사도행전 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:
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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.
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