Bible Verses About Paul

but I did not see any of the other emissaries except Ya‘akov the Lord’s brother.

(Concerning these matters I am writing you about, I declare before God that I am not lying!)

Next I went to Syria and Cilicia;

but in Y’hudah, the Messianic congregations didn’t even know what I looked like —

they were only hearing the report, “The one who used to persecute us now preaches the Good News of the faith he was formerly out to destroy”;

and they praised God for me.

you know that it was because I was ill that I proclaimed the Good News to you at first;

and even though my physical condition must have tempted you to treat me with scorn, you did not display any sign of disdain or disgust. No, you welcomed me as if I had been an angel of God, as if I had been the Messiah Yeshua himself!

And as for me, brothers, if I am still preaching that circumcision is necessary, why am I still being persecuted? If that were the case, my preaching about the execution-stake would cause no offense whatever.

From now on, I don’t want anyone to give me any more tsuris, because I have scars on my body to prove that I belong to Yeshua!

From: Sha’ul, by God’s will an emissary of the Messiah Yeshua To: God’s people living in Ephesus, that is, those who are trusting in the Messiah Yeshua:

to fight the same battles you once saw me fight and now hear that I am still fighting.

Indeed, even if my lifeblood is poured out as a drink offering over the sacrifice and service of your faith, I will still be glad and rejoice with you all.

Likewise, you too should be glad and rejoice with me.

b’rit-milah on the eighth day, by birth belonging to the people of Isra’el, from the tribe of Binyamin, a Hebrew-speaker, with Hebrew-speaking parents, in regard to the Torah, a Parush,

From: Sha’ul, by God’s will an emissary of the Messiah Yeshua, and brother Timothy

I rejoice in my present sufferings on your behalf! Yes, I am completing in my own flesh what has been lacking of the Messiah’s afflictions, on behalf of his Body, the Messianic Community.

On the contrary, although we had already suffered and been outraged in Philippi, as you know, we had the courage, united with our God, to tell you the Good News even under great pressure.

For you remember, brothers, our toil and hardship, how we worked night and day not to put a burden on any of you while we were proclaiming God’s Good News to you.

For, brothers, you came to be imitators of God’s congregations in Y’hudah that are united with the Messiah Yeshua — you suffered the same things from your countrymen as they did from the Judeans who

both killed the Lord Yeshua and the prophets, and chased us out too. They are displeasing God and opposing all mankind

even when we were with you, we kept telling you in advance that we were about to be persecuted; and indeed it has happened, as you know.

From: Sha’ul, Sila and Timothy To: The Messianic Community of the Thessalonians, united with God our Father and the Lord Yeshua the Messiah:

Grace to you and shalom from God the Father and the Lord Yeshua the Messiah.

We have to keep thanking God for you always, brothers, as is appropriate; because your trust continues to grow greater, and the love you each have for one another continues to increase.