Bible Cross References
he ordained
John 15:16
You did not choose me; I chose you and appointed you to go and bear much fruit, the kind of fruit that endures. And so the Father will give you whatever you ask of him in my name.
Acts 1:24
Then they prayed, "Lord, you know the thoughts of everyone, so show us which of these two you have chosen
Acts 1:25
to serve as an apostle in the place of Judas, who left to go to the place where he belongs."
Galatians 1:1
From Paul, whose call to be an apostle did not come from human beings or by human means, but from Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised him from death.
Galatians 1:15-20
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But God in his grace chose me even before I was born, and called me to serve him. And when he decided
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to reveal his Son to me, so that I might preach the Good News about him to the Gentiles, I did not go to anyone for advice,
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nor did I go to Jerusalem to see those who were apostles before me. Instead, I went at once to Arabia, and then I returned to Damascus.
18
It was three years later that I went to Jerusalem to obtain information from Peter, and I stayed with him for two weeks.
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I did not see any other apostle except James, the Lord's brother.
20
What I write is true. God knows that I am not lying!
and
Luke 9:1-6
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Jesus called the twelve disciples together and gave them power and authority to drive out all demons and to cure diseases.
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Then he sent them out to preach the Kingdom of God and to heal the sick,
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after saying to them, "Take nothing with you for the trip: no walking stick, no beggar's bag, no food, no money, not even an extra shirt.
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Wherever you are welcomed, stay in the same house until you leave that town;
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wherever people don't welcome you, leave that town and shake the dust off your feet as a warning to them."
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The disciples left and traveled through all the villages, preaching the Good News and healing people everywhere.
Luke 10:1-11
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After this the Lord chose another seventy-two men and sent them out two by two, to go ahead of him to every town and place where he himself was about to go.
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He said to them, "There is a large harvest, but few workers to gather it in. Pray to the owner of the harvest that he will send out workers to gather in his harvest.
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Go! I am sending you like lambs among wolves.
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Don't take a purse or a beggar's bag or shoes; don't stop to greet anyone on the road.
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Whenever you go into a house, first say, 'Peace be with this house.'
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If someone who is peace-loving lives there, let your greeting of peace remain on that person; if not, take back your greeting of peace.
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Stay in that same house, eating and drinking whatever they offer you, for workers should be given their pay. Don't move around from one house to another.
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Whenever you go into a town and are made welcome, eat what is set before you,
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heal the sick in that town, and say to the people there, 'The Kingdom of God has come near you.'
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But whenever you go into a town and are not welcomed, go out in the streets and say,
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'Even the dust from your town that sticks to our feet we wipe off against you. But remember that the Kingdom of God has come near you!'
Luke 24:47
and in his name the message about repentance and the forgiveness of sins must be preached to all nations, beginning in Jerusalem.
Acts 1:8
But when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, you will be filled with power, and you will be witnesses for me in Jerusalem, in all of Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth."