• Acts 9:15 — 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:
• Acts 9:16 — For I will shew him how great things he must suffer for my name’s sake.

3 Christian traditions affirm this interpretation.

• Evangelical · Evangelical
• Patristic · Patristic
• Reformed · Reformed

6 passages from 5 historic works cite scripture this interpretation depends on.

• Homilies on the Epistle to the Romans · 2 passages
• Catechism of the Catholic Church · 1 passage
• Against Heresies (Adversus Haereses) · 1 passage
• Church History (Historia Ecclesiastica) · 1 passage
• Theology of the Body · 1 passage