Acts 23:11 Cross References - Twentieth_Century

¹¹ That night the Lord came and stood by Paul, and said: "Courage! You have borne witness for me in Jerusalem and you must bear witness in Rome also."

² And there some people brought to him a paralyzed man on a bed. When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the man: "Courage, Child! Your sins are forgiven."

²⁷ But Jesus at once spoke to them. "Courage!" he said, "It is I; do not be afraid!"

²⁰ And teaching them to lay to heart all the commands that I have given you; and, remember, I myself am with you every day until the close of the age."

⁸ "Rabbi," they replied, "the Jews were but just now seeking to stone you; and are you going there again?" ⁹ "Are not there twelve hours in the day?" answered Jesus. "If a man walks about in the day-time, he does not stumble, because he can see the light of the sun; ¹⁰ But, if he walks about at night, he stumbles, because he has not the light."

¹⁸ I will not leave you bereaved; I will come to you.

³³ I have spoken to you in this way, so that in me you may find peace. In the world you will find trouble; yet, take courage! I have conquered the world."

²⁵ Indeed it was to him that David was referring when he said-- 'I have had the Lord ever before my eyes, For he stands at my right hand, that I should not be disquieted.

⁹ One night the Lord said to Paul, in a vision: "Have no fear, but continue to speak, and refuse to be silenced;

²¹ Sometime after these events Paul resolved to go through Macedonia and Greece, and then make his way to Jerusalem. "And after I have been there," he said, "I must visit Rome also."

²² And now, under spiritual constraint, I am here on my way to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there,

¹⁸ And saw Jesus saying to me 'Make haste and leave Jerusalem at once, because they will not accept your testimony about me.'

²² Yet, even as things are, I urge you not to lose courage, for there will not be a single life lost among you--only the ship. ²³ For last night an angel of the God to whom I belong, and whom I serve, stood by me, and said-- ²⁴ 'Have no fear, Paul; you must appear before the Emperor, and God himself has given you the lives of all your fellow-voyagers.' ²⁵ Therefore, courage, my friends! for I believe God, that everything will happen exactly as I have been told.

²³ They then fixed a day with him, and came to the place where he was staying, in even larger numbers, when Paul proceeded to lay the subject before them. He bore his testimony to the Kingdom of God, and tried to convince them about Jesus, by arguments drawn from the Law of Moses and from the Prophets--speaking from morning till evening. ²⁴ Some were inclined to accept what he said; others, however, rejected it. ²⁵ So, as they disagreed among themselves, they began to disperse, Paul adding only--"True, indeed, was the declaration made by the Holy Spirit, through the Prophet Isaiah to your ancestors-- ²⁶ 'Go to this nation and say--"You will hear with your ears without ever understanding, and, though you have eyes, you will see without ever perceiving." ²⁷ For the mind of this nation has grown dense, and their ears are dull of hearing, their eyes also have they closed; lest some day they should see with their eyes, and with their ears they should hear, and in their mind they should understand, and should turn--and I should heal them.' ²⁸ Understand, then, that this Salvation of God was sent for the Gentiles; and they will listen." ²⁹ OMITTED TEXT ³⁰ For two whole years Paul stayed in a house which he rented for himself, welcoming all who came to see him, ³¹ Proclaiming the Kingdom of God, and teaching about the Lord Jesus Christ, with perfect fearlessness, unmolested.

¹⁵ And so, for my part, I am ready to tell the Good News to you also who are in Rome. ¹⁶ For I am not ashamed of the Good News; it is the power of God which brings Salvation to every one who believes in Christ, to the Jew first, but also to the Greek.

⁸ We want you, Brothers, to know that, in the troubles which befell us in Roman Asia, we were burdened altogether beyond our strength, so much so that we even despaired of life. ⁹ Indeed, we had the presentiment that we must die, so that we might rely, not on ourselves, but on God who raises the dead. ¹⁰ And from so imminent a death God delivered us, and will deliver us again; for in him we have placed our hopes of future deliverance, while you, also, help us by your prayers.

¹³ It has even become evident, not only to all the Imperial Guard, but to every one else, that it is for Christ's sake that I am in chains.

¹⁷ But the Lord came to my help and strengthened me, in order that, through me, the proclamation should be made so widely that all the Gentiles should hear it; and I was rescued 'out of the Lion's mouth.'