1 Corinthians 9:1
The Rights of an Apostle
9:1 Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are you not my work in the Lord?
Acts 9:3-5
9:3 As he was going along, approaching
Damascus, suddenly a light from heaven flashed
around him.
9:4 He
fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul,
why are you persecuting me?”
9:5 So he said, “Who are you, Lord?” He replied, “I am Jesus whom you are persecuting!
Acts 9:17
9:17 So Ananias departed and entered the house, placed
his hands on Saul
and said, “Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you came here,
has sent me so that you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit.”
Acts 18:9
18:9 The Lord said to Paul by a vision
in the night,
“Do not be afraid,
but speak and do not be silent,
Acts 22:14
22:14 Then he said, ‘The God of our ancestors
has already chosen
you to know his will, to see
the Righteous One,
and to hear a command
from his mouth,
Acts 22:18
22:18 and saw the Lord
saying to me, ‘Hurry and get out of Jerusalem quickly, because they will not accept your testimony about me.’
Acts 26:16
26:16 But get up and stand on your feet, for I have appeared to you for this reason, to designate you in advance
as a servant and witness
to the things
you have seen
and to the things in which I will appear to you.
Acts 26:2
26:2 “Regarding all the things I have been accused of by the Jews, King Agrippa, I consider myself fortunate that I am about to make my defense before you today,
Colossians 1:1-6
Salutation
1:1 From Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother,
1:2 to the saints, the faithful brothers and sisters in Christ, at Colossae. Grace and peace to you from God our Father!
Paul’s Thanksgiving and Prayer for the Church
1:3 We always give thanks to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you,
1:4 since we heard about your faith in Christ Jesus and the love that you have for all the saints.
1:5 Your faith and love have arisen from the hope laid up for you in heaven, which you have heard about in the message of truth, the gospel
1:6 that has come to you. Just as in the entire world this gospel is bearing fruit and growing, so it has also been bearing fruit and growing among you from the first day you heard it and understood the grace of God in truth.