Bible Cross References
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Acts 28:24
Some of them were convinced by his words, but others would not believe.
2 Corinthians 2:14-17
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But thanks be to God! For in union with Christ we are always led by God as prisoners in Christ's victory procession. God uses us to make the knowledge about Christ spread everywhere like a sweet fragrance.
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For we are like a sweet-smelling incense offered by Christ to God, which spreads among those who are being saved and those who are being lost.
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For those who are being lost, it is a deadly stench that kills; but for those who are being saved, it is a fragrance that brings life. Who, then, is capable for such a task?
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We are not like so many others, who handle God's message as if it were cheap merchandise; but because God has sent us, we speak with sincerity in his presence, as servants of Christ.
Philippians 1:12-18
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I want you to know, my friends, that the things that have happened to me have really helped the progress of the gospel.
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As a result, the whole palace guard and all the others here know that I am in prison because I am a servant of Christ.
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And my being in prison has given most of the believers more confidence in the Lord, so that they grow bolder all the time to preach the message fearlessly.
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Of course some of them preach Christ because they are jealous and quarrelsome, but others from genuine good will.
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These do so from love, because they know that God has given me the work of defending the gospel.
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The others do not proclaim Christ sincerely, but from a spirit of selfish ambition; they think that they will make more trouble for me while I am in prison.
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It does not matter! I am happy about it---just so Christ is preached in every way possible, whether from wrong or right motives. And I will continue to be happy,
2 Timothy 2:9
Because I preach the Good News, I suffer and I am even chained like a criminal. But the word of God is not in chains,
2 Timothy 2:10
and so I endure everything for the sake of God's chosen people, in order that they too may obtain the salvation that comes through Christ Jesus and brings eternal glory.
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Acts 2:41
Many of them believed his message and were baptized, and about three thousand people were added to the group that day.
Genesis 49:10
Judah will hold the royal scepter, And his descendants will always rule. Nations will bring him tribute And bow in obedience before him.
Isaiah 45:24
"They will say that only through me are victory and strength to be found; but all who hate me will suffer disgrace.
Isaiah 53:12
And so I will give him a place of honor, a place among the great and powerful. He willingly gave his life and shared the fate of evil men. He took the place of many sinners and prayed that they might be forgiven."
John 12:24
I am telling you the truth: a grain of wheat remains no more than a single grain unless it is dropped into the ground and dies. If it does die, then it produces many grains.