to me, O coastlands , and give attention , you peoples from afar . The Lord called me from the womb , from the body of my mother he named my name .

Isaiah 49:1

The Servant of the Lord

1 Listen to me, ^aO coastlands,
and give attention, you peoples ^bfrom afar.
^cThe Lord called me from the womb,
from the body of my mother he named my name.

Jeremiah 1:5

5 ^d“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you,
and before you were born ^eI consecrated you;
I appointed you a prophet ^fto the nations.”

Acts 13:2

2 While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, ^gthe Holy Spirit said, ^h“Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul ⁱfor the work to which I have called them.”

Acts 22:14-15

14 And he said, ^j‘The God of our fathers ^kappointed you to know his will, ^lto see ^mthe Righteous One and ⁿto hear a voice from his mouth; 15 for ^oyou will be a witness for him to everyone of what ^pyou have seen and heard.

Romans 1:1

Greeting

1 Paul, ^qa servant ^{▼▼Or slave (for the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface)} of Christ Jesus, ^scalled to be an apostle, ^tset apart for the gospel of God,