Therefore do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord, nor of me his prisoner, but share in suffering for the gospel by the power of God,
For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.
For whoever is ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him will the Son of Man also be ashamed when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.”
And they have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, for they loved not their lives even unto death.
But rejoice insofar as you share Christ's sufferings, that you may also rejoice and be glad when his glory is revealed. If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you. But let none of you suffer as a murderer or a thief or an evildoer or as a meddler.
As for you, always be sober-minded, endure suffering, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.
for which I am suffering, bound with chains as a criminal. But the word of God is not bound!
which is why I suffer as I do. But I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that he is able to guard until that day what has been entrusted to me.
For this reason I, Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles—
For whoever is ashamed of me and of my words, of him will the Son of Man be ashamed when he comes in his glory and the glory of the Father and of the holy angels.
May the Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, for he often refreshed me and was not ashamed of my chains,
that I may know him and the power of his resurrection, and may share his sufferings, becoming like him in his death,
I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called,
But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
I, John, your brother and partner in the tribulation and the kingdom and the patient endurance that are in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos on account of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus.
Now to him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you blameless before the presence of his glory with great joy,
And this is the testimony, that God gave us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.
who by God's power are being guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
The saying is trustworthy, for: If we have died with him, we will also live with him; if we endure, we will also reign with him; if we deny him, he also will deny us;
Share in suffering as a good soldier of Christ Jesus.
For when we were with you, we kept telling you beforehand that we were to suffer affliction, just as it has come to pass, and just as you know.
It is right for me to feel this way about you all, because I hold you in my heart, for you are all partakers with me of grace, both in my imprisonment and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel.
So I ask you not to lose heart over what I am suffering for you, which is your glory.
Now to him who is able to strengthen you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery that was kept secret for long ages
And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent his Son to be the Savior of the world.
But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message might be fully proclaimed and all the Gentiles might hear it. So I was rescued from the lion's mouth.
I can do all things through him who strengthens me.
as it is written, “Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offense; and whoever believes in him will not be put to shame.”
Then they left the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer dishonor for the name.
Then I fell down at his feet to worship him, but he said to me, “You must not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers who hold to the testimony of Jesus. Worship God.” For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.
who bore witness to the word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, even to all that he saw.
Are they servants of Christ? I am a better one—I am talking like a madman—with far greater labors, far more imprisonments, with countless beatings, and often near death. Five times I received at the hands of the Jews the forty lashes less one. Three times I was beaten with rods. Once I was stoned. Three times I was shipwrecked; a night and a day I was adrift at sea; on frequent journeys, in danger from rivers, danger from robbers, danger from my own people, danger from Gentiles, danger in the city, danger in the wilderness, danger at sea, danger from false brothers; in toil and hardship, through many a sleepless night, in hunger and thirst, often without food, in cold and exposure.
even as the testimony about Christ was confirmed among you—
and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, provided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with him. For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us.
He who saw it has borne witness—his testimony is true, and he knows that he is telling the truth—that you also may believe.
I will also speak of your testimonies before kings and shall not be put to shame,
Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am filling up what is lacking in Christ's afflictions for the sake of his body, that is, the church,
Now this I say and testify in the Lord, that you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their minds.
by truthful speech, and the power of God; with the weapons of righteousness for the right hand and for the left;
For I think that God has exhibited us apostles as last of all, like men sentenced to death, because we have become a spectacle to the world, to angels, and to men. We are fools for Christ's sake, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You are held in honor, but we in disrepute. To the present hour we hunger and thirst, we are poorly dressed and buffeted and homeless, and we labor, working with our own hands. When reviled, we bless; when persecuted, we endure; when slandered, we entreat. We have become, and are still, like the scum of the world, the refuse of all things.
As it is written, “For your sake we are being killed all the day long; we are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered.”
And you also will bear witness, because you have been with me from the beginning.
“Listen to me, you who know righteousness, the people in whose heart is my law; fear not the reproach of man, nor be dismayed at their revilings.
The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple;
who gave himself as a ransom for all, which is the testimony given at the proper time.
being strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy;
To the teaching and to the testimony! If they will not speak according to this word, it is because they have no dawn.
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