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Acts 9:15–16

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15But the Lord said to him, “Go, for ahe is a chosen 1instrument of Mine, to bear My name before bthe Gentiles and ckings and the sons of Israel;

16for aI will show him how much he must suffer for My name.”

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Footnotes

  1. 1Or vessel

Cross references

  1. aActs 13:2; Rom 1:1; 9:23; Gal 1:15; Eph 3:7
  2. bActs 22:21; 26:17; Rom 1:5; 11:13; 15:16; Gal 1:16; 2:7ff; Eph 3:1, 8; 1 Tim 2:7; 2 Tim 4:17
  3. cActs 25:22f; 26:1, 32; 2 Tim 4:17
  4. aActs 20:23; 21:4, 11, 13; 2 Cor 6:4f; 11:23–27; 1 Thess 3:3

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

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

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.