2 Corinthians 7:4
A Letter That Caused Sadness
7:4 I have great confidence in you; I take great pride on your behalf. I am filled with encouragement; I am overflowing with joy in the midst of all our suffering.
2 Corinthians 10:1
Paul’s Authority from the Lord
10:1 Now I, Paul, appeal to you personally by the meekness and gentleness of Christ (I who am meek when present among you, but am full of courage toward you when away!) –
Acts 4:13
4:13 When they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and discovered that they were uneducated and ordinary men, they were amazed and recognized these men had been with Jesus.
Acts 4:29-31
4:29 And now, Lord, pay attention to
their threats, and grant
to your servants
to speak your message
with great courage,
4:30 while you extend your hand to heal, and to bring about miraculous signs
and wonders through the name of your holy servant Jesus.”
4:31 When
they had prayed, the place where they were assembled together was shaken,
and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak
the word of God
courageously.
Acts 9:27
9:27 But Barnabas took
Saul,
brought
him to the apostles, and related to them how he had seen the Lord on the road, that
the Lord had spoken to him, and how in Damascus he had spoken out boldly
in the name of Jesus.
Acts 9:29
9:29 He was speaking and debating
with the Greek-speaking Jews,
but they were trying to kill him.
Acts 14:3
14:3 So they stayed there
for a considerable time, speaking out courageously for the Lord, who testified
to the message
of his grace, granting miraculous signs
and wonders to be performed through their hands.
Ephesians 6:19-20
6:19 Pray
for me also, that I may be given the message when I begin to speak
– that I may confidently make known
the mystery of the gospel,
6:20 for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may be able to speak boldly as I ought to speak.
Philippians 1:20
1:20 My confident hope
is that I will in no way be ashamed
but that with complete boldness, even now as always, Christ will be exalted in my body, whether I live or die.
Philippians 1:1
Salutation
1:1 From Paul and Timothy, slaves of Christ Jesus, to all the saints in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi, with the overseers and deacons.
Philippians 2:2
2:2 complete my joy and be of the same mind,
by having the same love, being united in spirit,
and having one purpose.
Philippians 2:1
Christian Unity and Christ’s Humility
2:1 Therefore, if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort provided by love, any fellowship in the Spirit, any affection or mercy,
Philippians 3:13
3:13 Brothers and sisters,
I do not consider myself to have attained this. Instead I am single-minded:
Forgetting the things that are behind and reaching out for the things that are ahead,