For he was numbered with us, and had obtained part of this ministry.
Then Paul answered, What mean ye to weep and to break mine heart? for I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.
Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not;
Paul, an apostle, (not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead;)
I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:
But hath in due times manifested his word through preaching, which is committed unto me according to the commandment of God our Saviour;