2 Corinthians 2:7

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Instead, you ought to forgive and comfort him, so that he will not be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow.

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  • Eph 4:32 : 32 Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving one another, just as God also forgave you in Christ.
  • Phil 2:27 : 27 Indeed, he was so sick he nearly died. But God had mercy on him, and not only on him but also on me, so that I would not have sorrow upon sorrow.
  • Col 3:13 : 13 Bear with one another and forgive one another if anyone has a grievance against another. Just as the Lord forgave you, so also you must forgive.
  • 1 Thess 4:13 : 13 But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about those who have fallen asleep, so that you will not grieve like the rest, who have no hope.
  • 2 Thess 3:6 : 6 Now we command you, brothers and sisters, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to keep away from every brother or sister who is idle and does not live according to the tradition they received from us.
  • 2 Thess 3:14-15 : 14 If anyone does not obey our instructions in this letter, take note of that person and do not associate with them, so that they may be ashamed. 15 Yet do not regard them as an enemy, but warn them as a brother or sister.
  • Heb 12:12-15 : 12 Therefore, strengthen your drooping hands and your weak knees. 13 Make straight paths for your feet, so that what is lame may not be put out of joint but rather be healed. 14 Pursue peace with everyone, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord. 15 See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God and that no root of bitterness springs up to cause trouble and defile many.
  • 2 Sam 20:19-20 : 19 I am one of the peaceful and faithful in Israel. You are trying to destroy a city that is a mother in Israel. Why do you want to devour the LORD's inheritance?" 20 Joab replied, "Far be it from me to devour or destroy the city!
  • Ps 21:9 : 9 Your hand will find all Your enemies; Your right hand will discover those who hate You.
  • Ps 56:1-2 : 1 For the director, according to 'The Silent Dove of Distant Places.' A Miktam of David, when the Philistines captured him in Gath. 2 Be gracious to me, O God, for mankind pursues me; all day long an attacker oppresses me!
  • Ps 57:3 : 3 I will call to God Most High, to God who accomplishes His purpose for me.
  • Ps 124:3 : 3 then they would have swallowed us alive in their burning anger against us.
  • Prov 1:12 : 12 Like Sheol, we will swallow them alive, whole, like those who go down to the pit;
  • Prov 17:22 : 22 A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
  • Isa 28:7 : 7 But these also reel with wine and stagger with strong drink; the priest and the prophet reel with strong drink, they are confused by wine, they stagger because of strong drink—they err in vision, they stumble in judgment.
  • 1 Cor 15:54 : 54 When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will be fulfilled: 'Death is swallowed up in victory.'
  • 2 Cor 5:4 : 4 For while we are in this tent, we groan and are burdened, because we do not wish to be unclothed but to be clothed instead with our heavenly dwelling, so that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life.
  • 2 Cor 7:10 : 10 For godly sorrow produces repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret, but worldly sorrow produces death.
  • Gal 6:1-2 : 1 Brothers, if someone is caught in any wrongdoing, you who are spiritual should restore such a person with a gentle spirit. Watch yourself, so that you too might not be tempted. 2 Carry one another's burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.

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  • 2 Cor 2:2-6
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    2For if I grieve you, who then will make me glad but the one who is grieved by me?

    3I wrote this very thing to you so that when I came, I would not have sorrow from those who ought to bring me joy. I have confidence in all of you, that my joy is your joy.

    4For out of great distress and anguish of heart, I wrote to you with many tears, not to grieve you but to let you know the love I have for you more abundantly.

    5Now if anyone has caused sorrow, they have not grieved me alone but to some degree—not to overburden you—they have grieved all of you.

    6The punishment imposed by the majority is sufficient for such a person.

  • 2 Cor 2:8-10
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    8Therefore, I urge you to reaffirm your love for him.

    9For this reason, I also wrote to you, to test you and see if you are obedient in everything.

    10Anyone you forgive, I also forgive. And what I have forgiven—if I have forgiven anything—it has been for your benefit in the presence of Christ.

  • 2 Cor 7:7-13
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    7and not only by his arrival, but also by the comfort you had given him. He told us about your deep longing, your mourning, and your zeal for me, so that I rejoiced even more.

    8For even if I caused you sorrow by my letter, I do not regret it. Though I did regret it at first, I see that this letter grieved you, though only for a while.

    9Now I rejoice, not because you were grieved, but because your grief led to repentance. For you were grieved as God intended, so that you would not suffer any loss from us.

    10For godly sorrow produces repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret, but worldly sorrow produces death.

    11See what earnestness this godly sorrow has produced in you! What eagerness to clear yourselves, what indignation, what fear, what longing, what zeal, what readiness to see justice done! At every point you have proved yourselves to be pure in this matter.

    12So even though I wrote to you, it was not for the sake of the one who did the wrong or for the sake of the one who was wronged, but to reveal to you, in the sight of God, your earnestness on our behalf.

    13Because of this, we have been comforted. And in addition to our own comfort, we rejoiced even more at the joy of Titus, because his spirit has been refreshed by all of you.

  • Col 3:13
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    13Bear with one another and forgive one another if anyone has a grievance against another. Just as the Lord forgave you, so also you must forgive.

  • Phil 2:27-28
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    27Indeed, he was so sick he nearly died. But God had mercy on him, and not only on him but also on me, so that I would not have sorrow upon sorrow.

    28For this reason, I am all the more eager to send him so that when you see him again, you may rejoice and I may be less anxious.

  • Luke 17:2-4
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    2It would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea, than for him to cause one of these little ones to stumble.

    3Be on guard! If your brother sins, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him.

    4And if he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times returns to you saying, 'I repent,' you must forgive him.

  • 2 Thess 3:14-15
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    14If anyone does not obey our instructions in this letter, take note of that person and do not associate with them, so that they may be ashamed.

    15Yet do not regard them as an enemy, but warn them as a brother or sister.

  • Gal 6:1-2
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    1Brothers, if someone is caught in any wrongdoing, you who are spiritual should restore such a person with a gentle spirit. Watch yourself, so that you too might not be tempted.

    2Carry one another's burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.

  • Eph 4:32
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    32Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving one another, just as God also forgave you in Christ.

  • 1 Cor 5:2
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    2And you are proud! Shouldn't you rather have mourned so that the one who has done this would be removed from among you?

  • Phlm 1:7-8
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    7For I have great joy and encouragement from your love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you, my brother.

    8For this reason, although I have great boldness in Christ to command you to do what is right,

  • 2 Cor 1:4-7
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    4who comforts us in all our troubles so that we may be able to comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God.

    5For just as the sufferings of Christ overflow into our lives, so also through Christ our comfort overflows.

    6If we are afflicted, it is for your comfort and salvation; if we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which produces patient endurance of the same sufferings we also endure.

    7And our hope for you is steadfast, because we know that as you share in our sufferings, you also share in our comfort.

  • Acts 8:22
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    22Repent of this wickedness of yours, and pray to the Lord. Perhaps he will forgive you for having such thoughts in your heart.

  • Phil 2:1
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    1So if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort from love, any sharing in the Spirit, any tenderness and compassion,

  • 2 Thess 2:17
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    17comfort and strengthen your hearts in every good work and word.

  • 2 Cor 12:13
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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!

  • 2 Cor 11:20
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    20In fact, you put up with anyone who enslaves you, devours you, takes advantage of you, exalts himself, or strikes you in the face.

  • Matt 18:35
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    35This is how my heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother or sister from your heart.

  • 2 Cor 7:3
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    3I do not say this to condemn you; I have said before that you are in our hearts, to live together and to die together.

  • Matt 18:33
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    33'Shouldn't you have had mercy on your fellow servant just as I had mercy on you?'

  • Heb 13:19
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    19I urge you all the more earnestly to do this so that I may be restored to you more quickly.

  • 2 Tim 2:25
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    25Gently instruct those who oppose you, in the hope that God might grant them repentance, leading them to a knowledge of the truth.

  • 1 Thess 5:11
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    11Therefore, encourage one another and build each other up, just as you are already doing.

  • 1 Thess 3:7
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    7For this reason, brothers, in all our distress and affliction, we were comforted about you through your faith.

  • Luke 6:37
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    37Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.

  • Rom 12:15
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    15Rejoice with those who rejoice; weep with those who weep.

  • 1 Thess 4:18
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    18Therefore, encourage one another with these words.

  • Lam 3:32
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    32For though He causes grief, He will show compassion according to the abundance of His steadfast love.

  • 1 Thess 5:14
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    14Now we urge you, brothers, admonish those who are idle, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, and be patient with everyone.