But I don't place any value on my life, if only I can finish my race and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus of testifying to the gospel of God's grace.

At this Paul replied, "What do you mean by crying and breaking my heart? I'm ready not only to be tied up in Jerusalem but even to die for the name of the Lord Jesus!"

For you have not received a spirit of slavery that leads you into fear again. Instead, you have received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, "Abba! Father!"

and might free those who were slaves all their lives because they were terrified by death.

There is no fear where love exists. Rather, perfect love banishes fear, for fear involves punishment, and the person who lives in fear has not been perfected in love.

But

"As for me, I am truly filled with power by the Spirit of the LORD, filled with judgment and power to announce to Jacob his transgression, and to Israel his sin.

Then he replied to me, "This is this message from the LORD to Zerubbabel: "Not by valor nor by strength, but only by my Spirit,' says the LORD of the Heavenly Armies.

Look! I have given you the authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to destroy all the enemy's power, and nothing will ever hurt you.

I am sending to you what my Father promised, so stay here in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high."

But you'll receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you, and you'll be my witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth."

Now Stephen, full of grace and power, was performing great wonders and signs among the people.

But Saul grew more and more persuasive, and continued to confound the Jews who lived in Damascus by proving that this man was the Messiah.

God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, and because God was with him, he went around doing good and healing everyone who was oppressed by the devil.

My message and my preaching were not accompanied by clever, wise words, but by a display of the Spirit's power,

Of love

Now this hope does not disappoint us, because God's love has been poured out into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

He has told us about your love in the Spirit.

Now that you have obeyed the truth and have purified your souls to love your brothers sincerely, you must love one another intensely and with a pure heart.

A sound

May my heart be blameless with respect to your statutes so that I may not become ashamed. Kaf

He stores up sound wisdom for the upright and is a shield to those who walk in integrity

Counsel belongs to me, along with sound judgment. I am understanding. Power belongs to me.

So the people went out to see what had happened. When they came to Jesus and found the man from whom the demons had gone out sitting at Jesus' feet, dressed and in his right mind, they were frightened.

"Then he came to his senses and said, "How many of my father's hired men have more food than they can eat, and here I am starving to death!

I would even punish them frequently in every synagogue and try to make them blaspheme. Raging furiously against them, I would hunt them down even in distant cities.

So if we were crazy, it was for God; if we are sane, it is for you.

General references

Since I was afraid, I went off and hid your talent in the ground. Here, take what's yours!'

He has told us about your love in the Spirit.

You have not come to something that can be touched, to a blazing fire, to darkness, to gloom,