Acts 5:41
So they went away from the Sanhedrin, happy to undergo shame for the Name.
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Acts 5:41
So they went away from the Sanhedrin, happy to undergo shame for the Name.
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Leviticus 24:11
And the son of the Israelite woman said evil against the holy Name, with curses; and they took him to Moses. His mother's name was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan.
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Numbers 12:3
Now the man Moses was more gentle than any other man on earth.
Isaiah 1:6
The body, from head to foot, is all diseased; it is a mass of open wounds, marks of blows, and broken flesh: the flow of blood has not been stopped, and no oil has been put on the wounds.
Isaiah 50:6
I was offering my back to those who gave me blows, and my face to those who were pulling out my hair: I did not keep my face covered from marks of shame.
Isaiah 53:5
But it was for our sins he was wounded, and for our evil doings he was crushed: he took the punishment by which we have peace, and by his wounds we are made well.
Jeremiah 20:18
Why did I come from my mother's body to see pain and sorrow, so that my days might be wasted with shame?
Lamentations 3:30
Let his face be turned to him who gives him blows; let him be full of shame.
Matthew 27:31
And when they had made sport of him, they took the robe off him, and put his clothing on him, and took him away to put him on the cross.
John 19:2
And the men of the army made a crown of thorns and put it on his head, and they put a purple robe on him.
1 Peter 2:22
Who did no evil, and there was no deceit in his mouth:
1 Peter 2:23
To sharp words he gave no sharp answer; when he was undergoing pain, no angry word came from his lips; but he put himself into the hands of the judge of righteousness:
1 Peter 2:24
He took our sins on himself, giving his body to be nailed on the tree, so that we, being dead to sin, might have a new life in righteousness, and by his wounds we have been made well.
1 Peter 3:18
Because Christ once went through pain for sins, the upright one taking the place of sinners, so that through him we might come back to God; being put to death in the flesh, but given life in the Spirit;
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1 Samuel 2:18
But Samuel did the work of the Lord's house, while he was a child, dressed in a linen ephod.
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2 Kings 17:33
They gave worship to the Lord, but they gave honour to their gods like the nations did from whom they had been taken as prisoners.
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1 Chronicles 17:16
Then David the king went in and took his seat before the Lord, and said, Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my family, that you have been my guide till now?
1 Chronicles 29:14
But who am I and what is my people, that we have power to give so freely in this way? for all things come from you, and what we have given you is yours.
1 Chronicles 29:15
For we, as all our fathers were, are like men from a strange country before you, who have got a place for a time in the land; our days on the earth are like a shade, and there is no hope of going on.
Romans 1:5
Through whom grace has been given to us, sending us out to make disciples to the faith among all nations, for his name:
Romans 1:6
Among whom you in the same way have been marked out to be disciples of Jesus Christ:
Romans 15:15
But I have, in some measure, less fear in writing to you to put these things before you again, because of the grace which was given to me by God,
Romans 15:16
To be a servant of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles, doing the work of a priest in the good news of God, so that the offering of the Gentiles might be pleasing to God, being made holy by the Holy Spirit.
Romans 15:17
So I have pride in Christ Jesus in the things which are God's.
Ephesians 3:8
To me, who am less than the least of all the saints, was this grace given, so that I might make clear to the Gentiles the good news of the unending wealth of Christ:
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Job 34:7
What man is like Job, a man who freely makes sport of God,
Job 34:8
And goes in the company of evil-doers, walking in the way of sinners?
Job 34:9
For he has said, It is no profit to a man to take delight in God.
Job 35:3
What profit is it to me, and how am I better off than if I had done wrong?
Job 36:21
Take care not to be turned to sin, for you have taken evil for your part in place of sorrow.
Proverbs 14:9
In the tents of those hating authority there is error, but in the house of the upright man there is grace.
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Psalms 14:6
You have put to shame the thoughts of the poor, but the Lord is his support.
Psalms 69:7
I have been wounded with sharp words because of you; my face has been covered with shame.
Psalms 69:19
You have seen my shame, how I was laughed at and made low; my haters are all before you.
Psalms 69:20
My heart is broken by bitter words, I am full of grief; I made a search for some to have pity on me, but there was no one; I had no comforter.
Psalms 89:50
Keep in mind, O Lord, the shame of your servants, and how the bitter words of all the people have come into my heart;
Isaiah 25:4
For you have been a strong place for the poor and the crushed in their trouble, a safe place from the storm, a shade from the heat, when the wrath of the cruel ones is like a winter storm.
Matthew 27:39
And those who went by said bitter words to him, shaking their heads and saying,
Matthew 27:40
You who would give the Temple to destruction and put it up again in three days, get yourself free: if you are the Son of God, come down from the cross.
Matthew 27:41
In the same way, the chief priests, making sport of him, with the scribes and those in authority, said,
Matthew 27:42
A saviour of others, he has no salvation for himself. If he is the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will have faith in him.
Matthew 27:43
He put his faith in God; let God be his saviour now, if he will have him; for he said, I am the Son of God.
Matthew 27:44
And the thieves who were on the crosses said evil words to him.
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Psalms 71:8
My mouth will be full of your praise and glory all the day.
Psalms 71:14
But I will go on ever hoping, and increasing in all your praise.
Psalms 71:15
My mouth will make clear your righteousness and your salvation all the day; for they are more than may be measured.
Proverbs 3:17
Her ways are ways of delight, and all her goings are peace.
Isaiah 63:7
I will give news of the mercies of the Lord, and his great acts, even all the things the Lord has done for us, in his great grace to the house of Israel; even all he has done for us in his unnumbered mercies.
Isaiah 65:14
My servants will make songs in the joy of their hearts, but you will be crying for sorrow, and making sounds of grief from a broken spirit.
Romans 14:17
For the kingdom of God is not food and drink, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
Galatians 5:22
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, a quiet mind, kind acts, well-doing, faith,
Ephesians 5:4
And let there be no low behaviour, or foolish talk, or words said in sport, which are not right, but in place of them the giving of praise.
Colossians 1:12
Giving praise to the Father who has given us a part in the heritage of the saints in light;
Revelation 7:13
And one of the rulers made answer, saying to me, These who have on white robes, who are they, and where did they come from?
Revelation 19:6
And there came to my ears the voice of a great army, like the sound of waters, and the sound of loud thunders, saying, Praise to the Lord: for the Lord our God, Ruler of all, is King.
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Proverbs 15:13
A glad heart makes a shining face, but by the sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.
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Proverbs 17:3
The heating-pot is for silver and the oven-fire for gold, but the Lord is the tester of hearts.
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Proverbs 29:25
The fear of man is a cause of danger: but whoever puts his faith in the Lord will have a safe place on high.
Isaiah 57:11
And of whom were you in fear, so that you were false, and did not keep me in mind, or give thought to it? Have I not been quiet, keeping myself secret, and so you were not in fear of me?
Matthew 26:58
But Peter went after him at a distance, to the house of the high priest, and went in and took his seat with the servants, to see the end.
Matthew 26:70
But he said before them all that it was false, saying, I have no knowledge of what you say.
Matthew 26:71
And when he had gone out into the doorway, another saw him and says to those who were there, This man was with Jesus the Nazarene.
Matthew 26:72
And again he said with an oath, I have no knowledge of the man.
Matthew 26:73
And after a little time those who were near came and said to Peter, Truly you are one of them; because your talk is witness against you.
Matthew 26:74
Then with curses and oaths he said, I have no knowledge of the man. And straight away there came the cry of a cock.
Matthew 26:75
And the word of Jesus came back to Peter, when he said, Before the hour of the cock's cry, you will say three times that you have no knowledge of me. And he went out, weeping bitterly.
Luke 9:26
For if any man has a feeling of shame because of me or of my words, the Son of man will have shame because of him when he comes in his glory and the glory of the Father and of the holy angels.
John 7:13
But no man said anything about him openly for fear of the Jews.
John 9:34
Their answer was: You came to birth through sin; do you make yourself our teacher? And they put him out of the Synagogue.
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Isaiah 35:4
Say to those who are full of fear, Be strong and take heart: see, your God will give punishment; the reward of God will come; he himself will come to be your saviour.
Zephaniah 3:13
The rest of Israel will do no evil and say no false words; the tongue of deceit will not be seen in their mouth: for they will take their food and their rest, and no one will be a cause of fear to them.
Matthew 10:24
A disciple is not greater than his master, or a servant than his lord.
Matthew 22:6
And the rest put violent hands on his servants, and did evil to them, and put them to death.
John 15:19
If you were of the world, you would be loved by the world: but because you are not of the world, but I have taken you out of the world, you are hated by the world.
John 17:4
I have given you glory on the earth, having done all the work which you gave me to do.
Acts 5:29
But Peter and the Apostles, answering, said, We have to do the orders of God, not of man.
Acts 14:22
Making strong the souls of the disciples, saying to them that they were to keep the faith, and that we have to go through troubles of all sorts to come into the kingdom of God.
Romans 9:29
And, as Isaiah had said before, If the Lord of armies had not given us a seed, we would have been like Sodom and Gomorrah.
Philippians 1:19
For I am conscious that this will be for my salvation, through your prayer and the giving out of the stored wealth of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,
Philippians 1:27
Only let your behaviour do credit to the good news of Christ, so that if I come and see you or if I am away from you, I may have news of you that you are strong in one spirit, working together with one soul for the faith of the good news;
Hebrews 12:5
And you have not kept in mind the word which says to you as to sons, My son, do not make little of the Lord's punishment, and do not give up hope when you are judged by him;
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Psalms 119:76
Let your mercy now be my comfort, as you have said to your servant.
Isaiah 51:8
For like a coat they will be food for the insect, the worm will make a meal of them like wool: but my righteousness will be for ever, and my salvation to all generations.
Isaiah 51:12
I, even I, am your comforter: are you so poor in heart as to be in fear of man who will come to an end, and of the son of man who will be like grass?
Jeremiah 1:17
So make yourself ready, and go and say to them everything I give you orders to say: do not be overcome by fear of them, or I will send fear on you before them.
Ezekiel 2:6
And you, son of man, have no fear of them or of their words, even if sharp thorns are round you and you are living among scorpions: have no fear of their words and do not be overcome by their looks, for they are an uncontrolled people.
John 15:18
If you are hated by the world, keep in mind that I was hated by the world before you.
Acts 4:13
Now when they saw that Peter and John were without fear, though they were men of no education or learning, they were greatly surprised; and they took note of them that they had been with Jesus.
Acts 4:20
For it is not possible for us to keep from saying what we have seen and have knowledge of.
2 Corinthians 5:12
We are not again requesting your approval, but we are giving you the chance of taking pride in us, so that you may be able to give an answer to those whose glory is in seeming, and not in the heart.
Ephesians 6:19
And for me, that words may be given to me in the opening of my mouth, to make clear without fear the secret of the good news,
2 Timothy 1:16
May the Lord give mercy to the house of Onesiphorus because he frequently gave me help, and had no feeling of shame because I was in chains;
James 5:11
We say that those men who have gone through pain are happy: you have the story of Job and the troubles through which he went and have seen that the Lord was full of pity and mercy in the end.
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Jeremiah 2:17
Has not this come on you because you have given up the Lord your God, who was your guide by the way?
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Jeremiah 2:18
And now, what have you to do on the way to Egypt, to get your drink from the waters of the Nile? or what have you to do on the way to Assyria, to get your drink from the waters of the River?
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Jeremiah 31:22
How long will you go on turning this way and that, O wandering daughter? for the Lord has made a new thing on the earth, a woman changed into a man.
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Song of Solomon 5:7
The keepers who go about the town overtook me; they gave me blows and wounds; the keepers of the walls took away my veil from me.
Isaiah 35:3
Make strong the feeble hands, give support to the shaking knees.
Micah 5:5
And this will be our peace: when the Assyrian comes into our country and his feet are in our land, then we will put up against him seven keepers of the flocks and eight chiefs among men.
Matthew 10:20
Because it is not you who say the words, but the Spirit of your Father in you.
Matthew 10:26
Have, then, no fear of them: because nothing is covered which will not come to light, or secret which will not be made clear.
Luke 12:5
But I will make clear to you of whom you are to be in fear: of him who after death has power to send you to hell; yes, truly I say, Have fear of him.
Acts 4:18
And they sent for them, and gave them orders not to make statements or give teaching in the name of Jesus.
Acts 4:29
And now, Lord, take note of their cruel words, and give your servants power to be preachers of your word without fear,
Acts 5:17
But the high priest and those who were with him (the Sadducees) were full of envy,
Acts 5:18
And they took the Apostles and put them in the common prison.
2 Timothy 2:13
If we are without faith, still he keeps faith, for he will never be untrue to himself.
Hebrews 11:27
By faith he went out of Egypt, not being turned from his purpose by fear of the wrath of the king; for he kept on his way, as seeing him who is unseen.
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Matthew 10:38
And he who does not take his cross and come after me is not good enough for me.
Luke 20:11
And he sent another servant, and they gave blows to him in the same way, and put shame on him, and sent him away with nothing.
Acts 1:26
And they put it to the decision of chance, and the decision was given for Matthias, and he was numbered with the eleven Apostles.
Acts 9:14
And here he has authority from the chief priests to make prisoners all who give worship to your name.
Acts 11:19
Then those who had gone away at the time of the trouble about Stephen, went as far as Phoenicia and Cyprus, preaching to the Jews only.
2 Corinthians 8:23
If any question comes up about Titus, he is my brother-worker, working with me for you; or about the others, they are the representatives of the churches to the glory of Christ.
Ephesians 3:1
For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for you Gentiles,
Philippians 1:7
So it is right for me to take thought for you all in this way, because I have you in my heart; for in my chains, and in my arguments before the judges in support of the good news, making clear that it is true, you all have your part with me in grace.
Philippians 1:12
Now it is my purpose to make clear to you, brothers, that the cause of the good news has been helped by my experiences;
Philemon 1:1
Paul, a prisoner of Jesus Christ, and Timothy our brother, to Philemon, our dear helper in the faith,
Hebrews 3:14
For if we keep the substance of the faith which we had at the start, even till the end, we have a part with Christ;
3 John 1:1
I, a ruler in the church, send word to the well loved Gaius, for whom I have true love.
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Luke 12:49
I came to send a fire on the earth, and it may even now have been lighted.
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Luke 12:50
But there is a baptism which I have to undergo; and how am I kept back till it is complete!
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Proverbs 28:1
The evil man goes running away when no man is after him, but the upright are without fear, like the lion.
Isaiah 40:9
You who give good news to Zion, get up into the high mountain; you who give good news to Jerusalem, let your voice be strong; let it be sounding without fear; say to the towns of Judah, See, your God!
Matthew 10:18
And you will come before rulers and kings because of me, for a witness to them and to the Gentiles.
Matthew 19:29
And everyone who has given up houses, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or child, or land, for my name, will be given a hundred times as much, and have eternal life.
John 8:49
And this was the answer of Jesus: I have not an evil spirit; but I give honour to my Father and you do not give honour to me.
Acts 2:13
But others, making sport of them, said, They are full of new wine.
Romans 9:33
As it is said, See, I am putting in Zion a stone causing a fall, and a rock in the way: but he who has faith in him will not be put to shame.
1 Corinthians 4:9
For it seems to me that God has put us the Apostles last of all, as men whose fate is death: for we are put on view to the world, and to angels, and to men.
2 Corinthians 4:8
Troubles are round us on every side, but we are not shut in; things are hard for us, but we see a way out of them;
2 Corinthians 4:9
We are cruelly attacked, but not without hope; we are made low, but we are not without help;
2 Corinthians 4:10
In our bodies there is ever the mark of the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may be seen in our bodies.
Galatians 6:14
But far be it from me to have glory in anything, but only in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which this world has come to an end on the cross for me, and I for it.
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Matthew 10:32
To everyone, then, who gives witness to me before men, I will give witness before my Father in heaven.
Matthew 10:33
But if anyone says before men that he has no knowledge of me, I will say that I have no knowledge of him before my Father in heaven.
Luke 12:8
And I say to you that to everyone who gives witness to me before men, the Son of man will give witness before the angels of God.
Luke 12:9
But if anyone says before men that he has no knowledge of me, I will say that I have no knowledge of him before the angels of God.
Luke 19:26
And I say to you that to everyone who has, more will be given, but from him who has not, even what he has will be taken away.
John 9:22
They said this because of their fear of the Jews: for the Jews had come to an agreement that if any man said that Jesus was the Christ he would be put out of the Synagogue.
John 12:42
However, a number even of the rulers had belief in him, but because of the Pharisees they did not say so openly for fear that they might be shut out from the Synagogue:
John 16:2
They will put you out of the Synagogues: yes, the time is coming when whoever puts you to death will have the belief that he is doing God's pleasure.
1 John 2:23
He who has no belief in the Son has not the Father: he who makes clear his belief in the Son has the Father.
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Luke 24:53
And they were in the Temple at all times, giving praise to God.
John 14:16
And I will make prayer to the Father and he will give you another Helper to be with you for ever,
John 14:17
Even the Spirit of true knowledge. That Spirit the world is not able to take to its heart because it sees him not and has no knowledge of him: but you have knowledge of him, because he is ever with you and will be in you.
John 14:18
I will not let you be without a friend: I am coming to you.
John 16:15
Everything which the Father has is mine: that is why I say, He will take of what is mine and will make it clear to you.
Acts 2:47
Giving praise to God, and having the approval of all the people; and every day the number of those who had salvation was increased by the Lord.
Acts 9:31
And so the church through all Judaea and Galilee and Samaria had peace and was made strong; and, living in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, was increased greatly.
1 Corinthians 1:4
I give praise to my God for you at all times, because of the grace of God which has been given to you in Christ Jesus;
Philippians 1:3
I give praise to my God at every memory of you,
2 Thessalonians 1:11
For this reason, you are ever in our prayers, that you may seem to our God such as may have a part in his purpose and that by his power he will make all his good purpose, and the work of faith, complete;
James 1:9
But let the brother of low position be glad that he is lifted up;
Revelation 3:4
But you have some names in Sardis who have kept clean their robes; and as a reward they will go in white with me.
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Matthew 27:32
And while they were coming out, they saw a man of Cyrene, Simon by name, and they made him go with them, so that he might take up his cross.
John 19:3
And they kept coming and saying, Long life to the King of the Jews! And they gave him blows with their hands.
John 19:4
And Pilate went out again and said to them, See, I let him come out to you to make it clear to you that I see no wrong in him.
1 Peter 2:18
Servants, take orders from your masters with all respect; not only if they are good and gentle, but even if they are bad-humoured.
1 Peter 2:19
For it is a sign of grace if a man, desiring to do right in the eyes of God, undergoes pain as punishment for something which he has not done.
1 Peter 2:25
Because, like sheep, you had gone out of the way; but now you have come back to him who keeps watch over your souls.
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Acts 2:23
Him, when he was given up, by the decision and knowledge of God, you put to death on the cross, by the hands of evil men:
Acts 2:31
He, having knowledge of the future, was talking of the coming again of Christ from the dead, that he was not kept in hell and his body did not see destruction.
Acts 3:6
But Peter said, I have no silver or gold, but what I have, that I give to you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, get up on your feet.
Acts 3:15
And put to death the Lord of life; whom God gave back from the dead; of which fact we are witnesses.
Acts 4:7
Then sending for Peter and John, they said, By what power and in whose name have you done this?
Acts 4:10
Take note, all of you, and all the people of Israel, that in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you put to death on the cross, whom God gave back from the dead, even through him is this man now before you completely well.
Acts 5:1
But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, got money for his property,
Acts 5:12
Now a number of signs and wonders were done among the people by the hands of the Apostles; and they were all together in Solomon's covered way.
Acts 5:14
And a great number of men and women had faith, and were joined to the Lord;
1 Peter 1:10
For the prophets who gave the news of the grace which would come to you, made search with all care for knowledge of this salvation;
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Acts 4:15
But when they had given them orders to go out of the Sanhedrin, they had a discussion among themselves,
Acts 5:34
But one of the Sanhedrin, a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a man of learning in the law, of whom all the people had a high opinion, got up and made a suggestion for the men to be put outside for a little time.
Acts 5:35
And he said to them, Men of Israel, take care what you do about these men.
Acts 5:36
For before this there was Theudas, who said he was someone important, to whom about four hundred men gave their support: he was put to death, and his band was broken up and came to nothing.
Acts 5:37
After this man, there was Judas of Galilee, at the time of the numbering, and some of the people went after him: he was put to death, and all his supporters were put to flight.
Romans 2:23
You who take pride in the law, are you doing wrong to the honour of God by behaviour which is against the law?
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Deuteronomy 33:29
Happy are you, O Israel: who is like you, a people whose saviour is the Lord, whose help is your cover, whose sword is your strength! All those who are against you will put themselves under your rule, and your feet will be planted on their high places.
2 Chronicles 25:9
Then Amaziah said to the man of God, But what is to be done about the hundred talents which I have given for the armed band of Israel? And the man of God in answer said, God is able to give you much more than this.
Daniel 3:16
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, answering Nebuchadnezzar the king, said, There is no need for us to give you an answer to this question.
Daniel 3:17
If our God, whose servants we are, is able to keep us safe from the burning and flaming fire, and from your hands, O King, he will keep us safe.
Daniel 3:18
But if not, be certain, O King, that we will not be the servants of your gods, or give worship to the image of gold which you have put up.
Daniel 6:10
And Daniel, on hearing that the writing had been signed, went into his house; (now he had windows in his room on the roof opening in the direction of Jerusalem;) and three times a day he went down on his knees in prayer and praise before his God, as he had done before.
Matthew 13:21
But having no root in himself, he goes on for a time; and when trouble comes or pain, because of the word, he quickly becomes full of doubts.
Acts 7:58
Driving him out of the town and stoning him: and the witnesses put their clothing at the feet of a young man named Saul.
2 Corinthians 2:14
But praise be to God who makes us strong to overcome in Christ, and makes clear through us in every place the value of the knowledge of him.
Ephesians 6:14
Take your place, then, having your body clothed with the true word, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness;
Philippians 4:13
I am able to do all things through him who gives me strength.
1 Peter 3:15
But give honour to Christ in your hearts as your Lord; and be ready at any time when you are questioned about the hope which is in you, to give an answer in the fear of the Lord and without pride;
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Acts 15:40
But Paul took Silas and went away with the blessing of the brothers.
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Acts 26:30
And the king and the ruler and Bernice and those who were seated with them got up;
Acts 26:31
And when they had gone away they said to one another, This man has done nothing which might give cause for death or prison.
Acts 26:32
And Agrippa said to Festus, This man might have been made free, if he had not put his cause before Caesar.
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Romans 8:16
The Spirit is witness with our spirit that we are children of God:
1 Peter 5:14
Give one another the kiss of love. Peace be to you all in Christ.
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Romans 8:38
For I am certain that not death, or life, or angels, or rulers, or things present, or things to come, or powers,
Romans 8:39
Or things on high, or things under the earth, or anything which is made, will be able to come between us and the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
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2 Corinthians 7:6
But God who gives comfort to the poor in spirit gave us comfort by the coming of Titus;
2 Corinthians 7:7
And not by his coming only, but by the comfort which he had in you, while he gave us word of your desire, your sorrow, your care for me; so that I was still more glad.
1 Thessalonians 3:7
For this cause, brothers, in all our trouble and grief we were comforted about you because of your faith;
1 Thessalonians 3:8
For it is life to us if you keep your faith in the Lord unchanged.
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Psalms 34:2
My soul will say great things of the Lord: the poor in spirit will have knowledge of it and be glad.
Psalms 146:2
While I have breath I will give praise to the Lord: I will make melody to my God while I have my being.
Isaiah 24:16
From the farthest part of the earth comes the sound of songs, glory to the upright. But I said, I am wasting away, wasting away, the curse is on me! The false ones go on in their false way, yes, they go on acting falsely.
Isaiah 35:10
Even those whom he has made free, will come back again; they will come with songs to Zion; on their heads will be eternal joy; delight and joy will be theirs, and sorrow and sounds of grief will be gone for ever.
Isaiah 61:10
I will be full of joy in the Lord, my soul will be glad in my God; for he has put on me the clothing of salvation, covering me with the robe of righteousness, as the husband puts on a fair head-dress, and the bride makes herself beautiful with jewels.
2 Corinthians 8:2
How while they were undergoing every sort of trouble, and were in the greatest need, they took all the greater joy in being able to give freely to the needs of others.
Ephesians 2:8
Because by grace you have salvation through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is given by God:
Philippians 4:4
Be glad in the Lord at all times: again I say, Be glad.
Philippians 4:6
Have no cares; but in everything with prayer and praise put your requests before God.
Colossians 3:12
As saints of God, then, holy and dearly loved, let your behaviour be marked by pity and mercy, kind feeling, a low opinion of yourselves, gentle ways, and a power of undergoing all things;
1 Thessalonians 5:16
Have joy at all times.
1 Thessalonians 5:17
Keep on with your prayers.
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Acts 16:12
And from there to Philippi, which is the most important town of Macedonia and a Roman colony: and we were there for some days.
Acts 16:37
But Paul said to them, They have given us who are Romans a public whipping without judging us, and have put us in prison. Will they now send us out secretly? no, truly, let them come themselves and take us out.
1 Peter 2:13
Keep all the laws of men because of the Lord; those of the king, who is over all,
1 Peter 2:14
And those of the rulers who are sent by him for the punishment of evil-doers and for the praise of those who do well.
1 Peter 2:15
Because it is God's pleasure that foolish and narrow-minded men may be put to shame by your good behaviour:
1 Peter 2:16
As those who are free, not using your free position as a cover for wrongdoing, but living as the servants of God;
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