2 Corinthians 10:1

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Now I, Paul, appeal to you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ—who is humble when present among you but bold when absent.

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  • Matt 11:29 : 29 Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
  • 2 Cor 10:10 : 10 For some say, 'His letters are weighty and forceful, but his physical presence is unimpressive, and his speech is contemptible.'
  • Gal 5:2 : 2 Listen! I, Paul, say to you that if you let yourselves be circumcised, Christ will be of no benefit to you.
  • Rom 12:1 : 1 I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercies, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship.
  • 1 Cor 2:3 : 3 I came to you in weakness, fear, and great trembling.
  • Zech 9:9 : 9 Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion! Shout aloud, Daughter Jerusalem! Look, your king is coming to you, righteous and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
  • Eph 4:1 : 1 Therefore, I, a prisoner in the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called,
  • 2 Thess 3:17 : 17 This greeting is in my own hand—Paul. This is the mark in every letter of mine; this is how I write.
  • Phlm 1:9 : 9 I appeal instead, on the basis of love. Being such as I am—Paul, an old man and now also a prisoner of Christ Jesus—
  • 1 Pet 2:11 : 11 Dear friends, I urge you as foreigners and exiles to abstain from fleshly desires, which wage war against the soul.
  • 1 Pet 2:22-23 : 22 He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in His mouth. 23 When He was reviled, He did not revile in return. When He suffered, He did not threaten, but entrusted Himself to the One who judges justly.
  • Rev 1:9 : 9 I, John, your brother and companion in the tribulation, kingdom, and perseverance in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos because of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus.
  • 2 Cor 11:21 : 21 To my shame, I must admit that we were too weak for that! Yet whatever anyone else dares to boast about—I am speaking like a fool—I also dare to boast.
  • 2 Cor 11:30 : 30 If I must boast, I will boast of the things that show my weakness.
  • 2 Cor 12:5 : 5 On behalf of this man I will boast, but concerning myself I will not boast, except in my weaknesses.
  • 2 Cor 12:7-9 : 7 And because of the extraordinary revelations, so that I might not become conceited, a thorn in the flesh was given to me, a messenger of Satan to torment me, so that I would not become conceited. 8 Concerning this, I pleaded with the Lord three times that it might depart from me. 9 But He said to me, 'My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.' Most gladly, therefore, I will rather boast in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
  • 2 Cor 13:2-4 : 2 I have said before, and I am saying again now as though present, even though I am absent, to those who have sinned previously and to all the rest: If I come again, I will not spare anyone. 3 Since you are looking for proof that Christ is speaking through me, who is not weak in dealing with you but is powerful among you. 4 For though He was crucified in weakness, He lives by the power of God. Likewise, we are weak in Him, but we will live with Him by God’s power for your benefit.
  • Gal 4:13 : 13 You know that it was because of a weakness in my flesh that I first preached the gospel to you.
  • 1 Cor 4:10 : 10 We are fools for Christ, but you are wise in Christ! We are weak, but you are strong! You are honored, but we are dishonored!
  • 1 Cor 16:21-22 : 21 This greeting is in my own hand—Paul. 22 If anyone does not love the Lord, let them be accursed. Our Lord, come!
  • 2 Cor 3:12 : 12 Since we have such a hope, we act with great boldness,
  • 2 Cor 5:20 : 20 We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God.
  • 2 Cor 6:1 : 1 As workers together with Him, we also urge you not to receive God’s grace in vain.
  • 2 Cor 7:4 : 4 I have great confidence in you; I take great pride in you. I am filled with comfort; I am overflowing with joy in all our afflictions.
  • 2 Cor 10:2 : 2 I beg you that when I am present, I will not have to be bold with the confidence I consider using against some, who think we live according to the flesh.
  • 2 Cor 10:7 : 7 Do you look only at outward appearances? If anyone is confident that he belongs to Christ, let him consider again that just as he belongs to Christ, so also do we.
  • Rom 15:15 : 15 Yet I have written to you quite boldly on some points, to remind you of them again, because of the grace God gave me.
  • Ps 45:4 : 4 Gird your sword upon your thigh, O mighty one, in your splendor and your majesty.
  • Isa 42:3-4 : 3 A bruised reed he will not break, and a dimly burning wick he will not extinguish; he will faithfully bring forth justice. 4 He will not grow faint or be crushed until he has established justice on the earth, and the coastlands wait for his law.
  • Matt 12:19-20 : 19 He will not quarrel or cry out, nor will anyone hear His voice in the streets. 20 A bruised reed He will not break, and a smoldering wick He will not extinguish, until He leads justice to victory.
  • Matt 21:5 : 5 'Say to the daughter of Zion: See, your King is coming to you, gentle and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a beast of burden.'
  • Acts 8:32 : 32 The passage of Scripture he was reading was this: 'Like a sheep he was led to the slaughter, and like a lamb before its shearer is silent, so he did not open his mouth.'
  • Rom 10:20 : 20 And Isaiah is very bold and says: 'I was found by those who did not seek Me; I revealed Myself to those who did not ask for Me.'

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    2I beg you that when I am present, I will not have to be bold with the confidence I consider using against some, who think we live according to the flesh.

  • Phlm 1:8-10
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    8For this reason, although I have great boldness in Christ to command you to do what is right,

    9I appeal instead, on the basis of love. Being such as I am—Paul, an old man and now also a prisoner of Christ Jesus—

    10I appeal to you for my son Onesimus, whom I became a father to while in my chains.

  • 2 Cor 10:8-11
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    8Even if I boast a little more about the authority the Lord gave us for building you up and not for tearing you down, I will not be ashamed.

    9I do not want to seem as though I am trying to frighten you with my letters.

    10For some say, 'His letters are weighty and forceful, but his physical presence is unimpressive, and his speech is contemptible.'

    11Let such people realize that what we are in our letters while absent, we will be in our actions when present.

  • Gal 4:12-13
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    12I beg you, brothers: Become like me, for I also became like you. You have done me no wrong.

    13You know that it was because of a weakness in my flesh that I first preached the gospel to you.

  • Rom 15:30
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    30Now I urge you, brothers and sisters, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit, to strive together with me in your prayers to God for me.

  • 2 Cor 13:3
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    3Since you are looking for proof that Christ is speaking through me, who is not weak in dealing with you but is powerful among you.

  • 2 Cor 13:10
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    10This is why I write these things while absent, so that when I come, I may not have to be harsh in my use of the authority that the Lord gave me for building you up, not tearing you down.

  • 1 Cor 4:21
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    21What do you prefer? Shall I come to you with a rod, or in love and with a gentle spirit?

  • Rom 1:10
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    10always in my prayers, asking that if it is somehow in God's will, I may now at last succeed in coming to you.

  • Eph 3:1
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    1For this reason, I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles,

  • Eph 4:1-2
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    1Therefore, I, a prisoner in the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called,

    2with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,

  • 1 Cor 4:16
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    16Therefore, I urge you to imitate me.

  • 1 Cor 2:3
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    3I came to you in weakness, fear, and great trembling.

  • 2 Cor 11:21
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    21To my shame, I must admit that we were too weak for that! Yet whatever anyone else dares to boast about—I am speaking like a fool—I also dare to boast.

  • Gal 1:10
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    10For am I now trying to win the approval of people, or of God? Or am I striving to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a servant of Christ.

  • Phil 1:30
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    30since you are experiencing the same struggle you saw I had, and now hear that I still have.

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    1I wish you would bear with me in a little foolishness. Indeed, you are bearing with me.

  • 2 Cor 12:10-11
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    10Therefore, I take pleasure in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties for the sake of Christ. For when I am weak, then I am strong.

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    1Imitate me, just as I also imitate Christ.

  • 2 Cor 11:5
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    5I do not consider myself in any way inferior to these 'super-apostles.'

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    5For even though I am absent in the body, I am present with you in spirit, rejoicing to see your orderly conduct and the firmness of your faith in Christ.

  • 1 Thess 2:7
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    7Although we could have asserted our authority as apostles of Christ, we were gentle among you, like a nursing mother caring for her own children.

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    10I appeal to you, brothers and sisters, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be united in the same mind and the same judgment.

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    18I will not dare to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me in leading the Gentiles to obey God by what I have said and done.

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    8For God is my witness, how I yearn for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus.

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    13For in what way were you less favored than the other churches, except that I myself was not a burden to you? Forgive me this wrong!

  • Phil 1:27
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    27Only conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear that you are standing firm in one spirit, striving together with one mind for the faith of the gospel.

  • 2 Cor 12:6
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    6For if I desire to boast, I would not be a fool, because I would be speaking the truth. But I refrain, lest anyone think more of me than what they see in me or hear from me.

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    13Therefore, I ask you not to lose heart over my sufferings for you, which are for your glory.

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    15Yet I have written to you quite boldly on some points, to remind you of them again, because of the grace God gave me.

  • 2 Cor 1:23
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    23I call God as my witness and stake my life on it: it was to spare you that I did not return to Corinth.

  • 2 Cor 11:10
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    10As surely as the truth of Christ is in me, this boasting of mine will not be silenced in the regions of Achaia.

  • Rom 1:12
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    12that is, that we may be mutually encouraged by each other’s faith, both yours and mine.

  • Phil 1:17
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    17The former preach Christ out of selfish ambition, not sincerely, supposing that they can stir up trouble for me while I am in chains.

  • Gal 4:20
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    20I wish I could be with you now and change my tone, for I am perplexed about you.

  • 2 Cor 11:16
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    16I repeat, let no one take me for a fool. But if you do, then tolerate me as you would a fool, so that I too may boast a little.

  • 2 Cor 12:19
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    19Again, do you think that we are defending ourselves to you? We are speaking before God in Christ, and all these things, beloved, are for your edification.

  • 2 Tim 3:10
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    10But you have closely followed my teaching, conduct, purpose, faith, patience, love, and endurance.

  • 1 Cor 4:10
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    10We are fools for Christ, but you are wise in Christ! We are weak, but you are strong! You are honored, but we are dishonored!

  • Heb 13:22
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    22I urge you, brothers, to bear with this word of exhortation, for I have written to you briefly.

  • 2 Cor 2:8
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    8Therefore, I urge you to reaffirm your love for him.

  • 2 Cor 11:30
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    30If I must boast, I will boast of the things that show my weakness.