CHAPTER 7 Defining Evangelizing - Evangelism Unlimited

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l) For we cannot stop speaking what we have seen and heard, Acts 4:20
m) Grant that Thy bond-servants may speak Thy word with all confidence, Acts 4:29
n) Speak the Word of God, Acts 4:31, Phil 1:14
o) Stand and speak to the people in the temple the whole message of this Life, Acts 5:20
p) They flogged them and ordered them to speak no more in the name of Jesus, Acts 5:40
q) they were unable to cope with the wisdom and the Spirit with which he was speaking, Acts 6:10
r) We have heard him speak … This man incessantly speaks, Acts 6:11, 13
s) Had ... spoken the word of the Lord, Acts 8:25
t) While Peter was still speaking these words, Acts 10:44, cf. Acts 11:15
u) He shall speak words to you by which you will be saved, Acts 11:14
v) Speaking the word to no one except to Jews alone, Acts 11:19
w) Speaking to the Greeks also, preaching the Lord Jesus, Acts 11:20
x) That these things may be spoken to them the next Sabbath, Acts 13:42
y) Contradicting the things spoken by Paul, Acts 13:45
z) The same heard Paul speaking, Acts 14:9
aa) Had spoken the word, Acts 14:25
ab) Speak the word, Acts 16:6
ac) The Lord opened her heart to respond to the things spoken by Paul, Acts 16:14
ad) And they spoke the word of the Lord to him, Acts 16:32
ae) Go on speaking (vs. fearful silence), Acts 18:9
af) he was speaking and teaching accurately the things concerning Jesus, Acts 18:25
ag) Allow me to speak to the people, Acts 21:39
ah) And I speak to him with confidence, Acts 26:26
ai) Some were being persuaded by the things spoken, but others would not believe, Acts 28:24
aj) We speak in Christ in the sight of God, 2 Cor 2:17
ak) I believed, therefore I spoke, 2 Cor 4:13
al) We believe therefore we speak, 2 Cor 4:13
am) That in proclaiming it I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak, Eph 6:20
an) Have far more courage to speak the word of God without fear, Phil 1:14
Unpacking this powerful verse:
NKJ: “and most of the brethren in the Lord, having become confident by my chains, are
much more bold to speak the word without fear,” Phil 1:14
Greek (Byzantine): kai. tou.j plei,onaj tw/n avdelfw/n evn kuri,w|( pepoiqo,taj toi/j desmoi/j
mou( perissote,rwj tolma/|n avfo,bwj to.n lo,gon lalei/n
pei,qw (verb) – “persuaded by my chains” (54 NT uses)
perissote,rwj (adverb) – “[have] abundantly” (13 NT uses)
tolma,w (verb) – to dare, be brave, have courage:
15 NT uses:
Of the scribes and pharisees no longer daring to ask Jesus questions, Matt 22:46;
Mark 12:34; Luke 20:40
Of Joseph of Arimathaea daring to ask for the body of Christ, Mark 15:43):
Of the disciples not daring to ask if it was Jesus, John 21:12
Of no one daring to join the disciples (due to the signs and wonders of the
apostles), Acts 5:13
Of Moses not daring to look at the burning bush, Acts 7:32
Of one perhaps daring to die for a good man, Rom 5:7
Of Paul not daring to take credit for any other man’s work, Rom 15:18
Of a Christian daring to take another to court, 1 Cor 6:1
Of the accusation of the Corinthian church of Paul’s boldness when absent, 2 Cor
10:2, or in his letters, 2 Cor 10:12
Of Paul matching boldness for boldness, 2 Cor 11:21
Of Michael the archangel not daring to pronounce an accusation against the devil,
Jude 9
Hence “are abundantly daring” or “have abundant courage”
avfo,bwj (adverb) – fearlessly (4 NT uses, Luke 1:74; 1 Cor 16:10; Jude 12)
to.n lo,gon lalei/n - to speak the word
Other translations of Phil 1:14:
1560 English Geneva: “In so muche that manie of the brethren in the Lord are boldened
through my bandes, and dare more frankely speake the worde”