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2 Corinthians 4 10-2 Corinthians 4 11
Through suffering, our bodies continue to share in the death of Jesus so that the life of Jesus may also be seen in our bodies.Yes, we live under constant danger of death because we serve Jesus, so that the life of Jesus will be evident in our dying bodies.
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1 Corinthians 4 9
Instead, I sometimes think God has put us apostles on display, like prisoners of war at the end of a victor’s parade, condemned to die. We have become a spectacle to the entire world— to people and angels alike.
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Romans 8:36
( As the Scriptures say,“ For your sake we are killed every day; we are being slaughtered like sheep.”)
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2 Corinthians 1 8-2 Corinthians 1 10
We think you ought to know, dear brothers and sisters, about the trouble we went through in the province of Asia. We were crushed and overwhelmed beyond our ability to endure, and we thought we would never live through it.In fact, we expected to die. But as a result, we stopped relying on ourselves and learned to rely only on God, who raises the dead.And he did rescue us from mortal danger, and he will rescue us again. We have placed our confidence in him, and he will continue to rescue us.
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2 Corinthians 11 6
I may be unskilled as a speaker, but I’m not lacking in knowledge. We have made this clear to you in every possible way.
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Acts 25:26
“ But what shall I write the emperor? For there is no clear charge against him. So I have brought him before all of you, and especially you, King Agrippa, so that after we examine him, I might have something to write.
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2 Corinthians 4 2
We reject all shameful deeds and underhanded methods. We don’t try to trick anyone or distort the word of God. We tell the truth before God, and all who are honest know this.
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Acts 19:26
But as you have seen and heard, this man Paul has persuaded many people that handmade gods aren’t really gods at all. And he’s done this not only here in Ephesus but throughout the entire province!
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Romans 15:19
They were convinced by the power of miraculous signs and wonders and by the power of God’s Spirit. In this way, I have fully presented the Good News of Christ from Jerusalem all the way to Illyricum.
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Acts 25:19
Instead, it was something about their religion and a dead man named Jesus, who Paul insists is alive.
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2 Corinthians 5 11
Because we understand our fearful responsibility to the Lord, we work hard to persuade others. God knows we are sincere, and I hope you know this, too.
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Galatians 1:22-24
And still the churches in Christ that are in Judea didn’t know me personally.All they knew was that people were saying,“ The one who used to persecute us is now preaching the very faith he tried to destroy!”And they praised God because of me.
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Acts 25:14-15
During their stay of several days, Festus discussed Paul’s case with the king.“ There is a prisoner here,” he told him,“ whose case was left for me by Felix.When I was in Jerusalem, the leading priests and Jewish elders pressed charges against him and asked me to condemn him.
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1 Corinthians 15 31
For I swear, dear brothers and sisters, that I face death daily. This is as certain as my pride in what Christ Jesus our Lord has done in you.
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Acts 17:18
He also had a debate with some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers. When he told them about Jesus and his resurrection, they said,“ What’s this babbler trying to say with these strange ideas he’s picked up?” Others said,“ He seems to be preaching about some foreign gods.”
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Psalms 118:17-18
I will not die; instead, I will live to tell what the Lord has done.The Lord has punished me severely, but he did not let me die.
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Acts 21:37-38
As Paul was about to be taken inside, he said to the commander,“ May I have a word with you?”“ Do you know Greek?” the commander asked, surprised.“ Aren’t you the Egyptian who led a rebellion some time ago and took 4,000 members of the Assassins out into the desert?”
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1 Corinthians 11 32
Yet when we are judged by the Lord, we are being disciplined so that we will not be condemned along with the world.