aLuke 10:3; [John 17:18]
bGen. 3:1
cRom. 16:19 (Gk.); Phil. 2:15; [1 Cor. 14:20]
d[Heb. 12:4]
e[ch. 14:9]
f[Acts 5:20]
gSee 1 Cor. 1:8
hSee 2 Cor. 1:14
iGal. 2:2; 1 Thess. 3:5; [Gal. 4:11]
jver. 1, 2
kver. 1, 2
l[1 Cor. 7:5; 2 Cor. 11:3]
mMatt. 4:3
nSee Phil. 2:16

Matthew 10:16

Persecution Will Come

16 a“Behold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves, so be bwise as serpents and cinnocent as doves.

1 Corinthians 9:26

26So I do not run aimlessly; I ddo not box as one ebeating the air.

Philippians 2:16

16holding fast to fthe word of life, so that in gthe day of Christ hI may be proud that iI did not run in vain or labor in vain.

1 Thessalonians 3:5

5For this reason, jwhen I could bear it no longer, kI sent to learn about your faith, lfor fear that somehow mthe tempter had tempted you and nour labor would be in vain.

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