For I speak to you Gentiles, inasmuch as I am the apostle of the Gentiles, I magnify my office: Treasury of Scripture the apostle. Romans 15:16-19 That I should be the minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God... Acts 9:15 But the Lord said to him, Go your way: for he is a chosen vessel to me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings... Acts 13:2 As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said... Acts 22:21 And he said to me, Depart: for I will send you far hence to the Gentiles. Acts 26:17,18 Delivering you from the people, and from the Gentiles, to whom now I send you... Galatians 1:16 To reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the heathen; immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood: Galatians 2:2,7-9 And I went up by revelation, and communicated to them that gospel which I preach among the Gentiles... Ephesians 3:8 To me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given... 1 Timothy 2:7 Whereunto I am ordained a preacher, and an apostle, (I speak the truth in Christ... 2 Timothy 1:11,12 Whereunto I am appointed a preacher, and an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles... I magnify mine office. Rather, 'I honour my ministry,' [diakonia mou doxazo.]
Context The Ingrafting of the Gentiles
11I say then, Have they stumbled that they should fall? God forbid: but rather through their fall salvation is come to the Gentiles, for to provoke them to jealousy. 12Now if the fall of them be the riches of the world, and the diminishing of them the riches of the Gentiles; how much more their fullness? 13For I speak to you Gentiles, inasmuch as I am the apostle of the Gentiles, I magnify my office: 14If by any means I may provoke to emulation them which are my flesh, and might save some of them. 15For if the casting away of them be the reconciling of the world, what shall the receiving of them be, but life from the dead? 16For if the first fruit be holy, the lump is also holy: and if the root be holy, so are the branches. 17And if some of the branches be broken off, and you, being a wild olive tree, were grafted in among them, and with them partake of the root and fatness of the olive tree; 18Boast not against the branches. But if you boast, you bore not the root, but the root you. 19You will say then, The branches were broken off, that I might be grafted in. 20Well; because of unbelief they were broken off, and you stand by faith. Be not high minded, but fear: 21For if God spared not the natural branches, take heed lest he also spare not you. 22Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God: on them which fell, severity; but toward you, goodness, if you continue in his goodness: otherwise you also shall be cut off. 23And they also, if they abide not still in unbelief, shall be grafted in: for God is able to graft them in again. 24For if you were cut out of the olive tree which is wild by nature, and were grafted contrary to nature into a good olive tree: how much more shall these, which be the natural branches, be grafted into their own olive tree? Parallel Verses American Standard Version
But I speak to you that are Gentiles. Inasmuch then as I am an apostle of Gentiles, I glorify my ministry;
Douay-Rheims Bible
For I say to you, Gentiles: as long indeed as I am the apostle of the Gentiles, I will honour my ministry,
Darby Bible Translation
For I speak to you, the nations, inasmuch as I am apostle of nations, I glorify my ministry;
King James Bible
For I speak to you Gentiles, inasmuch as I am the apostle of the Gentiles, I magnify mine office:
Young's Literal Translation
For to you I speak -- to the nations -- inasmuch as I am indeed an apostle of nations, my ministration I do glorify;
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