2 Corinthians 7:3

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I do not say this to condemn you; I have said before that you are in our hearts, to live together and to die together.

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  • 2 Cor 6:11-12 : 11 We have spoken openly to you, Corinthians; our heart is wide open. 12 You are not limited by us, but you are restricted in your own affections.
  • 2 Cor 7:12 : 12 So 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.
  • 2 Cor 11:11 : 11 Why? Because I do not love you? God knows I do!
  • 2 Cor 12:15 : 15 And I will most gladly spend and be utterly spent for your souls. If I love you more abundantly, am I to be loved less?
  • 2 Cor 13:10 : 10 This 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.
  • Phil 1:8-9 : 8 For God is my witness, how I yearn for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus. 9 And this is my prayer, that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight.
  • 1 Thess 2:8 : 8 In the same way, being affectionately desirous of you, we were pleased to share with you not only the gospel of God but also our very lives, because you had become dear to us.
  • Ruth 1:16-17 : 16 But Ruth replied, "Do not urge me to leave you or to turn back from following you. For wherever you go, I will go, and wherever you lodge, I will lodge. Your people will be my people, and your God will be my God. 17 Where you die, I will die, and there I will be buried. May the LORD deal with me, be it ever so severely, if even death separates you and me.
  • 1 Cor 4:14-15 : 14 I am not writing this to shame you, but to warn you as my beloved children. 15 For even if you have countless teachers in Christ, you do not have many fathers. For in Christ Jesus, I became your father through the gospel.
  • 2 Cor 2:4-5 : 4 For 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. 5 Now 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.
  • 2 Cor 3:2 : 2 You are our letter, written on our hearts, known and read by everyone.

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    4I 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.

  • Phil 1:7-8
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    7It is right for me to think this way about you all, because I have you in my heart; whether I am in chains or defending and confirming the gospel, you all share in God’s grace with me.

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

  • 2 Cor 3:2-3
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    2You are our letter, written on our hearts, known and read by everyone.

    3It is clear that you are a letter of Christ, served by us, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts.

  • 2 Cor 7:12-16
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    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.

    14For if I have boasted to him about you, I was not put to shame. But just as everything we said to you was true, so our boasting about you to Titus has been found to be true as well.

    15And his affection for you is all the greater when he remembers your obedience, how you received him with fear and trembling.

    16I rejoice that I have complete confidence in you.

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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 2:3-4
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    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.

  • 2 Cor 7:2
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    2Make room for us in your hearts; we have wronged no one, corrupted no one, and exploited no one.

  • 2 Cor 1:12-16
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    12For this is our boast: The testimony of our conscience is that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially in our relations with you, with integrity and godly sincerity, not relying on worldly wisdom but on God's grace.

    13For we write nothing to you other than what you can read and understand, and I hope that you will fully understand,

    14just as you have partially understood us, that we are your reason for pride, just as you are ours, in the day of the Lord Jesus.

    15With this confidence, I planned to visit you first so that you might benefit twice.

    16I planned to pass through your area on my way to Macedonia, and then come back to you from Macedonia, so you could assist me on my journey to Judea.

  • 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 Cor 5:12
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    12We are not trying to commend ourselves to you again, but are giving you an opportunity to take pride in us, so that you can answer those who take pride in what is seen rather than in what is in the heart.

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

  • 1 Thess 3:6-8
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    6But now Timothy has come to us from you and has brought us good news about your faith and love, and that you always have good remembrance of us, longing to see us, just as we also long to see you.

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

    8For now we live, if you stand firm in the Lord.

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

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    25Since I am convinced of this, I know that I will remain and continue with all of you for your progress and joy in the faith,

    26so that because of my coming to you again, your boasting in Christ Jesus may abound.

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    8I am not commanding you, but I want to test the sincerity of your love by comparing it with the earnestness of others.

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    8In the same way, being affectionately desirous of you, we were pleased to share with you not only the gospel of God but also our very lives, because you had become dear to us.

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

    8For we do not want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters, of the trouble we experienced in the province of Asia. We were under great pressure, far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired of life itself.

  • 1 Thess 2:17
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    17But we, brothers and sisters, being separated from you for a short time—in person, not in heart—made every effort, with great longing, to see you face to face.

  • 1 Thess 2:20
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    20Yes, you are our glory and joy.

  • 2 Cor 7:7-9
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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.

  • 1 Cor 15:31
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    31I face death every day—yes, as surely as I boast about you in Christ Jesus our Lord.

  • 2 Cor 4:12
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    12So then, death is at work in us, but life is at work in you.

  • 2 Cor 6:11
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    11We have spoken openly to you, Corinthians; our heart is wide open.

  • Phil 2:18
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    18In the same way, you also should be glad and rejoice with me.

  • 2 John 1:12
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    12I have much to write to you, but I do not want to do so with paper and ink. Instead, I hope to come to you and speak face to face, so that our joy may be complete.

  • 1 Thess 3:12-13
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    12And may the Lord cause you to increase and abound in love for one another and for all people, just as we also do for you.

    13So that He may strengthen your hearts to be blameless in holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all His holy ones.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 2 Cor 5:8
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    8We are confident, I say, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.

  • 2 Thess 3:4
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    4We have confidence in the Lord concerning you, that you are doing and will continue to do what we command.

  • Rom 9:1
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    1I am speaking the truth in Christ—I am not lying; my conscience confirms this through the Holy Spirit.