¹⁷ for he was numbered among us and was allotted his share in this ministry.”^(A)

²⁵ to take the place^[a] in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas turned aside to go to his own place.”

¹⁹ After greeting them, he related one by one the things that God had done among the gentiles through his ministry.^(A)

²⁴ But I do not count my life of any value to myself, if only I may finish my course and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the good news of God’s grace.^(A)

¹² While I was with them, I protected them in your name that^[a] you have given me. I guarded them, and not one of them was lost except the one destined to be lost,^[b] so that the scripture might be fulfilled.^(A)

⁷⁰ Jesus answered them, “Did I not choose you, the twelve? Yet one of you is a devil.”^{(A) 71} He was speaking of Judas son of Simon Iscariot,^[a] for he, though one of the twelve, was going to betray him.

¹⁹ and Judas Iscariot, who handed him over.

¹¹ He himself granted that some are apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers^{(A) 12} to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ,^(B)

¹⁸ All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and has given us the ministry of reconciliation;^(A)

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4 Therefore, since it is by God’s mercy that we are engaged in this ministry, we do not lose heart.^(A)