1 Thessalonians 2:2
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2 but though we had already suffered and been shamefully mistreated at Philippi, as you know, we had courage in our God to declare to you the gospel of God in spite of great opposition.(A)
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Acts 16:22-24
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22 The crowd joined in attacking them, and the magistrates had them stripped of their clothing and ordered them to be beaten with rods.(A) 23 After they had given them a severe flogging, they threw them into prison and ordered the jailer to keep them securely.(B) 24 Following these instructions, he put them in the innermost cell and fastened their feet in the stocks.(C)
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Acts 4:13
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13 Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John and realized that they were uneducated and ordinary men, they were amazed and recognized them as companions of Jesus.(A)
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2 Timothy 1:12
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12 and for this reason I suffer as I do. But I am not ashamed, for I know the one in whom I have put my trust, and I am sure that he is able to guard until that day the deposit I have entrusted to him.[a](A)
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- 1.12 Or the deposit he has entrusted to me
Acts 17:2-9
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2 And Paul went in, as was his custom, and on three Sabbath days argued with them from the scriptures,(A) 3 explaining and proving that it was necessary for the Messiah[a] to suffer and to rise from the dead and saying, “This is the Messiah,[b] Jesus whom I am proclaiming to you.”(B) 4 Some of them were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, as did a great many of the devout Greeks and not a few of the leading women.(C) 5 But the Jews became jealous, and with the help of some ruffians in the marketplaces they formed a mob and set the city in an uproar. While they were searching for Paul and Silas to bring them out to the assembly, they attacked Jason’s house.(D) 6 When they could not find them, they dragged Jason and some brothers and sisters before the city authorities, shouting, “These people who have been turning the world upside down have come here also,(E) 7 and Jason has entertained them as guests. They are all acting contrary to the decrees of the emperor, saying that there is another king named Jesus.”(F) 8 The people and the city officials were disturbed when they heard this, 9 and after they had taken bail from Jason and the others, they let them go.
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1 Peter 2:14-16
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14 or to governors as sent by him to punish those who do wrong and to praise those who do right. 15 For it is God’s will that by doing right you should silence the ignorance of the foolish. 16 As servants of God, live as free people, yet do not use your freedom as a pretext for evil.(A)
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Hebrews 12:2-3
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2 looking to Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith, who for the sake of[a] the joy that was set before him endured the cross, disregarding its shame, and has taken his seat at the right hand of the throne of God.(A)
3 Consider him who endured such hostility against himself from sinners,[b] so that you may not grow weary in your souls or lose heart.(B)
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Acts 16:37
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37 But Paul replied, “They have beaten us in public, uncondemned, men who are Romans, and have thrown us into prison, and now are they going to discharge us in secret? Certainly not! Let them come and take us out themselves.”(A)
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Hebrews 11:36-37
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36 Others suffered mocking and flogging and even chains and imprisonment.(A) 37 They were stoned to death; they were sawn in two;[a] they were killed by the sword; they went about in skins of sheep and goats, destitute, persecuted, tormented(B)—
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- 11.37 Other ancient authorities add they were tempted
1 Thessalonians 1:5
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5 because our message of the gospel came to you not in word only but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and with full conviction; just as you know what kind of persons we proved to be among you for your sake.(A)
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Colossians 2:1
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2 For I want you to know how greatly I strive for you and for those in Laodicea and for all who have not seen me face to face.
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Philippians 1:27-30
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27 Only, live your life in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that, whether I come and see you or am absent and hear about you, I will know that you are standing firm in one spirit, striving side by side with one mind for the faith of the gospel 28 and in no way frightened by those opposing you. For them, this is evidence of their destruction but of your salvation. And this is God’s doing.(A) 29 For he has graciously granted you the privilege not only of believing in Christ but of suffering for him as well,(B) 30 since you are having the same struggle that you saw I had and now hear that I still have.(C)
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Ephesians 6:19-20
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19 Pray also for me, so that when I speak a message may be given to me to make known with boldness the mystery of the gospel,[a](A) 20 for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may declare it boldly, as I must speak.(B)
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- 6.19 Other ancient authorities lack of the gospel
Acts 19:8
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8 He entered the synagogue and for three months spoke out boldly and argued persuasively about the kingdom of God.(A)
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Acts 17:17
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17 So he argued in the synagogue with the Jews and the devout persons and also in the marketplace[a] every day with those who happened to be there.
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Acts 16:12
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12 and from there to Philippi, which is a leading city of the district of Macedonia and a Roman colony. We remained in this city for some days.(A)
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Acts 15:1-2
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The Council at Jerusalem
15 Then certain individuals came down from Judea and were teaching the brothers, “Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.”(A) 2 And after Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and debate with them, Paul and Barnabas and some of the others were appointed to go up to Jerusalem to discuss this question with the apostles and the elders.(B)
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Acts 14:3
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3 So they remained for a long time speaking boldly for the Lord, who testified to the word of his grace by granting signs and wonders to be done through them.(A)
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Acts 6:9-10
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9 Then some of those who belonged to the synagogue of the Freedmen (as it was called), Cyrenians, Alexandrians, and others of those from Cilicia and Asia, stood up and argued with Stephen. 10 But they could not withstand the wisdom and the Spirit[a] with which he spoke.(A)
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- 6.10 Or spirit
Acts 5:41
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41 As they left the council, they rejoiced that they were considered worthy to suffer dishonor for the sake of the name.(A)
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Acts 4:31
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31 When they had prayed, the place in which they were gathered together was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God with boldness.(A)
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Acts 4:20
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20 for we cannot keep from speaking about what we have seen and heard.”(A)
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Jude 3
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Occasion of the Letter
3 Beloved, while eagerly preparing to write to you about the salvation we share, I find it necessary to write and appeal to you to contend for the faith that was once and for all handed on to the saints.(A)
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