Although he had been a rabid persecutor of Christ’s followers, he changed course and became “a chosen vessel ” to bear Christ’s name.
فَمَعَ أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَضْطَهِدُ أَتْبَاعَ ٱلْمَسِيحِ بِعُنْفٍ ،‏ فَقَدْ غَيَّرَ مَسْلَكَهُ وَبَاتَ « إِنَاءً مُخْتَارًا » لِيَحْمِلَ ٱسْمَ ٱلْمَسِيحِ .‏