¹⁴ But when ^(A)the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard about it, they ^(B)tore their ^[a]robes and rushed out into the crowd, crying out

The Gospel Exalted

1 Paul, a bond-servant of Christ Jesus, ^[a](A)called as an apostle, ^(B)set apart for ^(C)the gospel of God,

¹² The ^(A)distinguishing marks ^[a]of a true apostle were performed among you with all perseverance, by ^[b]signs, wonders, and ^[c]miracles.

⁶ nor did we ^(A)seek honor from people, either from you or from others, though ^[a]we could have ^[b]asserted our authority as ^(B)apostles of Christ.

^7 (A)For this I was appointed as a ^[a]preacher and ^(B)an apostle (^(C)I am telling the truth, I am not lying), as a teacher of ^(D)the Gentiles in faith and truth.