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Pleasant Words from the Gospel

approval of God]? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or
famine or nakedness or danger or sword? As it is written: "For
your sake [because we obey Jesus for the approval of God]

we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be
slaughtered." No, in all these things we are more than con-
querors through him who loved us. (Romans, 8:33-37)

Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they ac-
cuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds and
glorify God when He judges the world. (1 Peter, 2:12)

That is why, for Christ's sake, [because you obey Jesus for the
approval of God] I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hard-
ships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak [in

this world], then I am strong [in the hereafter]. (2 Corinthians,
12:10)

But do this with gentleness and respect, keeping a clear con-
science, so that those who speak maliciously against your
good behavior in Christ [for the approval of God] may be
ashamed of their slander. It is better, if it is God's will, to suf-
fer for doing good than for doing evil. (1 Peter, 3:16-17)

You, however, know all about my teaching, my way of life, my
purpose, faith, patience, love, endurance, persecutions, suffer-
ings—what kinds of things happened to me in Antioch, Ico-
nium and Lystra, the persecutions I endured. Yet the Lord res-
cued me from all of them. In fact, everyone who wants to live
a godly life [life devoted to God]... will be persecuted, while

evil men and impostors will go from bad to worse, deceiving
and being deceived. (2 Timothy, 3:10-13)

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