The Jews therefore came round about him, and said unto him, How long dost thou hold us in suspense? If thou art the Christ, tell us plainly.
2 Corinthians 3:12 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 Having therefore such a hope, we use great boldness of speech, More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Seeing then that we have such hope, we use great plainness of speech: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Since we have such [glorious] hope (such joyful and confident expectation), we speak very freely and openly and fearlessly. American Standard Version (1901) Having therefore such a hope, we use great boldness of speech, Common English Bible So, since we have such a hope, we act with great confidence. Catholic Public Domain Version Therefore, having such a hope, we act with much confidence, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Having therefore such hope, we use much confidence: |
The Jews therefore came round about him, and said unto him, How long dost thou hold us in suspense? If thou art the Christ, tell us plainly.
These things have I spoken unto you in proverbs: the hour cometh, when I shall no more speak unto you in proverbs, but shall tell you plainly of the Father.
His disciples say, Lo, now speakest thou plainly, and speakest no proverb.
Long time therefore they tarried there speaking boldly in the Lord, which bare witness unto the word of his grace, granting signs and wonders to be done by their hands.
Now when they beheld the boldness of Peter and John, and had perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marveled; and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus.
But Barnabas took him, and brought him to the apostles, and declared unto them how he had seen the Lord in the way, and that he had spoken to him, and how at Damascus he had preached boldly in the name of Jesus.
preaching boldly in the name of the Lord: and he spake and disputed against the Grecian Jews; but they went about to kill him.
howbeit in the church I had rather speak five words with my understanding, that I might instruct others also, than ten thousand words in a tongue.
Now I Paul myself entreat you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, I who in your presence am lowly among you, but being absent am of good courage toward you:
For if that which passeth away was with glory, much more that which remaineth is in glory.
But having the same spirit of faith, according to that which is written, I believed, and therefore did I speak; we also believe, and therefore also we speak;
Great is my boldness of speech toward you, great is my glorying on your behalf: I am filled with comfort, I overflow with joy in all our affliction.
and that most of the brethren in the Lord, being confident through my bonds, are more abundantly bold to speak the word of God without fear.
according to my earnest expectation and hope, that in nothing shall I be put to shame, but that with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether by life, or by death.
but having suffered before, and been shamefully entreated, as ye know, at Philippi, we waxed bold in our God to speak unto you the gospel of God in much conflict.
For they that have served well as deacons gain to themselves a good standing, and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.
Wherefore, though I have all boldness in Christ to enjoin thee that which is befitting,