2Cor 5:9 Cross References

2 Corinthians 5:9

9: So our aim is to please him always, whether we are here in this body or away from this body.

Romans 14:18

  1. If you serve Christ with this attitude, you will please God. And other people will approve of you, too.

Colossians 1:10

  1. Then the way you live will always honor and please the Lord, and you will continually do good, kind things for others. All the while, you will learn to know God better and better.

2 Peter 3:14

  1. And so, dear friends, while you are waiting for these things to happen, make every effort to live a pure and blameless life. And be at peace with God.

Genesis 4:7

  1. You will be accepted if you respond in the right way. But if you refuse to respond correctly, then watch out! Sin is waiting to attack and destroy you, and you must subdue it."

1 Timothy 4:10

  1. We work hard and suffer much in order that people will believe the truth, for our hope is in the living God, who is the Savior of all people, and particularly of those who believe.

Hebrews 4:11

  1. Let us do our best to enter that place of rest. For anyone who disobeys God, as the people of Israel did, will fall.

1 Thessalonians 4:1

  1. Finally, dear brothers and sisters, we urge you in the name of the Lord Jesus to live in a way that pleases God, as we have taught you. You are doing this already, and we encourage you to do so more and more.

1 Corinthians 9:26

  1. So I run straight to the goal with purpose in every step. I am not like a boxer who misses his punches.
  2. I discipline my body like an athlete, training it to do what it should. Otherwise, I fear that after preaching to others I myself might be disqualified.

2 Peter 1:10

  1. So, dear brothers and sisters, work hard to prove that you really are among those God has called and chosen. Doing this, you will never stumble or fall away.
  2. And God will open wide the gates of heaven for you to enter into the eternal Kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

Romans 15:20

  1. My ambition has always been to preach the Good News where the name of Christ has never been heard, rather than where a church has already been started by someone else.

Romans 14:8

  1. While we live, we live to please the Lord. And when we die, we go to be with the Lord. So in life and in death, we belong to the Lord.

2 Corinthians 5:8

  1. Yes, we are fully confident, and we would rather be away from these bodies, for then we will be at home with the Lord.

Acts 10:35

  1. In every nation he accepts those who fear him and do what is right.

John 6:27

  1. But you shouldn't be so concerned about perishable things like food. Spend your energy seeking the eternal life that I, the Son of Man, can give you. For God the Father has sent me for that very purpose."

Isaiah 56:7

  1. I will bring them also to my holy mountain of Jerusalem and will fill them with joy in my house of prayer. I will accept their burnt offerings and sacrifices, because my Temple will be called a house of prayer for all nations.

Hebrews 12:28

  1. Since we are receiving a Kingdom that cannot be destroyed, let us be thankful and please God by worshiping him with holy fear and awe.

1 Corinthians 15:58

  1. So, my dear brothers and sisters, be strong and steady, always enthusiastic about the Lord's work, for you know that nothing you do for the Lord is ever useless.

Colossians 1:29

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

1 Thessalonians 4:11

  1. This should be your ambition: to live a quiet life, minding your own business and working with your hands, just as we commanded you before.

2 Corinthians 5:6

  1. So we are always confident, even though we know that as long as we live in these bodies we are not at home with the Lord.

Ephesians 1:6

  1. So we praise God for the wonderful kindness he has poured out on us because we belong to his dearly loved Son.
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