Acts 20:19

New International Version

I served the Lord with great humility and with tears and in the midst of severe testing by the plots of my Jewish opponents.

Cross References

Psalm 119:136

Streams of tears flow from my eyes, for your law is not obeyed.

Jeremiah 13:17

If you do not listen, I will weep in secret because of your pride; my eyes will weep bitterly, overflowing with tears, because the Lord’s flock will be taken captive.

Jeremiah 9:1

Oh, that my head were a spring of water and my eyes a fountain of tears! I would weep day and night for the slain of my people.

Luke 19:41

As he approached Jerusalem and saw the city, he wept over it

John 12:26

Whoever serves me must follow me; and where I am, my servant also will be. My Father will honor the one who serves me.

Acts 17:13

But when the Jews in Thessalonica learned that Paul was preaching the word of God at Berea, some of them went there too, agitating the crowds and stirring them up.

Acts 17:5

But other Jews were jealous; so they rounded up some bad characters from the marketplace, formed a mob and started a riot in the city. They rushed to Jason’s house in search of Paul and Silas in order to bring them out to the crowd.

Acts 20:3

where he stayed three months. Because some Jews had plotted against him just as he was about to sail for Syria, he decided to go back through Macedonia.

Acts 20:31

So be on your guard! Remember that for three years I never stopped warning each of you night and day with tears.

Acts 21:27

When the seven days were nearly over, some Jews from the province of Asia saw Paul at the temple. They stirred up the whole crowd and seized him,

Acts 27:23

Last night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve stood beside me

Romans 1:1

Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle and set apart for the gospel of God—

Romans 1:9

God, whom I serve in my spirit in preaching the gospel of his Son, is my witness how constantly I remember you

Romans 12:11

Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord.

2 Corinthians 2:4

For I wrote you out of great distress and anguish of heart and with many tears, not to grieve you but to let you know the depth of my love for you.

2 Corinthians 3:5

Not that we are competent in ourselves to claim anything for ourselves, but our competence comes from God.

2 Corinthians 7:5

For when we came into Macedonia, we had no rest, but we were harassed at every turn—conflicts on the outside, fears within.

Galatians 1:10

Am I now trying to win the approval of human beings, or of God? Or am I trying to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a servant of Christ.

Ephesians 6:7

Serve wholeheartedly, as if you were serving the Lord, not people,

Philippians 3:18

For, as I have often told you before and now tell you again even with tears, many live as enemies of the cross of Christ.

Colossians 3:24

since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.

1 Thessalonians 1:9

for they themselves report what kind of reception you gave us. They tell how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God,

2 Timothy 1:4

Recalling your tears, I long to see you, so that I may be filled with joy.

James 1:2

Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds,

1 Peter 1:6

In all this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials.

2 Peter 1:1

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

Revelation 7:15

Therefore, “they are before the throne of God and serve him day and night in his temple; and he who sits on the throne will shelter them with his presence.