逐节对照
- Amplified Bible - But I do not consider my life as something of value or dear to me, so that I may [with joy] finish my course and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify faithfully of the good news of God’s [precious, undeserved] grace [which makes us free of the guilt of sin and grants us eternal life].
- 新标点和合本 - 我却不以性命为念，也不看为宝贵，只要行完我的路程，成就我从主耶稣所领受的职事，证明 神恩惠的福音。
- 和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 我却不以性命为念，只要走完我的路程，完成我从主耶稣所领受的职分，为上帝恩典的福音作见证。
- 和合本2010（神版-简体） - 我却不以性命为念，只要走完我的路程，完成我从主耶稣所领受的职分，为 神恩典的福音作见证。
- 当代译本 - 不过，只要能跑完我当跑的路程，完成主耶稣交托给我的使命——为上帝充满恩典的福音做见证，就是牺牲性命，我也在所不惜。
- 圣经新译本 - 但我并不珍惜自己的性命，只求跑完我的路程，完成我从主耶稣所领受的职分，为 神恩惠的福音作见证。
- 中文标准译本 - 但是我不把自己的生命看为宝贵，为要 跑尽我该跑的路程 ，完成从主耶稣所领受的服事工作，为神恩典的福音郑重地做见证。
- 现代标点和合本 - 我却不以性命为念，也不看为宝贵，只要行完我的路程，成就我从主耶稣所领受的职事，证明神恩惠的福音。
- 和合本（拼音版） - 我却不以性命为念，也不看为宝贵，只要行完我的路程，成就我从主耶稣所领受的职事，证明上帝恩惠的福音。
- New International Version - However, I consider my life worth nothing to me; my only aim is to finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me—the task of testifying to the good news of God’s grace.
- New International Reader's Version - But my life means nothing to me. My only goal is to finish the race. I want to complete the work the Lord Jesus has given me. He wants me to tell others about the good news of God’s grace.
- English Standard Version - But I do not account my life of any value nor as precious to myself, if only I may finish my course and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God.
- New Living Translation - But my life is worth nothing to me unless I use it for finishing the work assigned me by the Lord Jesus—the work of telling others the Good News about the wonderful grace of God.
- Christian Standard Bible - But I consider my life of no value to myself; my purpose is to finish my course and the ministry I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of God’s grace.
- New American Standard Bible - But I do not consider my life of any account as dear to myself, so that I may finish my course and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify solemnly of the gospel of God’s grace.
- New King James Version - But none of these things move me; nor do I count my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my race with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God.
- American Standard Version - But I hold not my life of any account as dear unto myself, so that I may accomplish my course, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.
- King James Version - But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.
- New English Translation - But I do not consider my life worth anything to myself, so that I may finish my task and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the good news of God’s grace.
- World English Bible - But these things don’t count; nor do I hold my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my race with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to fully testify to the Good News of the grace of God.
- 新標點和合本 - 我卻不以性命為念，也不看為寶貴，只要行完我的路程，成就我從主耶穌所領受的職事，證明神恩惠的福音。
- 和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 我卻不以性命為念，只要走完我的路程，完成我從主耶穌所領受的職分，為上帝恩典的福音作見證。
- 和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 我卻不以性命為念，只要走完我的路程，完成我從主耶穌所領受的職分，為 神恩典的福音作見證。
- 當代譯本 - 不過，只要能跑完我當跑的路程，完成主耶穌交託給我的使命——為上帝充滿恩典的福音作見證，就是犧牲性命，我也在所不惜。
- 聖經新譯本 - 但我並不珍惜自己的性命，只求跑完我的路程，完成我從主耶穌所領受的職分，為 神恩惠的福音作見證。
- 呂振中譯本 - 但我不為性命作甚麼計算，而看為對自己有價值；比較起來，倒不如完盡了我的跑程、和我從主耶穌所領受的執事職任，鄭重證明上帝恩惠之福音。
- 中文標準譯本 - 但是我不把自己的生命看為寶貴，為要 跑盡我該跑的路程 ，完成從主耶穌所領受的服事工作，為神恩典的福音鄭重地做見證。
- 現代標點和合本 - 我卻不以性命為念，也不看為寶貴，只要行完我的路程，成就我從主耶穌所領受的職事，證明神恩惠的福音。
- 文理和合譯本 - 然我不以己生為意、而貴之、惟欲盡我程途、及由主耶穌所授之職、以證上帝恩惠之福音、
- 文理委辦譯本 - 然我不以為意、不貴生命、但忻然馳驟、以盡我程、並主耶穌所授之職、以上帝恩寵福音示人、
- 施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 然我不以此為意、亦不以我生命為貴、惟思歡然前趨、以盡我程途、及我於主耶穌所受之職、以證天主恩寵之福音、
- 吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 然吾於生命置之度外、無所顧惜。但望能完成吾之行程、及所受於主耶穌之使命、以證天主恩寵之福音而已。
- Nueva Versión Internacional - Sin embargo, considero que mi vida carece de valor para mí mismo, con tal de que termine mi carrera y lleve a cabo el servicio que me ha encomendado el Señor Jesús, que es el de dar testimonio del evangelio de la gracia de Dios.
- 현대인의 성경 - 그러나 내가 달려갈 길을 다 가고 주 예수님에게 받은 사명, 곧 하나님의 은혜에 관한 기쁜 소식을 증거하는 일을 완성하기 위해서는 나의 생명을 조금도 귀한 것으로 여기지 않습니다.
- Новый Русский Перевод - Но я не дорожу своей жизнью, только бы мне пройти мой путь и завершить порученное мне Господом Иисусом служение – свидетельствовать Радостную Весть о благодати Божьей.
- Восточный перевод - Но я не дорожу своей жизнью, только бы мне пройти мой путь и завершить порученное мне Повелителем Исой служение – возвещать Радостную Весть о благодати Всевышнего.
- Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Но я не дорожу своей жизнью, только бы мне пройти мой путь и завершить порученное мне Повелителем Исой служение – возвещать Радостную Весть о благодати Аллаха.
- Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Но я не дорожу своей жизнью, только бы мне пройти мой путь и завершить порученное мне Повелителем Исо служение – возвещать Радостную Весть о благодати Всевышнего.
- La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Ma vie m’importe peu, je ne lui accorde aucun prix ; mon but c’est d’aller jusqu’au bout de ma course et d’accomplir pleinement le service que le Seigneur Jésus m’a confié c’est-à-dire de proclamer l’Evangile, ce message de la grâce de Dieu.
- リビングバイブル - しかし、主イエスがしなさいと言われた務めをやり遂げるためなら、こんな取るに足らぬ命でも、喜んで投げ出す覚悟はできています。その務めとは、神の恵みの福音を伝えることです。
- Nestle Aland 28 - ἀλλ’ οὐδενὸς λόγου ποιοῦμαι τὴν ψυχὴν τιμίαν ἐμαυτῷ ὡς τελειῶσαι τὸν δρόμον μου καὶ τὴν διακονίαν ἣν ἔλαβον παρὰ τοῦ κυρίου Ἰησοῦ, διαμαρτύρασθαι τὸ εὐαγγέλιον τῆς χάριτος τοῦ θεοῦ.
- unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - ἀλλ’ οὐδενὸς λόγου ποιοῦμαι τὴν ψυχὴν τιμίαν ἐμαυτῷ, ὡς τελειῶσαι τὸν δρόμον μου, καὶ τὴν διακονίαν ἣν ἔλαβον παρὰ τοῦ Κυρίου Ἰησοῦ, διαμαρτύρασθαι τὸ εὐαγγέλιον τῆς χάριτος τοῦ Θεοῦ.
- Nova Versão Internacional - Todavia, não me importo, nem considero a minha vida de valor algum para mim mesmo, se tão somente puder terminar a corrida e completar o ministério que o Senhor Jesus me confiou, de testemunhar do evangelho da graça de Deus.
- Hoffnung für alle - Aber mein Leben ist mir nicht wichtig. Vielmehr will ich bis zum Schluss den Auftrag ausführen, den mir Jesus, der Herr, gegeben hat: die rettende Botschaft von Gottes Gnade zu verkünden.
- Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Nhưng tôi chẳng ngã lòng, cũng không tiếc mạng sống mình, chỉ mong dâng trọn cuộc đời cho Chúa và chu toàn nhiệm vụ Chúa Giê-xu ủy thác, là công bố Phúc Âm về ân sủng của Đức Chúa Trời.
- พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - ถึงกระนั้นข้าพเจ้าถือว่าชีวิตของข้าพเจ้าไม่ได้มีคุณค่าอันใดสำหรับตน ขอเพียงแต่ข้าพเจ้าวิ่งให้ถึงหลักชัยและทำภารกิจซึ่งองค์พระเยซูเจ้าทรงมอบหมายให้สำเร็จก็แล้วกัน คือภารกิจในการเป็นพยานถึงข่าวประเสริฐแห่งพระคุณของพระเจ้า
- พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - อย่างไรก็ตาม ข้าพเจ้าจะเป็นหรือตายก็ไม่ว่า เพียงแต่ขอวิ่งในการแข่งขันให้เสร็จสิ้น และทำงานซึ่งพระเยซู องค์พระผู้เป็นเจ้ามอบหมายไว้ให้เสร็จบริบูรณ์ คือการยืนยันเรื่องข่าวประเสริฐซึ่งแสดงถึงพระคุณของพระเจ้า
交叉引用
- John 17:4 - I have glorified You [down here] on the earth by completing the work that You gave Me to do.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:2 - but after we had already suffered and been outrageously treated in Philippi, as you know, yet in [the strength of] our God we summoned the courage to proclaim boldly to you the good news of God [regarding salvation] amid great opposition.
- 2 Timothy 1:12 - This is why I suffer as I do. Still, I am not ashamed; for I know Him [and I am personally acquainted with Him] whom I have believed [with absolute trust and confidence in Him and in the truth of His deity], and I am persuaded [beyond any doubt] that He is able to guard that which I have entrusted to Him until that day [when I stand before Him].
- 2 Timothy 3:11 - persecutions, and sufferings—such as happened to me at Antioch, at Iconium, and at Lystra; what persecutions I endured, but the Lord rescued me from them all!
- 1 Thessalonians 3:3 - so that no one would be unsettled by these difficulties [to which I have referred]. For you know that we have been destined for this [as something unavoidable in our position].
- John 15:27 - But you will testify also and be My witnesses, because you have been with Me from the beginning.
- Hebrews 2:3 - how will we escape [the penalty] if we ignore such a great salvation [the gospel, the new covenant]? For it was spoken at first by the Lord, and it was confirmed to us and proved authentic by those who personally heard [Him speak],
- Hebrews 2:4 - [and besides this evidence] God also testifying with them [confirming the message of salvation], both by signs and wonders and by various miracles [carried out by Jesus and the apostles] and by [granting to believers the] gifts of the Holy Spirit according to His own will.
- Romans 4:4 - Now to a laborer, his wages are not credited as a favor or a gift, but as an obligation [something owed to him].
- 1 Corinthians 9:17 - For if I do this work of my own free will, then I have a reward; but if it is not of my will [but by God’s choosing], I have been entrusted with a [sacred] stewardship.
- 1 Corinthians 9:18 - What then is my reward? [Just this:] that, when I preach the gospel, I may offer the gospel without charge [to everyone], so as not to take advantage of my rights [as a preacher and apostle] in [preaching] the gospel.
- 1 Corinthians 9:24 - Do you not know that in a race all the runners run [their very best to win], but only one receives the prize? Run [your race] in such a way that you may seize the prize and make it yours!
- 1 Corinthians 9:25 - Now every athlete who [goes into training and] competes in the games is disciplined and exercises self-control in all things. They do it to win a crown that withers, but we [do it to receive] an imperishable [crown that cannot wither].
- 1 Corinthians 9:26 - Therefore I do not run without a definite goal; I do not flail around like one beating the air [just shadow boxing].
- 1 Corinthians 9:27 - But [like a boxer] I strictly discipline my body and make it my slave, so that, after I have preached [the gospel] to others, I myself will not somehow be disqualified [as unfit for service].
- Romans 5:20 - But the Law came to increase and expand [the awareness of] the trespass [by defining and unmasking sin]. But where sin increased, [God’s remarkable, gracious gift of] grace [His unmerited favor] has surpassed it and increased all the more,
- Romans 5:21 - so that, as sin reigned in death, so also grace would reign through righteousness which brings eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
- 1 John 3:16 - By this we know [and have come to understand the depth and essence of His precious] love: that He [willingly] laid down His life for us [because He loved us]. And we ought to lay down our lives for the believers.
- Luke 2:10 - But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid; for behold, I bring you good news of great joy which will be for all the people.
- Luke 2:11 - For this day in the city of David there has been born for you a Savior, who is Christ the Lord (the Messiah).
- Acts 22:21 - And the Lord said to me, ‘Go, I will send you far away to the Gentiles.’ ”
- 2 Corinthians 6:4 - but we commend ourselves in every way as servants of God: in great endurance, in sufferings, in hardships, in distresses,
- 2 Corinthians 6:5 - in beatings, in imprisonments, in riots, in labors, in sleepless nights, in hunger,
- 2 Corinthians 6:6 - in purity and sincerity, in knowledge and spiritual insight, in patience, in kindness, in the Holy Spirit, in genuine love,
- 2 Corinthians 6:7 - in [speaking] the word of truth, in the power of God; by the weapons of righteousness for the right hand [like holding the sword to attack] and for the left [like holding the shield to defend],
- 2 Corinthians 6:8 - amid glory and dishonor; by evil report and good report; branded as deceivers and yet [vindicated as] truthful;
- 2 Corinthians 6:9 - as unknown [to the world], yet well-known [by God and His people]; as dying, yet we live; as punished, yet not killed;
- 2 Corinthians 6:10 - as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet bestowing riches on many; as having nothing, yet possessing all things.
- Philippians 2:17 - But even if I am being poured out as a drink offering on the sacrifice and service of your faith [for preaching the message of salvation], still I rejoice and share my joy with you all.
- Ephesians 1:6 - to the praise of His glorious grace and favor, which He so freely bestowed on us in the Beloved [His Son, Jesus Christ].
- Philippians 1:20 - It is my own eager expectation and hope, that [looking toward the future] I will not disgrace myself nor be ashamed in anything, but that with courage and the utmost freedom of speech, even now as always, Christ will be magnified and exalted in my body, whether by life or by death.
- Philippians 1:21 - For to me, to live is Christ [He is my source of joy, my reason to live] and to die is gain [for I will be with Him in eternity].
- Philippians 1:22 - If, however, it is to be life here and I am to go on living, this will mean useful and productive service for me; so I do not know which to choose [if I am given that choice].
- Philippians 1:23 - But I am hard-pressed between the two. I have the desire to leave [this world] and be with Christ, for that is far, far better;
- 2 Timothy 4:17 - But the Lord stood by me and strengthened and empowered me, so that through me the [gospel] message might be fully proclaimed, and that all the Gentiles might hear it; and I was rescued from the mouth of the lion.
- Philippians 3:13 - Brothers and sisters, I do not consider that I have made it my own yet; but one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead,
- Philippians 3:14 - I press on toward the goal to win the [heavenly] prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.
- Philippians 3:15 - All of us who are mature [pursuing spiritual perfection] should have this attitude. And if in any respect you have a different attitude, that too God will make clear to you.
- Ephesians 3:13 - So I ask you not to lose heart at my sufferings on your behalf, for they are your glory and honor.
- 2 Corinthians 7:4 - Great is my confidence in you; great is my pride and boasting on your behalf. I am filled [to the brim] with comfort; I am overflowing with joy in spite of all our trouble.
- Romans 8:35 - Who shall ever separate us from the love of Christ? Will tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword?
- Romans 8:36 - Just as it is written and forever remains written, “For Your sake we are put to death all day long; We are regarded as sheep for the slaughter.”
- Romans 8:37 - Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors and gain an overwhelming victory through Him who loved us [so much that He died for us].
- Romans 8:38 - For I am convinced [and continue to be convinced—beyond any doubt] that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present and threatening, nor things to come, nor powers,
- Romans 8:39 - nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the [unlimited] love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
- Revelation 12:11 - And they overcame and conquered him because of the blood of the Lamb and because of the word of their testimony, for they did not love their life and renounce their faith even when faced with death.
- Colossians 1:24 - Now I rejoice in my sufferings on your behalf. And with my own body I supplement whatever is lacking [on our part] of Christ’s afflictions, on behalf of His body, which is the church.
- 2 Corinthians 5:8 - we are [as I was saying] of good courage and confident hope, and prefer rather to be absent from the body and to be at home with the Lord.
- Hebrews 10:34 - For you showed sympathy and deep concern for those who were imprisoned, and you joyfully accepted the [unjust] seizure of your belongings and the confiscation of your property, conscious of the fact that you have a better possession and a lasting one [prepared for you in heaven].
- Titus 3:4 - But when the goodness and kindness of God our Savior and His love for mankind appeared [in human form as the Man, Jesus Christ],
- Titus 3:5 - He saved us, not because of any works of righteousness that we have done, but because of His own compassion and mercy, by the cleansing of the new birth (spiritual transformation, regeneration) and renewing by the Holy Spirit,
- Titus 3:6 - whom He poured out richly upon us through Jesus Christ our Savior,
- Titus 3:7 - so that we would be justified [made free of the guilt of sin] by His [compassionate, undeserved] grace, and that we would be [acknowledged as acceptable to Him and] made heirs of eternal life [actually experiencing it] according to our hope (His guarantee).
- Acts 20:21 - solemnly [and wholeheartedly] testifying to both Jews and Greeks, urging them to turn in repentance to God and [to have] faith in our Lord Jesus Christ [for salvation].
- Acts 9:15 - But the Lord said to him, “Go, for this man is a [deliberately] chosen instrument of Mine, to bear My name before the Gentiles and kings and the sons of Israel;
- Acts 26:17 - [choosing you for Myself and] rescuing you from the Jewish people and from the Gentiles, to whom I am sending you,
- Acts 26:18 - to open their [spiritual] eyes so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness and release from their sins and an inheritance among those who have been sanctified (set apart, made holy) by faith in Me.’
- Romans 3:24 - and are being justified [declared free of the guilt of sin, made acceptable to God, and granted eternal life] as a gift by His [precious, undeserved] grace, through the redemption [the payment for our sin] which is [provided] in Christ Jesus,
- Romans 3:25 - whom God displayed publicly [before the eyes of the world] as a [life-giving] sacrifice of atonement and reconciliation (propitiation) by His blood [to be received] through faith. This was to demonstrate His righteousness [which demands punishment for sin], because in His forbearance [His deliberate restraint] He passed over the sins previously committed [before Jesus’ crucifixion].
- Romans 3:26 - It was to demonstrate His righteousness at the present time, so that He would be just and the One who justifies those who have faith in Jesus [and rely confidently on Him as Savior].
- Hebrews 12:1 - Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses [who by faith have testified to the truth of God’s absolute faithfulness], stripping off every unnecessary weight and the sin which so easily and cleverly entangles us, let us run with endurance and active persistence the race that is set before us,
- Hebrews 12:2 - [looking away from all that will distract us and] focusing our eyes on Jesus, who is the Author and Perfecter of faith [the first incentive for our belief and the One who brings our faith to maturity], who for the joy [of accomplishing the goal] set before Him endured the cross, disregarding the shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God [revealing His deity, His authority, and the completion of His work].
- Hebrews 12:3 - Just consider and meditate on Him who endured from sinners such bitter hostility against Himself [consider it all in comparison with your trials], so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.
- Titus 2:11 - For the [remarkable, undeserved] grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men.
- Acts 20:32 - And now I commend you to God [placing you in His protective, loving care] and [I commend you] to the word of His grace [the counsel and promises of His unmerited favor]. His grace is able to build you up and to give you the [rightful] inheritance among all those who are sanctified [that is, among those who are set apart for God’s purpose—all believers].
- Acts 11:23 - When he arrived and saw the grace of God [that was bestowed on them], he rejoiced and began to encourage them all with an unwavering heart to stay true and devoted to the Lord.
- Acts 14:3 - So Paul and Barnabas stayed for a long time, speaking boldly and confidently for the Lord, who continued to testify to the word of His grace, granting that signs and wonders (attesting miracles) be done by them.
- 1 Corinthians 15:58 - Therefore, my beloved brothers and sisters, be steadfast, immovable, always excelling in the work of the Lord [always doing your best and doing more than is needed], being continually aware that your labor [even to the point of exhaustion] in the Lord is not futile nor wasted [it is never without purpose].
- Acts 1:17 - For he (Judas) was counted among us and received his share [by divine allotment] in this ministry.”
- Titus 1:3 - and at the appointed time has made known His word and revealed it as His message, through preaching, which was entrusted to me according to the command of God our Savior—
- 2 Corinthians 4:16 - Therefore we do not become discouraged [spiritless, disappointed, or afraid]. Though our outer self is [progressively] wasting away, yet our inner self is being [progressively] renewed day by day.
- 2 Corinthians 4:17 - For our momentary, light distress [this passing trouble] is producing for us an eternal weight of glory [a fullness] beyond all measure [surpassing all comparisons, a transcendent splendor and an endless blessedness]!
- 2 Corinthians 4:18 - So we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are unseen; for the things which are visible are temporal [just brief and fleeting], but the things which are invisible are everlasting and imperishable.
- Galatians 1:1 - Paul, an apostle (not commissioned and sent from men nor through the agency of man, but through Jesus Christ—the Messiah—and God the Father, who raised Him from the dead),
- Ephesians 2:4 - But God, being [so very] rich in mercy, because of His great and wonderful love with which He loved us,
- Ephesians 2:5 - even when we were [spiritually] dead and separated from Him because of our sins, He made us [spiritually] alive together with Christ (for by His grace—His undeserved favor and mercy—you have been saved from God’s judgment).
- Ephesians 2:6 - And He raised us up together with Him [when we believed], and seated us with Him in the heavenly places, [because we are] in Christ Jesus,
- Ephesians 2:7 - [and He did this] so that in the ages to come He might [clearly] show the immeasurable and unsurpassed riches of His grace in [His] kindness toward us in Christ Jesus [by providing for our redemption].
- Ephesians 2:8 - For it is by grace [God’s remarkable compassion and favor drawing you to Christ] that you have been saved [actually delivered from judgment and given eternal life] through faith. And this [salvation] is not of yourselves [not through your own effort], but it is the [undeserved, gracious] gift of God;
- Ephesians 2:9 - not as a result of [your] works [nor your attempts to keep the Law], so that no one will [be able to] boast or take credit in any way [for his salvation].
- Ephesians 2:10 - For we are His workmanship [His own master work, a work of art], created in Christ Jesus [reborn from above—spiritually transformed, renewed, ready to be used] for good works, which God prepared [for us] beforehand [taking paths which He set], so that we would walk in them [living the good life which He prearranged and made ready for us].
- 2 Corinthians 4:8 - We are pressured in every way [hedged in], but not crushed; perplexed [unsure of finding a way out], but not driven to despair;
- 2 Corinthians 4:9 - hunted down and persecuted, but not deserted [to stand alone]; struck down, but never destroyed;
- Romans 11:6 - But if it is by grace [God’s unmerited favor], it is no longer on the basis of works, otherwise grace is no longer grace [it would not be a gift but a reward for works].
- 1 Peter 5:12 - By Silvanus, our faithful brother (as I consider him), I have written to you briefly, to counsel and testify that this is the true grace [the undeserved favor] of God. Stand firm in it!
- 2 Corinthians 12:10 - So I am well pleased with weaknesses, with insults, with distresses, with persecutions, and with difficulties, for the sake of Christ; for when I am weak [in human strength], then I am strong [truly able, truly powerful, truly drawing from God’s strength].
- 2 Timothy 4:6 - For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my departure [from this world] is at hand and I will soon go free.
- 2 Timothy 4:7 - I have fought the good and worthy and noble fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith [firmly guarding the gospel against error].
- 2 Timothy 4:8 - In the future there is reserved for me the [victor’s] crown of righteousness [for being right with God and doing right], which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that [great] day—and not to me only, but also to all those who have loved and longed for and welcomed His appearing.
- Acts 21:13 - Then Paul replied, “What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart [like this]? For I am ready not only to be bound and imprisoned, but even to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”
- 2 Corinthians 4:1 - Therefore, since we have this ministry, just as we received mercy [from God, granting us salvation, opportunities, and blessings], we do not get discouraged nor lose our motivation.