But when God, who set me apart from my mother’s womb and called me by his grace, was pleased

然而，那把我从母腹里分别出来、又施恩召我的神，

然而，那位把我从母腹里分别出来、又施恩呼召我的上帝，既然乐意

然而，那位把我从母腹里分别出来、又施恩呼召我的神，既然乐意

然而，当我还在母腹中的时候，上帝就施恩将我分别出来并呼召了我。

然而，当我在母腹里就把我分别出来，又用他的恩呼召我的那一位，

然而神，就是当我在母腹里时就把我分别出来、又藉着他的恩典召唤我的那一位，乐意

然而，那把我從母腹裏分別出來、又施恩召我的神，

然而，那位把我從母腹裏分別出來、又施恩呼召我的上帝，既然樂意

然而，那位把我從母腹裏分別出來、又施恩呼召我的神，既然樂意

然而，當我還在母腹中的時候，上帝就施恩將我分別出來並呼召了我。

然而，當我在母腹裡就把我分別出來，又用他的恩呼召我的那一位，

然而那從我母腹分別了我、藉他的恩召了我、的上帝、

然而神，就是當我在母腹裡時就把我分別出來、又藉著他的恩典召喚我的那一位，樂意

然自母胎甄別我、以恩召我之上帝、

然我自生時、上帝已定命恩召我、

然自我母胎選我、以恩召我之天主、

然選我於胎中、而召我以特恩者、

But God set me apart from before the time I was born. He showed me his grace by appointing me. He was pleased

But when he who had set me apart before I was born, and who called me by his grace,

But even before I was born, God chose me and called me by his marvelous grace. Then it pleased him

But when God, who from my mother’s womb set me apart and called me by his grace, was pleased

But when He who had set me apart even from my mother’s womb and called me through His grace was pleased

But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother’s womb and called me through His grace,

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

But when God, who from my birth set me apart and called me by His grace, was pleased

But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother’s womb, and called[ me] by his grace,

But when the one who set me apart from birth and called me by his grace was pleased

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

“ Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”

And now the Lord says— he who formed me in the womb to be his servant to bring Jacob back to him and gather Israel to himself, for I am honored in the eyes of the Lord and my God has been my strength—

Listen to me, you islands; hear this, you distant nations: Before I was born the Lord called me; from my mother’s womb he has spoken my name.

God is faithful, who has called you into fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle and set apart for the gospel of God—

While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said,“ Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.”

But the Lord said to Ananias,“ Go! This man is my chosen instrument to proclaim my name to the Gentiles and their kings and to the people of Israel.

But we ought always to thank God for you, brothers and sisters loved by the Lord, because God chose you as firstfruits to be saved through the sanctifying work of the Spirit and through belief in the truth.He called you to this through our gospel, that you might share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast.

He has saved us and called us to a holy life— not because of anything we have done but because of his own purpose and grace. This grace was given us in Christ Jesus before the beginning of time,

But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me was not without effect. No, I worked harder than all of them— yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.

“ Yet the Lord, the God of Israel, chose me from my whole family to be king over Israel forever. He chose Judah as leader, and from the tribe of Judah he chose my family, and from my father’s sons he was pleased to make me king over all Israel.Of all my sons— and the Lord has given me many— he has chosen my son Solomon to sit on the throne of the kingdom of the Lord over Israel.

but to those whom God has called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.

And those he predestined, he also called; those he called, he also justified; those he justified, he also glorified.

For the sake of his great name the Lord will not reject his people, because the Lord was pleased to make you his own.

“ Then he said:‘ The God of our ancestors has chosen you to know his will and to see the Righteous One and to hear words from his mouth.You will be his witness to all people of what you have seen and heard.

according to his eternal purpose that he accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord.

The Lord did not set his affection on you and choose you because you were more numerous than other peoples, for you were the fewest of all peoples.But it was because the Lord loved you and kept the oath he swore to your ancestors that he brought you out with a mighty hand and redeemed you from the land of slavery, from the power of Pharaoh king of Egypt.

he predestined us for adoption to sonship through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will—

for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He is never to take wine or other fermented drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit even before he is born.He will bring back many of the people of Israel to the Lord their God.

I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the one who called you to live in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel—

he made known to us the mystery of his will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in Christ,

At that time Jesus, full of joy through the Holy Spirit, said,“ I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for this is what you were pleased to do.

Through him we received grace and apostleship to call all the Gentiles to the obedience that comes from faith for his name’s sake.

I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has given me strength, that he considered me trustworthy, appointing me to his service.Even though I was once a blasphemer and a persecutor and a violent man, I was shown mercy because I acted in ignorance and unbelief.The grace of our Lord was poured out on me abundantly, along with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.

Yes, Father, for this is what you were pleased to do.

Paul, called to be an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and our brother Sosthenes,

even us, whom he also called, not only from the Jews but also from the Gentiles?