Acts 20:19

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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 last night an angel of the God I belong to and serve stood before me,

If anyone serves me, he must follow me, and wherever I am found, my servant must be also. If anyone serves me, my Father will show him honor.

Paul, a slave of Jesus Christ, called as an apostle, set apart to declare God's good news,

not wanting in devotion, but on fire with the Spirit. Serve the Lord.

Is that appealing to men's weaknesses, or to God? Is that trying to suit men? If I were still doing that, I would be no slave of Christ.

Do your duties heartily and willingly, as though it were for the Lord, not for men,

for you know that it is from him that you are to receive that inheritance which is to be your reward. Think of Christ as the master you are working for.

For when people speak of us, they tell what a welcome you gave us, and how you turned from idols to God, to serve a true and living God,

Simon Peter, a slave and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who through the uprightness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ have been given a faith as privileged as ours;

That is why they are before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple, and he who is seated on the throne will shelter them.

With all

For I am the least important of the apostles, and am not fit to be called an apostle, because I once persecuted God's church.

Not that I am of myself qualified to claim anything as originating with me. My qualification is from God,

For even when I reached Macedonia, my poor human nature could get no relief??here was trouble at every turn; fighting without, and fear within.

So to keep me from being too much elated a bitter physical affliction was sent to me, a very messenger of Satan, to harass me, to keep me from being too much elated.

though you know that it was because of an illness that I preached the good news to you that first time;

Many

So you must be on your guard and remember that for three years, night and day, I never stopped warning any of you, even with tears.

As he approached the city and saw it, he wept over it,

For I was in great trouble and distress of mind when I wrote you, and I shed many tears as I did it, yet it was not to hurt your feelings, but to make you realize the extraordinary affection I have for you.

For there are many who live, as I have often told you, and tell you now with tears, like enemies of the cross of Christ.

When I remember the tears you shed I long night and day to see you again, and have the perfect happiness

Temptations

For it seems to me, God has exhibited us apostles at the very end of the procession, like the men condemned to die in the arena. For we have become a spectacle to the whole universe, angels as well as men.

But I have this treasure in a mere ear then jar, to show that its amazing power belongs to God and not to me.

If they are Christian workers?? am talking like a madman!?? am a better one! with far greater labors, far more imprisonments, vastly worse beatings, and in frequent danger of death.

You must find the greatest joy, my brothers, in being involved in various trials,

Rejoice over this, although just now perhaps distressed by various trials;

By the

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.

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.

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

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.

with my frequent journeys, in danger from rivers, danger from robbers, danger from my own people, danger from the heathen, danger in the city, danger in the desert, danger at sea, danger from false brothers,

General references

For my part, I came among you in weakness and with a great deal of fear and trembling,