Through Him (A)we have received grace and apostleship for (B)obedience to the faith among all nations (C)for His name,

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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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Footnotes

  1. Romans 1:5 Or that is

15 But the Lord said to him, “Go, for (A)he is a chosen vessel of Mine to bear My name before (B)Gentiles, (C)kings, and the (D)children[a] of Israel.

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  1. Acts 9:15 Lit. sons

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)now made manifest, and by the prophetic Scriptures made known to all nations, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, for (B)obedience to the 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

Then (A)the word of God spread, and the number of the disciples multiplied greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many (B)of the priests were obedient to 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 (A)from the rising of the sun, even to its going down,
My name shall be great (B)among the Gentiles;
(C)In every place (D)incense shall be offered to My name,
And a pure offering;
(E)For My name shall be great among the nations,”
Says the Lord of hosts.

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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)having been perfected, He became the author 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 (A)by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me was not in vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all, (B)yet not I, but the grace of God which was 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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Serve God with Spiritual Gifts

For I say, (A)through the grace given to me, to everyone who is among you, (B)not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think soberly, as God has dealt (C)to each one a measure of faith.

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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 chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of (A)darkness into His marvelous light; 10 (B)who once were not a people but are now the people of God, who had not obtained mercy but now have obtained 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 it pleased God, (A)who separated me from my mother’s womb and called me through His grace, 16 (B)to reveal His Son in me, that (C)I might preach Him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately confer with (D)flesh and blood,

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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 (A)to take part in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas by transgression fell, that he might 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 effectively in Peter for the apostleship to the (A)circumcised (B)also (C)worked effectively in me toward the Gentiles), and when James, [a]Cephas, and John, who seemed to be (D)pillars, perceived (E)the grace that had been given to me, they gave me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, (F)that we should go to the Gentiles and they to the circumcised.

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Footnotes

  1. Galatians 2:9 Peter

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

(A)For the weapons (B)of our warfare are not [a]carnal but (C)mighty in God (D)for pulling down strongholds, (E)casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ, (F)and being ready to punish all disobedience when (G)your obedience is fulfilled.

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  1. 2 Corinthians 10:4 of the flesh

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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