2 Corinthians 6:5

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2 Corinthians 6:5

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2 Corinthians 6:5

In stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labours, in watchings, in fastings;

Stripes

Imprisonments

In tumults

Labours

Watchings

Bible References

Stripes

Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as being beside myself) I above measure so; in labours exceedingly abundant, in stripes to excess, in prisons exceedingly abundant, in deaths oft.

With forty stripes shall they beat him; they shall not exceed, lest, if they continue to beat him with many stripes above these, thy brother become despicable in thine eyes.

But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement of our peace was upon him, and with his stripes we are healed.

And having laid many stripes upon them they cast them into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely;

Imprisonments

and thou shalt say, Thus says the king: Put this man in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I come in peace.

And Asa was wroth with the seer, and put him in the prison; for he was enraged with him because of this. And Asa oppressed some of the people at the same time.

And the word of Jehovah came to Jeremiah the second time, while he was still shut up in the court of the prison, saying,

And the princes were wroth with Jeremiah, and smote him, and put him in the place of confinement in the house of Jonathan the scribe: for they had made that the prison.

Then they took Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchijah the son of Hammelech, which was in the court of the guard, and they let down Jeremiah with cords. And in the dungeon there was no water, but mire; and Jeremiah sank in the mire.

For Herod had seized John, and had bound him and put him in prison on account of Herodias the wife of Philip his brother.

and laid hands on the apostles and put them in the public prison.

whom having seized he put in prison, having delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to keep, purposing after the passover to bring him out to the people.

who, having received such a charge, cast them into the inner prison, and secured their feet to the stocks.

the chiliarch commanded him to be brought into the fortress, saying that he should be examined by scourging, that he might ascertain for what cause they cried thus against him.

he said, I will hear thee fully when thine accusers also are arrived. And he commanded him to be kept in Herod's praetorium.

But when two years were completed, Felix was relieved by Porcius Festus as his successor; and Felix, desirous to oblige the Jews, to acquire their favour, left Paul bound.

Which also I did in Jerusalem, and myself shut up in prisons many of the saints, having received the authority from the chief priests; and when they were put to death I gave my vote.

And when we came to Rome, the centurion delivered up the prisoners to the praetorian prefect, but Paul was allowed to remain by himself with the soldier who kept him.

For this reason I Paul, prisoner of the Christ Jesus for you nations,

so that my bonds have become manifest as being in Christ in all the praetorium and to all others;

Be not therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner; but suffer evil along with the glad tidings, according to the power of God;

in which I suffer even unto bonds as an evil-doer: but the word of God is not bound.

and others underwent trial of mockings and scourgings, yea, and of bonds and imprisonment.

Know that our brother Timotheus is set at liberty; with whom, if he should come soon, I will see you.

Fear nothing of what thou art about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to cast of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days. Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give to thee the crown of life.

In tumults

For we do not wish you to be ignorant, brethren, as to our tribulation which happened to us in Asia, that we were excessively pressed beyond our power, so as to despair even of living.

But there came Jews from Antioch and Iconium, and having persuaded the crowds and stoned Paul, drew him out of the city, supposing him to have died.

But the Jews having been stirred up to jealousy, and taken to themselves certain wicked men of the lowest rabble, and having got a crowd together, set the city in confusion; and having beset the house of Jason sought to bring them out to the people;

But when Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews with one consent rose against Paul and led him to the judgment-seat,

And there took place at that time no small disturbance about the way.

And when the seven days were nearly completed, the Jews from Asia, having seen him in the temple, set all the crowd in a tumult, and laid hands upon him,

And as they were crying, and throwing away their clothes, and casting dust into the air,

And a great tumult having arisen, the chiliarch, fearing lest Paul should have been torn in pieces by them, commanded the troop to come down and take him by force from the midst of them, and to bring him into the fortress.

Labours

Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as being beside myself) I above measure so; in labours exceedingly abundant, in stripes to excess, in prisons exceedingly abundant, in deaths oft.

But by God's grace I am what I am; and his grace, which was towards me, has not been vain; but I have laboured more abundantly than they all, but not I, but the grace of God which was with me.

For ye remember, brethren, our labour and toil: working night and day, not to be chargeable to any one of you, we have preached to you the glad tidings of God.

for, for this we labour and suffer reproach, because we hope in a living God, who is preserver of all men, specially of those that believe.

Watchings

in labour and toil, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness.

Son of man, I have appointed thee a watchman unto the house of Israel, and thou shalt hear the word from my mouth, and give them warning from me.

it is as a man gone out of the country, having left his house and given to his bondmen the authority, and to each one his work, and commanded the doorkeeper that he should watch.

Wherefore watch, remembering that for three years, night and day, I ceased not admonishing each one of you with tears.

But thou, be sober in all things, bear evils, do the work of an evangelist, fill up the full measure of thy ministry.

Obey your leaders, and be submissive; for they watch over your souls as those that shall give account; that they may do this with joy, and not groaning, for this would be unprofitable for you.