2 Corinthians 11:23

As unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and, behold, we live; as chastened, and not killed;

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:

But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.

For I will shew him how great things he must suffer for my name’s sake.

Who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life.

Wherein I suffer trouble, as an evil doer, even unto bonds; but the word of God is not bound.

Whereunto I also labour, striving according to his working, which worketh in me mightily.

Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers by whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to every man?

For which I am an ambassador in bonds: that therein I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.

Yet for love’s sake I rather beseech thee, being such an one as Paul the aged, and now also a prisoner of Jesus Christ.

So that my bonds in Christ are manifest in all the palace, and in all other places;

And there came thither certain Jews from Antioch and Iconium, who persuaded the people, and, having stoned Paul, drew him out of the city, supposing he had been dead.

And when we came to Rome, the centurion delivered the prisoners to the captain of the guard: but Paul was suffered to dwell by himself with a soldier that kept him.

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.

I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called,

Save that the Holy Ghost witnesseth in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions abide me.

For I suppose I was not a whit behind the very chiefest apostles.

The Lord give mercy unto the house of Onesiphorus; for he oft refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain:

If thou put the brethren in remembrance of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Jesus Christ, nourished up in the words of faith and of good doctrine, whereunto thou hast attained.

And sent Timotheus, our brother, and minister of God, and our fellowlabourer in the gospel of Christ, to establish you, and to comfort you concerning your faith:

As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.

And when it was determined that we should sail into Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners unto one named Julius, a centurion of Augustus’ band.

And Paul dwelt two whole years in his own hired house, and received all that came in unto him,

And when he was come unto us, he took Paul’s girdle, and bound his own hands and feet, and said, Thus saith the Holy Ghost, So shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man that owneth this girdle, and sha...