And so the Jews surrounded him and said to him: "How long will you hold our souls in suspense? If you are the Christ, tell us plainly."
2 Corinthians 3:12 - Catholic Public Domain Version Therefore, having such a hope, we act with much confidence, 更多版本King 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. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Having therefore such hope, we use much confidence: English Standard Version 2016 Since we have such a hope, we are very bold, |
And so the Jews surrounded him and said to him: "How long will you hold our souls in suspense? If you are the Christ, tell us plainly."
I have spoken these things to you in proverbs. The hour is coming when I will no longer speak to you in proverbs; instead, I will announce to you plainly from the Father.
His disciples said to him: "Behold, now you are speaking plainly and not reciting a proverb.
And so, they remained for a long time, acting faithfully in the Lord, offering testimony to the Word of his grace, providing signs and wonders done by their hands.
Then, seeing the constancy of Peter and John, having verified that they were men without letters or learning, they wondered. And they recognized that they had been with Jesus.
But Barnabas took him aside and led him to the Apostles. And he explained to them how he had seen the Lord, and that he had spoken to him, and how, in Damascus, he had acted faithfully in the name of Jesus.
He also was speaking with the Gentiles and disputing with the Greeks. But they were seeking to kill him.
But in the Church, I prefer to speak five words from my mind, so that I may instruct others also, rather than ten thousand words in tongues.
But I myself, Paul, am begging you, through the meekness and modesty of Christ. I am certainly, by appearances, lowly among you, yet I have confidence in you, even while I am absent.
For if even what was temporary has its glory, then what is lasting has an even greater glory.
But we have the same Spirit of faith. And just as it is written, "I believed, and for that reason I spoke," so we also believe, and for that reason, we also speak.
Great is my confidence in you. Great is my glorying over you. I have been filled with consolation. I have a superabundant joy throughout all our tribulation.
And many from among the brothers in the Lord, becoming confident through my chains, are now much bolder in speaking the Word of God without fear.
by means of my own expectation and hope. For in nothing shall I be confounded. Instead, with all confidence, now just as always, Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether by life or by death.
Instead, having previously suffered and been treated shamefully, as you know, at Philippi, we had confidence in our God, so as to speak the Gospel of God to you with much solicitude.
For those who have ministered well will acquire for themselves a good position, and much confidence in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.
Because of this, I have enough confidence in Christ Jesus to command you concerning certain things,