1 Timothy 2:7

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And I was chosen as an apostle to tell people that message. (I am telling the truth. I am not lying.) I was chosen to teach those who are not Jews to believe and understand the truth.

Cross References

Acts 9:15

But the Lord Jesus said to Ananias, “Go! I have chosen Saul for an important work. I want him to tell other nations, their rulers, and the people of Israel about me.

2 Timothy 1:11

I was chosen to tell people that message as an apostle and teacher.

Romans 9:1

I am in Christ and I am telling you the truth. I am not lying. And my conscience, ruled by the Holy Spirit, agrees that what I say now is true.

Romans 15:16

to be a servant of Christ Jesus for those who are not Jews. I serve like a priest whose duty it is to tell God’s Good News. He gave me this work so that you non-Jewish people could be an offering that he will accept—an offering made holy by the Holy Spirit.

Galatians 2:9

James, Peter, and John seemed to be the leaders. And they saw that God had given me this special gift of ministry, so they accepted Barnabas and me. They said to us, “We agree that you should go to those who are not Jews, and we will go to the Jews.”

Galatians 1:20

God knows there is nothing untrue in any of this.

Galatians 1:16

It pleased him to let me see and know his Son so that I could tell the Good News about him to the non-Jewish people. I immediately prepared to do this work without asking for advice or help from anyone.

Romans 11:13

Now I am speaking to you people who are not Jews. I am an apostle to the non-Jewish people. So while I have that work, I will do the best I can.

2 Peter 2:5

And God punished the evil people who lived long ago. He brought a flood to the world that was full of people who were against God. But he saved Noah and seven other people with him. Noah was a man who told people about living right.

Galatians 3:9

Abraham believed this, and because he believed, he was blessed. All people who believe are blessed the same as Abraham was.

2 Corinthians 11:31

God knows that I am not lying. He is the God and Father of the Lord Jesus, and he is to be praised forever.

Romans 10:14

But before people can pray to the Lord for help, they must believe in him. And before they can believe in the Lord, they must hear about him. And for anyone to hear about the Lord, someone must tell them.

Acts 26:20

I began telling people to change their hearts and lives and turn back to God. And I told them to do what would show that they had really changed. I went first to people in Damascus. Then I went to Jerusalem and to every part of Judea and told the people there. I also went to the non-Jewish people.

Acts 22:21

“But Jesus said to me, ‘Leave now. I will send you far away to the non-Jewish people.’”

Acts 14:27

When Paul and Barnabas arrived, they gathered the church together. They told them everything God had used them to do. They said, “God opened a door for the non-Jewish people to believe!”

John 7:35

These Jews said to each other, “Where will this man go that we cannot find him? Will he go to the Greek cities where our people live? Will he teach the Greek people there?

Ecclesiastes 7:27

The Teacher says, “I added all this together to see what answer I could find. I am still looking for answers, but I did find this: I found one good man in a thousand. But I did not find even one good woman.

Ecclesiastes 1:12

I, the Teacher, was king over Israel in Jerusalem.

Psalm 111:7

Everything he does is good and fair. All his commands can be trusted.

Galatians 2:16

But we know that no one is made right with God by following the law. It is trusting in Jesus Christ that makes a person right with God. So we have put our faith in Christ Jesus, because we wanted to be made right with God. And we are right with him because we trusted in Christ—not because we followed the law. I can say this because no one can be made right with God by following the law.

Romans 1:9

Every time I pray, I always remember you. God knows this is true. He is the one I serve with all my heart by telling people the Good News about his Son. I pray that I will be allowed to come to you. It will happen if God wants it.

1 Corinthians 9:1

I am a free man. I am an apostle. I have seen Jesus our Lord. You people are an example of my work in the Lord.