2 Corinthians 4:2

Geneva Bible (1560)

But haue cast from vs ye clokes of shame, and walke not in craftines, neither handle we the worde of God deceitfully: but in declaration of the trueth we approue our selues to euery mans conscience in the sight of God.

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  • 2 Cor 2:17 : 17 For wee are not as many, which make marchandise of the woorde of God: but as of sinceritie, but as of God in ye sight of God speake we in Christ.
  • 2 Cor 5:11 : 11 Knowing therefore that terrour of the Lord, we persuade men, and we are made manifest vnto God, and I trust also that we are made manifest in your consciences.
  • Rom 6:21 : 21 What fruit had ye then in those things, whereof ye are nowe ashamed? For the ende of those things is death.
  • 1 Cor 4:5 : 5 Therefore iudge nothing before the time, vntill the Lorde come, who will lighten things that are hid in darkenesse, and make the counsels of the hearts manifest: and then shall euery man haue praise of God.
  • 1 Thess 2:3-5 : 3 For our exhortation was not by deceite, nor by vncleannes, nor by guile. 4 But as we were allowed of God, that the Gospel should be committed vnto vs, so we speake, not as they that please men, but God, which approoueth our hearts. 5 Neither yet did we euer vse flattering wordes, as ye knowe, nor coloured couetousnes, God is recorde.
  • 2 Cor 7:14 : 14 For if that I haue boasted any thing to him of you, I haue not bene ashamed: but as I haue spoken vnto you all things in trueth, euen so our boasting vnto Titus was true.
  • 2 Cor 11:3 : 3 But I feare least as the serpent beguiled Eue through his subtiltie, so your mindes shoulde be corrupt fro the simplicitie that is in Christ.
  • 2 Cor 11:13-15 : 13 For such false apostles are deceitfull workers, and transforme themselues into the Apostles of Christ. 14 And no marueile: for Satan himselfe is transformed into an Angel of light. 15 Therefore it is no great thing, though his ministers transforme themselues, as though they were the ministers of righteousnes, whose end shall be according to their workes.
  • Eph 4:14 : 14 That we henceforth be no more children, wauering and caried about with euery winde of doctrine, by the deceit of men, and with craftines, whereby they lay in wait to deceiue.
  • Eph 5:12 : 12 For it is shame euen to speake of the things which are done of them in secret.
  • 2 Cor 11:6 : 6 And though I be rude in speaking, yet I am not so in knowledge, but among you wee haue beene made manifest to the vttermost, in all things.
  • 2 Cor 1:12 : 12 For our reioycing is this, the testimonie of our conscience, that in simplicitie and godly purenesse, and not in fleshly wisedome, but by the grace of God wee haue had our conuersation in the worlde, and most of all to you wardes.
  • 2 Cor 6:4-7 : 4 But in all things we approue our selues as the ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses, 5 In stripes, in prisons, in tumults, in labours, 6 By watchings, by fastings, by puritie, by knowledge, by long suffering, by kindnesse, by the holy Ghost, by loue vnfained, 7 By the worde of trueth, by the power of God, by the armour of righteousnesse on the right hand, and on the left,
  • Rom 1:16 : 16 For I am not ashamed of the Gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God vnto saluation to euery one that beleeueth, to the Iewe first, and also to the Grecian.

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  • 1 Thess 2:2-6
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    2 But euen after that we had suffered before, and were shamefully entreated at Philippi, (as ye knowe) we were bolde in our God, to speake vnto you the Gospell of God with much striuing.

    3 For our exhortation was not by deceite, nor by vncleannes, nor by guile.

    4 But as we were allowed of God, that the Gospel should be committed vnto vs, so we speake, not as they that please men, but God, which approoueth our hearts.

    5 Neither yet did we euer vse flattering wordes, as ye knowe, nor coloured couetousnes, God is recorde.

    6 Neither sought we prayse of men, neither of you, nor of others, when we might haue bene chargeable, as the Apostles of Christ.

  • 2 Cor 1:12-13
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    12 For our reioycing is this, the testimonie of our conscience, that in simplicitie and godly purenesse, and not in fleshly wisedome, but by the grace of God wee haue had our conuersation in the worlde, and most of all to you wardes.

    13 For wee write none other thinges vnto you, then that ye reade or els that ye acknowledge, & I trust ye shal acknowledge vnto ye end.

  • 2 Cor 4:1
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    1 Therefore, seeing that we haue this ministerie, as we haue receiued mercy, we faint not:

  • 2 Cor 2:17
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    17 For wee are not as many, which make marchandise of the woorde of God: but as of sinceritie, but as of God in ye sight of God speake we in Christ.

  • 2 Cor 4:3-7
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    3 If our Gospell bee then hid, it is hid to them that are lost.

    4 In whom the God of this world hath blinded the mindes, that is, of the infidels, that the light of the glorious Gospell of Christ, which is the image of God, should not shine vnto them.

    5 For we preach not our selues, but Christ Iesus the Lorde, and our selues your seruaunts for Iesus sake.

    6 For God that commanded the light to shine out of darknesse, is he which hath shined in our hearts, to giue the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Iesus Christ.

    7 But we haue this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellencie of that power might be of God, and not of vs.

  • 2 Cor 5:11-12
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    11 Knowing therefore that terrour of the Lord, we persuade men, and we are made manifest vnto God, and I trust also that we are made manifest in your consciences.

    12 For we prayse not our selues againe vnto you, but giue you an occasion to reioyce of vs, that ye may haue to answere against them, which reioyce in the face, and not in the heart.

  • 2 Cor 6:7-8
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    7 By the worde of trueth, by the power of God, by the armour of righteousnesse on the right hand, and on the left,

    8 By honour, and dishonour, by euill report, and good report, as deceiuers, and yet true:

  • 2 Cor 8:20-21
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    20 Auoiding this, that no man shoulde blame vs in this aboundance that is ministred by vs,

    21 Prouiding for honest thinges, not onely before the Lord, but also before men.

  • 2 Cor 6:3-4
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    3 We giue no occasion of offence in any thing, that our ministerie shoulde not be reprehended.

    4 But in all things we approue our selues as the ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses,

  • Eph 4:14
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    14 That we henceforth be no more children, wauering and caried about with euery winde of doctrine, by the deceit of men, and with craftines, whereby they lay in wait to deceiue.

  • Titus 2:10
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    10 Neither pickers, but that they shew al good faithfulnesse, that they may adorne the doctrine of God our Sauiour in all things.

  • 2 Cor 7:2
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    2 Receiue vs: we haue done wrong to no man: we haue corrupted no man: we haue defrauded no man.

  • 2 Cor 7:14
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    14 For if that I haue boasted any thing to him of you, I haue not bene ashamed: but as I haue spoken vnto you all things in trueth, euen so our boasting vnto Titus was true.

  • 1 Cor 4:1
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    1 Let a man so thinke of vs, as of the ministers of Christ, and disposers of the secrets of God:

  • 1 Thess 2:10
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    10 Ye are witnesses, and God also, how holily, and iustly, and vnblameably we behaued our selues among you that beleeue.

  • 2 Tim 2:15
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    15 Studie to shewe thy selfe approued vnto God, a workeman that needeth not to be ashamed, diuiding the worde of trueth aright.

  • 1 Thess 1:5
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    5 For our Gospell was not vnto you in worde only, but also in power, and in the holy Ghost, and in much assurance, as ye know after what maner we were among you for your sakes.

  • 2 Cor 11:6
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    6 And though I be rude in speaking, yet I am not so in knowledge, but among you wee haue beene made manifest to the vttermost, in all things.

  • Titus 2:7-8
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    7 In all things shewe thy selfe an ensample of good woorkes with vncorrupt doctrine, with grauitie, integritie,

    8 And with the wholesome woorde, which can not be condemned, that hee which withstandeth, may be ashamed, hauing nothing concerning you to speake euill of.

  • 2 Cor 3:12
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    12 Seeing then that we haue such trust, we vse great boldnesse of speach.

  • 2 Cor 3:4
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    4 And such trust haue we through Christ to God:

  • 2 Cor 13:7-8
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    7 Nowe I pray vnto God that yee doe none euill, not that we should seeme approued, but that ye should doe that which is honest: though we be as reprobates.

    8 For wee can not doe any thing against the trueth, but for the trueth.

  • Rom 9:1
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    1 I say the trueth in Christ, I lye not, my conscience bearing mee witnes in the holy Ghost,

  • 2 Pet 1:16
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    16 For we followed not deceiuable fables when we opened vnto you the power, and comming of our Lord Iesus Christ, but with our eyes we saw his maiestie:

  • Eph 4:17
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    17 This I say therefore and testifie in the Lorde, that yee hencefoorth walke not as other Gentiles walke, in vanitie of their minde,

  • 2 Thess 3:9
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    9 Not because we haue not authoritie, but that we might make our selues an ensample vnto you to follow vs.

  • 1 Cor 2:7
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    7 But we speake the wisedome of God in a mysterie, euen the hid wisedom, which God had determined before the world, vnto our glory.

  • Heb 13:18
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    18 Pray for vs: for we are assured that we haue a good conscience in all things, desiring to liue honestly.

  • 1 Cor 2:4
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    4 Neither stoode my woorde, and my preaching in the entising speech of mans wisdom, but in plaine euidence of the Spirite and of power,

  • Titus 1:14
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    14 And not taking heede to Iewish fables and commaundements of men, that turne away from the trueth.

  • 2 Cor 12:19
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    19 Againe, thinke yee that wee excuse our selues vnto you? we speake before God in Christ. But wee doe all thinges, dearely beloued, for your edifying.

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    4 That I may vtter it, as it becommeth mee to speake.

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    18 Yea, God is faithfull, that our worde towarde you was not Yea, and Nay.

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    4 And this I say, lest any man shoulde beguile you with entising wordes:

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    2 Yee are our epistle, written in our hearts, which is vnderstand, and read of all men,