1 Corinthians 15:9: Ministry Gift of Apostle

For I am the least of the apostles that am not fit to be called an apostle [1] because I persecuted the Out-Called of God

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[1] The ministry gift of apostle did not pass away with the original twelve as some say. In fact, it was the group of the original twelve that passed away with the suicide of Judas. Matthias replaced Judas in the number of The Twelve. From that moment, the group was no long the “original” twelve but continued to be called, The Twelve.

Paul was never numbered among The Twelve. When he wrote to the Ephesians about the ministry gifts, there were already more than twelve recognized as apostles, including himself, Jesus’ brother James, a woman named Junia, and more.  

This is an excerpt from The Hungry Hearts Bible Commentary edited by this author.

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