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Summary

For ye had compassion of me in my bonds, and took joyfully the spoiling of your goods, knowing in yourselves that ye have in heaven a better and an enduring substance.

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In my

Acts 21:33
Then the commanding officer came up and arrested him and ordered him to be tied up with two chains; he then asked who he was and what he had done.
Acts 28:20
So for this reason I have asked to see you and speak with you, for I am bound with this chain because of the hope of Israel."
Ephesians 3:1
For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles --
Ephesians 4:1
I, therefore, the prisoner for the Lord, urge you to live worthily of the calling with which you have been called,
Ephesians 6:20
for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may be able to speak boldly as I ought to speak.
Philippians 1:7
For it is right for me to think this about all of you, because I have you in my heart, since both in my imprisonment and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel all of you became partners in God's grace together with me.
2 Timothy 1:16
May the Lord grant mercy to the family of Onesiphorus, because he often refreshed me and was not ashamed of my imprisonment.
2 Timothy 2:9
for which I suffer hardship to the point of imprisonment as a criminal, but God's message is not imprisoned!

And took

Matthew 5:11
"Blessed are you when people insult you and persecute you and say all kinds of evil things about you falsely on account of me.
Acts 5:41
So they left the council rejoicing because they had been considered worthy to suffer dishonor for the sake of the name.
James 1:2
My brothers and sisters, consider it nothing but joy when you fall into all sorts of trials,

In yourselves that ye have

Matthew 6:19
"Do not accumulate for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal.
Matthew 19:21
Jesus said to him, "If you wish to be perfect, go sell your possessions and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me."
Luke 10:42
but one thing is needed. Mary has chosen the best part; it will not be taken away from her."
Luke 12:33
Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide yourselves purses that do not wear out -- a treasure in heaven that never decreases, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys.
2 Corinthians 5:1
For we know that if our earthly house, the tent we live in, is dismantled, we have a building from God, a house not built by human hands, that is eternal in the heavens.
Colossians 1:5
Your faith and love have arisen from the hope laid up for you in heaven, which you have heard about in the message of truth, the gospel
Colossians 3:2
Keep thinking about things above, not things on the earth,
1 Timothy 6:19
In this way they will save up a treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the future and so lay hold of what is truly life.
2 Timothy 4:8
Finally the crown of righteousness is reserved for me. The Lord, the righteous Judge, will award it to me in that day -- and not to me only, but also to all who have set their affection on his appearing.
1 Peter 1:4
that is, into an inheritance imperishable, undefiled, and unfading. It is reserved in heaven for you,
1 John 3:2
Dear friends, we are God's children now, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that whenever it is revealed we will be like him, because we will see him just as he is.

General references

Matthew 6:20
But accumulate for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and thieves do not break in and steal.
Hebrews 12:4
You have not yet resisted to the point of bloodshed in your struggle against sin.

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