Acts 20:19

Good News Translation

With all humility and many tears I did my work as the Lord's servant during the hard times that came to me because of the plots of some Jews.

Cross References

Psalm 119:136

My tears pour down like a river, because people do not obey your law.

Jeremiah 13:17

If you will not listen, I will cry in secret because of your pride; I will cry bitterly, and my tears will flow because the Lord's people have been taken away as captives.

Jeremiah 9:1

I wish my head were a well of water, and my eyes a fountain of tears, so that I could cry day and night for my people who have been killed.

Luke 19:41

He came closer to the city, and when he saw it, he wept over it,

John 12:26

Whoever wants to serve me must follow me, so that my servant will be with me where I am. And my Father will honor anyone who serves me.

Acts 17:13

But when the Jews in Thessalonica heard that Paul had preached the word of God in Berea also, they came there and started exciting and stirring up the mobs.

Acts 17:5

But some Jews were jealous and gathered worthless loafers from the streets and formed a mob. They set the whole city in an uproar and attacked the home of a man named Jason, in an attempt to find Paul and Silas and bring them out to the people.

Acts 20:3

where he stayed three months. He was getting ready to go to Syria when he discovered that there were Jews plotting against him; so he decided to go back through Macedonia.

Acts 20:31

Watch, then, and remember that with many tears, day and night, I taught every one of you for three years.

Acts 21:27

But just when the seven days were about to come to an end, some Jews from the province of Asia saw Paul in the Temple. They stirred up the whole crowd and grabbed Paul.

Acts 27:23

For last night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I worship came to me

Romans 1:1

From Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus and an apostle chosen and called by God to preach his Good News.

Romans 1:9

God is my witness that what I say is true—the God whom I serve with all my heart by preaching the Good News about his Son. God knows that I remember you

Romans 12:11

Work hard and do not be lazy. Serve the Lord with a heart full of devotion.

2 Corinthians 2:4

I wrote you with a greatly troubled and distressed heart and with many tears; my purpose was not to make you sad, but to make you realize how much I love you all.

2 Corinthians 3:5

There is nothing in us that allows us to claim that we are capable of doing this work. The capacity we have comes from God;

2 Corinthians 7:5

Even after we arrived in Macedonia, we did not have any rest. There were troubles everywhere, quarrels with others, fears in our hearts.

Galatians 1:10

Does this sound as if I am trying to win human approval? No indeed! What I want is God's approval! Am I trying to be popular with people? If I were still trying to do so, I would not be a servant of Christ.

Ephesians 6:7

Do your work as slaves cheerfully, as though you served the Lord, and not merely human beings.

Philippians 3:18

I have told you this many times before, and now I repeat it with tears: there are many whose lives make them enemies of Christ's death on the cross.

Colossians 3:24

Remember that the Lord will give you as a reward what he has kept for his people. For Christ is the real Master you serve.

1 Thessalonians 1:9

All those people speak about how you received us when we visited you, and how you turned away from idols to God, to serve the true and living God

2 Timothy 1:4

I remember your tears, and I want to see you very much, so that I may be filled with joy.

James 1:2

My friends, consider yourselves fortunate when all kinds of trials come your way,

1 Peter 1:6

Be glad about this, even though it may now be necessary for you to be sad for a while because of the many kinds of trials you suffer.

2 Peter 1:1

From Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ— To those who through the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ have been given a faith as precious as ours:

Revelation 7:15

That is why they stand before God's throne and serve him day and night in his temple. He who sits on the throne will protect them with his presence.