Act 17:4-10, 1Cor 4:9-13, 2Cor 11:23-28, 2Ti 3:10-12 | ESV | STEP | And some of them were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas , as did a great many of the devout Greeks and not a few of the leading women .

Acts 17:4-10

4 And ^asome of them were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, as did ^ba great many of the devout ^cGreeks and not a few of the leading women. 5 ^dBut the Jews ^{▼▼Greek Ioudaioi probably refers here to Jewish religious leaders, and others under their influence, in that time; also verse 13} ^fwere jealous, and taking ^gsome wicked men of the rabble, they formed a mob, set the city in an uproar, and attacked the house of Jason, seeking to bring them out to the crowd. 6 And when they could not find them, ^hthey 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 ⁱthe decrees of Caesar, saying that there is ^janother 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 ^kThe brothers ^{▼▼Or brothers and sisters; also verse 14} immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea, and when they arrived they ^mwent into the Jewish synagogue.

1 Corinthians 4:9-13

9 For I think that God has exhibited us apostles as last of all, ⁿlike men sentenced to death, because we ^ohave become a spectacle to the world, to angels, and to men. 10 ^pWe are fools for Christ’s sake, but ^qyou are wise in Christ. ^rWe are weak, but you are strong. You are held in honor, but we in disrepute. 11 To the present hour ^swe hunger and thirst, we are poorly dressed and ^tbuffeted and ^uhomeless, 12 and we ^vlabor, working with our own hands. ^wWhen reviled, we bless; ^xwhen persecuted, we endure; 13 when slandered, we entreat. ^yWe have become, and are still, like the scum of the world, ^zthe refuse of all things.

2 Corinthians 11:23-28

23 Are they ^aaservants of Christ? ^abI am a better one—I am talking like a madman—with far greater labors, ^acfar more imprisonments, ^adwith countless beatings, and ^aeoften near death. 24 Five times I received at the hands of the Jews the ^afforty lashes less one. 25 Three times I was ^agbeaten with rods. ^ahOnce I was stoned. Three times I ^aiwas shipwrecked; a night and a day I was adrift at sea; 26 on frequent journeys, in danger from rivers, danger from robbers, ^ajdanger from my own people, ^akdanger from Gentiles, ^aldanger in the city, danger in the wilderness, danger at sea, danger from false brothers; 27 ^amin toil and hardship, through many a sleepless night, ^anin hunger and thirst, often without food, ^{▼▼Or often in fasting} in cold and exposure. 28 And, apart from other things, there is the daily pressure on me of my anxiety for ^apall the churches.

2 Timothy 3:10-12

All Scripture Is Breathed Out by God

10 ^aqYou, however, have followed my teaching, my conduct, my aim in life, my faith, my patience, my love, my steadfastness, 11 my persecutions and sufferings that happened to me ^arat Antioch, ^asat Iconium, and ^atat Lystra—which persecutions I endured; yet ^aufrom them all ^avthe Lord rescued me. 12 Indeed, all who desire to ^awlive a godly life in Christ Jesus ^axwill be persecuted,