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Acts 9

Acts 9:15

Ananias Baptizes Saul · Acts 9:10–19
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Translations

Modern
“Go!” said the Lord. “This man is My chosen instrument to carry My name before the Gentiles and their kings, and before the people of Israel.
Traditional
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:
Literal
But the Lord said to him, “Go, for this man is to Me a vessel of choice to carry My name before the Gentiles, and also kings and the sons of Israel.
Latin
Dixit autem ad eum Dominus: Vade, quoniam vas electionis est mihi iste, ut portet nomen meum coram gentibus, et regibus, et filiis Israël.

Original

Greek
English
“Go!” said the Lord. “This man is My chosen instrument to carry My name before the Gentiles and their kings, and before the people of Israel.

Notes

Acts 9:15

This man is My chosen instrument to carry My name before the Gentiles: In God’s plan to spread the good news, the next step was to reach the Gentiles, that is, people from other nations (see 1:8; compare chapters 10–11).

Saul of Tarsus, also called Paul, was the one God chose for this task. God sent him to bring the message about Jesus to Gentiles, to kings, and also to the people of Israel.

The rest of the book of Acts shows how Paul faithfully carried out this mission from God (for example, 26:19–23).

Acts 9:1–19

The conversion of Saul of Tarsus on the Damascus road is central to the story in Acts. Luke tells the story three times (also 22:1–21; 26:1–29). Paul (Saul) mentions this experience several times in his letters (1 Corinthians 15:8–10; Galatians 1:11–17; Philippians 3:4–11; see 1 Timothy 1:12–17). Saul’s conversion was his call as a prophet and commission as an apostle (Acts 9:15; 22:15, 21; 26:15–18). No one is beyond God's power to reach, save, and use for holy purposes. Nothing is impossible with God (Luke 1:37). God prepared Paul through his training, childhood, and experience to play a unique role in proclaiming the gospel to the wider world as the “apostle to the Gentiles” (Romans 11:13; see 1 Corinthians 15:9; 2 Corinthians 12:11–12; Galatians 1:1; Ephesians 3:8).

Events

People

Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes

Glossary

Ananias Apostle, Apostleship Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Blindness Book of the Acts of the Apostles Chronology of the Bible (New Testament) Damascus Disciple Elect, Election Hand Paul the Apostle Peter, the Apostle Resurrection

Topics

Ananias: A Christian in Damascus Call: To Special Religious Duty: Paul Converts: Saul of Tarsus Election of Grace of Ministers Election of Ministers Gentiles: Paul the Apostle of Gentiles: Prophecies of the Conversion of Heart: Change of Saul of Tarsus Jesus, the Christ: Appears to Paul (On the Road to Damascus) Kings: The Gospel to be Preached To Paul: His Vision and Conversion Regeneration: Saul of Tarsus Syria: Paul Goes To, with Letters to Apprehend the Christians Titles and Names of Saints: Chosen Vessels