Acts 22:14
And he said, The God of our fathers hath chosen thee, that thou shouldest know his will, and see that Just One, and shouldest hear the voice of his mouth.
Cross-reference
In Acts 22:18, Paul later receives a warning from Jesus to leave Jerusalem—showing the unfolding of his appointed mission.
Acts 3:14 calls Jesus 'the Holy and Righteous One,' the same title used in Acts 22:14 for the one Paul is chosen to see.
Acts 7:52 refers to 'the Righteous One' whom the prophets predicted, the same Jesus Paul is chosen to see and hear.
In Acts 9:15, the Lord tells Ananias that Paul is a chosen instrument—this is the divine commission behind Ananias's words here.
In Acts 9:17, Ananias speaks about sight and the Holy Spirit—this is the same event with different emphasis, complementing the appointment here.
Acts 26:16 echoes this commission: Jesus tells Paul he appeared to appoint him as a witness, reinforcing the call to see and hear.
Acts 3:13 also uses 'The God of our fathers' to identify the God who glorified Jesus. Acts 22:14 uses the same phrase for Paul's commissioning.
Acts 5:30 says 'The God of our fathers raised up Jesus.' Acts 22:14 similarly invokes 'The God of our fathers' in Paul's calling.
Acts 13:17 echoes the same 'God of our fathers' who chose Israel, reinforcing the continuity of God's call in Paul's commission.
In Acts 24:14, Paul again affirms worshiping the 'God of our fathers', linking his mission to ancestral faith.
1 John 2:1 explicitly calls Jesus 'the Righteous One,' the same title Ananias uses for him in Acts 22:14.
Exodus 3:13-16 is the source of the title 'God of our fathers'—the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—whom Ananias invokes.
In Galatians 1:15, Paul says God set him apart from birth—this echoes the divine appointment Ananias declares here.
In Galatians 1:12, Paul confirms that he received his gospel directly by revelation from Christ, echoing his divine calling to know God's will.
1 Corinthians 15:8 lists Christ's appearance to Paul as last, fulfilling the promise that he would see the Righteous One.
1 Corinthians 11:23 says Paul received from the Lord, matching Acts 22:14's promise that he would hear words from Jesus' mouth.
1 Corinthians 9:1 claims Paul has seen Jesus our Lord, directly linking his apostleship to the vision promised in Acts 22:14.
In Romans 1:1, Paul calls himself 'called to be an apostle, set apart'—this is the outcome of the appointment described here.
In 2 Timothy 1:1, Paul calls himself an apostle by God's will—this matches the divine appointment announced here.
1 Corinthians 15:3 records Paul receiving the gospel tradition, connecting to Acts 22:14 where he is chosen to hear from Jesus.
In Titus 1:1, Paul presents himself as an apostle—this is the role he was appointed to, as stated here.
2 Chronicles 28:25 says Ahaz provoked the 'God of his fathers'—contrasting with Paul's obedience to that same God.
1 Chronicles 29:18 addresses God as 'God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, our fathers'—the same ancestral title Ananias uses.
2 Kings 21:22 describes Manasseh abandoning the 'God of his fathers'—opposite to Paul's devotion to the God of our fathers.