THEOSISActs 9:15Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
And the Lord said to him: Go thy way: for this man is to me a vessel of election, to carry my name before the Gentiles and kings and the children of Israel.
ειπεν δε προς αυτον ο κυριος πορευου οτι σκευος εκλογης μοι εστιν ουτος του βαστασαι το ονομα μου ενωπιον εθνων και βασιλεων υιων τε ισραηλ
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Cross references
Passages read together with this verse.
- Gal 1:15But when it pleased him who separated me from my mother's womb and called me by his grace,
- Gal 1:16To reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the Gentiles: immediately I condescended not to flesh and blood.
- Eph 3:7Of which I am made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God, which is given to me according to the operation of his power.
- Eph 3:8To me, the least of all the saints, is given this grace, to preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ:
- 2 Tim 4:16At my first answer, no man stood with me: but all forsook me. May it not be laid to their charge!
- 2 Tim 4:17But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, that by me the preaching may be accomplished and that all the Gentiles may hear. And I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.
- Rom 11:13For I say to you, Gentiles: As long indeed as I am the apostle of the Gentiles, I will honour my ministry,
- Acts 26:17Delivering thee from the people and from the nations unto which now I send thee:
The original text
Greek text, 26 words with lemma, transliteration and Strong’s number. Tap to expand.
- Εἶπενeipento sayG2036 · ἔπω, ἐρῶ, εἶπον
- δὲdebutG1161 · δέ
- πρὸςprostoG4314 · πρός
- αὐτὸνautonheG846 · αὐτός
- ὁhotheG3588 · ὁ
- ΚύριοςkyrioslordG2962 · κύριος
- ΠορεύουporeuouI travelG4198 · πορεύω
- ὅτιhotithatG3754 · ὅτι
- σκεῦοςskeuosa vessel to contain liquidG4632 · σκεῦος
- ἐκλογῆςeklogēsa choosing outG1589 · ἐκλογή
- ἐστίνestinI amG1510 · εἰμί
- μοιmoiIG1473 · ἐγώ
- οὗτοςhoutosthisG3778 · οὗτος
- τοῦtoutheG3588 · ὁ
- βαστάσαιbastasaiI carryG941 · βαστάζω
- τὸtotheG3588 · ὁ
- ὄνομάonomanameG3686 · ὄνομα
- μουmouIG1473 · ἐγώ
- ἐνώπιονenōpionbefore the face ofG1799 · ἐνώπιον
- ἐθνῶνethnōna raceG1484 · ἔθνος
- τεteandG5037 · τε
- καὶkaiandG2532 · καί
- βασιλέωνbasileōna kingG935 · βασιλεύς
- υἱῶνhuiōna sonG5207 · υἱός
- τεteandG5037 · τε
- ἸσραήλisraēlIsraelG2474 · Ἰσραήλ