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 whose I am and whom I serve, stood by me and said:

If any one is ready to serve me, let him follow me; and where I am there shall my servant be also. If any man is ready to serve me, him will my Father honor.

From Paul, a slave of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, set apart for a gospel of God,

In your diligence be free from sloth. Be glowing in spirit. Slave for the master.

Think you that I am now trying to conciliate men or God? Or am I "seeking to please men"? If I were still seeking to please men, I should not be a slave of Christ.

slaving with good-will from your heart, as for the Lord and not for men;

You know that from the Lord you will receive reward of the inheritance, for you are the Lord Christ's slaves.

For others, of their own accord, tell about the welcome I had from you, and how you turned to God from your idols, to be slaved of a true and living God,

Simon Peter, a slave and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who have obtained an equally precious faith with us in the righteousness of our God and Saviour Jesus Christ.

For this they are now before the throne of God, and are serving him day and night in his temple. "And He who sits on the throne Will spread his tabernacle over them.

With all

For I am the least of the apostles, I who am not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.

Not that I am sufficient in myself to reach any conclusion in my own wisdom; but my sufficiency is from God.

For even after I reached Macedonia, my flesh had no rest, but I was troubled on every hand. Without were fights; within were, fears.

It was for this reason, lest I should be over-elated, that there was given me a thorn in the flesh, a messenger of Satan, to buffet me, lest I should be over-elated.

on the contrary, you know that although it was illness which brought about my preaching the gospel to you at my first visit,

Many

So be on guard; and remember that for three years I ceased not to admonish you all, night and day, even with tears.

And when he came into view of the city, as he approached it he broke into loud weeping,

For I wrote to you out of much affliction and anguish of heart, through many tears; not to pain you, but to convince you of my love, my abundant love for you.

For there are many??s I used often to tell you, and am now telling you even with tears??ho live and walk as the enemies of the cross of Christ.

Night and day when I recall your tears I am longing to see you, that my happiness may be complete.

Temptations

But it seems to me that God has exhibited us apostles, last of all, like men doomed to death; for we are made a spectacle to the whole world, both to men and to angels.

But I hold this treasure in an earthen vessel, in order that the surpassing greatness of the power may be from God, and not from myself.

Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as though I were beside myself), such, far, more, am I; in labors more abundant, in imprisonments also more abundant, in floggings beyond measure, in deaths often.

My brothers, when you are beset by various temptations, count it all joy,

Exult in this, though now for a brief moment, if need be, you have suffered many hardships.

By the

Just as he was about to set sail for Syria, the Jews laid a plot against him, and he determined to return through Macedonia.

And when many days were fulfilled the Jews made a plot to kill Saul;

But the Jews urged on the devout women of high rank, and the leading citizens, and stirred up a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and drove them out of the district,

And when both the Gentiles and the Jews with their ruler made a hostile move to maltreat and to stone them,

But the Jews, moved with jealousy, called to their aid certain ill-favored and idle fellows, formed a mob, and began to set the town in an uproar. Assaulting the house of Jason, they sought to bring them out to the people.

My journeys have been many; in perils of rivers, in perils of bandits; in perils from my countrymen, in perils in the city, in perils in the wilderness; in perils on the sea, in perils among false brothers;

General references

In weakness and fear and great trembling came I among you.