²¹ “Then the Lord said to me, ‘Go; I will send you far away to the Gentiles.’ ”^(A)

¹⁵ But the Lord said to Ananias, “Go! This man is my chosen instrument^(A) to proclaim my name to the Gentiles^(B) and their kings^(C) and to the people of Israel.

⁷ And for this purpose I was appointed a herald and an apostle—I am telling the truth, I am not lying^(A)—and a true and faithful teacher^(B) of the Gentiles.^(C)

⁶ This mystery is that through the gospel the Gentiles are heirs^(A) together with Israel, members together of one body,^(B) and sharers together in the promise in Christ Jesus.^(C)

⁷ I became a servant of this gospel^(D) by the gift of God’s grace given me^(E) through the working of his power.^{(F) 8} Although I am less than the least of all the Lord’s people,^(G) this grace was given me: to preach to the Gentiles^(H) the boundless riches of Christ,^(I)

⁷ On the contrary, they recognized that I had been entrusted with the task^(A) of preaching the gospel to the uncircumcised,^[a](B) just as Peter^(C) had been to the circumcised.^{[b] 8} For God, who was at work in Peter as an apostle^(D) to the circumcised, was also at work in me as an apostle^(E) to the Gentiles.

¹⁶ to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles.^(A) He gave me the priestly duty of proclaiming the gospel of God,^(B) so that the Gentiles might become an offering^(C) acceptable to God, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

¹³ I am talking to you Gentiles. Inasmuch as I am the apostle to the Gentiles,^(A) I take pride in my ministry

⁴⁶ Then Paul and Barnabas answered them boldly: “We had to speak the word of God to you first.^(A) Since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we now turn to the Gentiles.^{(B) 47} For this is what the Lord has commanded us:

¹¹ And of this gospel^(A) I was appointed^(B) a herald and an apostle and a teacher.^(C)