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Philippians 4:12
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Philippians 4:12
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12 I know how to be brought low, and I know how to abound. In any and every circumstance, I have learned the secret of facing plenty and (A)hunger, abundance and (B)need.
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Philippians 4:12
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Philippians 4:12
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12 I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry,(A) whether living in plenty or in want.(B)
Matthew 11:29
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Matthew 11:29
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29 Take my yoke upon you, and (A)learn from me, for I am (B)gentle and lowly in heart, and (C)you will find rest for your souls.
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Matthew 11:29
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Matthew 11:29
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29 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me,(A) for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.(B)
2 Corinthians 12:7-10
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2 Corinthians 12:7-10
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7 So (A)to keep me from becoming conceited because of the surpassing greatness of the revelations,[a] (B)a thorn was given me in the flesh, (C)a messenger of Satan to harass me, to keep me from becoming conceited. 8 (D)Three times I pleaded with the Lord about this, that it should leave me. 9 But he said to me, (E)“My grace is sufficient for you, for (F)my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that (G)the power of Christ may rest upon me. 10 (H)For the sake of Christ, then, (I)I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For (J)when I am weak, then I am strong.
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- 2 Corinthians 12:7 Or hears from me, even because of the surpassing greatness of the revelations. So to keep me from becoming conceited
2 Corinthians 12:7-10
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2 Corinthians 12:7-10
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7 or because of these surpassingly great revelations.(A) Therefore, in order to keep me from becoming conceited, I was given a thorn in my flesh,(B) a messenger of Satan,(C) to torment me. 8 Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me.(D) 9 But he said to me, “My grace(E) is sufficient for you, for my power(F) is made perfect in weakness.(G)”(H) Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. 10 That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight(I) in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships,(J) in persecutions,(K) in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.(L)
2 Corinthians 11:27
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2 Corinthians 11:27
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27 (A)in toil and hardship, through many a sleepless night, (B)in hunger and thirst, often without food,[a] in cold and exposure.
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- 2 Corinthians 11:27 Or often in fasting
2 Corinthians 11:27
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2 Corinthians 11:27
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27 I have labored and toiled(A) and have often gone without sleep; I have known hunger and thirst and have often gone without food;(B) I have been cold and naked.
2 Corinthians 11:9
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2 Corinthians 11:9
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9 And when I was with you and was (A)in need, (B)I did not burden anyone, for the brothers who came from Macedonia (C)supplied my need. So I refrained and will refrain (D)from burdening you in any way.
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2 Corinthians 11:9
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2 Corinthians 11:9
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9 And when I was with you and needed something, I was not a burden to anyone, for the brothers who came from Macedonia supplied what I needed.(A) I have kept myself from being a burden to you(B) in any way, and will continue to do so.
2 Corinthians 6:4-10
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2 Corinthians 6:4-10
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4 but (A)as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: (B)by great endurance, (C)in afflictions, (D)hardships, calamities, 5 (E)beatings, imprisonments, (F)riots, labors, sleepless nights, hunger; 6 (G)by purity, (H)knowledge, patience, kindness, (I)the Holy Spirit, (J)genuine love; 7 by (K)truthful speech, and (L)the power of God; with (M)the weapons of righteousness for the right hand and for the left; 8 through honor and dishonor, (N)through slander and praise. We are treated as impostors, and yet are true; 9 as unknown, and (O)yet well known; (P)as dying, and behold, we live; (Q)as punished, and yet not killed; 10 (R)as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; (S)as poor, yet making many rich; (T)as having nothing, (U)yet possessing everything.
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2 Corinthians 6:4-10
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2 Corinthians 6:4-10
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4 Rather, as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: in great endurance; in troubles, hardships and distresses; 5 in beatings, imprisonments(A) and riots; in hard work, sleepless nights and hunger;(B) 6 in purity, understanding, patience and kindness; in the Holy Spirit(C) and in sincere love;(D) 7 in truthful speech(E) and in the power of God;(F) with weapons of righteousness(G) in the right hand and in the left; 8 through glory and dishonor,(H) bad report(I) and good report; genuine, yet regarded as impostors;(J) 9 known, yet regarded as unknown; dying,(K) and yet we live on;(L) beaten, and yet not killed; 10 sorrowful, yet always rejoicing;(M) poor, yet making many rich;(N) having nothing,(O) and yet possessing everything.(P)
Deuteronomy 32:10
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Deuteronomy 32:10
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10 “He found him (A)in a desert land,
and in the howling waste of the wilderness;
he (B)encircled him, he cared for him,
he (C)kept him as the apple of his eye.
Deuteronomy 32:10
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Deuteronomy 32:10
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2 Corinthians 10:1
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2 Corinthians 10:1
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Paul Defends His Ministry
10 (A)I, Paul, myself entreat you, by the (B)meekness and gentleness of Christ—I who am humble when face to face with you, but bold toward you when I am away!—
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2 Corinthians 10:1
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2 Corinthians 10:1
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Paul’s Defense of His Ministry
10 By the humility and gentleness(A) of Christ, I appeal to you—I, Paul,(B) who am “timid” when face to face with you, but “bold” toward you when away!
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.
Isaiah 8:11
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Isaiah 8:11
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Fear God, Wait for the Lord
11 For the Lord spoke thus to me with his strong hand upon me, and (A)warned me not to walk in the way of this people, saying:
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Isaiah 8:11
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Isaiah 8:11
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11 This is what the Lord says to me with his strong hand upon me,(A) warning me not to follow(B) the way of this people:
Ephesians 4:20-21
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Ephesians 4:20-21
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20 But that is not the way you (A)learned Christ!— 21 assuming that (B)you have heard about him and (C)were taught in him, as the truth is in Jesus,
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Ephesians 4:20-21
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Ephesians 4:20-21
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20 That, however, is not the way of life you learned 21 when you heard about Christ and were taught in him in accordance with the truth that is in Jesus.
2 Corinthians 11:7
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2 Corinthians 11:7
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7 Or (A)did I commit a sin in humbling myself so that you might be exalted, because (B)I preached God's gospel to you free of charge?
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2 Corinthians 11:7
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2 Corinthians 11:7
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7 Was it a sin(A) for me to lower myself in order to elevate you by preaching the gospel of God(B) to you free of charge?(C)
2 Corinthians 10:10
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2 Corinthians 10:10
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10 For they say, “His letters are weighty and strong, but (A)his bodily presence is weak, and (B)his speech of no account.”
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2 Corinthians 10:10
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2 Corinthians 10:10
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10 For some say, “His letters are weighty and forceful, but in person he is unimpressive(A) and his speaking amounts to nothing.”(B)
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