2Cor 5:20 Cross References

2 Corinthians 5:20

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!"

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.

Luke 14:23

  1. So his master said, 'Go out into the country lanes and behind the hedges and urge anyone you find to come, so that the house will be full.

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.

Luke 10:16

  1. Then he said to the disciples, "Anyone who accepts your message is also accepting me. And anyone who rejects you is rejecting me. And anyone who rejects me is rejecting God who sent me."

2 Corinthians 6:1

  1. As God's partners, we beg you not to reject this marvelous message of God's great kindness.

Malachi 2:7

  1. The priests' lips should guard knowledge, and people should go to them for instruction, for the priests are the messengers of the LORD Almighty.

2 Corinthians 5:11

  1. 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.

Ezekiel 18:31

  1. Put all your rebellion behind you, and get for yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. For why should you die, O people of Israel?
  2. I don't want you to die, says the Sovereign LORD. Turn back and live!

Job 22:21

  1. "Stop quarreling with God! If you agree with him, you will have peace at last, and things will go well for you.

1 Thessalonians 4:8

  1. Anyone who refuses to live by these rules is not disobeying human rules but is rejecting God, who gives his Holy Spirit to you.

John 20:21

  1. He spoke to them again and said, "Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you."

Isaiah 55:6

  1. Seek the LORD while you can find him. Call on him now while he is near.
  2. Let the people turn from their wicked deeds. Let them banish from their minds the very thought of doing wrong! Let them turn to the LORD that he may have mercy on them. Yes, turn to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.

Acts 26:17

  1. And I will protect you from both your own people and the Gentiles. Yes, I am going to send you to the Gentiles,
  2. to open their eyes so they may turn from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God. Then they will receive forgiveness for their sins and be given a place among God's people, who are set apart by faith in me.'

Proverbs 1:22

  1. "You simpletons!" she cries. "How long will you go on being simpleminded? How long will you mockers relish your mocking? How long will you fools fight the facts?
  2. Come here and listen to me! I'll pour out the spirit of wisdom upon you and make you wise.
  3. "I called you so often, but you didn't come. I reached out to you, but you paid no attention.
  4. You ignored my advice and rejected the correction I offered.
  5. So I will laugh when you are in trouble! I will mock you when disaster overtakes you--

Isaiah 27:5

  1. These enemies will be spared only if they surrender and beg for peace and protection."

Proverbs 13:17

  1. An unreliable messenger stumbles into trouble, but a reliable messenger brings healing.

Job 33:6

  1. "Look, you and I are the same before God. I, too, was formed from clay.

2 Kings 17:13

  1. Again and again the LORD had sent his prophets and seers to warn both Israel and Judah: "Turn from all your evil ways. Obey my commands and laws, which are contained in the whole law that I commanded your ancestors and which I gave you through my servants the prophets."

2 Chronicles 36:15

  1. The LORD, the God of their ancestors, repeatedly sent his prophets to warn them, for he had compassion on his people and his Temple.

Jeremiah 13:16

  1. Give glory to the LORD your God before it is too late. Acknowledge him before he brings darkness upon you, causing you to stumble and fall on the dark mountains. For then, when you look for light, you will find only terrible darkness.
  2. And if you still refuse to listen, I will weep alone because of your pride. My eyes will overflow with tears because the LORD's flock will be led away into exile.

Jeremiah 38:20

  1. Jeremiah replied, "You won't be handed over to them if you choose to obey the LORD. Your life will be spared, and all will go well for you.

1 Corinthians 4:4

  1. My conscience is clear, but that isn't what matters. It is the Lord himself who will examine me and decide.
  2. 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.

Jeremiah 44:4

  1. "Again and again I sent my servants, the prophets, to plead with them, `Don't do these horrible things that I hate so much.'

Job 33:23

  1. "But if a special messenger from heaven is there to intercede for a person, to declare that he is upright,

Nehemiah 9:29

  1. You warned them to return to your law, but they became proud and obstinate and disobeyed your commands. They did not follow your regulations, by which people will find life if only they obey. They stubbornly turned their backs on you and refused to listen.
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