Acts 20:19

Paul's Farewell To The Ephesian Elders

¹⁸ And when they were come to him, he said unto them, "Ye know from the first day that I came unto Asia, after what manner I have been with you at all seasons, ¹⁹ serving the Lord with all humbleness of mind, and with many tears, and temptations, which happened unto me by the layings wait of the Jews, ²⁰ and how I kept back nothing that was profitable: but that I have showed you, and taught you openly and at home in your houses,

Serve the Lord

To the Lord

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Acts 20:3

and there abode three months. And when the Jews laid wait for him, as he was about to sail into Syria; He purposed to return through Macedonia.

Acts 20:31

Therefore awake and remember, that by the space of three years I ceased not to warn every one of you, both night and day with tears.

Romans 12:11

Let not that business which ye have in hand be tedious to you. Be fervent in the spirit. Apply yourselves to the time.

2 Corinthians 2:4

For in great affliction and anguish of heart I wrote unto you with many tears: not to make you sorry, but that ye might perceive the love which I have most specially unto you.

Philippians 3:18

For many walk - of whom I have told you often, and now tell you weeping - that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ,

Colossians 3:24

forasmuch as ye know that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of inheritance, for ye serve the Lord Christ.

Psalm 119:136

Mine eyes gush out with water, because men keep not thy law.

Jeremiah 9:1

O Who will give my head water enough, and a well of tears for mine eyes, that I may weep night and day for the slaughter of my people?

Jeremiah 13:17

But if ye will not hear me, that give you secret warning, I will mourn from my whole heart for your stubbornness. Piteously will I weep, and the tears shall gush out of mine eyes. For the LORD's flock shall be carried away captive.

Luke 19:41

And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept on it,

John 12:26

If any man minister unto me, let him follow me: and where I am, there shall also my minister be. And if any man minister unto me, him will my father honour.

Acts 9:23-25

And after a good while, the Jews took counsel together among themselves, to kill him.

Acts 13:50-51

But the Jews moved the worshipful and honorable women, and the chief men of the city, and raised persecution against Paul and Barnabas: and expelled them out of their coasts.

Acts 14:5-6

When there was a fault made, both of the gentiles and also of the Jews with their rulers, to put them to shame and to stone them:

Acts 14:19-20

Thither came certain Jews from Antioch and Iconium, and obtained the peoples' consent, and stoned Paul: and drew him out of the city, supposing he had been dead.

Acts 17:5

But the Jews which believed not, having indignation, took unto them evil men which were vagabonds, and gathered a company, and set all the city on a roar, and made assault unto the house of Jason, and sought to bring them out to the people.

Acts 17:13

When the Jews of Thessalonica had knowledge that the word of God was preached of Paul at Berea, they came there and moved the people:

Acts 27:23

For there stood by me this night the angel of God: whose I am, and whom I serve:

Romans 1:1

Paul, the servant of Jesus Christ, called unto the office to be an apostle, put apart to preach the Gospel of God,

Romans 1:9

For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit, in the Gospel of his son that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers,

1 Corinthians 4:9-13

Me thinketh that God hath set forth us, which are apostles, for the lowest of all: as it were, men appointed to death. For we are a gazingstock unto the world, and to the angels, and to men.

1 Corinthians 15:9-10

For I am the least of all the apostles, which am not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the congregation of God:

2 Corinthians 3:5

not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as it were of ourselves; but our ableness cometh of God;

2 Corinthians 4:7-11

But we have this treasure in earthen vessels that the excellent power of it might appear to be of God, and not of us.

2 Corinthians 7:5

For when we were come into Macedonia, our flesh had no rest, but we were troubled on every side: Outward was fighting, inward was fear.

2 Corinthians 11:23-30

They are the ministers of Christ - I speak as a fool - I am more: In labors more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prison more plenteously,

2 Corinthians 12:7-10

And lest I should be exalted out of measure through the abundance of revelations, there was given unto me of God unquietness of the flesh: the messenger of Satan to buffet me, because I should not be exalted out of measure.

Galatians 1:10

Preach I man's doctrine or God's? Other go I about to please men? If I studied to please men, I were not the servant of Christ.

Galatians 4:13-14

Ye know well how that through infirmity of the flesh, I preached the gospel unto you at the first.

Ephesians 6:7

with good will, even as though serving the Lord and not men.

1 Thessalonians 1:9

for they themselves show of you what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God from images for to serve the living and true God,

2 Timothy 1:4

desiring to see thee, mindful of thy tears: so that I am filled with joy,

James 1:2

My brethren, count it exceeding joy when ye fall into divers temptations,

1 Peter 1:6

in the which time ye shall rejoice, though now for a season - if need require - ye are in heaviness, through manifold temptations,

2 Peter 1:1

Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them which have obtained like precious faith with us in the righteousness that cometh of our God and saviour Jesus Christ.

Revelation 7:15

therefore are they in the presence of the seat of God and serve him day and night in his temple, and he that sitteth in the seat will dwell among them.