Acts 23:11

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Summary

And the night following the Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good cheer, Paul: for as thou hast testified of me in Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also at Rome.

Be

For

2 Timothy 4:17

Must

Acts 28:30

John 11:8

Bible References

Be

But now take courage, for there will be no destruction of life among you, but of the ship only.

Here they brought to Him a paralytic lying on a bed. Seeing their faith Jesus said to the paralytic, "Take courage, my child; your sins are pardoned."

But instantly Jesus spoke to them, and said, "There is no danger; it is I; do not be afraid."

"I have spoken all this to you in order that in me you may have peace. In the world you have affliction. But keep up your courage: *I* have won the victory over the world."

For

When matters had reached this point, Paul decided in his own mind to travel through Macedonia and Greece, and go to Jerusalem. "After that," he said, "I must also see Rome."

"And now, impelled by a sense of duty, I am on my way to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there,

I saw Jesus, and He said to me, "'Make haste and leave Jerusalem quickly, because they will not accept your testimony about Me.'

So they arranged a day with him and came to him in considerable numbers at the house of the friends who were entertaining him. And then, with solemn earnestness, he explained to them the subject of the Kingdom of God, endeavouring from morning till evening to convince them about Jesus, both from the Law of Moses and from the Prophets.

so that for my part I am willing and eager to proclaim the Good News to you also who are in Rome.

And thus it has become notorious among all the Imperial Guards, and everywhere, that it is for the sake of Christ that I am a prisoner;

The Lord, however, stood by me and filled me with inward strength, that through me the Message might be fully proclaimed and that all the Gentiles might hear it; and I was rescued from the lion's jaws.

Must

After this Paul lived for fully two years in a hired house of his own, receiving all who came to see him.

"Rabbi," exclaimed the disciples, "the Jews have just been trying to stone you, and do you think of going back there again?"