Acts 9:15–16

9:15 But the Lord said to him, “Go, because this man is my chosen instrument31 to carry my name before Gentiles and kings and the people of Israel.32 9:16 For I will show him how much he must suffer for the sake of my name.”33

31	tn Or “tool.”
32	tn Grk “the sons of Israel.” In Acts, Paul is a minister to all nations, including Israel (Rom 1:16–17).
33	tn Or “because of my name.” BDAG 1031 s.v. ὑπέρ 2 lists Acts 9:16 as an example of ὑπέρ (huper) used to indicate “the moving cause or reason, because of, for the sake of, for.”