¹⁵But the Lord said to him, “Go, for ^whe is a chosen instrument of mine to carry my name ^xbefore the Gentiles and ^ykings and the children of Israel. ¹⁶For ^zI will show him how much ^ahe must suffer ^bfor the sake of my name.”

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w[ch. 13:2; Rom. 1:1; Gal. 1:15; Eph. 3:7]
x Rom. 1:5 (Gk.); 11:13; 15:16; Gal. 1:16; 2:2, 7–9; Eph. 3:7, 8; 1 Tim. 2:7; 2 Tim. 4:17
ych. 25:22, 23; 26:1, 32; 2 Tim. 4:16
zch. 20:23; 21:4, 11; 1 Thess. 3:3
aver. 6; [ch. 14:22; 2 Cor. 6:4, 5; 11:23–28]
bSee ch. 5:41

In other versions

NIVNew International Version (2011)

But the Lord said to Ananias, “Go! This man is my chosen instrument to proclaim my name to the Gentiles and their kings and to the people of Israel. I will show him how much he must suffer for my name.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

But the Lord said to him, “Go, for this man is my chosen instrument to take my name to Gentiles, kings, and Israelites. I will show him how much he must suffer for my name.”

NLTNew Living Translation

But the Lord said, “Go, for Saul is my chosen instrument to take my message to the Gentiles and to kings, as well as to the people of Israel. And I will show him how much he must suffer for my name’s sake.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

But the Lord said to him, “Go, because this man is my chosen instrument to carry my name before Gentiles and kings and the sons of Israel. For I will show him how much he must suffer for the sake of my name.”

KJV 1900King James Version

But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel: For I will shew him how great things he must suffer for my name’s sake.

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