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Acts 20:19

Weymouth NT

serving the Lord in all humility, and with tears, and amid trials which came upon me through the plotting of the Jews–

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When He came into full view of the city, He wept aloud over it, and exclaimed,

If a man wishes to be my servant, let him follow me; and where I am, there too shall my servant be. If a man wishes to be my servant, the Father will honour him.

As soon, however, as the Jews of Thessalonica learnt that God's Message had been proclaimed by Paul at Beroea, they came there also, and incited the mob to a riot.

But the jealousy of the Jews was aroused, and, calling to their aid some ill-conditioned and idle fellows, they got together a riotous mob and filled the city with uproar. They then attacked the house of Jason and searched for Paul and Silas, to bring them out before the assembly of people.

The Jews having planned to waylay him whenever he might be on the point of taking ship for Syria, he decided to travel back by way of Macedonia.

Therefore be on the alert; and remember that, night and day, for three years, I never ceased admonishing every one, even with tears.

But, when the seven days were nearly over, the Jews from the province of Asia, having seen Paul in the Temple, set about rousing the fury of all the people against him.

For there stood by my side, last night, an angel of the God to whom I belong, and whom also I worship,

Paul, a bondservant of Jesus Christ, called to be an Apostle, set apart to proclaim God's Good News,

I call God to witness –to whom I render priestly and spiritual service by telling the Good News about His Son– how unceasingly I make mention of you in His presence,

Do not be indolent when zeal is required. Be thoroughly warm-hearted, the Lord's own servants,

For with many tears I write to you, and in deep suffering and depression of spirit, not in order to grieve you, but in the hope of showing you how brimful my heart is with love for you.

not that of ourselves we are competent to decide anything by our own reasonings, but our competency comes from God.

For even after our arrival in Macedonia we could get no relief such as human nature craves. We were greatly harassed; there were conflicts without and fears within.

For is it man's favour or God's that I aspire to? Or am I seeking to please men? If I were still a man-pleaser, I should not be Christ's bondservant.

With right good will, be faithful to your duty as service rendered to the Lord and not to man.

For there are many whom I have often described to you, and I now even with tears describe them, as being enemies to the Cross of Christ.

For you know that it is from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. Christ is the Master whose bondservants you are.

For when others speak of us they report the reception we had from you, and how you turned from your idols to God, to be bondservants of the true and ever-living God,

being always mindful of your tears, and longing to see you that I may be filled with joy.

Reckon it nothing but joy, my brethren, whenever you find yourselves hedged in by various trials.

Rejoice triumphantly in the prospect of this, even if now, for a short time, you are compelled to sorrow amid various trials.

Simon Peter, a bondservant and Apostle of Jesus Christ: To those to whom there has been allotted the same precious faith as that which is ours through the righteousness of our God and of our Saviour Jesus Christ.

For this reason they stand before the very throne of God, and render Him service, day after day and night after night, in His sanctuary, and He who is sitting upon the throne will shelter them in His tent.




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