Bible Cross References
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Acts 21:13
But he answered, "What are you doing, crying like this and breaking my heart? I am ready not only to be tied up in Jerusalem but even to die there for the sake of the Lord Jesus."
Romans 8:35-39
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Who, then, can separate us from the love of Christ? Can trouble do it, or hardship or persecution or hunger or poverty or danger or death?
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As the scripture says, "For your sake we are in danger of death at all times; we are treated like sheep that are going to be slaughtered."
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No, in all these things we have complete victory through him who loved us!
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For I am certain that nothing can separate us from his love: neither death nor life, neither angels nor other heavenly rulers or powers, neither the present nor the future,
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neither the world above nor the world below---there is nothing in all creation that will ever be able to separate us from the love of God which is ours through Christ Jesus our Lord.
1 Corinthians 15:58
So then, my dear friends, stand firm and steady. Keep busy always in your work for the Lord, since you know that nothing you do in the Lord's service is ever useless.
2 Corinthians 4:1
God in his mercy has given us this work to do, and so we do not become discouraged.
2 Corinthians 4:8
We are often troubled, but not crushed; sometimes in doubt, but never in despair;
2 Corinthians 4:9
there are many enemies, but we are never without a friend; and though badly hurt at times, we are not destroyed.
2 Corinthians 4:16-18
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For this reason we never become discouraged. Even though our physical being is gradually decaying, yet our spiritual being is renewed day after day.
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And this small and temporary trouble we suffer will bring us a tremendous and eternal glory, much greater than the trouble.
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For we fix our attention, not on things that are seen, but on things that are unseen. What can be seen lasts only for a time, but what cannot be seen lasts forever.
2 Corinthians 6:4-10
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Instead, in everything we do we show that we are God's servants by patiently enduring troubles, hardships, and difficulties.
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We have been beaten, jailed, and mobbed; we have been overworked and have gone without sleep or food.
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By our purity, knowledge, patience, and kindness we have shown ourselves to be God's servants---by the Holy Spirit, by our true love,
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by our message of truth, and by the power of God. We have righteousness as our weapon, both to attack and to defend ourselves.
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We are honored and disgraced; we are insulted and praised. We are treated as liars, yet we speak the truth;
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as unknown, yet we are known by all; as though we were dead, but, as you see, we live on. Although punished, we are not killed;
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although saddened, we are always glad; we seem poor, but we make many people rich; we seem to have nothing, yet we really possess everything.
2 Corinthians 7:4
I am so sure of you; I take such pride in you! In all our troubles I am still full of courage; I am running over with joy.
2 Corinthians 12:10
I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and difficulties for Christ's sake. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
Ephesians 3:13
I beg you, then, not to be discouraged because I am suffering for you; it is all for your benefit.
1 Thessalonians 2:2
You know how we had already been mistreated and insulted in Philippi before we came to you in Thessalonica. And even though there was much opposition, our God gave us courage to tell you the Good News that comes from him.
1 Thessalonians 3:3
so that none of you should turn back because of these persecutions. You yourselves know that such persecutions are part of God's will for us.
2 Timothy 1:12
and it is for this reason that I suffer these things. But I am still full of confidence, because I know whom I have trusted, and I am sure that he is able to keep safe until that Day what he has entrusted to me.
2 Timothy 3:11
my persecutions, and my sufferings. You know all that happened to me in Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra, the terrible persecutions I endured! But the Lord rescued me from them all.
2 Timothy 4:17
But the Lord stayed with me and gave me strength, so that I was able to proclaim the full message for all the Gentiles to hear; and I was rescued from being sentenced to death.
Hebrews 10:34
You shared the sufferings of prisoners, and when all your belongings were seized, you endured your loss gladly, because you knew that you still possessed something much better, which would last forever.
Hebrews 12:1-3
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As for us, we have this large crowd of witnesses around us. So then, let us rid ourselves of everything that gets in the way, and of the sin which holds on to us so tightly, and let us run with determination the race that lies before us.
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Let us keep our eyes fixed on Jesus, on whom our faith depends from beginning to end. He did not give up because of the cross! On the contrary, because of the joy that was waiting for him, he thought nothing of the disgrace of dying on the cross, and he is now seated at the right side of God's throne.
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Think of what he went through; how he put up with so much hatred from sinners! So do not let yourselves become discouraged and give up.
neither
2 Corinthians 5:8
We are full of courage and would much prefer to leave our home in the body and be at home with the Lord.
Philippians 1:20-23
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My deep desire and hope is that I shall never fail in my duty, but that at all times, and especially right now, I shall be full of courage, so that with my whole being I shall bring honor to Christ, whether I live or die.
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For what is life? To me, it is Christ. Death, then, will bring more.
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But if by continuing to live I can do more worthwhile work, then I am not sure which I should choose.
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I am pulled in two directions. I want very much to leave this life and be with Christ, which is a far better thing;
Philippians 2:17
Perhaps my life's blood is to be poured out like an offering on the sacrifice that your faith offers to God. If that is so, I am glad and share my joy with you all.
Colossians 1:24
And now I am happy about my sufferings for you, for by means of my physical sufferings I am helping to complete what still remains of Christ's sufferings on behalf of his body, the church.
1 John 3:16
This is how we know what love is: Christ gave his life for us. We too, then, ought to give our lives for others!
Revelation 12:11
They won the victory over him by the blood of the Lamb and by the truth which they proclaimed; and they were willing to give up their lives and die.
I might
John 17:4
I have shown your glory on earth; I have finished the work you gave me to do.
1 Corinthians 9:24-27
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Surely you know that many runners take part in a race, but only one of them wins the prize. Run, then, in such a way as to win the prize.
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Every athlete in training submits to strict discipline, in order to be crowned with a wreath that will not last; but we do it for one that will last forever.
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That is why I run straight for the finish line; that is why I am like a boxer who does not waste his punches.
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I harden my body with blows and bring it under complete control, to keep myself from being disqualified after having called others to the contest.
Philippians 3:13-15
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Of course, my friends, I really do not think that I have already won it; the one thing I do, however, is to forget what is behind me and do my best to reach what is ahead.
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So I run straight toward the goal in order to win the prize, which is God's call through Christ Jesus to the life above.
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All of us who are spiritually mature should have this same attitude. But if some of you have a different attitude, God will make this clear to you.
2 Timothy 4:6-8
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As for me, the hour has come for me to be sacrificed; the time is here for me to leave this life.
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I have done my best in the race, I have run the full distance, and I have kept the faith.
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And now there is waiting for me the victory prize of being put right with God, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give me on that Day---and not only to me, but to all those who wait with love for him to appear.
and the
Acts 1:17
Judas was a member of our group, for he had been chosen to have a part in our work."
Acts 9:15
The Lord said to him, "Go, because I have chosen him to serve me, to make my name known to Gentiles and kings and to the people of Israel.
Acts 22:21
'Go,' the Lord said to me, 'for I will send you far away to the Gentiles.' "
Acts 26:17
I will rescue you from the people of Israel and from the Gentiles to whom I will send you.
Acts 26:18
You are to open their eyes and turn them from the darkness to the light and from the power of Satan to God, so that through their faith in me they will have their sins forgiven and receive their place among God's chosen people.'
1 Corinthians 9:17
If I did my work as a matter of free choice, then I could expect to be paid; but I do it as a matter of duty, because God has entrusted me with this task.
1 Corinthians 9:18
What pay do I get, then? It is the privilege of preaching the Good News without charging for it, without claiming my rights in my work for the gospel.
2 Corinthians 4:1
God in his mercy has given us this work to do, and so we do not become discouraged.
Galatians 1:1
From Paul, whose call to be an apostle did not come from human beings or by human means, but from Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised him from death.
Titus 1:3
and at the right time he revealed it in his message. This was entrusted to me, and I proclaim it by order of God our Savior.
to testify
Acts 20:21
To Jews and Gentiles alike I gave solemn warning that they should turn from their sins to God and believe in our Lord Jesus.
John 15:27
And you, too, will speak about me, because you have been with me from the very beginning.
Hebrews 2:3
How, then, shall we escape if we pay no attention to such a great salvation? The Lord himself first announced this salvation, and those who heard him proved to us that it is true.
Hebrews 2:4
At the same time God added his witness to theirs by performing all kinds of miracles and wonders and by distributing the gifts of the Holy Spirit according to his will.
the gospel
Acts 14:3
The apostles stayed there for a long time, speaking boldly about the Lord, who proved that their message about his grace was true by giving them the power to perform miracles and wonders.
Luke 2:10
but the angel said to them, "Don't be afraid! I am here with good news for you, which will bring great joy to all the people.
Luke 2:11
This very day in David's town your Savior was born---Christ the Lord!
Romans 3:24-26
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But by the free gift of God's grace all are put right with him through Christ Jesus, who sets them free.
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God offered him, so that by his blood he should become the means by which people's sins are forgiven through their faith in him. God did this in order to demonstrate that he is righteous. In the past he was patient and overlooked people's sins; but in the present time he deals with their sins, in order to demonstrate his righteousness. In this way God shows that he himself is righteous and that he puts right everyone who believes in Jesus.
Romans 4:4
A person who works is paid wages, but they are not regarded as a gift; they are something that has been earned.
Romans 5:20
Law was introduced in order to increase wrongdoing; but where sin increased, God's grace increased much more.
Romans 5:21
So then, just as sin ruled by means of death, so also God's grace rules by means of righteousness, leading us to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Romans 11:6
His choice is based on his grace, not on what they have done. For if God's choice were based on what people do, then his grace would not be real grace.
Ephesians 1:6
Let us praise God for his glorious grace, for the free gift he gave us in his dear Son!
Ephesians 2:4-10
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But God's mercy is so abundant, and his love for us is so great,
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that while we were spiritually dead in our disobedience he brought us to life with Christ. It is by God's grace that you have been saved.
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In our union with Christ Jesus he raised us up with him to rule with him in the heavenly world.
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He did this to demonstrate for all time to come the extraordinary greatness of his grace in the love he showed us in Christ Jesus.
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For it is by God's grace that you have been saved through faith. It is not the result of your own efforts, but God's gift, so that no one can boast about it.
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God has made us what we are, and in our union with Christ Jesus he has created us for a life of good deeds, which he has already prepared for us to do.
Titus 2:11
For God has revealed his grace for the salvation of all people.
Titus 3:4-7
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But when the kindness and love of God our Savior was revealed,
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he saved us. It was not because of any good deeds that we ourselves had done, but because of his own mercy that he saved us, through the Holy Spirit, who gives us new birth and new life by washing us.
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God poured out the Holy Spirit abundantly on us through Jesus Christ our Savior,
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so that by his grace we might be put right with God and come into possession of the eternal life we hope for.
1 Peter 5:12
I write you this brief letter with the help of Silas, whom I regard as a faithful Christian. I want to encourage you and give my testimony that this is the true grace of God. Stand firm in it.