2Cor 6:8 Cross References

2 Corinthians 6:8

8: We serve God whether people honor us or despise us, whether they slander us or praise us. We are honest, but they call us impostors.

Matthew 27:63

  1. They told him, "Sir, we remember what that deceiver once said while he was still alive: 'After three days I will be raised from the dead.'

Romans 3:8

  1. If you follow that kind of thinking, however, you might as well say that the more we sin the better it is! Those who say such things deserve to be condemned, yet some slander me by saying this is what I preach!

John 7:17

  1. Anyone who wants to do the will of God will know whether my teaching is from God or is merely my own.
  2. Those who present their own ideas are looking for praise for themselves, but those who seek to honor the one who sent them are good and genuine.

Acts 16:20

  1. "The whole city is in an uproar because of these Jews!" they shouted.
  2. "They are teaching the people to do things that are against Roman customs."
  3. A mob quickly formed against Paul and Silas, and the city officials ordered them stripped and beaten with wooden rods.

1 Peter 4:14

  1. Be happy if you are insulted for being a Christian, for then the glorious Spirit of God will come upon you.

Matthew 22:16

  1. They decided to send some of their disciples, along with the supporters of Herod, to ask him this question: "Teacher, we know how honest you are. You teach about the way of God regardless of the consequences. You are impartial and don't play favorites.

Acts 5:40

  1. The council accepted his advice. They called in the apostles and had them flogged. Then they ordered them never again to speak in the name of Jesus, and they let them go.
  2. The apostles left the high council rejoicing that God had counted them worthy to suffer dishonor for the name of Jesus.

Hebrews 13:13

  1. So let us go out to him outside the camp and bear the disgrace he bore.

Acts 28:22

  1. But we want to hear what you believe, for the only thing we know about these Christians is that they are denounced everywhere."

Acts 4:21

  1. The council then threatened them further, but they finally let them go because they didn't know how to punish them without starting a riot. For everyone was praising God

John 7:12

  1. There was a lot of discussion about him among the crowds. Some said, "He's a wonderful man," while others said, "He's nothing but a fraud, deceiving the people."

1 Timothy 3:7

  1. Also, people outside the church must speak well of him so that he will not fall into the Devil's trap and be disgraced.

Acts 28:4

  1. The people of the island saw it hanging there and said to each other, "A murderer, no doubt! Though he escaped the sea, justice will not permit him to live."
  2. But Paul shook off the snake into the fire and was unharmed.
  3. The people waited for him to swell up or suddenly drop dead. But when they had waited a long time and saw no harm come to him, they changed their minds and decided he was a god.
  4. Near the shore where we landed was an estate belonging to Publius, the chief official of the island. He welcomed us courteously and fed us for three days.
  5. As it happened, Publius's father was ill with fever and dysentery. Paul went in and prayed for him, and laying his hands on him, he healed him.

Acts 22:12

  1. A man named Ananias lived there. He was a godly man in his devotion to the law, and he was well thought of by all the Jews of Damascus.

Acts 10:22

  1. They said, "We were sent by Cornelius, a Roman officer. He is a devout man who fears the God of Israel and is well respected by all the Jews. A holy angel instructed him to send for you so you can go to his house and give him a message."

Acts 24:5

  1. For we have found him to be a troublemaker, a man who is constantly inciting the Jews throughout the world to riots and rebellions against the Roman government. He is a ringleader of the sect known as the Nazarenes.

Acts 14:11

  1. When the listening crowd saw what Paul had done, they shouted in their local dialect, "These men are gods in human bodies!"
  2. They decided that Barnabas was the Greek god Zeus and that Paul, because he was the chief speaker, was Hermes.
  3. The temple of Zeus was located on the outskirts of the city. The priest of the temple and the crowd brought oxen and wreaths of flowers, and they prepared to sacrifice to the apostles at the city gates.
  4. But when Barnabas and Paul heard what was happening, they tore their clothing in dismay and ran out among the people, shouting,
  5. "Friends, why are you doing this? We are merely human beings like yourselves! We have come to bring you the Good News that you should turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them.

Matthew 10:25

  1. The student shares the teacher's fate. The servant shares the master's fate. And since I, the master of the household, have been called the prince of demons, how much more will it happen to you, the members of the household!

Mark 12:14

  1. "Teacher," these men said, "we know how honest you are. You are impartial and don't play favorites. You sincerely teach the ways of God. Now tell us--is it right to pay taxes to the Roman government or not?

Acts 16:39

  1. They came to the jail and apologized to them. Then they brought them out and begged them to leave the city.

Matthew 5:11

  1. "God blesses you when you are mocked and persecuted and lied about because you are my followers.
  2. Be happy about it! Be very glad! For a great reward awaits you in heaven. And remember, the ancient prophets were persecuted, too.

Acts 6:3

  1. "Now look around among yourselves, brothers, and select seven men who are well respected and are full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom. We will put them in charge of this business.

1 Corinthians 4:10

  1. Our dedication to Christ makes us look like fools, but you are so wise! We are weak, but you are so powerful! You are well thought of, but we are laughed at.
  2. To this very hour we go hungry and thirsty, without enough clothes to keep us warm. We have endured many beatings, and we have no homes of our own.
  3. We have worked wearily with our own hands to earn our living. We bless those who curse us. We are patient with those who abuse us.
  4. We respond gently when evil things are said about us. Yet we are treated like the world's garbage, like everybody's trash--right up to the present moment.

1 Timothy 4:10

  1. We work hard and suffer much in order that people will believe the truth, for our hope is in the living God, who is the Savior of all people, and particularly of those who believe.

3 John 1:12

  1. But everyone speaks highly of Demetrius, even truth itself. We ourselves can say the same for him, and you know we speak the truth.

Revelation 3:9

  1. Look! I will force those who belong to Satan--those liars who say they are Jews but are not--to come and bow down at your feet. They will acknowledge that you are the ones I love.

Acts 5:13

  1. No one else dared to join them, though everyone had high regard for them.
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