2 Timothy 3:11

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Summary

Persecutions, afflictions, which came unto me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; what persecutions I endured: but out of them all the Lord delivered me.

Persecutions

At antioch

Acts 13:45

Acts 14:2

But

Bible References

Persecutions

for I will shew him how many things he must suffer for my name's sake.

serving the Lord with all humility, and with many tears and trials, which have befallen me through the lying in wait of the Jews:

Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall distress of circumstances, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or the sword?

For I think that God hath exposed us his apostles the last as devoted unto death. For we have been made a spectacle to the world, and to angels, and to men.

For we would not have you ignorant, brethren, of the tribulation which came to us in Asia, that above measure we have been burdened beyond our strength, so that we despaired even of life:

We are afflicted on every side, yet not reduced to extremities; under difficulties, yet not in despair;

Are they the ministers of Christ? (I speak foolishly) I am above [them]: in labours more abundantly, in stripes exceedingly more, in prisons more frequently, in the most immediate danger of death often.

partly while publicly exposed to revilings and tribulations, partly as being in communion with those who were treated in this manner.

At antioch

But the Jews seeing the multitude, were filled with envy, and opposed the things spoken by Paul, contradicting and reviling.

But the unbelieving Jews stirred up, and maliciously prejudiced the spirits of the Gentiles against the brethren.

But

I have struggled hard in the honourable contest, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith:

But when many days were fulfilled, the Jews consulted together how to kill him:

Who instantly taking soldiers and centurions ran down unto them: and when they saw the tribune and the soldiers, they left off beating Paul.

Then a great tumult arising, the tribune, apprehensive that Paul might be pulled in pieces by them, commanded the guard to go down, and take him by force from the midst of them, and bring him into the fortress.

begging it as a favour from him, that he would send him back to Jerusalem, lying in wait for him to kill him on the road.

delivering thee both from the people, and from the Gentiles, to whom now I send thee,

Who from so imminent a prospect of death hath delivered us, and still delivers: in whom we trust also that he will yet deliver us:

the Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptation, but to reserve the wicked unto the day of judgment to be punished: