"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 king…" — Acts 9:15

Acts 9:15 · KJV

“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:”

— Acts 9:15

Verse 14

And here he hath authority from the chief priests to bind all that call on thy name.

Verse 16

For I will shew him how great things he must suffer for my name's sake.

Acts 9 — Context

Then Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard by many of this man, how much evil he hath done to thy saints at Jerusalem:

And here he hath authority from the chief priests to bind all that call on thy name.

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.

And Ananias went his way, and entered into the house; and putting his hands on him said, Brother Saul, the Lord, {even} Jesus, that appeared unto thee in the way as thou camest, hath sent me, that thou mightest receive thy sight, and be filled with the Holy Ghost.

Cross References

Galatians 1:15-16

But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother's womb, and called {me} by his grace,

Ephesians 3:7-8

Whereof I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given unto me by the effectual working of his power.

Romans 11:13

For I speak to you Gentiles, inasmuch as I am the apostle of the Gentiles, I magnify mine office:

2 Timothy 4:16-17

At my first answer no man stood with me, but all {men} forsook me: {I pray God} that it may not be laid to their charge.

Acts 26:17-20

Delivering thee from the people, and {from} the Gentiles, unto whom now I send thee,

Acts 22:21

And he said unto me, Depart: for I will send thee far hence unto the Gentiles.

Romans 1:5

By whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all nations, for his name: {for obedience...: or, to the obedience of faith}

Jeremiah 1:5

Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, {and} I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations. {ordained: Heb. gave}