2Cor 5:11 Cross References
2 Corinthians 5:11
11: It is because we know this solemn fear of the Lord that we work so hard to persuade others. God knows we are sincere, and I hope you know this, too.
Jude 1:23
- Rescue others by snatching them from the flames of judgment. There are still others to whom you need to show mercy, but be careful that you aren't contaminated by their sins.
Hebrews 10:31
- It is a terrible thing to fall into the hands of the living God.
2 Timothy 2:24
- The Lord's servants must not quarrel but must be kind to everyone. They must be able to teach effectively and be patient with difficult people.
- They should gently teach those who oppose the truth. Perhaps God will change those people's hearts, and they will believe the truth.
- Then they will come to their senses and escape from the Devil's trap. For they have been held captive by him to do whatever he wants.
Revelation 20:15
- And anyone whose name was not found recorded in the Book of Life was thrown into the lake of fire.
Job 31:23
- That would be better than facing the judgment sent by God. For if the majesty of God opposes me, what hope is there?
Acts 18:13
- They accused Paul of "persuading people to worship God in ways that are contrary to the law."
Galatians 1:10
- Obviously, I'm not trying to be a people pleaser! No, I am trying to please God. If I were still trying to please people, I would not be Christ's servant.
Psalms 73:19
- In an instant they are destroyed, swept away by terrors.
Job 18:11
- "Terrors surround the wicked and trouble them at every step.
Job 6:4
- For the Almighty has struck me down with his arrows. He has sent his poisoned arrows deep within my spirit. All God's terrors are arrayed against me.
Psalms 76:7
- No wonder you are greatly feared! Who can stand before you when your anger explodes?
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.
- So be careful not to jump to conclusions before the Lord returns as to whether or not someone is faithful. When the Lord comes, he will bring our deepest secrets to light and will reveal our private motives. And then God will give to everyone whatever praise is due.
Luke 16:31
- "But Abraham said, 'If they won't listen to Moses and the prophets, they won't listen even if someone rises from the dead.'"
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.
Genesis 35:5
- When they set out again, terror from God came over the people in all the towns of that area, and no one attacked them.
Matthew 10:28
- "Don't be afraid of those who want to kill you. They can only kill your body; they cannot touch your soul. Fear only God, who can destroy both soul and body in hell.
Acts 18:4
- Each Sabbath found Paul at the synagogue, trying to convince the Jews and Greeks alike.
Mark 9:43
- If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better to enter heaven with only one hand than to go into the unquenchable fires of hell with two hands.
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- If your foot causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better to enter heaven with only one foot than to be thrown into hell with two feet.
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- And if your eye causes you to sin, gouge it out. It is better to enter the Kingdom of God half blind than to have two eyes and be thrown into hell,
Psalms 90:11
- Who can comprehend the power of your anger? Your wrath is as awesome as the fear you deserve.
Mark 8:35
- If you try to keep your life for yourself, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake and for the sake of the Good News, you will find true life.
- And how do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul in the process?
- Is anything worth more than your soul?
- If a person is ashamed of me and my message in these adulterous and sinful days, I, the Son of Man, will be ashamed of that person when I return in the glory of my Father with the holy angels."
2 Corinthians 1:12
- 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.
- My letters have been straightforward, and there is nothing written between the lines and nothing you can't understand. I hope someday you will fully understand us,
- even if you don't fully understand us now. Then on the day when our Lord Jesus comes back again, you will be proud of us in the same way we are proud of you.
Matthew 25:46
- And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous will go into eternal life."
Psalms 88:15
- I have been sickly and close to death since my youth. I stand helpless and desperate before your terrors.
- Your fierce anger has overwhelmed me. Your terrors have cut me off.
2 Corinthians 6:1
- As God's partners, we beg you not to reject this marvelous message of God's great kindness.
Nahum 1:6
- Who can stand before his fierce anger? Who can survive his burning fury? His rage blazes forth like fire, and the mountains crumble to dust in his presence.
Luke 12:5
- But I'll tell you whom to fear. Fear God, who has the power to kill people and then throw them into hell.
Acts 19:26
- As you have seen and heard, this man Paul has persuaded many people that handmade gods aren't gods at all. And this is happening not only here in Ephesus but throughout the entire province!
Isaiah 33:14
- The sinners in Jerusalem shake with fear. "Which one of us," they cry, "can live here in the presence of this all-consuming fire?"
Colossians 1:28
- So everywhere we go, we tell everyone about Christ. We warn them and teach them with all the wisdom God has given us, for we want to present them to God, perfect in their relationship to Christ.
- I work very hard at this, as I depend on Christ's mighty power that works within me.
Acts 20:18
- When they arrived he declared, "You know that from the day I set foot in the province of Asia until now
- I have done the Lord's work humbly--yes, and with tears. I have endured the trials that came to me from the plots of the Jews.
- Yet I never shrank from telling you the truth, either publicly or in your homes.
- I have had one message for Jews and Gentiles alike--the necessity of turning from sin and turning to God, and of faith in our Lord Jesus.
- "And now I am going to Jerusalem, drawn there irresistibly by the Holy Spirit, not knowing what awaits me,
2 Corinthians 4:1
- And so, since God in his mercy has given us this wonderful ministry, we never give up.
- 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.
1 Thessalonians 2:3
- So you can see that we were not preaching with any deceit or impure purposes or trickery.
- For we speak as messengers who have been approved by God to be entrusted with the Good News. Our purpose is to please God, not people. He is the one who examines the motives of our hearts.
- Never once did we try to win you with flattery, as you very well know. And God is our witness that we were not just pretending to be your friends so you would give us money!
- As for praise, we have never asked for it from you or anyone else.
- As apostles of Christ we certainly had a right to make some demands of you, but we were as gentle among you as a mother feeding and caring for her own children.
Acts 26:26
- And King Agrippa knows about these things. I speak frankly, for I am sure these events are all familiar to him, for they were not done in a corner!
Acts 13:43
- Many Jews and godly converts to Judaism who worshiped at the synagogue followed Paul and Barnabas, and the two men urged them, "By God's grace, remain faithful."
Acts 28:23
- So a time was set, and on that day a large number of people came to Paul's house. He told them about the Kingdom of God and taught them about Jesus from the Scriptures--from the five books of Moses and the books of the prophets. He began lecturing in the morning and went on into the evening.
2 Corinthians 5:20
- We are Christ's ambassadors, and God is using us to speak to you. We urge you, as though Christ himself were here pleading with you, "Be reconciled to God!"