Acts 20:24

Wesley

Acts 20:24

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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.

None

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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But Paul answered, What mean ye, weeping and breaking my heart? I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die at Jerusalem, for the name of the Lord Jesus.

Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall affliction, or distress, or persecution, or hunger, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?

Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labour is not vain in the Lord.

Therefore having this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not: But have renounced the hidden things of shame,

in much patience, in afflictions,

Great is my freedom of speech toward you; great is my glorying of you: I am filled with comfort, I exceedingly abound with joy, over all our affliction.

Therefore I am well pleased in weaknesses, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake; for when I am weak, then I am strong.

Wherefore I intreat you not to faint at my afflictions for you, which is your glory.

and had been shamefully intreated at Philippi, as ye know, we were bold thro' our God to speak to you the gospel of God with much contention.

That no one might be moved by these afflictions; for ye know that we are appointed hereto.

For which cause also I suffer these things: yet I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have trusted, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed to him, until that day.

Persecutions, afflictions, which befel me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; what persecutions I endured; but the Lord delivered me out of all.

But the Lord stood by me, and strengthened me, that through me the preaching might be fully known, even that all nations might hear: and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.

For ye sympathized with my bonds, and received with joy the spoiling of your goods, knowing that ye have in heaven a better and an enduring substance.

Wherefore, seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which easily besetteth us, and run with patience the race that is set before us, Looking to Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith;

Neither

We behave undauntedly, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and present with the Lord.

According to my earnest expectation and hope, that I shall be ashamed in nothing, but that with all boldness, as always, so now also, Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether by life or by death.

Yea, and if I be offered upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I joy and rejoice with you all.

Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up in my flesh that which is behind of the sufferings of Christ for his body, which is the church:

Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.

And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.

I might

I have glorified thee on earth. I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do.

Know ye not, that they who run in the race, all run, but one receiveth the prize? so run that ye may obtain.

Brethren, I do not account myself to have apprehended.

For I am now ready to be offered up, and the time of my departure is at hand.

And the

For he was numbered with us, and had obtained part of this ministry.

But the Lord said unto him, Go: for he is a chosen vessel to me, to bear my name before nations and kings, and the children of Israel.

But he said to me, Depart: for I will send thee far off to the Gentiles.

and of those in which I will appear to thee, Delivering thee from the people,

If indeed I do this willingly, I have a reward; but if unwillingly, yet a dispensation is intrusted to me.

Therefore having this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not: But have renounced the hidden things of shame,

Paul an apostle (not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father,

And he hath in due time manifested his word, thro' the preaching wherewith I am intrusted, according to the commandment of God our Saviour:

To testify

Testifying both to Jews and Greeks repentance towards God and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.

Ye also testify, because ye have been with me from the beginning.

How shall we escape, if we neglect so great a salvation, which began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed to us by them that had heard him?

General references

For whosoever will save his life, shall lose it, and whosoever will lose his life for my sake, shall find it.

For who|oever will save his life shall gose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake, he shall save it:

So that my bonds in Christ have been made manifest in the whole palace, and to all others: