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Acts 9:17
Then Ananias went to the house and entered it. Placing his hands on Saul, he said,“ Brother Saul, the Lord— Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming here— has sent me so that you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit.”
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Acts 9:3
As he neared Damascus on his journey, 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
And for this purpose I was appointed a herald and an apostle— I am telling the truth, I am not lying— and a true and faithful teacher of the Gentiles.
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Titus 1:1-3
Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ to further the faith of God’s elect and their knowledge of the truth that leads to godliness—in the hope of eternal life, which God, who does not lie, promised before the beginning of time,and which now at his appointed season he has brought to light through the preaching entrusted to me by the command of God our Savior,
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1 Corinthians 9 19
Though I am free and belong to no one, I have made myself a slave to everyone, to win as many as possible.
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Acts 23:11
The following night the Lord stood near Paul and said,“ Take courage! As you have testified about me in Jerusalem, so you must also testify in Rome.”
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Galatians 1:15-17
But when God, who set me apart from my mother’s womb and called me by his grace, was pleasedto reveal his Son in me so that I might preach him among the Gentiles, my immediate response was not to consult any human being.I did not go up to Jerusalem to see those who were apostles before I was, but I went into Arabia. Later I returned to Damascus.
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2 Timothy 1 11
And of this gospel I was appointed a herald and an apostle and a teacher.
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Romans 1:1
Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle and set apart for the gospel of God—
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2 Corinthians 6 1
As God’s co-workers we urge you not to receive God’s grace in vain.
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Galatians 5:1
It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.
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Galatians 1:1
Paul, an apostle— sent not from men nor by a man, but by Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised him from the dead—
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Galatians 2:7-8
On the contrary, they recognized that I had been entrusted with the task of preaching the gospel to the uncircumcised, just as Peter had been to the circumcised.For God, who was at work in Peter as an apostle to the circumcised, was also at work in me as an apostle to the Gentiles.
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Acts 14:14
But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard of this, they tore their clothes and rushed out into the crowd, shouting:
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Acts 26:16-18
‘ Now get up and stand on your feet. I have appeared to you to appoint you as a servant and as a witness of what you have seen and will see of me.I will rescue you from your own people and from the Gentiles. I am sending you to themto open their eyes and turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’
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Romans 11:13
I am talking to you Gentiles. Inasmuch as I am the apostle to the Gentiles, I take pride in my ministry
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1 Corinthians 15 8-1 Corinthians 15 9
and last of all he appeared to me also, as to one abnormally born.For I am the least of the apostles and do not even deserve to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.
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1 Corinthians 9 2-1 Corinthians 9 3
Even though I may not be an apostle to others, surely I am to you! For you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord.This is my defense to those who sit in judgment on me.
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1 Thessalonians 2 6
We were not looking for praise from people, not from you or anyone else, even though as apostles of Christ we could have asserted our authority.
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2 Corinthians 11 5
I do not think I am in the least inferior to those“ super- apostles.”
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1 Corinthians 4 14-1 Corinthians 4 15
I am writing this not to shame you but to warn you as my dear children.Even if you had ten thousand guardians in Christ, you do not have many fathers, for in Christ Jesus I became your father through the gospel.
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Acts 22:6-8
“ About noon as I came near Damascus, suddenly a bright light from heaven flashed around me.I fell to the ground and heard a voice say to me,‘ Saul! Saul! Why do you persecute me?’“‘ Who are you, Lord?’ I asked.“‘ I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are persecuting,’ he replied.
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Acts 9:15
But the Lord said to Ananias,“ Go! This man is my chosen instrument to proclaim my name to the Gentiles and their kings and to the people of Israel.
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Romans 1:5
Through him we received grace and apostleship to call all the Gentiles to the obedience that comes from faith for his name’s sake.
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Acts 14:4
The people of the city were divided; some sided with the Jews, others with the apostles.
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Acts 9:5
“ Who are you, Lord?” Saul asked.“ I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,” he replied.
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2 Corinthians 12 11-2 Corinthians 12 12
I have made a fool of myself, but you drove me to it. I ought to have been commended by you, for I am not in the least inferior to the“ super-apostles,” even though I am nothing.I persevered in demonstrating among you the marks of a true apostle, including signs, wonders and miracles.
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Acts 18:8-11
Crispus, the synagogue leader, and his entire household believed in the Lord; and many of the Corinthians who heard Paul believed and were baptized.One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision:“ Do not be afraid; keep on speaking, do not be silent.For I am with you, and no one is going to attack and harm you, because I have many people in this city.”So Paul stayed in Corinth for a year and a half, teaching them the word of God.
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Acts 13:2
While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said,“ Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.”
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Acts 16:17-18
She followed Paul and the rest of us, shouting,“ These men are servants of the Most High God, who are telling you the way to be saved.”She kept this up for many days. Finally Paul became so annoyed that he turned around and said to the spirit,“ In the name of Jesus Christ I command you to come out of her!” At that moment the spirit left her.
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1 Corinthians 1 1
Paul, called to be an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and our brother Sosthenes,
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Acts 22:14-21
“ Then he said:‘ The God of our ancestors has chosen you to know his will and to see the Righteous One and to hear words from his mouth.You will be his witness to all people of what you have seen and heard.And now what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized and wash your sins away, calling on his name.’“ When I returned to Jerusalem and was praying at the temple, I fell into a tranceand saw the Lord speaking to me.‘ Quick!’ he said.‘ Leave Jerusalem immediately, because the people here will not accept your testimony about me.’“‘ Lord,’ I replied,‘ these people know that I went from one synagogue to another to imprison and beat those who believe in you.And when the blood of your martyr Stephen was shed, I stood there giving my approval and guarding the clothes of those who were killing him.’“ Then the Lord said to me,‘ Go; I will send you far away to the Gentiles.’”
