vSee 1 Cor. 15:9
Luke 21:15
15for aI will give you a mouth and bwisdom, which none of your adversaries will be able to withstand or ccontradict.Acts 9:15
15But the Lord said to him, “Go, for dhe is a chosen instrument of mine to carry my name ebefore the Gentiles and fkings and the children of Israel.Acts 26:17-18
17 gdelivering you from your people and from the Gentiles— hto whom I iam sending you 18 jto open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from kthe power of Satan to God, that they may receive lforgiveness of sins and ma place among those who are sanctified nby faith in me.’Romans 16:25-26
Doxology
25 oNow to him who is able to strengthen you paccording to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, qaccording to the revelation of the mystery rthat was kept secret for slong ages 26but thas now been disclosed and through the prophetic writings has been made known to all nations, according to the command of the eternal God, uto bring about the obedience of faith—Ephesians 3:8
8To me, vthough I am the very least of all the saints, this grace was given, wto preach to the Gentiles the xunsearchable yriches of Christ,Philippians 1:12-14
The Advance of the Gospel
12I want you to know, brothers, ▼▼Or brothers and sisters. The plural Greek word adelphoi (translated “brothers”) refers to siblings in a family. In New Testament usage, depending on the context, adelphoi may refer either to men or to both men and women who are siblings (brothers and sisters) in God’s family, the church; also verse 14
that what has happened to me has really aaserved to advance the gospel, 13so that it has become known throughout the whole imperial guard ▼▼Greek in the whole praetorium
and acto all the rest that admy imprisonment is for Christ. 14And most of the brothers, having become confident in the Lord by my imprisonment, are much more bold aeto speak the word ▼▼Some manuscripts add of God
without fear.
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