2Cor 11:23 Cross References

2 Corinthians 11:23

23: They say they serve Christ? I know I sound like a madman, but I have served him far more! I have worked harder, been put in jail more often, been whipped times without number, and faced death again and again.

2 Corinthians 6:4

  1. In everything we do we try to show that we are true ministers of God. We patiently endure troubles and hardships and calamities of every kind.
  2. We have been beaten, been put in jail, faced angry mobs, worked to exhaustion, endured sleepless nights, and gone without food.

2 Corinthians 3:6

  1. He is the one who has enabled us to represent his new covenant. This is a covenant, not of written laws, but of the Spirit. The old way ends in death; in the new way, the Holy Spirit gives life.

1 Corinthians 15:10

  1. 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.

2 Corinthians 1:9

  1. In fact, we expected to die. But as a result, we learned not to rely on ourselves, but on God who can raise the dead.
  2. And he did deliver us from mortal danger. And we are confident that he will continue to deliver us.

Acts 9:16

  1. And I will show him how much he must suffer for me."

2 Corinthians 11:24

  1. Five different times the Jews gave me thirty-nine lashes.
  2. Three times I was beaten with rods. Once I was stoned. Three times I was shipwrecked. Once I spent a whole night and a day adrift at sea.

2 Corinthians 6:9

  1. We are well known, but we are treated as unknown. We live close to death, but here we are, still alive. We have been beaten within an inch of our lives.

1 Corinthians 3:5

  1. Who is Apollos, and who is Paul, that we should be the cause of such quarrels? Why, we're only servants. Through us God caused you to believe. Each of us did the work the Lord gave us.

2 Timothy 2:9

  1. And because I preach this Good News, I am suffering and have been chained like a criminal. But the word of God cannot be chained.

Colossians 1:29

  1. I work very hard at this, as I depend on Christ's mighty power that works within me.

1 Corinthians 15:30

  1. And why should we ourselves be continually risking our lives, facing death hour by hour?
  2. For I swear, dear brothers and sisters, I face death daily. This is as certain as my pride in what the Lord Jesus Christ has done in you.
  3. And what value was there in fighting wild beasts--those men of Ephesus--if there will be no resurrection from the dead? If there is no resurrection, "Let's feast and get drunk, for tomorrow we die!"

Colossians 1:24

  1. I am glad when I suffer for you in my body, for I am completing what remains of Christ's sufferings for his body, the church.

Philippians 1:13

  1. For everyone here, including all the soldiers in the palace guard, knows that I am in chains because of Christ.

2 Corinthians 12:11

  1. You have made me act like a fool--boasting like this. You ought to be writing commendations for me, for I am not at all inferior to these "super apostles," even though I am nothing at all.
  2. When I was with you, I certainly gave you every proof that I am truly an apostle, sent to you by God himself. For I patiently did many signs and wonders and miracles among you.

1 Thessalonians 3:2

  1. and we sent Timothy to visit you. He is our co-worker for God and our brother in proclaiming the Good News of Christ. We sent him to strengthen you, to encourage you in your faith,

Acts 27:1

  1. When the time came, we set sail for Italy. Paul and several other prisoners were placed in the custody of an army officer named Julius, a captain of the Imperial Regiment.

1 Timothy 4:6

  1. If you explain this to the brothers and sisters, you will be doing your duty as a worthy servant of Christ Jesus, one who is fed by the message of faith and the true teaching you have followed.

2 Corinthians 11:5

  1. But I don't think I am inferior to these "super apostles."

Acts 21:11

  1. When he visited us, he took Paul's belt and bound his own feet and hands with it. Then he said, "The Holy Spirit declares, 'So shall the owner of this belt be bound by the Jewish leaders in Jerusalem and turned over to the Romans.'"

Ephesians 6:20

  1. I am in chains now for preaching this message as God's ambassador. But pray that I will keep on speaking boldly for him, as I should.

2 Corinthians 4:11

  1. Yes, we live under constant danger of death because we serve Jesus, so that the life of Jesus will be obvious in our dying bodies.

Acts 16:23

  1. They were severely beaten, and then they were thrown into prison. The jailer was ordered to make sure they didn't escape.
  2. So he took no chances but put them into the inner dungeon and clamped their feet in the stocks.

Ephesians 4:1

  1. Therefore I, a prisoner for serving the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of your calling, for you have been called by God.

Hebrews 10:34

  1. You suffered along with those who were thrown into jail. When all you owned was taken from you, you accepted it with joy. You knew you had better things waiting for you in eternity.

Acts 25:14

  1. During their stay of several days, Festus discussed Paul's case with the king. "There is a prisoner here," he told him, "whose case was left for me by Felix.

Acts 20:23

  1. except that the Holy Spirit has told me in city after city that jail and suffering lie ahead.

Romans 8:36

  1. (Even the Scriptures say, "For your sake we are killed every day; we are being slaughtered like sheep." )

Philemon 1:9

  1. but because of our love, I prefer just to ask you. So take this as a request from your friend Paul, an old man, now in prison for the sake of Christ Jesus.

Acts 24:26

  1. He also hoped that Paul would bribe him, so he sent for him quite often and talked with him.
  2. Two years went by in this way; then Felix was succeeded by Porcius Festus. And because Felix wanted to gain favor with the Jewish leaders, he left Paul in prison.

2 Timothy 1:16

  1. May the Lord show special kindness to Onesiphorus and all his family because he often visited and encouraged me. He was never ashamed of me because I was in prison.

Acts 28:16

  1. When we arrived in Rome, Paul was permitted to have his own private lodging, though he was guarded by a soldier.

Acts 14:19

  1. Now some Jews arrived from Antioch and Iconium and turned the crowds into a murderous mob. They stoned Paul and dragged him out of the city, apparently dead.

Philippians 2:17

  1. But even if my life is to be poured out like a drink offering to complete the sacrifice of your faithful service (that is, if I am to die for you), I will rejoice, and I want to share my joy with all of you.

Acts 28:30

  1. For the next two years, Paul lived in his own rented house. He welcomed all who visited him,

Ephesians 3:1

  1. I, Paul, am a prisoner of Christ Jesus because of my preaching to you Gentiles.

2 Corinthians 10:7

  1. The trouble with you is that you make your decisions on the basis of appearance. You must recognize that we belong to Christ just as much as those who proudly declare that they belong to Christ.

2 Timothy 1:8

  1. So you must never be ashamed to tell others about our Lord. And don't be ashamed of me, either, even though I'm in prison for Christ. With the strength God gives you, be ready to suffer with me for the proclamation of the Good News.

1 Corinthians 4:1

  1. So look at Apollos and me as mere servants of Christ who have been put in charge of explaining God's secrets.
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