¹⁷ for ^(A)he was numbered with us and obtained a part in ^(B)this ministry.”

^25 (A)to take part in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas by transgression fell, that he might go to his own place.”

¹⁹ When he had greeted them, ^(A)he told in detail those things which God had done among the Gentiles ^(B)through his ministry.

^24 [a]But ^(A)none of these things move me; nor do I count my life dear to myself, ^(B)so that I may finish my ^[b]race with joy, ^(C)and the ministry ^(D)which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God.

⁷⁰ Jesus answered them, ^(A)“Did I not choose you, the twelve, ^(B)and one of you is a devil?” ⁷¹ He spoke of ^(C)Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon, for it was he who would ^(D)betray Him, being one of the twelve.

The Light of Christ’s Gospel

4 Therefore, since we have this ministry, ^(A)as we have received mercy, we ^(B)do not lose heart.

¹¹ And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, ¹² for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, ^(A)for the ^[a]edifying of ^(B)the body of Christ,

¹⁸ Now all things are of God, ^(A)who has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation,

Barnabas and Saul Appointed

²⁵ And ^(A)Barnabas and Saul returned ^[a]from Jerusalem when they had ^(B)fulfilled their ministry, and they also ^(C)took with them ^(D)John whose surname was Mark.