Acts 20:19

Mace

Acts 20:19

how I have serv'd the Lord with all resignation, with tears, and trials occasion'd by the insidious practices of the Jews:

Acts 20:3

there he stay'd three months; and then the Jews conspiring to surprize him at his embarkation for Syria, it was thought adviseable he should return thro' Macedonia. Sopater of Berea,

Acts 20:31

be then upon the watch, and remember, that for three years I have not ceased by night, or by day to warn every soul of you, even with tears.

Romans 12:11

in business be not slothful, but of an active mind, making the best use of every incident.

2 Corinthians 2:4

for out of much affliction and anguish of heart, I wrote to you with many tears; not to make you uneasy, but to make you sensible of the overflowing tenderness which I have for you.

Philippians 3:18

for there are many that wander about, of whom I have frequently told you, and now repeat it with tears, that they are enemies to the cross of Christ:

Colossians 3:24

knowing that as you are the servants of Christ our Lord, you shall receive from him the inheritance for your reward.

Luke 19:41

as he drew nigh, he beheld the city, and bewail'd its fate,

John 12:26

if any man would serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there also shall my servant be: whoever serves me, him will my father reward.

Acts 9:23-25

A good while after, the Jews conspir'd to kill him:

Acts 13:50-51

but the Jews having animated the women of quality of their religion, and the leading men of the city, raised a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and banish'd them from their territorys.

Acts 14:5-6

upon this the Gentiles and the Jews, supported by their magistrates, made an insurrection in order to use violence against them, and even to stone them:

Acts 14:19-20

Now some Jews being arriv'd from Antioch and Iconium, work'd so upon the people, that they stoned Paul, and dragg'd him out of the city, supposing he had been dead.

but the unbelieving Jews thro' envy, by the assistance of some loose strolers, rais'd a mob, set the whole city in an uproar, and attack'd Jason's house, thinking to find them there, and deliver them up to the populace.

Acts 17:13

but when the Jews of Thessalonica were inform'd that Paul had preached the word of God at Berea, they went thither to stir up the populace.

Acts 27:23

for an angel of that God, whose minister I am, and whom I serve, this night appear'd to me, and said, Paul, be not afraid:

Romans 1:1

Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, chosen to declare the gospel dispensation,

Romans 1:9

for God is my witness, to whom I am entirely devoted, in preaching the gospel of his son, that I constantly make mention of you, in my prayers, requesting,

1 Corinthians 4:9-13

for it seems as if God had exposed us apostles the last upon the stage, as persons appointed to death. for we are made a spectacle to the world, to angels, and to men.

1 Corinthians 15:9-10

for I am the meanest of the apostles, not worthy the name of an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.

2 Corinthians 3:5

not that I am sufficient of myself to effect any thing by the strength of my own reason: but my sufficiency is from God.

2 Corinthians 4:7-11

but this treasure is lodg'd in such earthen vessels as we are, that the exceeding efficacy of it may appear to be from God, and not from us.

2 Corinthians 7:5

for when I came to Macedonia, I had no respit from the trouble that beset me on every side: oppositions from without, and apprehensions within.

2 Corinthians 11:23-30

so am I: are they ministers of Christ? is it my vanity? I am more so: in toilsome labours I surpass them, in stripes I am exceedingly beyond them, in prisons I have been oftner, and frequently in the very jaws of death.

2 Corinthians 12:7-10

and lest I should be exalted above measure by the extraordinary revelations I have had, I was afflicted in my person, so that the messenger of satan insulted me; concerning which,

Galatians 1:10

for do I now act in obedience to men, or to God? or do I seek to please men? if I had hitherto pleased men, I should not have been the servant of Christ.

Galatians 4:13-14

It is not you that have done me any injury: tho' you knew through what infirmity of the flesh I heretofore preached the gospel to you,

Ephesians 6:7

serve them with affection, as if it was to the Lord,

1 Thessalonians 1:9

how successful our arrival was among you, and how you renounc'd your idols to serve the living and true God,

2 Timothy 1:4

when I call to mind your affliction, it makes me ardently desire the exceeding pleasure I shall have in seeing you:

James 1:2

Consider the various tryals that surround you, my brethren, as matter of great joy; knowing this,

1 Peter 1:6

This it is that fills you with joy, notwithstanding the various tryals, which still necessarily afflict you,

2 Peter 1:1

Simon Peter the servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who equally share with us in the advantages of faith, thro' the veracity of our God, and of Jesus Christ.

Revelation 7:15

therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall cover them, as a pavillion.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Acts 20:19

Serving the Lord with all humility of mind, and with many tears, and temptations, which befell me by the lying in wait of the Jews:

Serving

With all

Galatians 4:13

Many

2 Timothy 1:4

Temptations

1 Peter 1:6

By the

General references

1 Corinthians 2:3

Bible References

Serving

for an angel of that God, whose minister I am, and whom I serve, this night appear'd to me, and said, Paul, be not afraid:

if any man would serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there also shall my servant be: whoever serves me, him will my father reward.

Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, chosen to declare the gospel dispensation,

in business be not slothful, but of an active mind, making the best use of every incident.

for do I now act in obedience to men, or to God? or do I seek to please men? if I had hitherto pleased men, I should not have been the servant of Christ.

serve them with affection, as if it was to the Lord,

knowing that as you are the servants of Christ our Lord, you shall receive from him the inheritance for your reward.

how successful our arrival was among you, and how you renounc'd your idols to serve the living and true God,

Simon Peter the servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who equally share with us in the advantages of faith, thro' the veracity of our God, and of Jesus Christ.

therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall cover them, as a pavillion.

With all

for I am the meanest of the apostles, not worthy the name of an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.

not that I am sufficient of myself to effect any thing by the strength of my own reason: but my sufficiency is from God.

for when I came to Macedonia, I had no respit from the trouble that beset me on every side: oppositions from without, and apprehensions within.

and lest I should be exalted above measure by the extraordinary revelations I have had, I was afflicted in my person, so that the messenger of satan insulted me; concerning which,

It is not you that have done me any injury: tho' you knew through what infirmity of the flesh I heretofore preached the gospel to you,

Many

be then upon the watch, and remember, that for three years I have not ceased by night, or by day to warn every soul of you, even with tears.

as he drew nigh, he beheld the city, and bewail'd its fate,

for out of much affliction and anguish of heart, I wrote to you with many tears; not to make you uneasy, but to make you sensible of the overflowing tenderness which I have for you.

for there are many that wander about, of whom I have frequently told you, and now repeat it with tears, that they are enemies to the cross of Christ:

when I call to mind your affliction, it makes me ardently desire the exceeding pleasure I shall have in seeing you:

Temptations

for it seems as if God had exposed us apostles the last upon the stage, as persons appointed to death. for we are made a spectacle to the world, to angels, and to men.

but this treasure is lodg'd in such earthen vessels as we are, that the exceeding efficacy of it may appear to be from God, and not from us.

Consider the various tryals that surround you, my brethren, as matter of great joy; knowing this,

This it is that fills you with joy, notwithstanding the various tryals, which still necessarily afflict you,

By the

there he stay'd three months; and then the Jews conspiring to surprize him at his embarkation for Syria, it was thought adviseable he should return thro' Macedonia. Sopater of Berea,

A good while after, the Jews conspir'd to kill him:

but the Jews having animated the women of quality of their religion, and the leading men of the city, raised a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and banish'd them from their territorys.

upon this the Gentiles and the Jews, supported by their magistrates, made an insurrection in order to use violence against them, and even to stone them:

in my voyages I have been frequently in perils from rivers, in perils from robbers, in perils from my own countrymen, in perils from the Gentiles, in perils in the city, in perils in the country, in perils at sea, in perils among false brethren;

General references

I was with you in weakness, in fear, and in great agony: