Ephesians 3:8

For I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.

To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:

That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man;

That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.

Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.

Whereunto I am ordained a preacher, and an apostle, (I speak the truth in Christ, and lie not;) a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and verity.

O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!

To reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the heathen; immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood:

Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?

And they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for his name.

Whereunto I am appointed a preacher, and an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles.

And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.

But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.

Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;

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:

This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.

I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.

But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

(For he that wrought effectually in Peter to the apostleship of the circumcision, the same was mighty in me toward the Gentiles:)

Oh how great is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee; which thou hast wrought for them that trust in thee before the sons of men!