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But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother’s womb and called me by His grace,
But when it was the good pleasure of God, who separated me, even from my mother’s womb, and called me through his grace,
But when God, who had chosen me and set me apart before I was born, and called me through His grace, was pleased
But when He, Who had chosen and set me apart [even] before I was born and had called me by His grace (His undeserved favor and blessing), saw fit and was pleased
But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother’s womb, and called me by his grace,
But when God, who from my mother’s womb set me apart and called me by his grace, was pleased
But God had set me apart from birth and called me through his grace. He was pleased
But when God, who picked me out before I was born and called me by his grace, chose
But even before I was born, God had chosen me by his gift of undeserved grace and had decided
But when God, who set me apart [even] from my mother's womb, and called [me] by his grace,
But when God— the One having separated me from my mother’s womb and having called me through His grace— was well-pleased
But when it pleased him, who separated me from my mother's womb, and called me by his grace,
But God had special plans for me even before I was born. So he chose me through his grace.
But God had chosen me to serve him even before I was born. He chose me to be his servant because he is very kind.
However, God, who set me apart from my mother’s womb and called me by his grace, was pleased
But when he who had set me apart before I was born, and who called me by his grace,
But when he who had set me apart before I was born, and who called me by his grace,
But God ·set me apart [or chose/appointed me] for his work ·even before I was born [L from my mother’s womb]. He called me through his grace
But when it pleased God (which had separated me from my mother’s womb, and called me by his grace.)
But God, who appointed me before I was born and who called me by his kindness, was pleased
But God in his grace chose me even before I was born, and called me to serve him. And when he decided
But when God, who from my birth set me apart and called me by His grace, was pleased
But God had special plans for me even before I was born. So he called me through his grace that I might
But when God, who set me apart before I was born and who called me by his grace, was pleased
For you have heard of my past career in the Jewish religion, how I persecuted the Church of God with fanatical zeal and, in fact, did my best to destroy it. I was ahead of most of my contemporaries in the Jewish religion, and had a greater enthusiasm for the old traditions. But when the time came for God (who had chosen me from the moment of my birth, and then called me by his grace) to reveal his Son within me so that I might proclaim him to the non-Jewish world, I did not, as might have been expected, talk over the matter with any human being. I did not even go to Jerusalem to meet those who were God’s messengers before me—no, I went away to Arabia and later came back to Damascus. It was not until three years later that I went up to Jerusalem to see Peter, and I only stayed with him just over a fortnight. I did not meet any of the other messengers, except James, the Lord’s brother.
But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother’s womb and called me by his grace,
But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother's womb, and called me by his grace,
But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother’s womb, and called me by his grace,
But when God, who had set me apart from my mother’s womb and called me through His grace, was pleased
But when the one who set me apart from my mother’s womb and called me by his grace was pleased
But then something happened! For even before I was born, God had chosen me to be his and called me—what kindness and grace—
I’m sure that you’ve heard the story of my earlier life when I lived in the Jewish way. In those days I went all out in persecuting God’s church. I was systematically destroying it. I was so enthusiastic about the traditions of my ancestors that I advanced head and shoulders above my peers in my career. Even then God had his eye on me. Why, when I was still in my mother’s womb he chose and called me out of sheer generosity! Now he has intervened and revealed his Son to me so that I might joyfully tell non-Jews about him. Immediately after my calling—without consulting anyone around me and without going up to Jerusalem to confer with those who were apostles long before I was—I got away to Arabia. Later I returned to Damascus, but it was three years before I went up to Jerusalem to compare stories with Peter. I was there only fifteen days—but what days they were! Except for our Master’s brother James, I saw no other apostles. (I’m telling you the absolute truth in this.)
But when it pleased God, who set me apart since I was in my mother’s womb and called me by His grace,
But when · God, who had set me apart from my mother’s womb and called me by · his grace, was pleased
But God, who appointed me before I was born and who called me by his kindness, was pleased
But when [God], who from my mother’s womb had set me apart and called me through his grace, was pleased
But when He who had set me apart even from my mother’s womb and called me through His grace was pleased
But when God, who had set me apart even from my mother’s womb and called me through His grace, was pleased
However, when God, who had set me apart even before my birth, called me through his grace and chose
But God had special plans for me and set me apart for his work even before I was born. He called me through his grace
But when the one who set me apart from birth and called me by his grace was pleased
But God set me apart from before the time I was born. He showed me his grace by appointing me. He was pleased
But when God, who set me apart from my mother’s womb and called me by his grace, was pleased
But when God, who set me apart from my mother’s womb and called me by his grace, was pleased
But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother’s womb and called me through His grace,
But God chose me before I was born. By His loving-favor He called me to work for Him.
But even before I was born, God chose me and called me by his marvelous grace. Then it pleased him
But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother’s womb and called me by his grace,
But when God, who had set me apart before I was born and called me through his grace, was pleased
But when God, who had set me apart before I was born and called me through his grace, was pleased
But when God, who had set me apart before I was born and called me through his grace, was pleased
But when the one who had set me apart before I was born and called me through his grace was pleased
But when God, who set me apart from my mother’s womb, and called me by his grace, was pleased
But when Hashem was pleased, when it was the ratzon Hashem, Hashem being the One who separated me as kodesh KERA’ANI MIME’EI IMMI ("He called me from the womb of my mother" YESHAYAH 49:1) and granted me the kri’ah (calling), summoning me through the Chen v’Chesed of Hashem,
But when it pleased God (who had set me apart from my mother’s womb, and called me by His grace)
But when he who had set me apart before I was born, and had called me through his grace,
But when he who had set me apart before I was born, and had called me through his grace,
But when God—who set me apart from birth and called me through His grace—was pleased
But God—who set me apart even before birth and called me by His grace—chose, to His great delight,
But when it was the good pleasure of God, who separated me from my mother’s womb and called me through his grace
But God chose me to be an apostle before I was born. And he called me by his love.
But when it pleased him, that separated me [that parted me] from my mother's womb, and called by his grace,
and when God was well pleased -- having separated me from the womb of my mother, and having called [me] through His grace --
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