¹⁵ So he said to Him, “O ^[a]my Lord, how can I save Israel? Indeed ^(A)my clan is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father’s house.”

²¹ And Saul answered and said, ^(A)“Am I not a Benjamite, of the ^(B)smallest of the tribes of Israel, and ^(C)my family the least of all the families of the ^[a]tribe of Benjamin? Why then do you speak like this to me?”

¹¹ But Moses said to God, ^(A)“Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh, and that I should bring the children of Israel out of Egypt?”

¹⁰ Then Moses said to the Lord, “O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither before nor since You have spoken to Your servant; but ^(A)I am slow of speech and ^[a]slow of tongue.”

⁶ Then said I:

Purpose of the Mystery

⁸ To me, ^(A)who am less than the least of all the saints, this grace was given, that I should preach among the Gentiles ^(B)the unsearchable riches of Christ,

⁹ For I am ^(A)the least of the apostles, who am not worthy to be called an apostle, because ^(B)I persecuted the church of God.

³⁴ Then Mary said to the angel, “How can this be, since I ^[a]do not know a man?”

The Coming Messiah