Acts 20:24

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I don’t care about my own life. The most important thing is that I finish my work. I want to finish the work that the Lord Jesus gave me to do—to tell people the Good News about God’s grace (kindness).

Cross References

1 Chronicles 11:18

But the Three {\cf2\super [122]} fought their way through the Philistine army. These three men got some water from the well near the city gate in Bethlehem. Then the Three Heroes brought the water to David. But David refused to drink the water. He poured it out on the ground as an offering to the Lord.

Luke 16:28

I have five brothers. Lazarus could warn my brothers so that they will not come to this place of pain.’

John 17:4

I finished the work you gave me to do. I brought you glory on earth.

Acts 13:25

When John was finishing his work, he said, ‘Who do you think I am? I am not the Christ. {\cf2\super [266]} He is coming later. I am not worthy to untie his shoes.’

Acts 14:3

So Paul and Barnabas stayed in Iconium a long time, and they spoke bravely for the Lord. Paul and Barnabas told the people about God’s grace (kindness). The Lord proved that what they said was true by helping the apostles {\cf2\super [283]} (Paul and Barnabas) do miracles and wonders. {\cf2\super [284]}

Acts 15:7

There was a long debate. Then Peter stood up and said to them, “My brothers, I know that you remember what happened in the early days. God chose me then from among you to tell the Good News {\cf2\super [305]} to the non-Jewish people. They heard the Good News from me and they believed.

Acts 18:5

Silas and Timothy came from Macedonia to Paul in Corinth. After this, Paul used all his time telling people the Good News. {\cf2\super [361]} He showed the Jews that Jesus is the Christ. {\cf2\super [362]}

Acts 20:21

I told all people—Jewish people and Greek (non-Jewish) people—to change their hearts and turn to God. I told them all to believe in our Lord Jesus.

Acts 20:23

I know only that in every city the Holy Spirit tells me that troubles and even jail wait for me \{in Jerusalem\}.

Acts 20:32

“Now I am giving you to God. I am depending on the message {\cf2\super [410]} about God’s grace (kindness) to make you strong. That message is able to give you the blessings that God gives to all his holy people. {\cf2\super [411]}

Acts 21:13

But Paul said, “Why are you crying? Why are you making me so sad? I am ready to be tied in Jerusalem. I am also ready to die for the name of the Lord Jesus!”

Acts 22:21

But Jesus said to me, ‘Leave now. I will send you far away to the non-Jewish people.’”

Acts 9:15

But the Lord (Jesus) said to Ananias, “Go! I have chosen Saul for an important work. He must tell about me to kings, to the Jewish people, and to other nations.

Romans 11:6

And if God chose his people by grace, then it is not the things they have done that made them God’s people. If they could be made God’s people by the things they did, then God’s gift of grace would not really be a gift.

Romans 4:4

When a person works, his pay is not given to him as a gift. He earns the pay he gets.

1 Corinthians 15:58

So, my dear brothers and sisters, stand strong. Don’t let anything change you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord. You know that your work in the Lord is never wasted.

2 Corinthians 12:10

So I am happy when I have weaknesses. I am happy when people say bad things to me. I am happy when I have hard times. I am happy when people treat me badly. And I am happy when I have problems. All these things are for Christ. And I am happy with these things, because when I am weak, then I am truly strong.

2 Corinthians 4:1

God, with his mercy, gave us this work to do. So we don’t give up.

2 Corinthians 4:12

So death is working in us, but life is working in you.

2 Corinthians 5:8

So I say that we have confidence. And we really want to be away from this body and be at home with the Lord.

2 Corinthians 7:4

I feel very sure of you. I am very proud of you. You give me much courage. And in all of our troubles I have great joy.

Galatians 1:1

Greetings from Paul, an apostle. {\cf2\super [1]} I was chosen to be an apostle, but not by any group of people. My authority did not come from other people. No! It was Jesus Christ and God the Father who made me an apostle. God is the One who raised Jesus from death.

Ephesians 1:6

And this brings praise to God because of his wonderful grace (kindness). God gave that grace to us freely. He gave us that grace in \{Christ,\} the One he loves.

Ephesians 3:13

So I ask you not to become discouraged \{and lose hope\} because of the sufferings I am having for you. My sufferings bring honor to you.

Philippians 2:17

Your faith makes you give your lives as a sacrifice {\cf2\super [13]} in serving God. Maybe I will have to offer my own blood (death) with your sacrifice. But if that happens, I will be happy and full of joy with all of you.

Philippians 2:30

He should be honored because he almost died for the work of Christ. He put his life in danger so that he could help me. This was help that you could not give me.

1 Thessalonians 2:2

Before we came to you, we suffered in Philippi. People there said bad things against us. You know all about that. And when we came to you, many people were against us. But our God helped us to be brave. He helped us to tell you his Good News. {\cf2\super [4]}

1 Thessalonians 3:3

We sent Timothy so that none of you would be upset by these troubles we have now. You yourselves know that we must have these troubles.

2 Timothy 1:12

And I suffer now because I tell that Good News. But I am not ashamed. I know the One (Jesus) that I have believed. I am sure that he is able to protect the things that he has trusted me with until that Day. {\cf2\super [8]}

2 Timothy 3:11

You know about my persecutions (troubles) and my sufferings. You know all the things that happened to me in Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra. You know the persecutions I suffered in those places. But the Lord saved me from all those troubles.

2 Timothy 4:17

But the Lord stayed with me. The Lord gave me strength so that I could tell the Good News {\cf2\super [23]} everywhere. The Lord wanted all the non-Jews to hear that Good News. So I was saved from the lion’s (enemy’s) mouth.

Titus 1:3

At the right time God let the world know about that life. God did this through the telling of the \{Good News\} message. {\cf2\super [2]} And he trusted me with that work. I told people that message because God our Savior commanded me to.

Titus 2:11

\{That is the way we should live,\} because God’s grace (kindness) has come. That grace can save every person. And that grace has been given to us.

Hebrews 10:34

Yes, you helped those people in prison and shared in their suffering. And you were still happy when all the things you owned were taken away from you. You continued to be happy, because you knew that you had something much better—something that would continue forever.

1 Peter 5:12

Silas will bring this letter to you. I know that he is a faithful brother \{in Christ\}. I wrote this short letter to encourage you. I wanted to tell you that this is the true grace (kindness) of God. Stand strong in that grace.

1 John 3:16

This is how we know what real love is: Jesus gave his life for us. So we should give our lives for our brothers and sisters \{in Christ\}.

Revelation 12:11

Our brothers defeated him by the blood (death) of the Lamb and by the message \{of God\} they told people. They did not love their lives too much. They were not afraid of death.

Revelation 6:11

Then each one of those souls was given a white robe. They were told to wait a short time longer. There were still some of their brothers in the service of Christ who must be killed like they were. Those souls were told to wait until all of this killing was finished.