And when he had saluted them, he declared particularly what things God had wrought among the Gentiles by his ministry.
Parallel translations
- WEB When he had greeted them, he reported one by one the things which God had worked among the Gentiles through his ministry.
- BSB Paul greeted them and recounted one by one the things that God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry.
- NKJV When he had greeted them, he told in detail those things which God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry.
- NASB After he had greeted them, he began to relate one by one the things which God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry.
- NLT After greeting them, Paul gave a detailed account of the things God had accomplished among the Gentiles through his ministry.
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Paul recounts in detail what God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry. He gives glory to God for the harvest.
Overview
Paul's report carefully attributes the Gentile mission's fruit to God's working, not his own achievement. The detailed account testifies to the gospel's power crossing into the nations. His humility in crediting God models how all ministry success should be received and proclaimed as the Lord's doing.
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- Acts 14:27And when they were come, and had gathered the church together, they rehearsed all that God had done with them, and how he had opened the door of faith unto the Gentiles.
- Acts 1:17For he was numbered with us, and had obtained part of this ministry.
- Rom 15:18–19For I will not dare to speak of any of those things which Christ hath not wrought by me, to make the Gentiles obedient, by word and deed,
- Acts 20:24But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.
- 1 Cor 15:10But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.
- 1 Cor 3:5–9Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers by whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to every man?
- Acts 15:12Then all the multitude kept silence, and gave audience to Barnabas and Paul, declaring what miracles and wonders God had wrought among the Gentiles by them.
- 2 Cor 6:1We then, as workers together with him, beseech you also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain.
- 2 Cor 12:12Truly the signs of an apostle were wrought among you in all patience, in signs, and wonders, and mighty deeds.
- Acts 11:4–18But Peter rehearsed the matter from the beginning, and expounded it by order unto them, saying,
- Col 1:29Whereunto I also labour, striving according to his working, which worketh in me mightily.
- Acts 15:4And when they were come to Jerusalem, they were received of the church, and of the apostles and elders, and they declared all things that God had done with them.
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