Ephesians 3:1
For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for you Gentiles,
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Ephesians 3:1
For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for you Gentiles,
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Genesis 40:14
But keep me in mind when things go well for you, and be good to me and say a good word for me to Pharaoh and get me out of this prison:
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Genesis 40:15
For truly I was taken by force from the land of the Hebrews; and I have done nothing for which I might be put in prison.
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2 Samuel 10:2
And David said, I will be a friend to Hanun, the son of Nahash, as his father was a friend to me. So David sent his servants, to give him words of comfort on account of his father. And David's servants came into the land of the children of Ammon.
2 Samuel 10:3
But the chiefs of the children of Ammon said to Hanun their lord, Does it seem to you that David is honouring your father by sending comforters to you? has he not sent his servants to go through the town and make secret observation of it, and overcome it?
2 Samuel 10:4
So Hanun took David's servants, and after cutting off half the hair on their chins, and cutting off the skirts of their robes up to the middle, he sent them away.
2 Samuel 10:5
When David had news of it, he sent men out with the purpose of meeting them on their way, for the men were greatly shamed: and the king said, Go to Jericho till your hair is long again, and then come back.
2 Samuel 10:6
And when the children of Ammon saw that they had made themselves hated by David, they sent to the Aramaeans of Beth-rehob and Zobah, and got for payment twenty thousand footmen, and they got from the king of Maacah a thousand men, and from Tob twelve thousand.
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2 Samuel 12:14
But still, because you have had no respect for the Lord, death will certainly overtake the child who has newly come to birth.
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1 Kings 9:2
The Lord came to him again in a vision, as he had done at Gibeon;
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Psalms 51:12
Give me back the joy of your salvation; let a free spirit be my support.
1 Thessalonians 3:2
We sent Timothy, our brother and God's servant in the good news of Christ, to give you strength and comfort in your faith;
1 Thessalonians 3:3
So that no man might be moved by these troubles; because you see that these things are part of God's purpose for us.
1 Thessalonians 3:4
And when we were with you, we said to you that trouble was before us; and so it came about, as you see.
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Psalms 107:10
Those who were in the dark, in the black night, in chains of sorrow and iron;
Psalms 146:7
Who gives their rights to those who are crushed down; and gives food to those who are in need of it: the Lord makes the prisoners free;
Zechariah 9:11
And as for you, because of the blood of your agreement, I have sent out your prisoners from the deep hole in which there is no water.
Zechariah 9:12
And they will come back to you, O daughter of Zion, as prisoners of hope: today I say to you that I will give you back twice as much;
John 3:24
For at this time John had not been put into prison.
Acts 5:19
But in the night an angel of the Lord, opening the doors of the prison, took them out and said,
Acts 12:5
So Peter was kept in prison: but the church made strong prayer to God for him.
Acts 12:6
And when Herod was about to take him out, the same night Peter was sleeping in chains between two armed men, and the watchmen were keeping watch before the door of the prison.
Acts 12:7
And a great light was seen shining in the room, and an angel of the Lord came to Peter and, touching him on his side so that he came out of his sleep, said, Get up quickly. And his chains came off his hands.
Acts 12:8
Then the angel said, Put on your shoes and get ready to go. And he did so. And he said, Put your coat round you and come with me.
Acts 12:9
And he went out after him; and he was not certain if what was done by the angel was a fact, for it seemed to him that he was seeing a vision.
Acts 12:10
And when they had gone past the first and second watchmen they came to the iron door into the town, which came open by itself: and they went out and down one street; and then the angel went away.
Acts 12:11
And when Peter came to his senses he said, Now, truly, I am certain that the Lord has sent his angel and taken me out of the hands of Herod, against all the hopes of the Jews.
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Jeremiah 20:2
And Pashhur gave blows to Jeremiah and had his feet chained in a framework of wood in the higher doorway of Benjamin, which was in the house of the Lord.
Jeremiah 32:2
Now at that time the king of Babylon's army was round Jerusalem, shutting it in: and Jeremiah the prophet was shut up in the place of the armed watchmen, in the house of the king of Judah.
Jeremiah 33:1
Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah the second time, while he was still shut up in the place of the armed watchmen, saying,
Jeremiah 36:5
And Jeremiah gave orders to Baruch, saying, I am shut up, and am not able to go into the house of the Lord:
Jeremiah 37:15
And the rulers were angry with Jeremiah, and gave him blows and put him in prison in the house of Jonathan the scribe: for they had made that the prison.
Jeremiah 38:6
So they took Jeremiah and put him into the water-hole of Malchiah, the king's son, in the place of the armed watchmen: and they let Jeremiah down with cords. And in the hole there was no water, but wet earth: and Jeremiah went down into the wet earth.
Jeremiah 38:28
So Jeremiah was kept in the place of the armed watchmen till the day when Jerusalem was taken.
Jeremiah 40:4
Now see, this day I am freeing you from the chains which are on your hands. If it seems good to you to come with me to Babylon, then come, and I will keep an eye on you; but if it does not seem good to you to come with me to Babylon, then do not come: see, all the land is before you; if it seems good and right to you to go on living in the land,
Acts 24:26
For he was hoping that Paul would give him money: so he sent for him more frequently and had talk with him.
Hebrews 11:36
And others were tested by being laughed at or by blows, and even with chains and prisons:
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Matthew 5:16
Even so let your light be shining before men, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven.
Matthew 5:45
So that you may be the sons of your Father in heaven; for his sun gives light to the evil and to the good, and he sends rain on the upright man and on the sinner.
Matthew 5:48
Be then complete in righteousness, even as your Father in heaven is complete.
Ephesians 5:1
Let it then be your desire to be like God, as well-loved children;
Ephesians 5:2
And be living in love, even as Christ had love for you, and gave himself up for us, an offering to God for a perfume of a sweet smell.
1 John 3:12
Not being of the Evil One like Cain, who put his brother to death. And why did he put him to death? Because his works were evil and his brother's works were good.
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Matthew 20:5
Again he went out about the sixth and the ninth hour, and did the same.
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Matthew 8:11
And I say to you that numbers will come from the east and the west, and will take their seats with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven:
Matthew 25:31
But when the Son of man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then will he be seated in his glory:
Matthew 25:32
And before him all the nations will come together; and they will be parted one from another, as the sheep are parted from the goats by the keeper.
Matthew 25:33
And he will put the sheep on his right, but the goats on the left.
Matthew 25:34
Then will the King say to those on his right, Come, you who have the blessing of my Father, into the kingdom made ready for you before the world was:
Matthew 28:20
Teaching them to keep all the rules which I have given you: and see, I am ever with you, even to the end of the world.
John 12:32
And I, if I am lifted up from the earth, will make all men come to me.
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John 4:21
Jesus said to her, Woman, take my word for this; the time is coming when you will not give worship to the Father on this mountain or in Jerusalem.
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John 4:24
God is Spirit: then let his worshippers give him worship in the true way of the spirit.
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Acts 21:18
And on the day after, Paul went with us to James, and all the rulers of the church were present.
Acts 21:27
And when the seven days were almost ended, the Jews from Asia, seeing him in the Temple, got the people together and put their hands on him,
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Acts 22:22
And they gave him a hearing as far as this word; then with loud voices they said, Away with this man from the earth; it is not right for him to be living.
Acts 22:23
And while they were crying out, and pulling off their clothing, and sending dust into the air,
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Acts 22:25
And when they had put leather bands round him, Paul said to the captain who was present, Is it the law for you to give blows to a man who is a Roman and has not been judged?
Acts 22:29
Then those who were about to put him to the test went away: and the chief captain was in fear, seeing that he was a Roman, and that he had put chains on him.
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Acts 23:1
And Paul, looking fixedly at the Sanhedrin, said, My brothers, my life has been upright before God till this day.
Acts 23:9
And there was a great outcry: and some of the scribes on the side of the Pharisees got up and took part in the discussion, saying, We see no evil in this man: what if he has had a revelation from an angel or a spirit?
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Acts 4:9
If we are questioned today about a good work done to a man who was ill, as to how he has been made well,
Acts 28:18
Who, when they had put questions to me, were ready to let me go free, because there was no cause of death in me.
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Acts 28:19
But when the Jews made protest against it, I had to put my cause into Caesar's hands; not because I have anything to say against my nation.
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Romans 1:13
You may be certain, my brothers, that it has frequently been in my mind to come to you (but till now I was kept from it), so that I might have some fruit from you in the same way as I have had it from the other nations.
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Romans 1:14
I have a debt to Greeks and to the nations outside; to the wise and to those who have no learning.
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Matthew 5:11
Happy are you when men give you a bad name, and are cruel to you, and say all evil things against you falsely, because of me.
Matthew 5:12
Be glad and full of joy; for great is your reward in heaven: for so were the prophets attacked who were before you.
Acts 5:41
So they went away from the Sanhedrin, happy to undergo shame for the Name.
Acts 9:16
For I will make clear to him what troubles he will have to undergo for me.
Romans 5:3
And not only so, but let us have joy in our troubles: in the knowledge that trouble gives us the power of waiting;
2 Corinthians 7:4
My words to you are without fear, I am full of pride on account of you: I have great comfort and joy in all our troubles.
Philippians 2:18
And in the same way do you be glad and have a part in my joy.
Philippians 4:4
Be glad in the Lord at all times: again I say, Be glad.
1 Thessalonians 2:15
Who put to death the Lord Jesus and the prophets, violently driving us out; who are unpleasing to God and against all men;
Hebrews 10:33
In part, in being attacked by angry words and cruel acts, before the eyes of everyone, and in part, in being united with those who were attacked in this way.
James 1:2
Let it be all joy to you, my brothers, when you undergo tests of every sort;
2 John 1:8
Keep watch over yourselves, so that you do not make our work of no effect, but may get your full reward.
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2 Corinthians 1:5
For as we undergo more of the pain which Christ underwent, so through Christ does our comfort become greater.
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2 Corinthians 1:6
But if we are troubled, it is for your comfort and salvation; or if we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which takes effect through your quiet undergoing of the same troubles which we undergo:
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Hosea 6:10
In Israel I have seen a very evil thing; there false ways are seen in Ephraim, Israel is unclean;
2 Corinthians 5:20
So we are the representatives of Christ, as if God was making a request to you through us: we make our request to you, in the name of Christ, be at peace with God.
Ephesians 1:12
So that his glory might have praise through us who first had hope in Christ:
Ephesians 1:19
And how unlimited is his power to us who have faith, as is seen in the working of the strength of his power,
Ephesians 2:8
Because by grace you have salvation through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is given by God:
Colossians 1:23
If you keep yourselves safely based in the faith, not moved from the hope of the good news which came to you, and which was given to every living being under heaven; of which I, Paul, was made a servant.
Colossians 1:26
The secret which has been kept from all times and generations, but has now been made clear to his saints,
Colossians 1:27
To whom God was pleased to give knowledge of the wealth of the glory of this secret among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:
Colossians 2:13
And you, being dead through your sins and the evil condition of your flesh, to you, I say, he gave life together with him, and forgiveness of all our sins;
2 Timothy 1:10
But has now been made clear by the revelation of our Saviour Christ Jesus, who put an end to death and made life unending come to light through the good news,
1 John 3:3
And everyone who has this hope in him makes himself holy, even as he is holy.
Revelation 1:9
I, John, your brother, who have a part with you in the trouble and the kingdom and the quiet strength of Jesus, was in the island which is named Patmos, for the word of God and the witness of Jesus.
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2 Corinthians 11:6
But though I am rough in my way of talking, I am not so in knowledge, as we have made clear to all by our acts among you.
2 Corinthians 12:1
As it is necessary for me to take glory to myself, though it is not a good thing, I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord.
2 Corinthians 12:2
I have knowledge of a man in Christ, fourteen years back (if he was in the body, or out of the body, I am not able to say, but God only), who was taken up to the third heaven.
2 Corinthians 12:3
And I have knowledge of such a man (if he was in the body, or out of the body, I am not able to say, but God only),
2 Corinthians 12:4
How he was taken up into Paradise, and words came to his ears which may not be said, and which man is not able to say.
2 Corinthians 12:5
On account of such a one I will have glory: for myself I will take no glory, but only in my feeble body.
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Galatians 1:13
For news has come to you of my way of life in the past in the Jews' religion, how I was cruel without measure to the church of God, and did great damage to it:
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Galatians 5:11
But I, brothers, if I am still preaching circumcision, why am I still attacked? then has the shame of the cross been taken away.
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Acts 13:2
And while they were doing the Lord's work, and going without food, the Holy Spirit said, Let Barnabas and Saul be given to me for the special work for which they have been marked out by me.
Romans 15:17
So I have pride in Christ Jesus in the things which are God's.
Romans 15:19
By signs and wonders, in the power of the Holy Spirit; so that from Jerusalem and round about as far as Illyricum I have given all the good news of Christ;
Romans 16:15
Give my love to Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas, and all the saints who are with them.
Ephesians 1:5
As we were designed before by him for the position of sons to himself, through Jesus Christ, in the good pleasure of his purpose,
Ephesians 2:6
So that we came back from death with him, and are seated with him in the heavens, in Christ Jesus;
Ephesians 3:9
And make all men see what is the ordering of the secret which from the first has been kept in God who made all things;
Ephesians 4:7
But to every one of us has grace been given in the measure of the giving of Christ.
Ephesians 6:24
Grace be with all those who have true love for our Lord Jesus Christ.
Colossians 1:29
And for this purpose I am working, using all my strength by the help of his power which is working in me strongly.
1 Timothy 4:1
But the Spirit says clearly that in later times some will be turned away from the faith, giving their minds to spirits of deceit, and the teachings of evil spirits,
Revelation 2:13
I have knowledge that your living-place is where Satan has his seat: and you are true to my name, and were not turned away from your faith in me, even in the days of Antipas, my true witness, who was put to death among you, where Satan has his place.
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Acts 10:28
And he said to them, You yourselves have knowledge that it is against the law for a man who is a Jew to be in the company of one who is of another nation; but God has made it clear to me that no man may be named common or unclean:
Acts 26:23
That the Christ would go through pain, and being the first to come back from the dead, would give light to the people and to the Gentiles.
1 Corinthians 4:1
Let us be judged as servants of Christ, and as those who are responsible for the secret things of God.
Ephesians 1:1
Paul, an Apostle of Christ Jesus by the purpose of God, to the saints who are at Ephesus, and those who have faith in Christ Jesus:
Ephesians 1:15
For this cause I, having had news of the faith in the Lord Jesus which is among you, and which you make clear to all the saints,
Ephesians 3:7
Of which I was made a preacher, through that grace of God which was given to me in the measure of the working of his power.
2 Thessalonians 3:17
These words of love to you at the end are in my writing, Paul's writing, and this is the mark of every letter from me.
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1 Corinthians 3:10
In the measure of the grace given to me, I, as a wise master-builder, have put the base in position, and another goes on building on it. But let every man take care what he puts on it.
Ephesians 2:19
So then you are no longer as those who have no part or place in the kingdom of God, but you are numbered among the saints, and of the family of God,
Ephesians 2:20
Resting on the base of the Apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the chief keystone,
Ephesians 2:21
In whom all the building, rightly joined together, comes to be a holy house of God in the Lord;
Ephesians 3:15
From whom every family in heaven and on earth is named,
Ephesians 3:18
May have strength to see with all the saints how wide and long and high and deep it is,
Ephesians 3:19
And to have knowledge of the love of Christ which is outside all knowledge, so that you may be made complete as God himself is complete.
Ephesians 4:13
Till we all come to the harmony of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to full growth, to the full measure of Christ:
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Philippians 1:15
Though some are preaching Christ out of envy and competition, others do it out of a good heart:
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Philippians 1:16
These do it from love, conscious that I am responsible for the cause of the good news:
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Luke 7:47
And so I say to you, She will have forgiveness for her sins which are great in number, because of her great love: but he who has small need of forgiveness gives little love.
Acts 8:3
But Saul was burning with hate against the church, going into every house and taking men and women and putting them in prison.
Acts 9:2
And made a request for letters from him to the Synagogues of Damascus, so that if there were any of the Way there, men or women, he might take them as prisoners to Jerusalem.
1 Corinthians 15:9
For I am the least of the Apostles, having no right to be named an Apostle, because of my cruel attacks on the church of God.
1 Corinthians 15:10
But by the grace of God, I am what I am: and his grace which was given to me has not been for nothing; for I did more work than all of them; though not I, but the grace of God which was with me.
Galatians 1:15
But when it was the good pleasure of God, by whom I was marked out even from my mother's body, through his grace,
Philippians 4:13
I am able to do all things through him who gives me strength.
1 Timothy 1:12
I give praise to him who gave me power, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he took me to be true, making me his servant,
1 Timothy 1:13
Though I had said violent words against God, and done cruel acts, causing great trouble: but I was given mercy, because I did it without knowledge, not having faith;
1 Timothy 1:14
And the grace of our Lord was very great, with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.
1 Timothy 1:15
It is a true saying, in which all may put their faith, that Christ Jesus came into the world to give salvation to sinners, of whom I am the chief:
1 Timothy 1:16
But for this reason I was given mercy, so that in me, the chief of sinners, Jesus Christ might make clear all his mercy, as an example to those who in the future would have faith in him to eternal life.
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Philemon 1:14
But without your approval I would do nothing; so that your good works might not be forced, but done freely from your heart.
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Hebrews 8:4
If he had been on earth he would not have been a priest at all, because there are other priests who make the offerings ordered by the law;
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