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Acts 9:17
Then Ananias went to the house and entered it. He placed his hands on Saul.“ Brother Saul,” he said,“ you saw the Lord Jesus. He appeared to you on the road as you were coming here. He has sent me so that you will be able to see again. You will be filled with the Holy Spirit.”
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Acts 9:3
On his journey, Saul approached Damascus. Suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him.
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1 Corinthians 3 6
I planted the seed. Apollos watered it. But God has been making it grow.
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1 Timothy 2 7
I was appointed to be a messenger and an apostle to preach the good news. I am telling the truth. I’m not lying. God appointed me to be a true and faithful teacher of the Gentiles.
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Titus 1:1-3
I, Paul, am writing this letter. I serve God, and I am an apostle of Jesus Christ. God sent me to help his chosen people believe in Christ more and more. God sent me to help them understand even more the truth that leads to godly living.That belief and understanding lead to the hope of eternal life. Before time began, God promised to give that life. And he does not lie.Now, at just the right time, he has made his promise clear. He did this through the preaching that he trusted me with. God our Savior has commanded all these things.
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1 Corinthians 9 19
I am free and don’t belong to anyone. But I have made myself a slave to everyone. I do it to win as many as I can to Christ.
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Acts 23:11
The next night the Lord stood near Paul. He said,“ Be brave! You have told people about me in Jerusalem. You must do the same in Rome.”
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Galatians 1:15-17
But God set me apart from before the time I was born. He showed me his grace by appointing me. He was pleasedto show his Son in my life. He wanted me to preach about Jesus among the Gentiles. When God appointed me, I decided right away not to ask anyone for advice.I didn’t go up to Jerusalem to see those who were apostles before I was. Instead, I went into Arabia. Later I returned to Damascus.
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2 Timothy 1 11
I was appointed to announce the good news. I was appointed to be an apostle and a teacher.
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Romans 1:1
I, Paul, am writing this letter. I serve Christ Jesus. I have been appointed to be an apostle. God set me apart to tell others his good news.
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2 Corinthians 6 1
We work together with God. So we are asking you not to receive God’s grace and then do nothing with it.
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Galatians 5:1
Christ has set us free to enjoy our freedom. So remain strong in the faith. Don’t let the chains of slavery hold you again.
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Galatians 1:1
I, Paul, am writing this letter. I am an apostle. People have not sent me. No human authority has sent me. I have been sent by Jesus Christ and by God the Father. God raised Jesus from the dead.
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Galatians 2:7-8
In fact, it was just the opposite. They recognized the task I had been trusted with. It was the task of preaching the good news to the Gentiles. My task was like Peter’s task. He had been trusted with the task of preaching to the Jews.God was working in Peter as an apostle to the Jews. God was also working in me as an apostle to the Gentiles.
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Acts 14:14
But the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard about this. So they tore their clothes. They rushed out into the crowd. They shouted,
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Acts 26:16-18
Now get up. Stand on your feet. I have appeared to you to appoint you to serve me. And you must tell other people about me. You must tell others that you have seen me today. You must also tell them that I will show myself to you again.I will save you from your own people and from the Gentiles. I am sending you to themto open their eyes. I want you to turn them from darkness to light. I want you to turn them from Satan’s power to God. I want their sins to be forgiven. They will be forgiven when they believe in me. They will have their place among God’s people.’
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Romans 11:13
I am talking to you who are not Jews. I am the apostle to the Gentiles. So I take pride in the work I do for God and others.
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1 Corinthians 15 8-1 Corinthians 15 9
Last of all, he also appeared to me. I was like someone who wasn’t born at the right time.I am the least important of the apostles. I’m not even fit to be called an apostle. I tried to destroy God’s church.
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1 Corinthians 9 2-1 Corinthians 9 3
Others may not think of me as an apostle. But I am certainly one to you! You are the proof that I am the Lord’s apostle.That is what I say to stand up for myself when people judge me.
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1 Thessalonians 2 6
We were not expecting people to praise us. We were not looking for praise from you or anyone else. Yet as Christ’s apostles, we could have used our authority over you.
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2 Corinthians 11 5
I don’t think I’m in any way less important than those“ super- apostles.”
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1 Corinthians 4 14-1 Corinthians 4 15
I am not writing this to shame you. You are my dear children, and I want to warn you.Suppose you had 10,000 believers in Christ watching over you. You still wouldn’t have many fathers. I became your father by serving Christ Jesus and telling you the good news.
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Acts 22:6-8
“ I had almost reached Damascus. About noon a bright light from heaven suddenly flashed around me.I fell to the ground and heard a voice speak to me.‘ Saul! Saul!’ it said.‘ Why are you opposing me?’“‘ Who are you, Lord?’ I asked.“‘ I am Jesus of Nazareth,’ he replied.‘ I am the one you are opposing.’
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Acts 9:15
But the Lord said to Ananias,“ Go! I have chosen this man to work for me. He will announce my name to the Gentiles and to their kings. He will also announce my name to the people of Israel.
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Romans 1:5
We received grace because of what Jesus did. He made us apostles to the Gentiles. We must invite all of them to obey God by trusting in Jesus. We do this to bring glory to him.
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Acts 14:4
The people of the city did not agree with one another. Some were on the side of the Jews. Others were on the side of the apostles.
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Acts 9:5
“ Who are you, Lord?” Saul asked.“ I am Jesus,” he replied.“ I am the one you are opposing.
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2 Corinthians 12 11-2 Corinthians 12 12
I have made a fool of myself. But you made me do it. You should have praised me. Even though I am nothing, I am in no way less important than the“ super- apostles.”While I was with you, I kept on showing you the actions of a true apostle. These actions include signs, wonders and miracles.
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Acts 18:8-11
Crispus was the synagogue leader. He and everyone living in his house came to believe in the Lord. Many others who lived in Corinth heard Paul. They too believed and were baptized.One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision.“ Don’t be afraid,” he said.“ Keep on speaking. Don’t be silent.I am with you. No one will attack you and harm you. I have many people in this city.”So Paul stayed in Corinth for a year and a half. He taught them God’s word.
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Acts 13:2
While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit spoke.“ Set apart Barnabas and Saul for me,” he said.“ I have appointed them to do special work.”
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Acts 16:17-18
She followed Paul and the rest of us around. She shouted,“ These men serve the Most High God. They are telling you how to be saved.”She kept this up for many days. Finally Paul became upset. Turning around, he spoke to the spirit that was in her.“ In the name of Jesus Christ,” he said,“ I command you to come out of her!” At that very moment the spirit left the woman.
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1 Corinthians 1 1
I, Paul, am writing this letter. I have been chosen to be an apostle of Christ Jesus just as God planned. Our brother Sosthenes joins me in writing.
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Acts 22:14-21
“ Then he said,‘ The God of our people has chosen you. He wanted to tell you his plans for you. You have seen the Blameless One. You have heard words from his mouth.Now you will tell everyone about what you have seen and heard.So what are you waiting for? Get up and call on his name. Be baptized. Have your sins washed away.’“ I returned to Jerusalem and was praying at the temple. Then it seemed to me that I was dreaming.I saw the Lord speaking to me.‘ Quick!’ he said.‘ Leave Jerusalem at once. The people here will not accept what you tell them about me.’“‘ Lord,’ I replied,‘ these people know what I used to do. I went from one synagogue to another and put believers in prison. I also beat them.Stephen was a man who told other people about you. I stood there when he was killed. I had agreed that he should die. I even guarded the coats of those who were killing him.’“ Then the Lord said to me,‘ Go. I will send you far away to people who are not Jews.’ ”
