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Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body's sake, which is the church:
That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;
And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all [things] he might have the preeminence.
And not only [so], but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience;
Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but be thou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel according to the power of God;
For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also aboundeth by Christ.
For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above strength, insomuch that we despaired even of life:
Great [is] my boldness of speech toward you, great [is] my glorying of you: I am filled with comfort, I am exceeding joyful in all our tribulation.
Wherein I suffer trouble, as an evil doer, [even] unto bonds; but the word of God is not bound.
Therefore I endure all things for the elect's sakes, that they may also obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.
Wherefore I desire that ye faint not at my tribulations for you, which is your glory.
¶ My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations;
Blessed are ye, when [men] shall revile you, and persecute [you], and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great [is] your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.
And they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for his name.
Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as a fool) I [am] more; in labours more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequent, in deaths oft.
In weariness and painfulness, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness.
¶ [We are] troubled on every side, yet not distressed; [we are] perplexed, but not in despair;
So then death worketh in us, but life in you.
¶ For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles,
Yea, and if I be offered upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I joy, and rejoice with you all.
For the same cause also do ye joy, and rejoice with me.
Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all.
Because for the work of Christ he was nigh unto death, not regarding his life, to supply your lack of service toward me.
Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;
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