²⁵ to take the place in ^(A)this ministry and ^(B)apostleship from which Judas turned aside to go to his own place.”

²⁴ But ^(A)I do not account my life of any value nor as precious to myself, if only ^(B)I may finish my course and ^(C)the ministry ^(D)that I received from the Lord Jesus, ^(E)to testify to ^(F)the gospel of ^(G)the grace of God.

¹⁹ After greeting them, ^(A)he related one by one ^(B)the things that God had done among the Gentiles through his ^(C)ministry.

¹³ Now I am speaking to you Gentiles. Inasmuch then as ^(A)I am an apostle to the Gentiles, I magnify my ministry

The Light of the Gospel

4 Therefore, having ^(A)this ministry ^(B)by the mercy of God,^[a] we do not lose heart.