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1 Thessalonians 3:7
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1 Thessalonians 3:7
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7 for this reason, brothers,[a] in all our distress and affliction (A)we have been comforted about you through your faith.
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- 1 Thessalonians 3:7 Or brothers and sisters
1 Thessalonians 3:7
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1 Thessalonians 3:7
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7 Therefore, brothers and sisters, in all our distress and persecution we were encouraged about you because of your faith.
2 Corinthians 1:4
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2 Corinthians 1:4
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4 (A)who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.
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2 Corinthians 1:4
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2 Corinthians 1:4
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4 who comforts us(A) in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God.
2 Timothy 3:10-12
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2 Timothy 3:10-12
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All Scripture Is Breathed Out by God
10 (A)You, however, have followed my teaching, my conduct, my aim in life, my faith, my patience, my love, my steadfastness, 11 my persecutions and sufferings that happened to me (B)at Antioch, (C)at Iconium, and (D)at Lystra—which persecutions I endured; yet (E)from them all (F)the Lord rescued me. 12 Indeed, all who desire to (G)live a godly life in Christ Jesus (H)will be persecuted,
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2 Timothy 3:10-12
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2 Timothy 3:10-12
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A Final Charge to Timothy
10 You, however, know all about my teaching,(A) my way of life, my purpose, faith, patience, love, endurance, 11 persecutions, sufferings—what kinds of things happened to me in Antioch,(B) Iconium(C) and Lystra,(D) the persecutions I endured.(E) Yet the Lord rescued(F) me from all of them.(G) 12 In fact, everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted,(H)
2 John 4
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2 John 4
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Walking in Truth and Love
4 (A)I rejoiced greatly to find some of your children walking in the truth, just as we were commanded by the Father.
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2 John 4
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2 John 4
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4 It has given me great joy to find some of your children walking in the truth,(A) just as the Father commanded us.
1 Thessalonians 3:8-9
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1 Thessalonians 3:8-9
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8 For now we live, if you (A)are standing fast in the Lord. 9 For (B)what thanksgiving can we return to God for you, for all the joy that we feel for your sake before our God,
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1 Thessalonians 3:8-9
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1 Thessalonians 3:8-9
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8 For now we really live, since you are standing firm(A) in the Lord. 9 How can we thank God enough for you(B) in return for all the joy we have in the presence of our God because of you?(C)
2 Corinthians 11:23-28
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2 Corinthians 11:23-28
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23 Are they (A)servants of Christ? (B)I am a better one—I am talking like a madman—with far greater labors, (C)far more imprisonments, (D)with countless beatings, and (E)often near death. 24 Five times I received at the hands of the Jews the (F)forty lashes less one. 25 Three times I was (G)beaten with rods. (H)Once I was stoned. Three times I (I)was shipwrecked; a night and a day I was adrift at sea; 26 on frequent journeys, in danger from rivers, danger from robbers, (J)danger from my own people, (K)danger from Gentiles, (L)danger in the city, danger in the wilderness, danger at sea, danger from false brothers; 27 (M)in toil and hardship, through many a sleepless night, (N)in hunger and thirst, often without food,[a] in cold and exposure. 28 And, apart from other things, there is the daily pressure on me of my anxiety for (O)all the churches.
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- 2 Corinthians 11:27 Or often in fasting
2 Corinthians 11:23-28
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2 Corinthians 11:23-28
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23 Are they servants of Christ?(A) (I am out of my mind to talk like this.) I am more. I have worked much harder,(B) been in prison more frequently,(C) been flogged more severely,(D) and been exposed to death again and again.(E) 24 Five times I received from the Jews the forty lashes(F) minus one. 25 Three times I was beaten with rods,(G) once I was pelted with stones,(H) three times I was shipwrecked,(I) I spent a night and a day in the open sea, 26 I have been constantly on the move. I have been in danger from rivers, in danger from bandits, in danger from my fellow Jews,(J) in danger from Gentiles; in danger in the city,(K) in danger in the country, in danger at sea; and in danger from false believers.(L) 27 I have labored and toiled(M) and have often gone without sleep; I have known hunger and thirst and have often gone without food;(N) I have been cold and naked. 28 Besides everything else, I face daily the pressure of my concern for all the churches.(O)
2 Corinthians 7:13
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2 Corinthians 7:13
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13 Therefore (A)we are comforted.
And besides our own comfort, we rejoiced still more at the joy of Titus, because his spirit (B)has been refreshed by you all.
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2 Corinthians 7:13
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2 Corinthians 7:13
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13 By all this we are encouraged.
In addition to our own encouragement, we were especially delighted to see how happy Titus(A) was, because his spirit has been refreshed by all of you.
2 Corinthians 7:6-7
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2 Corinthians 7:6-7
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6 But (A)God, who comforts the downcast, (B)comforted us by the coming of Titus, 7 and not only by his coming but also by the comfort with which he was comforted by you, as he told us of your longing, your mourning, your zeal for me, so that I rejoiced still more.
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2 Corinthians 7:6-7
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2 Corinthians 7:6-7
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6 But God, who comforts the downcast,(A) comforted us by the coming of Titus,(B) 7 and not only by his coming but also by the comfort you had given him. He told us about your longing for me, your deep sorrow, your ardent concern for me, so that my joy was greater than ever.
1 Corinthians 4:9-13
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1 Corinthians 4:9-13
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9 For I think that God has exhibited us apostles as last of all, (A)like men sentenced to death, because we (B)have become a spectacle to the world, to angels, and to men. 10 (C)We are fools for Christ's sake, but (D)you are wise in Christ. (E)We are weak, but you are strong. You are held in honor, but we in disrepute. 11 To the present hour (F)we hunger and thirst, we are poorly dressed and (G)buffeted and (H)homeless, 12 and we (I)labor, working with our own hands. (J)When reviled, we bless; (K)when persecuted, we endure; 13 when slandered, we entreat. (L)We have become, and are still, like the scum of the world, (M)the refuse of all things.
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1 Corinthians 4:9-13
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1 Corinthians 4:9-13
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9 For it seems to me that God has put us apostles on display at the end of the procession, like those condemned to die(A) in the arena. We have been made a spectacle(B) to the whole universe, to angels as well as to human beings. 10 We are fools for Christ,(C) but you are so wise in Christ!(D) We are weak, but you are strong!(E) You are honored, we are dishonored! 11 To this very hour we go hungry and thirsty, we are in rags, we are brutally treated, we are homeless.(F) 12 We work hard with our own hands.(G) When we are cursed, we bless;(H) when we are persecuted,(I) we endure it; 13 when we are slandered, we answer kindly. We have become the scum of the earth, the garbage(J) of the world—right up to this moment.
Acts 17:4-10
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Acts 17:4-10
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4 And (A)some of them were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, as did (B)a great many of the devout (C)Greeks and not a few of the leading women. 5 (D)But the Jews[a] (E)were jealous, and taking (F)some wicked men of the rabble, they formed a mob, set the city in an uproar, and attacked the house of Jason, seeking to bring them out to the crowd. 6 And when they could not find them, (G)they dragged Jason and some of the brothers before the city authorities, shouting, “These men who have turned the world upside down have come here also, 7 and Jason has received them, and they are all acting against (H)the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is (I)another king, Jesus.” 8 And the people and the city authorities were disturbed when they heard these things. 9 And when they had taken money as security from Jason and the rest, they let them go.
Paul and Silas in Berea
10 (J)The brothers[b] immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea, and when they arrived they (K)went into the Jewish synagogue.
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- Acts 17:5 Greek Ioudaioi probably refers here to Jewish religious leaders, and others under their influence, in that time; also verse 13
- Acts 17:10 Or brothers and sisters; also verse 14
Acts 17:4-10
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Acts 17:4-10
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4 Some of the Jews were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas,(A) as did a large number of God-fearing Greeks and quite a few prominent women.
5 But other Jews were jealous; so they rounded up some bad characters from the marketplace, formed a mob and started a riot in the city.(B) They rushed to Jason’s(C) house in search of Paul and Silas in order to bring them out to the crowd.[a] 6 But when they did not find them, they dragged(D) Jason and some other believers(E) before the city officials, shouting: “These men who have caused trouble all over the world(F) have now come here,(G) 7 and Jason has welcomed them into his house. They are all defying Caesar’s decrees, saying that there is another king, one called Jesus.”(H) 8 When they heard this, the crowd and the city officials were thrown into turmoil. 9 Then they made Jason(I) and the others post bond and let them go.
In Berea
10 As soon as it was night, the believers sent Paul and Silas(J) away to Berea.(K) On arriving there, they went to the Jewish synagogue.(L)
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- Acts 17:5 Or the assembly of the people
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