2Cor 1:12 Cross References
2 Corinthians 1:12
12: We can say with confidence and a clear conscience that we have been honest and sincere in all our dealings. We have depended on God's grace, not on our own earthly wisdom. That is how we have acted toward everyone, and especially toward you.
2 Corinthians 2:17
- You see, we are not like those hucksters--and there are many of them--who preach just to make money. We preach God's message with sincerity and with Christ's authority. And we know that the God who sent us is watching us.
1 Corinthians 2:13
- When we tell you this, we do not use words of human wisdom. We speak words given to us by the Spirit, using the Spirit's words to explain spiritual truths.
James 3:13
- If you are wise and understand God's ways, live a life of steady goodness so that only good deeds will pour forth. And if you don't brag about the good you do, then you will be truly wise!
- But if you are bitterly jealous and there is selfish ambition in your hearts, don't brag about being wise. That is the worst kind of lie.
- For jealousy and selfishness are not God's kind of wisdom. Such things are earthly, unspiritual, and motivated by the Devil.
- For wherever there is jealousy and selfish ambition, there you will find disorder and every kind of evil.
- But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure. It is also peace loving, gentle at all times, and willing to yield to others. It is full of mercy and good deeds. It shows no partiality and is always sincere.
Job 23:10
- But he knows where I am going. And when he has tested me like gold in a fire, he will pronounce me innocent.
- "For I have stayed in God's paths; I have followed his ways and not turned aside.
- I have not departed from his commands but have treasured his word in my heart.
Hebrews 13:18
- Pray for us, for our conscience is clear and we want to live honorably in everything we do.
1 Thessalonians 2:10
- You yourselves are our witnesses--and so is God--that we were pure and honest and faultless toward all of you believers.
Acts 24:16
- Because of this, I always try to maintain a clear conscience before God and everyone else.
2 Corinthians 4:2
- We reject all shameful and underhanded methods. We do not try to trick anyone, and we do not distort the word of God. We tell the truth before God, and all who are honest know that.
Acts 23:1
- Gazing intently at the high council, Paul began: "Brothers, I have always lived before God in all good conscience!"
1 Peter 3:21
- And this is a picture of baptism, which now saves you by the power of Jesus Christ's resurrection. Baptism is not a removal of dirt from your body; it is an appeal to God from a clean conscience.
2 Corinthians 11:3
- But I fear that somehow you will be led away from your pure and simple devotion to Christ, just as Eve was deceived by the serpent.
1 Corinthians 15:10
- But whatever I am now, it is all because God poured out his special favor on me--and not without results. For I have worked harder than all the other apostles, yet it was not I but God who was working through me by his grace.
Isaiah 38:3
- "Remember, O LORD, how I have always tried to be faithful to you and do what is pleasing in your sight." Then he broke down and wept bitterly.
Titus 2:7
- And you yourself must be an example to them by doing good deeds of every kind. Let everything you do reflect the integrity and seriousness of your teaching.
Romans 9:1
- In the presence of Christ, I speak with utter truthfulness--I do not lie--and my conscience and the Holy Spirit confirm that what I am saying is true.
Psalms 44:17
- All this has happened despite our loyalty to you. We have not violated your covenant.
- Our hearts have not deserted you. We have not strayed from your path.
- Yet you have crushed us in the desert. You have covered us with darkness and death.
- If we had turned away from worshiping our God or spread our hands in prayer to foreign gods,
- God would surely have known it, for he knows the secrets of every heart.
2 Corinthians 1:17
- You may be asking why I changed my plan. Hadn't I made up my mind yet? Or am I like people of the world who say yes when they really mean no?
1 Corinthians 5:8
- So let us celebrate the festival, not by eating the old bread of wickedness and evil, but by eating the new bread of purity and truth.
Ephesians 6:14
- Stand your ground, putting on the sturdy belt of truth and the body armor of God's righteousness.
1 Timothy 1:19
- Cling tightly to your faith in Christ, and always keep your conscience clear. For some people have deliberately violated their consciences; as a result, their faith has been shipwrecked.
- Hymenaeus and Alexander are two examples of this. I turned them over to Satan so they would learn not to blaspheme God.
1 Peter 3:16
- But you must do this in a gentle and respectful way. Keep your conscience clear. Then if people speak evil against you, they will be ashamed when they see what a good life you live because you belong to Christ.
1 Corinthians 4:4
- My conscience is clear, but that isn't what matters. It is the Lord himself who will examine me and decide.
Job 13:15
- God might kill me, but I cannot wait. I am going to argue my case with him.
Galatians 6:4
- Be sure to do what you should, for then you will enjoy the personal satisfaction of having done your work well, and you won't need to compare yourself to anyone else.
Romans 16:18
- Such people are not serving Christ our Lord; they are serving their own personal interests. By smooth talk and glowing words they deceive innocent people.
- But everyone knows that you are obedient to the Lord. This makes me very happy. I want you to see clearly what is right and to stay innocent of any wrong.
Job 27:5
- I will never concede that you are right; until I die, I will defend my innocence.
- I will maintain my innocence without wavering. My conscience is clear for as long as I live.
James 4:6
- He gives us more and more strength to stand against such evil desires. As the Scriptures say, "God sets himself against the proud, but he shows favor to the humble."
2 Corinthians 8:8
- I am not saying you must do it, even though the other churches are eager to do it. This is one way to prove your love is real.
1 Timothy 1:5
- The purpose of my instruction is that all the Christians there would be filled with love that comes from a pure heart, a clear conscience, and sincere faith.
2 Corinthians 12:15
- I will gladly spend myself and all I have for your spiritual good, even though it seems that the more I love you, the less you love me.
- Some of you admit I was not a burden to you. But they still think I was sneaky and took advantage of you by trickery.
- But how? Did any of the men I sent to you take advantage of you?
- When I urged Titus to visit you and sent our other brother with him, did Titus take advantage of you? No, of course not! For we both have the same Spirit and walk in each other's steps, doing things the same way.
- Perhaps you think we are saying all this just to defend ourselves. That isn't it at all. We tell you this as Christ's servants, and we know that God is listening. Everything we do, dear friends, is for your benefit.
1 John 3:19
- It is by our actions that we know we are living in the truth, so we will be confident when we stand before the Lord,
- even if our hearts condemn us. For God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything.
- Dear friends, if our conscience is clear, we can come to God with bold confidence.
- And we will receive whatever we request because we obey him and do the things that please him.
Job 31:1
- "I made a covenant with my eyes not to look with lust upon a young woman.
- What has God above chosen for us? What is our inheritance from the Almighty on high?
- It is calamity for the wicked, misfortune for those who do evil.
- He sees everything I do and every step I take.
- "Have I lied to anyone or deceived anyone?
2 Corinthians 10:2
- I hope it won't be necessary, but when I come I may have to be very bold with those who think we act from purely human motives.
- We are human, but we don't wage war with human plans and methods.
- We use God's mighty weapons, not mere worldly weapons, to knock down the Devil's strongholds.
Joshua 24:14
- "So honor the LORD and serve him wholeheartedly. Put away forever the idols your ancestors worshiped when they lived beyond the Euphrates River and in Egypt. Serve the LORD alone.
Philippians 1:10
- For I want you to understand what really matters, so that you may live pure and blameless lives until Christ returns.
Psalms 7:3
- O LORD my God, if I have done wrong or am guilty of injustice,
- if I have betrayed a friend or plundered my enemy without cause,
- then let my enemies capture me. Let them trample me into the ground. Let my honor be left in the dust.
1 Corinthians 2:4
- And my message and my preaching were very plain. I did not use wise and persuasive speeches, but the Holy Spirit was powerful among you.
- I did this so that you might trust the power of God rather than human wisdom.