through whom (A)we have received grace and (B)apostleship (C)to bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of his name (D)among all the nations,

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Through him we received grace(A) and apostleship to call all the Gentiles(B) to the obedience that comes from[a] faith(C) for his name’s sake.

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  1. Romans 1:5 Or that is

15 But the Lord said to him, “Go, for (A)he is a chosen instrument of mine to carry my name (B)before the Gentiles and (C)kings and the children of Israel.

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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.

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26 but (A)has now been disclosed and through the prophetic writings has been made known to all nations, according to the command of the eternal God, (B)to bring about the obedience of faith—

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26 but now revealed and made known through the prophetic writings(A) by the command of the eternal God, so that all the Gentiles might come to the obedience that comes from[a] faith(B)

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  1. Romans 16:26 Or that is

And (A)the word of God continued to increase, and the number of the disciples multiplied greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the priests (B)became obedient to (C)the faith.

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So the word of God spread.(A) The number of disciples in Jerusalem increased rapidly,(B) and a large number of priests became obedient to the faith.

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11 For from the rising of the sun to its setting my name (A)will be[a] great among the nations, and in every place incense will be offered to my name, and a pure offering. For my name (B)will be great among the nations, says the Lord of hosts.

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  1. Malachi 1:11 Or is (three times in verse 11; also verse 14)

11 My name will be great(A) among the nations,(B) from where the sun rises to where it sets.(C) In every place incense(D) and pure offerings(E) will be brought to me, because my name will be great among the nations,” says the Lord Almighty.

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And (A)being made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey him,

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and, once made perfect,(A) he became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him

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10 But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain. On the contrary, (A)I worked harder than any of them, (B)though it was not I, but the grace of God that is with me.

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10 But by the grace(A) of God I am what I am, and his grace to me(B) was not without effect. No, I worked harder than all of them(C)—yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.(D)

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Gifts of Grace

For (A)by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you (B)not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, (C)each according to (D)the measure of faith that God has assigned.

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Humble Service in the Body of Christ

For by the grace given me(A) I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each of you.

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But you are (A)a chosen race, (B)a royal (C)priesthood, (D)a holy nation, (E)a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you (F)out of darkness into (G)his marvelous light. 10 (H)Once you were not a people, but now you are God's people; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.

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But you are a chosen people,(A) a royal priesthood,(B) a holy nation,(C) God’s special possession,(D) that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.(E) 10 Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God;(F) once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.

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15 But when he (A)who had set me apart (B)before I was born,[a] and who (C)called me by his grace, 16 was pleased to reveal his Son to[b] me, in order (D)that I might preach him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately consult with anyone;[c]

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  1. Galatians 1:15 Greek set me apart from my mother's womb
  2. Galatians 1:16 Greek in
  3. Galatians 1:16 Greek with flesh and blood

15 But when God, who set me apart from my mother’s womb(A) and called me(B) by his grace, was pleased 16 to reveal his Son in me so that I might preach him among the Gentiles,(C) my immediate response was not to consult any human being.(D)

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25 to take the place in (A)this ministry and (B)apostleship from which Judas turned aside to go to his own place.”

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25 to take over this apostolic ministry, which Judas left to go where he belongs.”

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(for he who worked through Peter for his apostolic ministry to the circumcised worked also through me for mine to the Gentiles), and when James and Cephas and John, (A)who seemed to be (B)pillars, perceived the (C)grace that was given to me, they (D)gave the right hand of fellowship to Barnabas and me, that we should go to the Gentiles and they to the circumcised.

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For God, who was at work in Peter as an apostle(A) to the circumcised, was also at work in me as an apostle(B) to the Gentiles. James,(C) Cephas[a](D) and John, those esteemed as pillars,(E) gave me and Barnabas(F) the right hand of fellowship when they recognized the grace given to me.(G) They agreed that we should go to the Gentiles,(H) and they to the circumcised.

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  1. Galatians 2:9 That is, Peter; also in verses 11 and 14

For the (A)weapons of (B)our warfare are not of the flesh but have (C)divine power (D)to destroy strongholds. We destroy arguments and (E)every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to (F)obey Christ, (G)being ready to punish every disobedience, (H)when your obedience is complete.

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The weapons we fight with(A) are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power(B) to demolish strongholds.(C) We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God,(D) and we take captive every thought to make it obedient(E) to Christ. And we will be ready to punish every act of disobedience, once your obedience is complete.(F)

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