Acts 9:15
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:
अध्ययन टिप्पणी
Study Note
The LORD's description of Saul to Ananias — 'he is a chosen vessel for me, to carry my name before the Gentiles and kings and the children of Israel' — defines the apostolic vocation through the image of a vessel carrying contents that are not its own. The triple audience (Gentiles, kings, Israel) maps the scope of Paul's ministry as subsequently narrated in Acts, anticipating Caesar's court (Acts 27-28) and the synagogue and public-square mission throughout the journeys. The word 'vessel' (skeuos) also appears in 2 Corinthians 4:7 — 'treasure in jars of clay' — suggesting Paul himself appropriated this image of his apostolate as instrumental and frail but genuinely commissioned. The verse grounds apostolic authority not in personal capacity but in divine election and commission, a pattern Paul defends throughout Galatians and 2 Corinthians.
अन्य अनुवाद
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:
And the Lord said unto him, `Be going on, because a choice vessel to Me is this one, to bear My name before nations and kings--the sons also of Israel;
But the Lord said, Go without fear: for he is a special vessel for me, to give to the Gentiles and kings and to the children of Israel the knowledge of my name:
क्रॉस संदर्भ
Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt say.
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Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I …
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And the word of the Lord came unto Jonah the second time, saying,
Arise, go unto Nineveh, that great city, and preach unto it the preaching that I bid thee.
And ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles.
Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth …
As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work …
And when he had saluted them, he declared particularly what things God had wrought among the Gentiles by his ministry.