And not only {so}, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience;

Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but be thou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel according to the power of God;

For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also aboundeth by Christ.

That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;

Wherein I suffer trouble, as an evil doer, {even} unto bonds; but the word of God is not bound.

Wherefore I desire that ye faint not at my tribulations for you, which is your glory.

Great {is} my boldness of speech toward you, great {is} my glorying of you: I am filled with comfort, I am exceeding joyful in all our tribulation.

Blessed are ye, when {men} shall revile you, and persecute {you}, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. {falsely: Gr. lying}

My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; {temptations: or, trials}

And they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for his name.

{We are} troubled on every side, yet not distressed; {we are} perplexed, but not in despair; {in despair: or, altogether without help, or, means}

And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all {things} he might have the preeminence. {in...: or, among all}

Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as a fool) I {am} more; in labours more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequent, in deaths oft.

For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles,

Yea, and if I be offered upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I joy, and rejoice with you all. {offered: Gr. poured forth}

Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all.

My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; {temptations: or, trials}

Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any {man} will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;

Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great {is} your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.

Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular.

For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also aboundeth by Christ.

And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.

From henceforth let no man trouble me: for I bear in my body the marks of the Lord Jesus.

Therefore I endure all things for the elect's sakes, that they may also obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.

For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles,

Always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body.

Wherefore I desire that ye faint not at my tribulations for you, which is your glory.

Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all.

Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as a fool) I {am} more; in labours more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequent, in deaths oft.

But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.

And I will very gladly spend and be spent for you; though the more abundantly I love you, the less I be loved. {for you: Gr. for your souls}

For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also {is} Christ.

Then Paul answered, What mean ye to weep and to break mine heart? for I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.

And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all {things} he might have the preeminence. {in...: or, among all}

Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.

Yea, and if I be offered upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I joy, and rejoice with you all. {offered: Gr. poured forth}

And he saith unto them, Ye shall drink indeed of my cup, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with: but to sit on my right hand, and on my left, is not mine to give, but {it shall be given to them} for whom it is prepared of my Father.

For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel's, the same shall save it.

Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but be thou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel according to the power of God;

If I must needs glory, I will glory of the things which concern mine infirmities.

Great {is} my boldness of speech toward you, great {is} my glorying of you: I am filled with comfort, I am exceeding joyful in all our tribulation.

As sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and {yet} possessing all things.

Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season;

So we, {being} many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another.

But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ's sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy.

Because that for his name's sake they went forth, taking nothing of the Gentiles.

For I would that ye knew what great conflict I have for you, and {for} them at Laodicea, and {for} as many as have not seen my face in the flesh; {conflict: or, fear, or, care}

According to my earnest expectation and {my} hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but {that} with all boldness, as always, {so} now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether {it be} by life, or by death.

For all things {are} for your sakes, that the abundant grace might through the thanksgiving of many redound to the glory of God.

God {is} faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.

Ah sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a seed of evildoers, children that are corrupters: they have forsaken the LORD, they have provoked the Holy One of Israel unto anger, they are gone away backward. {laden: Heb. of heaviness} {gone...: Heb. alienated, or, separated}

To the general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect, {written: or, enrolled}

And they said unto him, We can. And Jesus said unto them, Ye shall indeed drink of the cup that I drink of; and with the baptism that I am baptized withal shall ye be baptized:

But in all {things} approving ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses, {approving: Gr. commending}

For whether we be beside ourselves, {it is} to God: or whether we be sober, {it is} for your cause.

For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:

And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one:

Rejoice ye in that day, and leap for joy: for, behold, your reward {is} great in heaven: for in the like manner did their fathers unto the prophets.

For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.