No turning back
“Whoever does not take up their cross and follow me is not worthy of me.”
Steadfast to the end
And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast.
Bolder and fearless
And because of my chains, most of the brothers and sisters have become confident in the Lord and dare all the more to proclaim the gospel without fear.
In chains for Christ
As a result, it has become clear throughout the whole palace guard and to everyone else that I am in chains for Christ.
Advancing the Gospel
Now I want you to know, brothers and sisters, that what has happened to me has actually served to advance the gospel.
Walking by faith
For we live by faith, not by sight
The way of the cross
And whoever does not carry their cross and follow me cannot be my disciple.
God first
For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Gentile.
Sacrificial giving
In the same way, those of you who do not give up everything you have cannot be my disciples.
Though none go with me
"Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword. For I have come to turn ‘a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, a daughter- in-law against her mother-in-law - a man's enemies will be the members of his own household.'