The Jews surrounded him and asked, ‘How long are you going to keep us in suspense? If you are the Messiah, tell us plainly.’ ,
2 Corinthians 3:12 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Since, then, we have such a hope, we act with great boldness. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Seeing then that we have such hope, we use great plainness of speech: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Since we have such [glorious] hope (such joyful and confident expectation), we speak very freely and openly and fearlessly. American Standard Version (1901) Having therefore such a hope, we use great boldness of speech, Common English Bible So, since we have such a hope, we act with great confidence. Catholic Public Domain Version Therefore, having such a hope, we act with much confidence, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Having therefore such hope, we use much confidence: |
The Jews surrounded him and asked, ‘How long are you going to keep us in suspense? If you are the Messiah, tell us plainly.’ ,
‘I have spoken these things to you in figures of speech. A time is coming when I will no longer speak to you in figures, but I will tell you plainly about the Father.
His disciples said, ‘Look, now you’re speaking plainly and not using any figurative language.
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.
When they observed the boldness of Peter and John and realised that they were uneducated and untrained men, they were amazed and recognised that they had been with Jesus.
Barnabas, however, took him and brought him to the apostles and explained to them how Saul had seen the Lord on the road and that the Lord had talked to him, and how in Damascus he had spoken boldly in the name of Jesus.
He conversed and debated with the Hellenistic Jews, but they tried to kill him.
yet in the church I would rather speak five words with my understanding, in order to teach others also, than ten thousand words in a tongue.
Now I, Paul, myself, appeal to you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ #– #I who am humble among you in person but bold towards you when absent.
For if what was set aside was glorious, what endures will be even more glorious.
And since we have the same spirit of faith in keeping with what is written, I believed, therefore I spoke, , we also believe, and therefore speak.
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.
Most of the brothers have gained confidence in the Lord from my imprisonment and dare even more to speak the word , fearlessly.
My eager expectation and hope is that I will not be ashamed about anything, but that now as always, with all courage, Christ will be highly honoured in my body, whether by life or by death.
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.
For those who have served well as deacons acquire a good standing for themselves and great boldness in the faith that is in Christ Jesus.
For this reason, although I have great boldness in Christ to command you to do what is right,