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2 Corinthians 4 1
Therefore, since we have this ministry because we were shown mercy, we do not give up.
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Acts 21:13
Then Paul replied,“ What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be bound but also to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”
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2 Timothy 4 6-2 Timothy 4 8
For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time for my departure is close.I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.There is reserved for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give me on that day, and not only to me, but to all those who have loved his appearing.
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2 Corinthians 12 10
So I take pleasure in weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and in difficulties, for the sake of Christ. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
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1 Peter 5 12
Through Silvanus, a faithful brother( as I consider him), I have written to you briefly in order to encourage you and to testify that this is the true grace of God. Stand firm in it!
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Romans 11:6
Now if by grace, then it is not by works; otherwise grace ceases to be grace.
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2 Corinthians 4 8-2 Corinthians 4 9
We are afflicted in every way but not crushed; we are perplexed but not in despair;we are persecuted but not abandoned; we are struck down but not destroyed.
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Titus 1:3
In his own time he has revealed his word in the preaching with which I was entrusted by the command of God our Savior:
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Acts 1:17
For he was one of our number and shared in this ministry.”
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Galatians 1:1
Paul, an apostle— not from men or by man, but by Jesus Christ and God the Father who raised him from the dead—
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2 Corinthians 4 16-2 Corinthians 4 18
Therefore we do not give up. Even though our outer person is being destroyed, our inner person is being renewed day by day.For our momentary light affliction is producing for us an absolutely incomparable eternal weight of glory.So we do not focus on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.
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Ephesians 2:4-10
But God, who is rich in mercy, because of his great love that he had for us,made us alive with Christ even though we were dead in trespasses. You are saved by grace!He also raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavens in Christ Jesus,so that in the coming ages he might display the immeasurable riches of his grace through his kindness to us in Christ Jesus.For you are saved by grace through faith, and this is not from yourselves; it is God’s gift—not from works, so that no one can boast.For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared ahead of time for us to do.
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1 Corinthians 15 58
Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, be steadfast, immovable, always excelling in the Lord’s work, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.
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Acts 14:3
So they stayed there a long time and spoke boldly for the Lord, who testified to the message of his grace by enabling them to do signs and wonders.
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Acts 11:23
When he arrived and saw the grace of God, he was glad and encouraged all of them to remain true to the Lord with devoted hearts,
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Acts 20:32
“ And now I commit you to God and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up and to give you an inheritance among all who are sanctified.
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Hebrews 12:1-3
Therefore, since we also have such a large cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us lay aside every hindrance and the sin that so easily ensnares us. Let us run with endurance the race that lies before us,keeping our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of our faith. For the joy that lay before him, he endured the cross, despising the shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.For consider him who endured such hostility from sinners against himself, so that you won’t grow weary and give up.
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Acts 26:17-18
I will rescue you from your people and from the Gentiles. I am sending you to themto open their eyes so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a share among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’
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Titus 2:11
For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people,
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Romans 3:24-26
they are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.God presented him as the mercy seat by his blood, through faith, to demonstrate his righteousness, because in his restraint God passed over the sins previously committed.God presented him to demonstrate his righteousness at the present time, so that he would be just and justify the one who has faith in Jesus.
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Acts 9:15
But the Lord said to him,“ Go, for this man is my chosen instrument to take my name to Gentiles, kings, and Israelites.
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Ephesians 3:13
So, then, I ask you not to be discouraged over my afflictions on your behalf, for they are your glory.
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Romans 8:35-39
Who can separate us from the love of Christ? Can affliction or distress or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword?As it is written: Because of you we are being put to death all day long; we are counted as sheep to be slaughtered.No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers,nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
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Philippians 3:13-15
Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and reaching forward to what is ahead,I pursue as my goal the prize promised by God’s heavenly call in Christ Jesus.Therefore, let all of us who are mature think this way. And if you think differently about anything, God will reveal this also to you.
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Titus 3:4-7
But when the kindness of God our Savior and his love for mankind appeared,he saved us— not by works of righteousness that we had done, but according to his mercy— through the washing of regeneration and renewal by the Holy Spirit.He poured out his Spirit on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviorso that, having been justified by his grace, we may become heirs with the hope of eternal life.
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Acts 20:21
I testified to both Jews and Greeks about repentance toward God and faith in our Lord Jesus.
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2 Corinthians 7 4
I am very frank with you; I have great pride in you. I am filled with encouragement; I am overflowing with joy in all our afflictions.
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Colossians 1:24
Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and I am completing in my flesh what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions for his body, that is, the church.
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Philippians 1:20-23
My eager expectation and hope is that I will not be ashamed about anything, but that now as always, with all courage, Christ will be highly honored in my body, whether by life or by death.For me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.Now if I live on in the flesh, this means fruitful work for me; and I don’t know which one I should choose.I am torn between the two. I long to depart and be with Christ— which is far better—
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2 Corinthians 5 8
In fact, we are confident, and we would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.
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Hebrews 10:34
For you sympathized with the prisoners and accepted with joy the confiscation of your possessions, because you know that you yourselves have a better and enduring possession.
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Revelation 12:11
They conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony; for they did not love their lives to the point of death.
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2 Timothy 4 17
But the Lord stood with me and strengthened me, so that I might fully preach the word and all the Gentiles might hear it. So I was rescued from the lion’s mouth.
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Philippians 2:17
But even if I am poured out as a drink offering on the sacrificial service of your faith, I am glad and rejoice with all of you.
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Luke 2:10-11
But the angel said to them,“ Don’t be afraid, for look, I proclaim to you good news of great joy that will be for all the people:Today in the city of David a Savior was born for you, who is the Messiah, the Lord.
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2 Corinthians 6 4-2 Corinthians 6 10
Instead, as God’s ministers, we commend ourselves in everything: by great endurance, by afflictions, by hardships, by difficulties,by beatings, by imprisonments, by riots, by labors, by sleepless nights, by times of hunger,by purity, by knowledge, by patience, by kindness, by the Holy Spirit, by sincere love,by the word of truth, by the power of God; through weapons of righteousness for the right hand and the left,through glory and dishonor, through slander and good report; regarded as deceivers, yet true;as unknown, yet recognized; as dying, yet see— we live; as being disciplined, yet not killed;as grieving, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet enriching many; as having nothing, yet possessing everything.
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1 Corinthians 9 17-1 Corinthians 9 18
For if I do this willingly, I have a reward, but if unwillingly, I am entrusted with a commission.What then is my reward? To preach the gospel and offer it free of charge and not make full use of my rights in the gospel.
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Ephesians 1:6
to the praise of his glorious grace that he lavished on us in the Beloved One.
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Acts 22:21
“ He said to me,‘ Go, because I will send you far away to the Gentiles.’”
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1 Corinthians 9 24-1 Corinthians 9 27
Don’t you know that the runners in a stadium all race, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way to win the prize.Now everyone who competes exercises self-control in everything. They do it to receive a perishable crown, but we an imperishable crown.So I do not run like one who runs aimlessly or box like one beating the air.Instead, I discipline my body and bring it under strict control, so that after preaching to others, I myself will not be disqualified.
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Romans 5:20-21
The law came along to multiply the trespass. But where sin multiplied, grace multiplied even moreso that, just as sin reigned in death, so also grace will reign through righteousness, resulting in eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
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1 John 3 16
This is how we have come to know love: He laid down his life for us. We should also lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters.
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1 Thessalonians 3 3
so that no one will be shaken by these afflictions. For you yourselves know that we are appointed to this.
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John 17:4
I have glorified you on the earth by completing the work you gave me to do.
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Romans 4:4
Now to the one who works, pay is not credited as a gift, but as something owed.
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1 Thessalonians 2 2
On the contrary, after we had previously suffered and were treated outrageously in Philippi, as you know, we were emboldened by our God to speak the gospel of God to you in spite of great opposition.
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2 Timothy 3 11
along with the persecutions and sufferings that came to me in Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra. What persecutions I endured— and yet the Lord rescued me from them all.
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Hebrews 2:3-4
how will we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? This salvation had its beginning when it was spoken of by the Lord, and it was confirmed to us by those who heard him.At the same time, God also testified by signs and wonders, various miracles, and distributions of gifts from the Holy Spirit according to his will.
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2 Timothy 1 12
and that is why I suffer these things. But I am not ashamed, because I know whom I have believed and am persuaded that he is able to guard what has been entrusted to me until that day.
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John 15:27
You also will testify, because you have been with me from the beginning.
