2 Corinthians 6:5

Afflictions Of God's Servants

⁴ I prove myself at all points a true minister of God, by great endurance, by suffering, by troubles, by calamities, ⁵ by lashes, by imprisonment; mobbed, toiling, sleepless, starving; ⁶ with innocence, insight, patience, kindness, the holy Spirit, unaffected love,

In Labor

2 Corinthians 11:23-25

Ministers of Christ? yes perhaps, but not as much as I am (I am mad to talk like this!), with all my labours, with all my lashes, with all my time in prison ??a record longer far than theirs. I have been often at the point of death;

Acts 17:5

But the Jews were aroused to jealousy; they got hold of some idle rascals to form a mob and set the town in an uproar; they attacked Jason's house in the endeavour to bring them out before the populace,

Acts 19:23-34

It was about that time that a great commotion arose over the Way. This was how it happened.

Matthew 9:15

Jesus said to them, "Can friends at a wedding mourn so long as the bride groom is beside them? A time will come when the bridegroom is taken from them, and then they will fast.

Matthew 14:3

For Herod had arrested John and bound him and put him in prison on account of Herodias the wife of his brother Philip,

Matthew 14:10

he sent and had John beheaded in the prison,

Mark 13:34-37

It is like a man leaving his house to go abroad; he puts his servants in charge, each with his work to do, and he orders the porter to keep watch.

Acts 5:18

they laid hands on the apostles and put them into the public prison,

Acts 12:4-5

After arresting him he put him in prison, handing him over to a guard of sixteen soldiers, with the intention of producing him to the People after the passover.

Acts 13:3

Then after fasting and praying they laid their hands on them and let them go.

Acts 14:19

But Jews from Antioch and Iconium arrived, who won over the crowds, and after pelting Paul with stones they dragged him outside the town, thinking he was dead.

Acts 14:23

They chose presbyters for them in every church, and with prayer and fasting entrusted them to the Lord in whom they had believed.

Acts 16:23-24

had many lashes inflicted on them and put them into prison, charging the jailer to keep them safe.

Acts 18:12-17

But when Gallio was proconsul of Achaia the Jews without exception rose against Paul and brought him up before the tribunal,

Acts 20:31

So be on the alert, remember how for three whole years I never ceased night and day to watch over each one of you with tears.

Acts 21:27-35

The seven days were almost over when the Asiatic Jews, catching sight of him in the temple, stirred up all the crowd and laid hands on him,

Acts 22:23-24

They yelled and threw their clothes into the air and flung dust about,

Acts 23:10

The quarrel then became so violent that the commander was afraid they would tear Paul in pieces; he therefore ordered the troops to march down and take him from them by force, bringing him inside the barracks.

Acts 23:35

he said, "I will go into your case whenever your accusers arrive," giving orders that he was to be kept in the praetorium of Herod.

Acts 24:27

But when two years had elapsed, Felix was succeeded by Porcius Festus, and as Felix wanted to ingratiate himself with the Jews, he left Paul still in custody.

Acts 26:10

I did so in Jerusalem. I shut up many of the saints in prison, armed with authority from the high priests; when they were put to death, I voted against them;

Acts 26:29

"Long or short," said Paul, "I would to God that not only you but all my hearers to-day could be what I am ??barring these chains!"

Acts 28:16-17

When we did reach Rome, Paul got permission to live by himself, with a soldier to guard him.

Acts 28:30

For two full years he remained in his private lodging, welcoming anyone who came to visit him;

1 Corinthians 4:11

To this very hour we hunger and thirst, we are ill-clad and knocked about, we are waifs,

1 Corinthians 7:5

Do not withhold sexual intercourse from one another, unless you agree to do so for a time in order to devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again. You must not let Satan tempt you through incontinence.

1 Corinthians 15:10

But by God's grace I am what I am. The grace he showed me did not go for nothing; no, I have done far more work than all of them ??though it was not I but God's grace at my side.

2 Corinthians 1:8-10

Now I would like you to know about the distress which befell me in Asia, brothers. I was crushed, crushed far more than I could stand, so much so that I despaired even of life;

Ephesians 3:1

For this reason I Paul, I whom Jesus has made a prisoner for the sake of you Gentiles ??2 for surely you have heard how the grace of God which was vouchsafed me in your interests has ordered it,

Philippians 1:13

throughout the whole of the praetorian guard and everywhere else it is recognized that I am imprisoned on account of my connexion with Christ,

1 Thessalonians 2:9

Brothers, you recollect our hard labour and toil, how we worked at our trade night and day, when we preached the gospel to you, so as not to be a burden to any of you.

1 Timothy 4:10

that "we toil and strive because our hope is fixed upon the living God, the Saviour of all men" ??of believers in particular.

2 Timothy 1:8

So do not be ashamed to testify to our Lord, and do not be ashamed of a prisoner of the Lord like me; join me in bearing suffering for the gospel by the power of the God

2 Timothy 2:9

for which I have to suffer imprisonment as if I were a criminal. (But there is no prison for the word of God.)

2 Timothy 4:5

Whatever happens, be self-possessed, flinch from no suffering, do your work as an evangelist, and discharge all your duties as a minister.

Hebrews 11:36

others, again, had to experience scoffs and scourging, aye chains and imprisonment ??37 they were stoned, sawn in two, and cut to pieces; they had to roam about in sheepskins and goatskins, forlorn, oppressed, ill-treated

Hebrews 13:17

Obey your leaders, submit to them; for they are alive to the interests of your souls, as men who will have to account for their trust. Let their work be a joy to them and not a grief ??which would be a loss to yourselves.

Hebrews 13:23

You must understand that [our] brother Timotheus is now free. If he comes soon, he and I will see you together.

Revelation 2:10

Have no fear of what you are to suffer. The devil indeed is going to put some of you in prison, that you may be tested; you will have a distressful ten days. Be faithful, though you have to die for it, and I will give you the crown of Life.