Bible Cross References
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2 Corinthians 4:7-12
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Yet we who have this spiritual treasure are like common clay pots, in order to show that the supreme power belongs to God, not to us.
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We are often troubled, but not crushed; sometimes in doubt, but never in despair;
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there are many enemies, but we are never without a friend; and though badly hurt at times, we are not destroyed.
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At all times we carry in our mortal bodies the death of Jesus, so that his life also may be seen in our bodies.
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Throughout our lives we are always in danger of death for Jesus' sake, in order that his life may be seen in this mortal body of ours.
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This means that death is at work in us, but life is at work in you.
Acts 19:23-35
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It was at this time that there was serious trouble in Ephesus because of the Way of the Lord.
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A certain silversmith named Demetrius made silver models of the temple of the goddess Artemis, and his business brought a great deal of profit to the workers.
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So he called them all together with others whose work was like theirs and said to them, "Men, you know that our prosperity comes from this work.
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Now, you can see and hear for yourselves what this fellow Paul is doing. He says that hand-made gods are not gods at all, and he has succeeded in convincing many people, both here in Ephesus and in nearly the whole province of Asia.
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There is the danger, then, that this business of ours will get a bad name. Not only that, but there is also the danger that the temple of the great goddess Artemis will come to mean nothing and that her greatness will be destroyed---the goddess worshiped by everyone in Asia and in all the world!"
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As the crowd heard these words, they became furious and started shouting, "Great is Artemis of Ephesus!"
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The uproar spread throughout the whole city. The mob grabbed Gaius and Aristarchus, two Macedonians who were traveling with Paul, and rushed with them to the theater.
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Paul himself wanted to go before the crowd, but the believers would not let him.
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Some of the provincial authorities, who were his friends, also sent him a message begging him not to show himself in the theater.
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Meanwhile the whole meeting was in an uproar: some people were shouting one thing, others were shouting something else, because most of them did not even know why they had come together.
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Some of the people concluded that Alexander was responsible, since the Jews made him go up to the front. Then Alexander motioned with his hand for the people to be silent, and he tried to make a speech of defense.
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But when they recognized that he was a Jew, they all shouted together the same thing for two hours: "Great is Artemis of Ephesus!"
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At last the city clerk was able to calm the crowd. "Fellow Ephesians!" he said. "Everyone knows that the city of Ephesus is the keeper of the temple of the great Artemis and of the sacred stone that fell down from heaven.
1 Corinthians 15:32
If I have, as it were, fought "wild beasts" here in Ephesus simply from human motives, what have I gained? But if the dead are not raised to life, then, as the saying goes, "Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we will die."
1 Corinthians 16:9
There is a real opportunity here for great and worthwhile work, even though there are many opponents.
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1 Corinthians 4:8
Do you already have everything you need? Are you already rich? Have you become kings, even though we are not? Well, I wish you really were kings, so that we could be kings together with you.
1 Samuel 20:3
But David answered, "Your father knows very well how much you like me, and he has decided not to let you know what he plans to do, because you would be deeply hurt. I swear to you by the living LORD that I am only a step away from death!"
1 Samuel 27:1
David said to himself, "One of these days Saul will kill me. The best thing for me to do is to escape to Philistia. Then Saul will give up looking for me in Israel, and I will be safe."