2Cor 6:4 Cross References

2 Corinthians 6:4

4: 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.

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 Corinthians 12:10

  1. 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.

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.
  2. And endurance develops strength of character in us, and character strengthens our confident expectation of salvation.

1 Corinthians 4:11

  1. To this very hour we go hungry and thirsty, without enough clothes to keep us warm. We have endured many beatings, and we have no homes of our own.
  2. We have worked wearily with our own hands to earn our living. We bless those who curse us. We are patient with those who abuse us.

Philippians 4:11

  1. Not that I was ever in need, for I have learned how to get along happily whether I have much or little.
  2. I know how to live on almost nothing or with everything. I have learned the secret of living in every situation, whether it is with a full stomach or empty, with plenty or little.

2 Corinthians 11:27

  1. 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.

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." )

Joel 2:17

  1. The priests, who minister in the LORD's presence, will stand between the people and the altar, weeping. Let them pray, "Spare your people, LORD! They belong to you, so don't let them become an object of mockery. Don't let their name become a proverb of unbelieving foreigners who say, `Where is the God of Israel? He must be helpless!'"

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.

1 Corinthians 3:5

  1. Who is Apollos, and who is Paul, that we should be the cause of such quarrels? Why, we're only servants. Through us God caused you to believe. Each of us did the work the Lord gave us.

2 Corinthians 12:12

  1. When I was with you, I certainly gave you every proof that I am truly an apostle, sent to you by God himself. For I patiently did many signs and wonders and miracles among you.

Revelation 1:9

  1. I am John, your brother. In Jesus we are partners in suffering and in the Kingdom and in patient endurance. I was exiled to the island of Patmos for preaching the word of God and speaking about Jesus.

James 5:7

  1. Dear brothers and sisters, you must be patient as you wait for the Lord's return. Consider the farmers who eagerly look for the rains in the fall and in the spring. They patiently wait for the precious harvest to ripen.
  2. You, too, must be patient. And take courage, for the coming of the Lord is near.
  3. Don't grumble about each other, my brothers and sisters, or God will judge you. For look! The great Judge is coming. He is standing at the door!
  4. For examples of patience in suffering, dear brothers and sisters, look at the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.

Revelation 3:10

  1. "Because you have obeyed my command to persevere, I will protect you from the great time of testing that will come upon the whole world to test those who belong to this world.

Hebrews 12:1

  1. Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily hinders our progress. And let us run with endurance the race that God has set before us.

Luke 21:19

  1. By standing firm, you will win your souls.

2 Corinthians 7:11

  1. Just see what this godly sorrow produced in you! Such earnestness, such concern to clear yourselves, such indignation, such alarm, such longing to see me, such zeal, and such a readiness to punish the wrongdoer. You showed that you have done everything you could to make things right.

Romans 14:18

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

Isaiah 61:6

  1. You will be called priests of the LORD, ministers of our God. You will be fed with the treasures of the nations and will boast in their riches.

Acts 20:34

  1. You know that these hands of mine have worked to pay my own way, and I have even supplied the needs of those who were with me.

1 Thessalonians 5:14

  1. Brothers and sisters, we urge you to warn those who are lazy. Encourage those who are timid. Take tender care of those who are weak. Be patient with everyone.

Colossians 1:11

  1. We also pray that you will be strengthened with his glorious power so that you will have all the patience and endurance you need. May you be filled with joy,

1 Timothy 2:15

  1. But women will be saved through childbearing and by continuing to live in faith, love, holiness, and modesty.

Joel 1:9

  1. There is no grain or wine to offer at the Temple of the LORD. The priests are mourning because there are no offerings. Listen to the weeping of these ministers of the LORD!

Romans 16:10

  1. Give my greetings to Apelles, a good man whom Christ approves. And give my best regards to the members of the household of Aristobulus.

2 Timothy 4:5

  1. But you should keep a clear mind in every situation. Don't be afraid of suffering for the Lord. Work at bringing others to Christ. Complete the ministry God has given you.

2 Corinthians 4:2

  1. 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.

Romans 5:8

  1. But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners.

2 Corinthians 2:17

  1. 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.

2 Timothy 1:8

  1. So you must never be ashamed to tell others about our Lord. And don't be ashamed of me, either, even though I'm in prison for Christ. With the strength God gives you, be ready to suffer with me for the proclamation of the Good News.

1 Timothy 4:6

  1. If you explain this to the brothers and sisters, you will be doing your duty as a worthy servant of Christ Jesus, one who is fed by the message of faith and the true teaching you have followed.

Acts 20:23

  1. except that the Holy Spirit has told me in city after city that jail and suffering lie ahead.
  2. But my life is worth nothing unless I use it for doing the work assigned me by the Lord Jesus--the work of telling others the Good News about God's wonderful kindness and love.

1 Thessalonians 3:2

  1. and we sent Timothy to visit you. He is our co-worker for God and our brother in proclaiming the Good News of Christ. We sent him to strengthen you, to encourage you in your faith,
  2. and to keep you from becoming disturbed by the troubles you were going through. But, of course, you know that such troubles are going to happen to us Christians.

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 Timothy 2:24

  1. 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.

1 Corinthians 4:1

  1. So look at Apollos and me as mere servants of Christ who have been put in charge of explaining God's secrets.

Acts 2:22

  1. "People of Israel, listen! God publicly endorsed Jesus of Nazareth by doing wonderful miracles, wonders, and signs through him, as you well know.

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!

1 Corinthians 9:11

  1. We have planted good spiritual seed among you. Is it too much to ask, in return, for mere food and clothing?

1 Timothy 6:11

  1. But you, Timothy, belong to God; so run from all these evil things, and follow what is right and good. Pursue a godly life, along with faith, love, perseverance, and gentleness.

1 Thessalonians 2:3

  1. So you can see that we were not preaching with any deceit or impure purposes or trickery.
  2. 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.
  3. 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!
  4. As for praise, we have never asked for it from you or anyone else.
  5. 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.

2 Corinthians 11:9

  1. And when I was with you and didn't have enough to live on, I did not ask you to help me. For the brothers who came from Macedonia brought me another gift. I have never yet asked you for any support, and I never will.

1 Thessalonians 3:7

  1. So we have been greatly comforted, dear brothers and sisters, in all of our own crushing troubles and suffering, because you have remained strong in your faith.

Acts 9:16

  1. And I will show him how much he must suffer for me."

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.

2 Timothy 3:10

  1. But you know what I teach, Timothy, and how I live, and what my purpose in life is. You know my faith and how long I have suffered. You know my love and my patient endurance.
  2. You know how much persecution and suffering I have endured. You know all about how I was persecuted in Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra--but the Lord delivered me from all of it.
  3. Yes, and everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.
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