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WITH OR WITHOUT YOU

See the thorn twist in your side
I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me. 2 Corinthians 12:7 NIV
 
They stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him, and then twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on his head. Matthew 27:28-29 NIV
 
But when they came to Jesus and found that he was already dead, they did not break his legs. Instead, one of the soldiers pierced Jesus' side with a spear... John 19:33-34 NIV
And you give yourself away
Jesus: "For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many." Mark 10:45 NIV see also Matthew 20:28
 
Jesus: "Give away your life; you'll find life given back, but not merely given back—given back with bonus and blessing. Giving, not getting, is the way." Luke 6:37-38 MSG
Yeah, we'll shine like stars in the summer night
We'll shine like stars in the winter night
Then you will shine among them like stars in the sky as you hold firmly to the word of life. Philippians 2:15-16 NIV

#Bono: “See the THORN twist in your side. I wait for you” #Corinthians: “I was given a THORN in my flesh.... he said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’” 2Co 12:7-9 NIV #U2 pic.twitter.com/guc8UHUXjy

— Bono’s Bible (@BonosBible) August 12, 2020

#Bono: “See the THORN TWIST in your side”#Matthew: “They stripped him... and then TWISTED together a crown of THORNS” 27:28-29 NIV #U2 pic.twitter.com/JsrJ8EuQtJ

— Bono’s Bible (@BonosBible) March 16, 2020

#Bono: “See the THORN TWIST in your side / I wait for you”#John: “The soldiers TWISTED together a crown of THORNS and put it on his head.” 19:2 NIV#Paul: “there was given me a THORN in the flesh... to keep me from exalting myself!” 2Co 12:7 NASB #U2 pic.twitter.com/KCOPedhtg8

— Bono’s Bible (@BonosBible) August 20, 2019

#Bono: “And you give yourself away” #Jesus: “Give away your life; you’ll find life given back, but not merely given back — given back with bonus and blessing. Giving, not getting, is the way.” Luke 6:37-38 MSG #U2 pic.twitter.com/xsVmzeWBgF

— Bono’s Bible (@BonosBible) September 6, 2020

Interview with #Bono, 1989 ➡️ Explains his fascination with the Biblical idea of SURRENDER ➡️ John 3:3 and Luke 9:24 ➡️ Allusions in Surrender, A Sort Of Homecoming, With Or Without You, All Because Of You, Breathe, Lights Of Home #U2 ➡️ pic.twitter.com/WGbSZKDa1z

— Bono’s Bible (@BonosBible) November 26, 2022

#Bono: “Yeah, we'll SHINE LIKE STARS IN THE summer night / We’ll SHINE LIKE STARS IN THE winter night”#Philippians: “Then you will SHINE among them LIKE STARS IN THE sky...” 2:15 NIV thanks to @Sorincha #U2 pic.twitter.com/UJQfORuAWn

— Bono’s Bible (@BonosBible) December 18, 2019
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