Acts 22:21
Then he said to me,‘Go, because I will send you far away to the Gentiles.’”
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- Acts 9:15 : 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 13:2 : 2 While they were serving the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said,“Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.”
- Acts 13:46-47 : 46 Both Paul and Barnabas replied courageously,“It was necessary to speak the word of God to you first. Since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we are turning to the Gentiles. 47 For this is what the Lord has commanded us:‘I have appointed you to be a light for the Gentiles, to bring salvation to the ends of the earth.’”
- Acts 18:6 : 6 When they opposed him and reviled him, he protested by shaking out his clothes and said to them,“Your blood be on your own heads! I am guiltless! From now on I will go to the Gentiles!”
- Acts 26:17-18 : 17 I will rescue you from your own people and from the Gentiles, to whom I am sending you 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.’
- Rom 1:5 : 5 Through him we have received grace and our apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith among all the Gentiles on behalf of his name.
- Rom 11:13 : 13 Now I am speaking to you Gentiles. Seeing that I am an apostle to the Gentiles, I magnify my ministry,
- Rom 15:16 : 16 to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles. I serve the gospel of God like a priest, so that the Gentiles may become an acceptable offering, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.
- Rom 16:26 : 26 but now is disclosed, and through the prophetic scriptures has been made known to all the nations, according to the command of the eternal God, to bring about the obedience of faith–
- Gal 1:15-16 : 15 But when the one who set me apart from birth and called me by his grace was pleased 16 to reveal his Son in me so that I could preach him among the Gentiles, I did not go to ask advice from any human being,
- Gal 2:7-8 : 7 On the contrary, when they saw that I was entrusted with the gospel to the uncircumcised just as Peter was entrusted with the gospel to the circumcised 8 (for he who empowered Peter for his apostleship to the circumcised also empowered me for my apostleship to the Gentiles)
- Eph 3:6-8 : 6 namely, that through the gospel the Gentiles are fellow heirs, fellow members of the body, and fellow partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus. 7 I became a servant of this gospel according to the gift of God’s grace that was given to me by the exercise of his power. 8 To me– less than the least of all the saints– this grace was given, to proclaim to the Gentiles the unfathomable riches of Christ
- 1 Tim 2:7 : 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.
- 2 Tim 1:11 : 11 For this gospel I was appointed a preacher and apostle and teacher.
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- Acts 26:12-176 verses80%
12“While doing this very thing, as I was going to Damascus with authority and complete power from the chief priests,
13about noon along the road, Your Majesty, I saw a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, shining everywhere around me and those traveling with me.
14When we had all fallen to the ground, I heard a voice saying to me in Aramaic,‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? You are hurting yourself by kicking against the goads.’
15So I said,‘Who are you, Lord?’ And the Lord replied,‘I am Jesus whom you are persecuting.
16But 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.
17I will rescue you from your own people and from the Gentiles, to whom I am sending you
- Acts 22:17-204 verses80%
17When I returned to Jerusalem and was praying in the temple, I fell into a trance
18and saw the Lord saying to me,‘Hurry and get out of Jerusalem quickly, because they will not accept your testimony about me.’
19I replied,‘Lord, they themselves know that I imprisoned and beat those in the various synagogues who believed in you.
20And when the blood of your witness Stephen was shed, I myself was standing nearby, approving, and guarding the cloaks of those who were killing him.’
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22The Roman Commander Questions Paul The crowd was listening to him until he said this. Then they raised their voices and shouted,“Away with this man from the earth! For he should not be allowed to live!”
- Acts 22:4-118 verses78%
4I persecuted this Way even to the point of death, tying up both men and women and putting them in prison,
5as both the high priest and the whole council of elders can testify about me. From them I also received letters to the brothers in Damascus, and I was on my way to make arrests there and bring the prisoners to Jerusalem to be punished.
6As I was en route and near Damascus, about noon a very bright light from heaven suddenly flashed around me.
7Then I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me,‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?’
8I answered,‘Who are you, Lord?’ He said to me,‘I am Jesus the Nazarene, whom you are persecuting.’
9Those who were with me saw the light, but did not understand the voice of the one who was speaking to me.
10So I asked,‘What should I do, Lord?’ The Lord said to me,‘Get up and go to Damascus; there you will be told about everything that you have been designated to do.’
11Since I could not see because of the brilliance of that light, I came to Damascus led by the hand of those who were with me.
- Acts 9:15-162 verses77%
15But 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.
16For I will show him how much he must suffer for the sake of my name.”
- Acts 26:19-213 verses75%
19“Therefore, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision,
20but I declared to those in Damascus first, and then to those in Jerusalem and in all Judea, and to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, performing deeds consistent with repentance.
21For this reason the Jews, after they seized me while I was in the temple courts, were trying to kill me.
- Acts 20:22-232 verses75%
22And now, compelled by the Spirit, I am going to Jerusalem without knowing what will happen to me there,
23except that the Holy Spirit warns me in town after town that imprisonment and persecutions are waiting for me.
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6But stand up and enter the city and you will be told what you must do.”
- Acts 13:46-472 verses74%
46Both Paul and Barnabas replied courageously,“It was necessary to speak the word of God to you first. Since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we are turning to the Gentiles.
47For this is what the Lord has commanded us:‘I have appointed you to be a light for the Gentiles, to bring salvation to the ends of the earth.’”
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28“Therefore be advised that this salvation from God has been sent to the Gentiles; they will listen!”
- Acts 22:14-152 verses73%
14Then 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,
15because you will be his witness to all people of what you have seen and heard.
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6When they opposed him and reviled him, he protested by shaking out his clothes and said to them,“Your blood be on your own heads! I am guiltless! From now on I will go to the Gentiles!”
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11Then the Lord told him,“Get up and go to the street called‘Straight,’ and at Judas’ house look for a man from Tarsus named Saul. For he is praying,
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33So Paul left the Areopagus.
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19When Paul had greeted them, he began to explain in detail what God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry.
- Acts 21:12-132 verses72%
12When we heard this, both we and the local people begged him not to go up to Jerusalem.
13Then Paul replied,“What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be tied up, but even to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”
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30When the brothers found out about this, they brought him down to Caesarea and sent him away to Tarsus.
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4He fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him,“Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?”
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30When I was informed there would be a plot against this man, I sent him to you at once, also ordering his accusers to state their charges against him before you.
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25“And now I know that none of you among whom I went around proclaiming the kingdom will see me again.
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22A report about them came to the attention of the church in Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas to Antioch.
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2While they were serving 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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16to reveal his Son in me so that I could preach him among the Gentiles, I did not go to ask advice from any human being,
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22Then the commanding officer sent the young man away, directing him,“Tell no one that you have reported these things to me.”
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8and when he had explained everything to them, he sent them to Joppa.
- Acts 18:20-212 verses70%
20When they asked him to stay longer, he would not consent,
21but said farewell to them and added,“I will come back to you again if God wills.” Then he set sail from Ephesus,
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1And Saul agreed completely with killing him. Saul Begins to Persecute the ChurchNow on that day a great persecution began against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were forced to scatter throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria.