2 Corinthians 11:26

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

In journeyings often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils by mine own countrymen, in perils by the heathen, in perils in the city, in perils in the wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils among false brethren;

Journeyings

In perils by mine

In perils by the

1 Corinthians 15:32

In perils in the city

2 Corinthians 11:32

Acts 9:24

Acts 17:5

General references

1 Corinthians 15:30

Bible References

Journeyings

After some time had passed, the Jews made a plot to kill him,

Then Barnabas went over to Tarsus to seek out Saul,

This created a disturbance and a serious discussion between Paul and Barnabas and them, and it was agreed that Paul and Barnabas and some others of their number should go up to Jerusalem to confer with the apostles and elders about this question.

He went to Derbe and Lystra also. At Lystra there was a disciple named Timothy whose mother was a Jewish Christian while his father was a Greek,

Paul stayed some time longer, and then bade the brothers goodbye and sailed for Syria, with Priscilla and Aquila. At Cenchreae he had his hair cut, because of a vow he had been under.

It was while Apollos was in Corinth that Paul, after passing through the interior, reached Ephesus. Finding some disciples there,

When the confusion was over, Paul sent for the disciples and encouraged them. Then he bade them goodbye and started for Macedonia.

by the force of signs and marvels, and by the power of the holy Spirit, with the result that I have completed the preaching of the good news of Christ all the way from Jerusalem around to Illyricum.

or going up to Jerusalem to see those who had been apostles before me, I went off to Arabia, and on my return came back to Damascus.

In perils by mine

After some time had passed, the Jews made a plot to kill him,

But the Jews stirred up the well-to-do religious women and the leading men of the town, and they started a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and drove them out of their district.

where he stayed for three months. Just as he was going to sail for Syria, the Jews made a plot against him, and he made up his mind to return by way of Macedonia.

shouting, "Men of Israel, help! This is the man who teaches everybody everywhere against our people and the Law and this place, and besides he has actually brought Greeks into the Temple and desecrated this sacred place."

In the morning, the Jews made a conspiracy and took an oath not to eat or drink till they had killed Paul.

and begged him as a favor to order Paul to come to Jerusalem, plotting to kill him on the way.

They made us many presents, and when we sailed, they provided us with everything that we needed.

who killed the Lord Jesus and persecuted the prophets and us; who displease God, and in their hostility to all mankind

In perils by the

For I do not want you, brothers, to misunderstand the distress that I experienced in Asia, for I was so utterly and unendurably crushed, that I actually despaired of life itself.

And when there was a movement on the part of both the heathen and the Jews with the authorities to insult and stone them,

But when her masters saw that their hopes of profits were gone, they seized Paul and Silas, dragged them to the public square, to the authorities,

Just at that time a great commotion arose about the Way.

From the human point of view, what good is it to me that I have fought wild animals here in Ephesus? If the dead do not rise at all, "Let us eat and drink, for we will be dead tomorrow!"

In perils in the city

When I was at Damascus, the governor under King Aretas had the city gates watched in order to catch me,

but Saul found out about the plot. They watched the city gates day and night, in order to kill him,

This offended the Jews and they gathered some unprincipled loafers, formed a mob and started a riot in the town. They attacked Jason's house, to find them and bring them out among the people.

General references

Why do we ourselves run such risks every hour?