1 Timothy 2:7
2:7 For this I was appointed a preacher and apostle – I am telling the truth;
I am not lying – and a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.
Acts 9:15
9:15 But the Lord said to him, “Go, because this man is my chosen instrument
to carry my name before Gentiles and kings and the people of Israel.
Acts 26:16-18
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.
26:17 I will rescue
you from your own people
and from the Gentiles, to whom
I am sending you
26:18 to open their eyes so that they turn
from darkness to light and from the power
of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a share
among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’
Acts 26:1
Paul Offers His Defense
26:1 So Agrippa said to Paul, “You have permission to speak for yourself.” Then Paul held out his hand and began his defense:
Colossians 1:17
1:17 He himself is before all things and all things are held together in him.
Galatians 1:1
Salutation
1:1 From Paul, an apostle (not from men, nor by human agency, but by Jesus Christ and God the Father who raised him from the dead)
Galatians 1:11
Paul’s Vindication of His Apostleship
1:11 Now I want you to know, brothers and sisters, that the gospel I preached is not of human origin.
Galatians 1:2
1:2 and all the brothers with me, to the churches of Galatia.
Galatians 1:11
Paul’s Vindication of His Apostleship
1:11 Now I want you to know, brothers and sisters, that the gospel I preached is not of human origin.
Titus 1:3
1:3 But now in his own time
he has made his message evident through the preaching I was entrusted with according to the command of God our Savior.