2Cor 12:10 Cross References

2 Corinthians 12:10

10: Since I know it is all for Christ's good, I am quite content with my weaknesses and with insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong.

2 Corinthians 12:9

  1. Each time he said, "My gracious favor is all you need. My power works best in your weakness." So now I am glad to boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may work through me.

Ephesians 6:10

  1. A final word: Be strong with the Lord's mighty power.

2 Corinthians 13:4

  1. Although he died on the cross in weakness, he now lives by the mighty power of God. We, too, are weak, but we live in him and have God's power--the power we use in dealing with you.

Romans 5:3

  1. We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they are good for us--they help us learn to endure.

James 1:2

  1. Dear brothers and sisters, whenever trouble comes your way, let it be an opportunity for joy.

1 Peter 1:6

  1. So be truly glad! There is wonderful joy ahead, even though it is necessary for you to endure many trials for a while.
  2. These trials are only to test your faith, to show that it is strong and pure. It is being tested as fire tests and purifies gold--and your faith is far more precious to God than mere gold. So if your faith remains strong after being tried by fiery trials, it will bring you much praise and glory and honor on the day when Jesus Christ is revealed to the whole world.

2 Corinthians 4:17

  1. For our present troubles are quite small and won't last very long. Yet they produce for us an immeasurably great glory that will last forever!

2 Corinthians 1:4

  1. He comforts us in all our troubles so that we can comfort others. When others are troubled, we will be able to give them the same comfort God has given us.

2 Corinthians 5:15

  1. He died for everyone so that those who receive his new life will no longer live to please themselves. Instead, they will live to please Christ, who died and was raised for them.

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.

Luke 6:22

  1. God blesses you who are hated and excluded and mocked and cursed because you are identified with me, the Son of Man.

John 15:21

  1. The people of the world will hate you because you belong to me, for they don't know God who sent me.

Acts 5:41

  1. The apostles left the high council rejoicing that God had counted them worthy to suffer dishonor for the name of Jesus.

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.

Revelation 2:3

  1. You have patiently suffered for me without quitting.

2 Corinthians 13:9

  1. We are glad to be weak, if you are really strong. What we pray for is your restoration to maturity.

2 Corinthians 10:18

  1. When people boast about themselves, it doesn't count for much. But when the Lord commends someone, that's different!

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 1:29

  1. For you have been given not only the privilege of trusting in Christ but also the privilege of suffering for him.

2 Thessalonians 1:4

  1. We proudly tell God's other churches about your endurance and faithfulness in all the persecutions and hardships you are suffering.

1 Peter 4:13

  1. Instead, be very glad--because these trials will make you partners with Christ in his suffering, and afterward you will have the wonderful joy of sharing his glory when it is displayed to all the world.
  2. Be happy if you are insulted for being a Christian, for then the glorious Spirit of God will come upon you.

2 Corinthians 7:4

  1. I have the highest confidence in you, and my pride in you is great. You have greatly encouraged me; you have made me happy despite all our troubles.

2 Corinthians 4:8

  1. We are pressed on every side by troubles, but we are not crushed and broken. We are perplexed, but we don't give up and quit.
  2. We are hunted down, but God never abandons us. We get knocked down, but we get up again and keep going.
  3. Through suffering, these bodies of ours constantly share in the death of Jesus so that the life of Jesus may also be seen in our bodies.
  4. 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.

Romans 8:35

  1. Can anything ever separate us from Christ's love? Does it mean he no longer loves us if we have trouble or calamity, or are persecuted, or are hungry or cold or in danger or threatened with death?
  2. (Even the Scriptures say, "For your sake we are killed every day; we are being slaughtered like sheep." )
  3. No, despite all these things, overwhelming victory is ours through Christ, who loved us.
  4. And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from his love. Death can't, and life can't. The angels can't, and the demons can't. Our fears for today, our worries about tomorrow, and even the powers of hell can't keep God's love away.
  5. Whether we are high above the sky or in the deepest ocean, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord.

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.
  2. And you should be happy about this and rejoice with me.

2 Corinthians 4:5

  1. We don't go around preaching about ourselves; we preach Christ Jesus, the Lord. All we say about ourselves is that we are your servants because of what Jesus has done for us.

2 Corinthians 11:23

  1. 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. Five different times the Jews gave me thirty-nine lashes.
  3. 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.
  4. I have traveled many weary miles. I have faced danger from flooded rivers and from robbers. I have faced danger from my own people, the Jews, as well as from the Gentiles. I have faced danger in the cities, in the deserts, and on the stormy seas. And I have faced danger from men who claim to be Christians but are not.
  5. I have lived with weariness and pain and sleepless nights. Often I have been hungry and thirsty and have gone without food. Often I have shivered with cold, without enough clothing to keep me warm.
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