Acts 26:16
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16 But get up and stand on your feet, for I have appeared to you for this purpose, to appoint you to serve and testify to the things in which you have seen me[a] and to those in which I will appear to you.(A)
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- 26.16 Other ancient authorities read the things that you have seen
Acts 22:14-15
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14 Then he said, ‘The God of our ancestors has chosen you to know his will, to see the Righteous One, and to hear his own voice,(A) 15 for you will be his witness to all the world of what you have seen and heard.(B)
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Daniel 10:11
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11 He said to me, “Daniel, greatly beloved, pay attention to the words that I am going to speak to you. Stand on your feet, for I have now been sent to you.” So while he was speaking this word to me, I stood up trembling.(A)
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Ezekiel 2:1
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The Vision of the Scroll
2 He said to me: “O mortal,[a] stand up on your feet, and I will speak with you.”(A)
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- 2.1 Heb son of man (and so throughout the book when Ezekiel is addressed)
1 Timothy 1:12
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Gratitude for Mercy
12 I am grateful to Christ Jesus our Lord, who has strengthened me, because he considered me faithful and appointed me to his service,(A)
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Galatians 1:12
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12 for I did not receive it from a human source, nor was I taught it, but I received it through a revelation of Jesus Christ.
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Romans 15:16
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16 to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the gentiles in the priestly service of the gospel of God, so that the offering of the gentiles may be acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.(A)
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Colossians 1:25
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25 I became its minister according to God’s commission that was given to me for you, to make the word of God fully known,(A)
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Colossians 1:23
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23 provided that you continue securely established and steadfast in the faith, without shifting from the hope promised by the gospel that you heard, which has been proclaimed to every creature[a] under heaven. I, Paul, became a minister of this gospel.(A)
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- 1.23 Or in all creation
Ephesians 3:7-8
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7 Of this gospel I have become a servant according to the gift of God’s grace that was given me by the working of his power. 8 Although I am the very least of all the saints, this grace was given to me to bring to the gentiles the news of the boundless riches of Christ(A)
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Galatians 2:2
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2 I went up in response to a revelation. Then I laid before them (though only in a private meeting with the acknowledged leaders) the gospel that I proclaim among the gentiles, in order to make sure that I was not running, or had not run, in vain.(A)
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2 Corinthians 12:1-7
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Paul’s Visions and Revelations
12 It is necessary to boast; nothing is to be gained by it, but I will go on to visions and revelations of the Lord. 2 I know a person in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up to the third heaven—whether in the body or out of the body I do not know; God knows.(A) 3 And I know that such a person—whether in the body or out of the body I do not know; God knows— 4 was caught up into paradise and heard things that are not to be told, that no mortal is permitted to repeat. 5 On behalf of such a one I will boast, but on my own behalf I will not boast, except of my weaknesses. 6 But if I wish to boast, I will not be a fool, for I will be speaking the truth. But I refrain from it, so that no one may think better of me than what is seen in me or heard from me,(B) 7 even considering the exceptional character of the revelations. Therefore, to keep[a] me from being too elated, a thorn was given me in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to torment me, to keep me from being too elated.[b]
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Acts 23:11
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11 That night the Lord stood near him and said, “Keep up your courage! For just as you have testified for me in Jerusalem, so you must bear witness also in Rome.”(A)
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2 Timothy 4:5
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5 As for you, be sober in everything, endure suffering, do the work of an evangelist, carry out your ministry fully.(A)
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1 Timothy 4:6
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A Good Minister of Jesus Christ
6 If you put these instructions before the brothers and sisters, you will be a good servant[a] of Christ Jesus, nourished on the words of the faith and of the sound teaching that you have followed.(A)
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- 4.6 Or deacon
1 Thessalonians 3:2
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2 and sent Timothy, our brother and God’s coworker[a] in the gospel of Christ, to strengthen and encourage you for the sake of your faith,(A)
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- 3.2 Other ancient authorities read minister or God’s minister and our coworker
Colossians 1:7
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7 This you learned from Epaphras, our beloved fellow servant. He is a faithful minister of Christ on our[a] behalf,(A)
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- 1.7 Other ancient authorities read your
2 Corinthians 5:18
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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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2 Corinthians 4:1
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Treasure in Clay Jars
4 Therefore, since it is by God’s mercy that we are engaged in this ministry, we do not lose heart.(A)
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Romans 1:5
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5 through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith among all the gentiles for the sake of his name,(A)
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Acts 27:23-24
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23 For last night there stood by me an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I worship,(A) 24 and he said, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul; you must stand before the emperor, and, indeed, God has granted safety to all those who are sailing with you.’(B)
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Acts 22:17-21
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Paul Sent to the Gentiles
17 “After I had returned to Jerusalem and while I was praying in the temple, I fell into a trance(A) 18 and saw Jesus[a] saying to me, ‘Hurry and get out of Jerusalem quickly, because they will not accept your testimony about me.’ 19 And I said, ‘Lord, they themselves know that in every synagogue I imprisoned and beat those who believed in you.(B) 20 And while the blood of your witness Stephen was shed, I myself was standing by, approving and keeping the coats of those who killed him.’(C) 21 Then he said to me, ‘Go, for I will send you far away to the gentiles.’ ”(D)
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- 22.18 Gk him
Acts 22:10
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10 I asked, ‘What am I to do, Lord?’ The Lord said to me, ‘Get up and go to Damascus; there you will be told everything that has been assigned to you to do.’(A)
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Acts 21:19
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19 After greeting them, he related one by one the things that God had done among the gentiles through his ministry.(A)
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Acts 20:24
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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)
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