Bible Verses About The Roman Empire

And your feete shod with the preparation of the Gospel of peace.

Aboue all, take the shielde of faith, wherewith ye may quench all the fierie dartes of the wicked,

And take the helmet of saluation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the worde of God.

Holding forth the worde of life, that I may reioyce in the day of Christ, that I haue not runne in vaine, neither haue laboured in vaine.

But I supposed it necessarie to sende my brother Epaphroditus vnto you, my companion in labour, and fellowe souldier, euen your messenger, and he that ministred vnto me such things as I wanted.

If by any meanes I might attaine vnto the resurrection of the dead:

Not as though I had alreadie attained to it, either were alreadie perfect: but I follow, if that I may comprehend that for whose sake also I am comprehended of Christ Iesus.

Brethren, I count not my selfe, that I haue attained to it, but one thing I doe: I forget that which is behinde, and endeuour my selfe vnto that which is before,

And follow hard toward the marke, for the prise of the hie calling of God in Christ Iesus.

All the Saintes salute you, and most of all they which are of Cesars houshold.

And hath spoyled the Principalities, and Powers, and hath made a shew of them openly, and hath triumphed ouer them in the same crosse.

The Lord giue mercie vnto the house of Onesiphorus: for he oft refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chaine,

Thou therefore suffer affliction as a good souldier of Iesus Christ.

No man that warreth, entangleth himselfe with the affaires of this life, because he woulde please him that hath chosen him to be a souldier.

And if any man also striue for a Masterie, he is not crowned, except he striue as he ought to doe.

I haue fought a good fight, and haue finished my course: I haue kept the faith.

For hence foorth is laide vp for me the crowne of righteousnesse, which the Lord the righteous iudge shall giue me at that day: and not to me onely, but vnto all them also that loue that his appearing.

The Lord Iesus Christ be with thy spirit. Grace be with you, Amen. The second Epistle written from Rome vnto Timotheus, the first Bishop elected of the Church of Ephesus, when Paul was presented the second time before the Emperour Nero.

Wherefore, let vs also, seeing that we are compassed with so great a cloude of witnesses, cast away euery thing that presseth downe, and the sinne that hangeth so fast on: let vs runne with patience the race that is set before vs,

Looking vnto Iesus the authour and finisher of our faith, who for the ioy that was set before him, endured the crosse, and despised the shame, and is set at the right hand of the throne of God.

He that ouercommeth, shalbe clothed in white araye, and I will not put out his name out of the booke of life, but I will confesse his name before my Father, and before his Angels.