Act 17:1, 6-12, 20:18-19, 1Cor 4:10-13, 2Cor 4:1, 7-12, 16, 6:4, 7:5, 10:1, 10 | ESV | STEP | Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia , they came to Thessalonica , where there was a synagogue of the Jews .

Acts 17:1

Paul and Silas in Thessalonica

1 Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to ^aThessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Jews.

Acts 17:6-12

6 And when they could not find them, ^bthey dragged Jason and some of the brothers before the city authorities, shouting, “These men who have turned the world upside down have come here also, 7 and Jason has received them, and they are all acting against ^cthe decrees of Caesar, saying that there is ^danother king, Jesus.” 8 And the people and the city authorities were disturbed when they heard these things. 9 And when they had taken money as security from Jason and the rest, they let them go.

Paul and Silas in Berea

10 ^eThe brothers ^{▼▼Or brothers and sisters; also verse 14} immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea, and when they arrived they ^gwent into the Jewish synagogue. 11 Now these Jews were more noble than those in Thessalonica; they received the word with all eagerness, ^hexamining the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so. 12 ⁱMany of them therefore believed, with not a few Greek ^jwomen of high standing as well as men.

Acts 20:18-19

18 And when they came to him, he said to them:

^k“You yourselves know ^lhow I lived among you the whole time ^mfrom the first day that I set foot in Asia, 19 ⁿserving the Lord ^owith all humility and with ^ptears and with trials that happened to me through ^qthe plots of the Jews;

1 Corinthians 4:10-13

10 ^rWe are fools for Christ’s sake, but ^syou are wise in Christ. ^tWe are weak, but you are strong. You are held in honor, but we in disrepute. 11 To the present hour ^uwe hunger and thirst, we are poorly dressed and ^vbuffeted and ^whomeless, 12 and we ^xlabor, working with our own hands. ^yWhen reviled, we bless; ^zwhen persecuted, we endure; 13 when slandered, we entreat. ^aaWe have become, and are still, like the scum of the world, ^abthe refuse of all things.

2 Corinthians 4:1

The Light of the Gospel

1 Therefore, having ^acthis ministry ^adby the mercy of God, ^{▼▼Greek as we have received mercy} we do not lose heart.

2 Corinthians 4:7-12

Treasure in Jars of Clay

7 But we have this treasure in ^afjars of clay, ^agto show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us. 8 We are ^ahafflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; 9 persecuted, but ^ainot forsaken; ^ajstruck down, but not destroyed; 10 ^akalways carrying in the body the death of Jesus, ^also that the life of Jesus may also be manifested in our bodies. 11 For we who live are always being given over to death for Jesus’ sake, so that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our mortal flesh. 12 So ^amdeath is at work in us, but life in you.

2 Corinthians 4:16

16 So we do not lose heart. ^anThough our outer self ^{▼▼Greek man} is wasting away, ^apour inner self ^aqis being renewed day by day.

2 Corinthians 6:4

4 but ^aras servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: ^asby great endurance, ^atin afflictions, ^auhardships, calamities,

2 Corinthians 7:5

5 For even ^avwhen we came into Macedonia, our bodies had no rest, but we were afflicted at every turn— ^awfighting without and fear within.

2 Corinthians 10:1

Paul Defends His Ministry

1 ^axI, Paul, myself entreat you, by the ^aymeekness and gentleness of Christ—I who am humble when face to face with you, but bold toward you when I am away!—

2 Corinthians 10:10

10 For they say, “His letters are weighty and strong, but ^azhis bodily presence is weak, and ^bahis speech of no account.”