Acts 20:24

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Acts 20:24

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Summary

But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.

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Neither

I might

And the

To testify

Acts 20:21

John 15:27

Hebrews 2:3

General references

Matthew 16:25

Luke 9:24

Philippians 1:13

Bible References

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Then Paul answered, "What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be imprisoned but even to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus."

Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword?

Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain.

Therefore, having this ministry by the mercy of God, we do not lose heart.

but as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: by great endurance, in afflictions, hardships, calamities,

I am acting with great boldness toward you; I have great pride in you; I am filled with comfort. In all our affliction, I am overflowing with joy.

For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong.

So I ask you not to lose heart over what I am suffering for you, which is your glory.

But though we had already suffered and been shamefully treated at Philippi, as you know, we had boldness in our God to declare to you the gospel of God in the midst of much conflict.

that no one be moved by these afflictions. For you yourselves know that we are destined for this.

which is why I suffer as I do. But I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that he is able to guard until that Day what has been entrusted to me.

my persecutions and sufferings that happened to me at Antioch, at Iconium, and at Lystra--which persecutions I endured; yet from them all the Lord rescued me.

But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message might be fully proclaimed and all the Gentiles might hear it. So I was rescued from the lion's mouth.

For you had compassion on those in prison, and you joyfully accepted the plundering of your property, since you knew that you yourselves had a better possession and an abiding one.

Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us,

Neither

Yes, we are of good courage, and we would rather be away from the body and at home with the Lord.

as it is my eager expectation and hope that I will not be at all ashamed, but that with full courage now as always Christ will be honored in my body, whether by life or by death.

Even if I am to be poured out as a drink offering upon the sacrificial offering of your faith, I am glad and rejoice with you all.

Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am filling up what is lacking in Christ's afflictions for the sake of his body, that is, the church,

By this we know love, that he laid down his life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers.

And they have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, for they loved not their lives even unto death.

I might

I glorified you on earth, having accomplished the work that you gave me to do.

Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? So run that you may obtain it.

Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead,

For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my departure has come.

And the

For he was numbered among us and was allotted his share in this ministry."

But the Lord said to him, "Go, for he is a chosen instrument of mine to carry my name before the Gentiles and kings and the children of Israel.

And he said to me, 'Go, for I will send you far away to the Gentiles.'"

delivering you from your people and from the Gentiles--to whom I am sending you

For if I do this of my own will, I have a reward, but if not of my own will, I am still entrusted with a stewardship.

Therefore, having this ministry by the mercy of God, we do not lose heart.

Paul, an apostle--not from men nor through man, but through Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised him from the dead--

and at the proper time manifested in his word through the preaching with which I have been entrusted by the command of God our Savior;

To testify

testifying both to Jews and to Greeks of repentance toward God and of faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.

And you also will bear witness, because you have been with me from the beginning.

how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? It was declared at first by the Lord, and it was attested to us by those who heard,

General references

For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.

For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it.

so that it has become known throughout the whole imperial guard and to all the rest that my imprisonment is for Christ.