2Cor 2:7 Cross References

2 Corinthians 2:7

7: Now it is time to forgive him and comfort him. Otherwise he may become so discouraged that he won't be able to recover.

Instead, be kind to each other, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God through Christ has forgiven you.

Now, however, Israel is being led by drunks! The priests and prophets reel and stagger from beer and wine. They make stupid mistakes as they carry out their responsibilities.

Our dying bodies make us groan and sigh, but it's not that we want to die and have no bodies at all. We want to slip into our new bodies so that these dying bodies will be swallowed up by everlasting life.

Take note of those who refuse to obey what we say in this letter. Stay away from them so they will be ashamed.
Don't think of them as enemies, but speak to them as you would to a Christian who needs to be warned.

Dear brothers and sisters, if another Christian is overcome by some sin, you who are godly should gently and humbly help that person back onto the right path. And be careful not to fall into the same temptation yourself.
Share each other's troubles and problems, and in this way obey the law of Christ.

O God, have mercy on me. The enemy troops press in on me. My foes attack me all day long.
My slanderers hound me constantly, and many are boldly attacking me.

And now, brothers and sisters, I want you to know what will happen to the Christians who have died so you will not be full of sorrow like people who have no hope.

Let's swallow them alive as the grave swallows its victims. Though they are in the prime of life, they will go down into the pit of death.

He will send help from heaven to save me, rescuing me from those who are out to get me. My God will send forth his unfailing love and faithfulness.

You will destroy them as in a flaming furnace when you appear. The LORD will consume them in his anger; fire will devour them.

I am one who is peace loving and faithful in Israel. But you are destroying a loyal city. Why do you want to destroy what belongs to the LORD?"
And Joab replied, "Believe me, I don't want to destroy your city!

And he surely was ill; in fact, he almost died. But God had mercy on him--and also on me, so that I would not have such unbearable sorrow.

You must make allowance for each other's faults and forgive the person who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others.

When this happens--when our perishable earthly bodies have been transformed into heavenly bodies that will never die--then at last the Scriptures will come true: "Death is swallowed up in victory.

A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit saps a person's strength.

And now, dear brothers and sisters, we give you this command with the authority of our Lord Jesus Christ: Stay away from any Christian who lives in idleness and doesn't follow the tradition of hard work we gave you.

For God can use sorrow in our lives to help us turn away from sin and seek salvation. We will never regret that kind of sorrow. But sorrow without repentance is the kind that results in death.

So take a new grip with your tired hands and stand firm on your shaky legs.
Mark out a straight path for your feet. Then those who follow you, though they are weak and lame, will not stumble and fall but will become strong.
Try to live in peace with everyone, and seek to live a clean and holy life, for those who are not holy will not see the Lord.
Look after each other so that none of you will miss out on the special favor of God. Watch out that no bitter root of unbelief rises up among you, for whenever it springs up, many are corrupted by its poison.

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