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2 Timothy 1 11-2 Timothy 1 12
And God chose me to be a preacher, an apostle, and a teacher of this Good News.That is why I am suffering here in prison. But I am not ashamed of it, for I know the one in whom I trust, and I am sure that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him until the day of his return.
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Philippians 2:3
Don’t be selfish; don’t try to impress others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourselves.
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Philippians 1:7
So it is right that I should feel as I do about all of you, for you have a special place in my heart. You share with me the special favor of God, both in my imprisonment and in defending and confirming the truth of the Good News.
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1 Corinthians 9 16-1 Corinthians 9 17
Yet preaching the Good News is not something I can boast about. I am compelled by God to do it. How terrible for me if I didn’t preach the Good News!If I were doing this on my own initiative, I would deserve payment. But I have no choice, for God has given me this sacred trust.
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Romans 1:13-17
I want you to know, dear brothers and sisters, that I planned many times to visit you, but I was prevented until now. I want to work among you and see spiritual fruit, just as I have seen among other Gentiles.For I have a great sense of obligation to people in both the civilized world and the rest of the world, to the educated and uneducated alike.So I am eager to come to you in Rome, too, to preach the Good News.For I am not ashamed of this Good News about Christ. It is the power of God at work, saving everyone who believes— the Jew first and also the Gentile.This Good News tells us how God makes us right in his sight. This is accomplished from start to finish by faith. As the Scriptures say,“ It is through faith that a righteous person has life.”
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2 Timothy 4 16
The first time I was brought before the judge, no one came with me. Everyone abandoned me. May it not be counted against them.
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Acts 22:1
“ Brothers and esteemed fathers,” Paul said,“ listen to me as I offer my defense.”
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Acts 26:1
Then Agrippa said to Paul,“ You may speak in your defense.” So Paul, gesturing with his hand, started his defense:
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2 Timothy 4 6-2 Timothy 4 7
As for me, my life has already been poured out as an offering to God. The time of my death is near.I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, and I have remained faithful.
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1 Timothy 2 7
And I have been chosen as a preacher and apostle to teach the Gentiles this message about faith and truth. I’m not exaggerating— just telling the truth.
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Luke 21:14
So don’t worry in advance about how to answer the charges against you,
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Acts 26:24
Suddenly, Festus shouted,“ Paul, you are insane. Too much study has made you crazy!”
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Galatians 2:7-8
Instead, they saw that God had given me the responsibility of preaching the gospel to the Gentiles, just as he had given Peter the responsibility of preaching to the Jews.For the same God who worked through Peter as the apostle to the Jews also worked through me as the apostle to the Gentiles.