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Acts 20:24

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

But I consider my life of no value to myself; my purpose is to finish my course  and the ministry  I received from the Lord Jesus,  to testify to the gospel of God’s grace.

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Therefore, since we have this ministry because we were shown mercy,  we do not give up.


So I take pleasure in weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and in difficulties, for the sake of Christ.  For when I am weak, then I am strong.


Then Paul replied, ‘What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be bound but also to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.’


Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, be steadfast, immovable, always excelling in the Lord’s work,  because you know that your labour in the Lord is not in vain.


Now if by grace,  then it is not by works; otherwise grace ceases to be grace.


So they stayed there a long time and spoke boldly for the Lord, who testified to the message of his grace by enabling them to do signs and wonders.


Through Silvanus,  , a faithful brother (as I consider him), I have written to you briefly in order to encourage you and to testify that this is the true grace of God. Stand firm in it!


In his own time he has revealed  his word  in the preaching with which I was entrusted  by the command  of God our Saviour:


Paul,  an apostle #– #not from men or by man, but by Jesus Christ and God the Father,  who raised him from the dead   #– #


In fact, we are confident, and we would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.


‘And now I commit you to God and to the word of his grace,  which is able to build you up and to give you an inheritance  among all who are sanctified.


When he arrived and saw the grace of God, he was glad and encouraged all of them to remain true to the Lord with devoted hearts,


But even if I am poured out  as a drink offering  on the sacrificial service of your faith, I am glad and rejoice with all of you.


But the Lord said to him, ‘Go, for this man is my chosen instrument   to take my name to Gentiles,   kings, and Israelites.


For he was one of our number and shared in this ministry.’


I have glorified you on the earth by completing the work you gave me to do.


They conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony; for they did not love their lives to the point of death.


This is how we have come to know love: He laid down his life  for us.  We should also lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters.


and that is why I suffer  these things. But I am not ashamed, because I know whom I have believed and am persuaded that he is able to guard what has been entrusted to me  , until that day.


Now I rejoice in my sufferings  for you, and I am completing in my flesh what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions for his body,  that is, the church.


So, then, I ask you not to be discouraged  over my afflictions on your behalf, for they are your glory.


I am very frank with you; I have great pride in you. I am filled with encouragement; I am overflowing with joy in all our afflictions.


For you sympathised with the prisoners  and accepted with joy the confiscation of your possessions, because you know that you yourselves have a better and enduring possession.  ,


For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation  for all people,


But the Lord stood with me and strengthened me, so that I might fully preach the word and all the Gentiles might hear it. So I was rescued from the lion’s mouth.


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


so that no one will be shaken by these afflictions. For you yourselves know that we are appointed to this.


On the contrary, after we had previously suffered  and were treated outrageously in Philippi,  as you know, we were emboldened by our God to speak the gospel of God to you in spite of great opposition.


I testified to both Jews and Greeks about repentance towards God  and faith in our Lord Jesus.


to the praise of his glorious grace  that he lavished on us in the Beloved One.


along with the persecutions and sufferings  that came to me in Antioch,  Iconium,  and Lystra.  What persecutions I endured #– #and yet the Lord rescued me from them all.


Now to the one who works,  pay is not credited as a gift, but as something owed.


You also will testify,   because you have been with me from the beginning.


because I have five brothers #– #to warn   them, so that they won’t also come to this place of torment.”


Now as John was completing his mission, he said, “Who do you think I am? I am not the one. But one is coming after me, and I am not worthy to untie the sandals on his feet.”


After there had been much debate, Peter stood up and said to them, ‘Brothers, you are aware that in the early days God made a choice among you,  that by my mouth the Gentiles would hear the gospel message and believe.


When Silas and Timothy arrived from Macedonia, Paul devoted himself to preaching the word  and testified to the Jews that Jesus is the Messiah.


except that in every town the Holy Spirit warns me that chains and afflictions are waiting for me.


because he came close to death for the work  of Christ, risking his life to make up what was lacking in your ministry to me.


So they were each given a white robe, and they were told to rest a little while longer until the number would be completed of their fellow servants and their brothers and sisters, who were going to be killed just as they had been.


So the Three broke through to the Philistine camp and drew water from the well at the gate of Bethlehem. They brought it back to David, but he refused to drink it. Instead, he poured it out to the Lord.


So then, death is at work in us, but life in you.





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