Bible Verses About Paul: Sent unto the Gentiles

And as they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Spirit said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them.

Then, when they had fasted and prayed and laid their hands on them, they sent them away.

For so hath the Lord commanded us, saying, I have set thee for a light of the Gentiles, That thou shouldest be for salvation unto the uttermost part of the earth.

And as the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of God: and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed.

And it came to pass, that, when I had returned to Jerusalem, and while I prayed in the temple, I fell into a trance,

and saw him saying unto me, Make haste, and get thee quickly out of Jerusalem; because they will not receive of thee testimony concerning me.

And I said, Lord, they themselves know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee:

and when the blood of Stephen thy witness was shed, I also was standing by, and consenting, and keeping the garments of them that slew him.

And he said unto me, Depart: for I will send thee forth far hence unto the Gentiles.

But I speak to you that are Gentiles. Inasmuch then as I am an apostle of Gentiles, I glorify my ministry;

that I should be a minister of Christ Jesus unto the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the offering up of the Gentiles might be made acceptable, being sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

But when it was the good pleasure of God, who separated me, even from my mother’s womb, and called me through his grace,

to reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the Gentiles; straightway I conferred not with flesh and blood:

neither went I up to Jerusalem to them that were apostles before me: but I went away into Arabia; and again I returned unto Damascus.

Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to visit Cephas, and tarried with him fifteen days.

But other of the apostles saw I none, save James the Lord’s brother.

Now touching the things which I write unto you, behold, before God, I lie not.

Then I came into the regions of Syria and Cilicia.

And I was still unknown by face unto the churches of Judæa which were in Christ:

but they only heard say, He that once persecuted us now preacheth the faith of which he once made havoc;

and they glorified God in me.