Acts 20:19

Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.

For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote unto you with many tears; not that ye should be grieved, but that ye might know the love which I have more abundantly unto you.

Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;

And there abode three months. And when the Jews laid wait for him, as he was about to sail into Syria, he purposed to return through Macedonia.

But if ye will not hear it, my soul shall weep in secret places for your pride; and mine eye shall weep sore, and run down with tears, because the LORD’s flock is carried away captive.

For, when we were come into Macedonia, our flesh had no rest, but we were troubled on every side; without were fightings, within were fears.

Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God;

Therefore watch, and remember, that by the space of three years I ceased not to warn every one night and day with tears.

My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations;

With good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men:

(For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ:

For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.

For there stood by me this night the angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve,

Oh that my head were waters, and mine eyes a fountain of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people!

Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations:

Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ:

Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God,

And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it,

For they themselves shew of us what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God;

For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers;

But when the Jews of Thessalonica had knowledge that the word of God was preached of Paul at Berea, they came thither also, and stirred up the people.

Rivers of waters run down mine eyes, because they keep not thy law.

If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will my Father honour.

Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them.

Greatly desiring to see thee, being mindful of thy tears, that I may be filled with joy;