2 Corinthians 1:5
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5 For as we share abundantly in (A)Christ's sufferings, so through Christ we share abundantly in comfort too.[a]
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- 2 Corinthians 1:5 Or For as the sufferings of Christ abound for us, so also our comfort abounds through Christ
2 Corinthians 1:5
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5 For just as we share abundantly in the sufferings of Christ,(A) so also our comfort abounds through Christ.
Colossians 1:24
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Paul's Ministry to the Church
24 Now (A)I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh (B)I am filling up (C)what is lacking in Christ's afflictions (D)for the sake of his body, that is, the church,
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Colossians 1:24
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Paul’s Labor for the Church
24 Now I rejoice(A) in what I am suffering for you, and I fill up in my flesh what is still lacking in regard to Christ’s afflictions,(B) for the sake of his body, which is the church.(C)
Philippians 3:10
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10 (A)that I may know him and (B)the power of his resurrection, and (C)may share his sufferings, becoming like him in his death,
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Philippians 3:10
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10 I want to know(A) Christ—yes, to know the power of his resurrection and participation in his sufferings,(B) becoming like him in his death,(C)
Philippians 1:20
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20 as it is my eager expectation and hope (A)that I will not be at all ashamed, but that with full (B)courage now as always Christ (C)will be honored in my body, (D)whether by life or by death.
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Philippians 1:20
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20 I eagerly expect(A) and hope that I will in no way be ashamed, but will have sufficient courage(B) so that now as always Christ will be exalted in my body,(C) whether by life or by death.(D)
2 Thessalonians 2:16-17
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16 Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father, (A)who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good (B)hope through grace, 17 comfort your hearts and (C)establish them in every good work and word.
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2 Thessalonians 2:16-17
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16 May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father,(A) who loved us(B) and by his grace gave us eternal encouragement and good hope, 17 encourage(C) your hearts and strengthen(D) you in every good deed and word.
2 Corinthians 4:10-11
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10 (A)always carrying in the body the death of Jesus, (B)so that the life of Jesus may also be manifested in our bodies. 11 For we who live are always being given over to death for Jesus' sake, so that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our mortal flesh.
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2 Corinthians 4:10-11
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10 We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus,(A) so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body.(B) 11 For we who are alive are always being given over to death for Jesus’ sake,(C) so that his life may also be revealed in our mortal body.
Philippians 2:1
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Christ's Example of Humility
2 So if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort from (A)love, any (B)participation in the Spirit, any (C)affection and sympathy,
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Philippians 2:1
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Imitating Christ’s Humility
2 Therefore if you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any common sharing in the Spirit,(A) if any tenderness and compassion,(B)
1 Corinthians 4:10-13
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10 (A)We are fools for Christ's sake, but (B)you are wise in Christ. (C)We are weak, but you are strong. You are held in honor, but we in disrepute. 11 To the present hour (D)we hunger and thirst, we are poorly dressed and (E)buffeted and (F)homeless, 12 and we (G)labor, working with our own hands. (H)When reviled, we bless; (I)when persecuted, we endure; 13 when slandered, we entreat. (J)We have become, and are still, like the scum of the world, (K)the refuse of all things.
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1 Corinthians 4:10-13
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10 We are fools for Christ,(A) but you are so wise in Christ!(B) We are weak, but you are strong!(C) 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.(D) 12 We work hard with our own hands.(E) When we are cursed, we bless;(F) when we are persecuted,(G) we endure it; 13 when we are slandered, we answer kindly. We have become the scum of the earth, the garbage(H) of the world—right up to this moment.
2 Corinthians 11:23-30
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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. 29 (P)Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is made to fall, and I am not indignant?
30 (Q)If I must boast, I will boast of the things that show my weakness.
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- 2 Corinthians 11:27 Or often in fasting
2 Corinthians 11:23-30
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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) 29 Who is weak, and I do not feel weak?(P) Who is led into sin,(Q) and I do not inwardly burn?
30 If I must boast, I will boast(R) of the things that show my weakness.(S)
Acts 9:4
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4 And falling to the ground, he heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting (A)me?”
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Acts 9:4
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4 He fell to the ground and heard a voice(A) say to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?”
Luke 2:25
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25 Now there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon, and this man was (A)righteous and (B)devout, (C)waiting for (D)the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.
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Luke 2:25
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25 Now there was a man in Jerusalem called Simeon, who was righteous and devout.(A) He was waiting for the consolation of Israel,(B) and the Holy Spirit was on him.
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