In the measure of my strong hope and belief that in nothing will I be put to shame, but that without fear, as at all times, so now will Christ have glory in my body, by life or by death.

But I put no value on my life, if only at the end of it I may see the work complete which was given to me by the Lord Jesus, to be a witness of the good news of the grace of God.

Then Paul said, What are you doing, weeping and wounding my heart? for I am ready, not only to be a prisoner, but to be put to death at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.

And I will gladly give all I have for your souls. If I have the more love for you, am I to be loved the less?

Even so, being full of loving desire for you, we took delight in giving you not only God's good news, but even our lives, because you were dear to us.

For I am even now being offered, and my end is near.

In this we see what love is, because he gave his life for us; and it is right for us to give our lives for the brothers.

The sacrifice

I have all things and more than enough: I am made full, having had from Epaphroditus the things which came from you, a perfume of a sweet smell, an offering well pleasing to God.

For this reason I make request to you, brothers, by the mercies of God, that you will give your bodies as a living offering, holy, pleasing to God, which is the worship it is right for you to give him.

To be a servant of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles, doing the work of a priest in the good news of God, so that the offering of the Gentiles might be pleasing to God, being made holy by the Holy Spirit.

Let us then make offerings of praise to God at all times through him, that is to say, the fruit of lips giving witness to his name.

You, as living stones, are being made into a house of the spirit, a holy order of priests, making those offerings of the spirit which are pleasing to God through Jesus Christ.

I joy

My words to you are without fear, I am full of pride on account of you: I have great comfort and joy in all our troubles.

Now I have joy in my pain because of you, and in my flesh I undergo whatever is still needed to make the sorrows of Christ complete, for the salvation of his body, the church;

For this cause, brothers, in all our trouble and grief we were comforted about you because of your faith;

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And for the drink offering, you are to give with the burned offering or other offering, the fourth part of a hin of wine for every lamb.

So that your pride in me may be increased in Christ Jesus through my being present with you again.