Acts 9:15 - Exposition

A chosen vessel (comp. Galatians 2:15 ; Romans 9:21 , Romans 9:22 ). To bear my name before the Gentiles (see Acts 22:21 ; Acts 26:17 , Acts 26:18 ; Romans 15:16 ; Galatians 2:7-9 , etc.) and kings ( Acts 25:1-27 .; 26.; 2 Timothy 4:16 , 2 Timothy 4:17 , with reference to Nero), and the children of Israel . The Gentiles are named before the children of Israel, because St. Paul's special call was to be the apostle of the Gentiles. But we know that even St. Paul's practice was to preach Christ to the Jews first, in every city where there were Jews.