Acts 20:19

Paul's Farewell To The Ephesian Elders

¹⁸ And when they had come, he said to them, You yourselves have seen what my life has been like all the time from the day when I first came into Asia, ¹⁹ Doing the Lord's work without pride, through all the sorrow and troubles which came on me because of the evil designs of the Jews: ²⁰ And how I kept back nothing which might be of profit to you, teaching you publicly and privately,

Serve the Lord

To the Lord

Lot

Acts 20:3

And when he had been there three months, because the Jews had made a secret design against him when he was about to take ship for Syria, he made a decision to go back through Macedonia.

Acts 20:31

So keep watch, having in mind that for three years without resting I was teaching every one of you, day and night, with weeping.

Romans 12:11

Be not slow in your work, but be quick in spirit, as the Lord's servants;

2 Corinthians 2:4

For out of much trouble and pain of heart and much weeping I sent my letter to you; not to give you sorrow, but so that you might see how great is the love which I have to you.

Philippians 3:18

For there are those, of whom I have given you word before, and do so now with sorrow, who are haters of the cross of Christ;

Colossians 3:24

Being certain that the Lord will give you the reward of the heritage: for you are the servants of the Lord Christ.

Psalm 119:136

Rivers of water are flowing from my eyes, because men do not keep your law.

Jeremiah 9:1

If only my head was a stream of waters and my eyes fountains of weeping, so that I might go on weeping day and night for the dead of the daughter of my people!

Jeremiah 13:17

But if you do not give ear to it, my soul will be weeping in secret for your pride; my eye will be weeping bitterly, streaming with water, because the Lord's flock has been taken away as prisoners.

Luke 19:41

And when he got near and saw the town, he was overcome with weeping for it,

John 12:26

If any man is my servant, let him come after me; and where I am, there will my servant be. If any man becomes my servant, my Father will give him honour.

Acts 9:23-25

Then, after some days, the Jews made an agreement together to put him to death:

Acts 13:50-51

But the Jews, working up the feelings of the God-fearing women of high position and of the chief men of the town, got an attack started against Paul and Barnabas, driving them out of those parts.

Acts 14:5-6

And when a violent attempt was made by the Gentiles and the Jews, with their rulers, to make an attack on them and have them stoned,

Acts 14:19-20

But some Jews came to that place from Antioch and Iconium, and got control over the people; and after stoning Paul, they had him pulled out of the town, taking him for dead.

Acts 17:5

But the Jews, being moved with envy, took with them certain low persons from among the common people, and getting together a great number of people, made an outcry in the town, attacking the house of Jason with the purpose of taking them out to the people.

Acts 17:13

But when the Jews of Thessalonica had news that Paul was preaching the word at Beroea, they came there, troubling the people and working them up.

Acts 27:23

For this night there came to my side an angel of the God who is my Master and whose servant I am,

Romans 1:1

Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, an Apostle by the selection of God, given authority as a preacher of the good news,

Romans 1:9

For God is my witness, whose servant I am in spirit in the good news of his Son, that you are at all times in my memory and in my prayers,

1 Corinthians 4:9-13

For it seems to me that God has put us the Apostles last of all, as men whose fate is death: for we are put on view to the world, and to angels, and to men.

1 Corinthians 15:9-10

For I am the least of the Apostles, having no right to be named an Apostle, because of my cruel attacks on the church of God.

2 Corinthians 3:5

Not as if we were able by ourselves to do anything for which we might take the credit; but our power comes from God;

2 Corinthians 4:7-11

But we have this wealth in vessels of earth, so that it may be seen that the power comes not from us but from God;

2 Corinthians 7:5

For even when we had come into Macedonia our flesh had no rest, but we were troubled on every side; there were fightings outside and fears inside.

2 Corinthians 11:23-30

Are they servants of Christ? (I am talking foolishly) I am more so; I have had more experience of hard work, of prisons, of blows more than measure, of death.

2 Corinthians 12:7-10

And because the revelations were so very great, in order that I might not be overmuch lifted up, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, one sent from Satan to give me pain.

Galatians 1:10

Am I now using arguments to men, or God? or is it my desire to give men pleasure? if I was still pleasing men, I would not be a servant of Christ.

Galatians 4:13-14

But you have knowledge that with a feeble body I was preaching the good news to you the first time;

Ephesians 6:7

Doing your work readily, as to the Lord, and not to men:

1 Thessalonians 1:9

For they themselves give the news of how we came among you; and how you were turned from images to God, to the worship of a true and living God,

2 Timothy 1:4

Desiring to see you, keeping in my memory your weeping, so that I may be full of joy;

James 1:2

Let it be all joy to you, my brothers, when you undergo tests of every sort;

1 Peter 1:6

You have cause for great joy in this, though it may have been necessary for you to be troubled for a little time, being tested in all sorts of ways,

2 Peter 1:1

Simon Peter, a servant and Apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who with us have a part in the same holy faith in the righteousness of our God and Saviour Jesus Christ:

Revelation 7:15

This is why they are before the high seat of God; and they are his servants day and night in his house: and he who is seated on the high seat will be a tent over them.