Acts 20:19

Paul's Farewell To The Ephesian Elders

¹⁸ When they arrived he said: You know from the first day that I set foot in Asia, I was with you all the time, ¹⁹ serving the Lord with all humility and with tears and with trials which came upon me through the plots of the Jews; ²⁰ I did not shrink from declaring to you anything that was profitable, and teaching you publicly, and from house to house.

Serve the Lord

To the Lord

Lot

Acts 20:3

After three months he set sail for Syria. He decided to return through Macedonia. He left there because the Jews formed a plot against him.

Acts 20:31

Be on guard! Remember I did not cease for three years to admonish you day and night with tears.

Romans 12:11

Do not lag behind in diligence. Be fervent in spirit serving God.

2 Corinthians 2:4

For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote to you with many tears. Not that you should be made sorry, but that you might know the love that I have more abundantly for you.

Philippians 3:18

Many live as enemies of the stake of Christ. I often wept as I told you about them.

Colossians 3:24

You know that God will give you the reward of the inheritance when you serve the Master, Christ.

Psalm 119:136

My eyes shed streams of water, because they do not keep your law.

Jeremiah 9:1

Oh that my head were waters and my eyes a fountain of tears. Then I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people!

Jeremiah 13:17

If you will not listen, I will cry secretly over your arrogance. I will cry bitterly, and my eyes will flow with tears because Jehovah's flock will be taken captive.

Luke 19:41

When he came close to the city he wept over it.

John 12:26

If you want to serve me follow me! My servant will be where I am and the Father will honor my servant.

Acts 9:23-25

After many days the Jews took counsel to kill him.

Acts 13:50-51

The Jews incited the devout and honorable women and the leading men of the city. They caused persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them from their coasts.

Acts 14:5-6

Then some of the people of the nations and Jews, together with their leaders, decided to mistreat the apostles and stone them.

Acts 14:19-20

Jews from Antioch and Iconium took control of the crowd. They persuaded the people to stone Paul. Then they threw him out of the city, supposing him to be dead.

Acts 17:5

The Jews were moved with jealousy so they gathered bad people who organized a crowd for a riot. They assaulted the house of Jason in order to bring them out to the crowd.

Acts 17:13

When the Jews of Thessalonica learned that Paul was preaching the word of God at Beroea, they went there and stirred up the crowds and caused trouble.

Acts 27:23

Last night an angel of the God of whom I serve stood beside me.

Romans 1:1

Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, appointed (set apart) for the good news of God,

Romans 1:9

God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit (whole heart and mind) in the good news of his Son. Without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers.

1 Corinthians 4:9-13

For I think that God has placed us apostles last as men appointed to death. We are made a spectacle to the world, and to angels, and to men.

1 Corinthians 15:9-10

I am the least of the apostles and do not deserve to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the people of God.

2 Corinthians 3:5

We are not adequate by ourselves to account for anything. Our adequacy is from God.

2 Corinthians 4:7-11

We have this treasure in earthen vessels that the power beyond what is normal may be from God, and not from ourselves.

2 Corinthians 7:5

When we came to Macedonia our flesh had no relief, but we were afflicted on every side, fighting on the outside and fears on the inside.

2 Corinthians 11:23-30

Are they ministers of Christ? I speak as a fool. I am more in labors more abundant, beaten beyond number, in prisons more frequent, in deaths often.

2 Corinthians 12:7-10

I was given a painful physical ailment that will keep me from being puffed up with pride because of the many wonderful things I saw. It acts as Satan's messenger to beat me and keep me from being proud.

Galatians 1:10

Do I now seek the favor of men, or of God? Am I striving to please men? If I were still pleasing men, I would not be a servant of Christ.

Galatians 4:13-14

You know that because of an infirmity of the flesh I preached the good news to you the first time.

Ephesians 6:7

with goodwill doing service, as to God, and not to men.

1 Thessalonians 1:9

All those people speak about how you received us when we visited you, and how you turned away from idols to God, to serve the true and living God,

2 Timothy 1:4

I greatly desire to see you, being mindful of your tears, for this will fill me with joy.

James 1:2

Count it all joy, my brothers, when you encounter various trials.

1 Peter 1:6

You greatly rejoice in this, though you have been grieved with various trials for a little while.

2 Peter 1:1

Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who have obtained a precious faith with us in the righteousness of our God, and of our Savior Jesus Christ:

Revelation 7:15

Because of this they are before the throne of God. They serve him day and night in his temple. He who sits on the throne will spread his tent over (dwell among) them.