Acts 20:24

For I am already being poured out like a drink offering, and the time of my departure is at hand.

That is why, for the sake of Christ, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties

Therefore, since God in His mercy has given us this ministry, we do not lose heart.

Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast and immovable. Always excel in the work of the Lord, because you know that

Then Paul answered, “Why are you weeping and breaking my heart? I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die in Jeru

Therefore we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, yet our inner self is being renewed day by day.

Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and strai

We are hard pressed on all sides, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair;

Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off every encumbrance and the sin th

But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy,

And if it is by grace, then it is no longer by works. Otherwise, grace would no longer be grace.

Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or distress or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger

So Paul and Barnabas spent considerable time there, speaking boldly for the Lord, who affirmed the message of His grace

Through Silvanus, whom I regard as a faithful brother, I have written to you briefly, encouraging you and testifying tha

I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no way be ashamed, but will have complete boldness so that now as always Christ

In His own time He has made His word evident in the proclamation entrusted to me by the command of God our Savior.

Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way as to take the pr

We are confident, then, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.

But even if I am being poured out like a drink offering on the sacrifice and service of your faith, I am glad and rejoic

Paul, an apostle—sent not from men nor by man, but by Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised Him from the dead—

Rather, as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: in great endurance; in troubles, hardships, and calamities

I have glorified You on earth by accomplishing the work You gave Me to do.

They have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony. And they did not love their lives s

When he arrived and saw the grace of God, he rejoiced and encouraged them all to abide in the Lord with all their hearts

And now I commit you to God and to the word of His grace, which can build you up and give you an inheritance among all w

By this we know what love is: Jesus laid down His life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.

He was one of our number and shared in this ministry.”

“Go!” said the Lord. “This man is My chosen instrument to carry My name before the Gentiles and their kings, and before

and are justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.

For this reason, even though I suffer as I do, I am not ashamed; for I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced tha

So I ask you not to be discouraged because of my sufferings for you, which are your glory.

Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and I fill up in my flesh what is lacking in regard to Christ’s afflictions for

Great is my confidence in you; great is my pride in you; I am filled with encouragement; in all our troubles my joy over

For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to everyone.

But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message would be fully proclaimed, and all the Gent

You sympathized with those in prison and joyfully accepted the confiscation of your property, knowing that you yourselve

As you are aware, we had already endured suffering and shameful treatment in Philippi. But in the face of strong opposit

so that none of you would be shaken by these trials. For you know that we are destined for this.

I will rescue you from your own people and from the Gentiles. I am sending you to them

But when the kindness of God our Savior and His love for mankind appeared,

Then He said to me, ‘Go! I will send you far away to the Gentiles.’”

to the praise of His glorious grace, which He has freely given us in the Beloved One.

But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid! For behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the p

testifying to Jews and Greeks alike about repentance to God and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.

If my preaching is voluntary, I have a reward. But if it is not voluntary, I am still entrusted with a responsibility.

The law came in so that the trespass would increase; but where sin increased, grace increased all the more,

my persecutions, and the sufferings that came upon me in Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra. What persecutions I endured! Yet

how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? This salvation was first announced by the Lord, was confirmed

And you also must testify, because you have been with Me from the beginning.

Now the wages of the worker are not credited as a gift, but as an obligation.