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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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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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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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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. 1.12 Or the deposit he has entrusted to me

And Paul went in, as was his custom, and on three Sabbath days argued with them from the scriptures,(A) 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) 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) 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) 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) 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) The people and the city officials were disturbed when they heard this, and after they had taken bail from Jason and the others, they let them go.

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  1. 17.3 Or the Christ
  2. 17.3 Or the Christ

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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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)

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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  1. 12.2 Or who instead of
  2. 12.3 Other ancient authorities read such hostility from sinners against themselves

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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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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  1. 11.37 Other ancient authorities add they were tempted

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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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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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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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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  1. 6.19 Other ancient authorities lack of the gospel