Acts 20:24

Paul counts his own life as nothing if only he may finish his race and complete the ministry of testifying to God's grace. His supreme aim is faithfulness, not self-preservation.

Cross-references · 40

• 2 Tim 4:6–8For I am already being poured out like a drink offering, and the time of my departure is at hand.
• 2 Cor 12:10That is why, for the sake of Christ, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
• 2 Cor 4:1Therefore, since God in His mercy has given us this ministry, we do not lose heart.
• 1 Cor 15:58Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast and immovable. Always excel in the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.
• Acts 21:13Then Paul answered, “Why are you weeping and breaking my heart? I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”
• 2 Cor 4:16–18Therefore we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, yet our inner self is being renewed day by day.
• Phil 3:13–15Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead,
• 2 Cor 4:8–9We are hard pressed on all sides, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair;
• Heb 12:1–3Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off every encumbrance and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with endurance the race set out for us.
• Eph 2:4–10But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy,
• Rom 11:6And if it is by grace, then it is no longer by works. Otherwise, grace would no longer be grace.
• Rom 8:35–39Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or distress or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword?
• Acts 14:3So Paul and Barnabas spent considerable time there, speaking boldly for the Lord, who affirmed the message of His grace by enabling them to perform signs and wonders.
• 1 Pet 5:12Through Silvanus, whom I regard as a faithful brother, I have written to you briefly, encouraging you and testifying that this is the true grace of God. Stand firm in it.
• Phil 1:20–23I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no way be ashamed, but will have complete boldness so that now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death.
• Titus 1:3In His own time He has made His word evident in the proclamation entrusted to me by the command of God our Savior.
• 2 Cor 5:8We are confident, then, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.
• 1 Cor 9:24–27Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way as to take the prize.
• Phil 2:17But even if I am being poured out like a drink offering on the sacrifice and service of your faith, I am glad and rejoice with all of you.
• Gal 1:1Paul, an apostle—sent not from men nor by man, but by Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised Him from the dead—
• Acts 11:23When he arrived and saw the grace of God, he rejoiced and encouraged them all to abide in the Lord with all their hearts.
• John 17:4I have glorified You on earth by accomplishing the work You gave Me to do.
• Rev 12:11They have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony. And they did not love their lives so as to shy away from death.
• 2 Cor 6:4–10Rather, as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: in great endurance; in troubles, hardships, and calamities;
• Acts 20:32And now I commit you to God and to the word of His grace, which can build you up and give you an inheritance among all who are sanctified.
• Eph 3:13So I ask you not to be discouraged because of my sufferings for you, which are your glory.
• 2 Cor 7:4Great is my confidence in you; great is my pride in you; I am filled with encouragement; in all our troubles my joy overflows.
• Acts 9:15“Go!” said the Lord. “This man is My chosen instrument to carry My name before the Gentiles and their kings, and before the people of Israel.
• Col 1:24Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and I fill up in my flesh what is lacking in regard to Christ’s afflictions for the sake of His body, which is the church.
• 2 Tim 1:12For this reason, even though I suffer as I do, I am not ashamed; for I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him for that day.
• 1 Jn 3:16By this we know what love is: Jesus laid down His life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.
• Rom 3:24–26and are justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.
• Acts 1:17He was one of our number and shared in this ministry.”
• 2 Tim 4:17But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message would be fully proclaimed, and all the Gentiles would hear it. So I was delivered from the mouth of the lion.
• Titus 2:11For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to everyone.
• Heb 10:34You sympathized with those in prison and joyfully accepted the confiscation of your property, knowing that you yourselves had a better and permanent possession.
• Titus 3:4–7But when the kindness of God our Savior and His love for mankind appeared,
• Acts 22:21Then He said to me, ‘Go! I will send you far away to the Gentiles.’”
• Acts 26:17–18I will rescue you from your own people and from the Gentiles. I am sending you to them
• 1 Th 3:3so that none of you would be shaken by these trials. For you know that we are destined for this.

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