2 Corinthians 1:24

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

I do not mean that we rule over your faith, but we are workers with you for your joy, because by faith you stand firm.

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  • 1 Cor 15:1 : 1 Christ’s Resurrection Now I want to make clear for you, brothers and sisters, the gospel that I preached to you, that you received and on which you stand,
  • Rom 11:20 : 20 Granted! They were broken off because of their unbelief, but you stand by faith. Do not be arrogant, but fear!
  • 1 Pet 5:3 : 3 And do not lord it over those entrusted to you, but be examples to the flock.
  • Matt 23:8-9 : 8 But you are not to be called‘Rabbi,’ for you have one Teacher and you are all brothers. 9 And call no one your‘father’ on earth, for you have one Father, who is in heaven. 10 Nor are you to be called‘teacher,’ for you have one teacher, the Christ.
  • Matt 24:49 : 49 and he begins to beat his fellow slaves and to eat and drink with drunkards,
  • Rom 1:12 : 12 that is, that we may be mutually comforted by one another’s faith, both yours and mine.
  • Rom 5:2 : 2 through whom we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in the hope of God’s glory.
  • 2 Cor 2:1-3 : 1 So I made up my own mind not to pay you another painful visit. 2 For if I make you sad, who would be left to make me glad but the one I caused to be sad? 3 And I wrote this very thing to you, so that when I came I would not have sadness from those who ought to make me rejoice, since I am confident in you all that my joy would be yours.
  • 2 Cor 4:5 : 5 For we do not proclaim ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your slaves for Jesus’ sake.
  • 2 Cor 5:7 : 7 for we live by faith, not by sight.
  • Eph 6:14-16 : 14 Stand firm therefore, by fastening the belt of truth around your waist, by putting on the breastplate of righteousness, 15 by fitting your feet with the preparation that comes from the good news of peace, 16 and in all of this, by taking up the shield of faith with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.
  • Phil 1:25-26 : 25 And since I am sure of this, I know that I will remain and continue with all of you for the sake of your progress and joy in the faith, 26 so that what you can be proud of may increase because of me in Christ Jesus, when I come back to you.
  • 2 Tim 2:24-26 : 24 And the Lord’s slave must not engage in heated disputes but be kind toward all, an apt teacher, patient, 25 correcting opponents with gentleness. Perhaps God will grant them repentance and then knowledge of the truth 26 and they will come to their senses and escape the devil’s trap where they are held captive to do his will.
  • 1 Pet 5:8-9 : 8 Be sober and alert. Your enemy the devil, like a roaring lion, is on the prowl looking for someone to devour. 9 Resist him, strong in your faith, because you know that your brothers and sisters throughout the world are enduring the same kinds of suffering.
  • 1 Cor 3:5 : 5 What is Apollos, really? Or what is Paul? Servants through whom you came to believe, and each of us in the ministry the Lord gave us.

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  • 1 Thess 3:7-9
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    7So in all our distress and affliction, we were reassured about you, brothers and sisters, through your faith.

    8For now we are alive again, if you stand firm in the Lord.

    9For how can we thank God enough for you, for all the joy we feel because of you before our God?

  • 1 Thess 2:19-20
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    19For who is our hope or joy or crown to boast of before our Lord Jesus at his coming? Is it not of course you?

    20For you are our glory and joy!

  • Phil 1:25-28
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    25And since I am sure of this, I know that I will remain and continue with all of you for the sake of your progress and joy in the faith,

    26so that what you can be proud of may increase because of me in Christ Jesus, when I come back to you.

    27Only conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ so that– whether I come and see you or whether I remain absent– I should hear that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind, by contending side by side for the faith of the gospel,

    28and by not being intimidated in any way by your opponents. This is a sign of their destruction, but of your salvation– a sign which is from God.

  • 2 Thess 3:8-9
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    8and we did not eat anyone’s food without paying. Instead, in toil and drudgery we worked night and day in order not to burden any of you.

    9It was not because we do not have that right, but to give ourselves as an example for you to imitate.

  • 2 Cor 10:15-16
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    15Nor do we boast beyond certain limits in the work done by others, but we hope that as your faith continues to grow, our work may be greatly expanded among you according to our limits,

    16so that we may preach the gospel in the regions that lie beyond you, and not boast of work already done in another person’s area.

  • 2 Cor 1:23
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    23Why Paul Postponed His Visit Now I appeal to God as my witness, that to spare you I did not come again to Corinth.

  • Rom 1:12
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    12that is, that we may be mutually comforted by one another’s faith, both yours and mine.

  • 2 Cor 1:11-14
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    11as you also join in helping us by prayer, so that many people may give thanks to God on our behalf for the gracious gift given to us through the help of many.

    12Paul Defends His Changed Plans For our reason for confidence is this: the testimony of our conscience, that with pure motives and sincerity which are from God– not by human wisdom but by the grace of God– we conducted ourselves in the world, and all the more toward you.

    13For we do not write you anything other than what you can read and also understand. But I hope that you will understand completely

    14just as also you have partly understood us, that we are your source of pride just as you also are ours in the day of the Lord Jesus.

  • 2 Thess 1:3-4
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    3Thanksgiving We ought to thank God always for you, brothers and sisters, and rightly so, because your faith flourishes more and more and the love of each one of you all for one another is ever greater.

    4As a result we ourselves boast about you in the churches of God for your perseverance and faith in all the persecutions and afflictions you are enduring.

  • 2 Cor 4:5
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    5For we do not proclaim ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your slaves for Jesus’ sake.

  • 1 Thess 1:7-8
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    7As a result you became an example to all the believers in Macedonia and in Achaia.

    8For from you the message of the Lord has echoed forth not just in Macedonia and Achaia, but in every place reports of your faith in God have spread, so that we do not need to say anything.

  • 2 Cor 7:13
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    13Therefore we have been encouraged. And in addition to our own encouragement, we rejoiced even more at the joy of Titus, because all of you have refreshed his spirit.

  • 1 Thess 1:5
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    5in that our gospel did not come to you merely in words, but in power and in the Holy Spirit and with deep conviction(surely you recall the character we displayed when we came among you to help you).

  • 1 Cor 9:12
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    12If others receive this right from you, are we not more deserving?But we have not made use of this right. Instead we endure everything so that we may not be a hindrance to the gospel of Christ.

  • 2 Cor 8:5
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    5And they did this not just as we had hoped, but they gave themselves first to the Lord and to us by the will of God.

  • 1 Cor 2:5
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    5so that your faith would not be based on human wisdom but on the power of God.

  • 1 Thess 2:4
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    4but just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, so we declare it, not to please people but God, who examines our hearts.

  • 1 Thess 2:6
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    6nor to seek glory from people, either from you or from others,

  • Gal 2:5
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    5But we did not surrender to them even for a moment, in order that the truth of the gospel would remain with you.

  • 1 Thess 3:2
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    2We sent Timothy, our brother and fellow worker for God in the gospel of Christ, to strengthen you and encourage you about your faith,

  • Phil 2:17-18
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    17But even if I am being poured out like a drink offering on the sacrifice and service of your faith, I am glad and rejoice together with all of you.

    18And in the same way you also should be glad and rejoice together with me.

  • 2 Cor 10:8
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    8For if I boast somewhat more about our authority that the Lord gave us for building you up and not for tearing you down, I will not be ashamed of doing so.

  • Col 2:5
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    5For though I am absent from you in body, I am present with you in spirit, rejoicing to see your morale and the firmness of your faith in Christ.

  • 1 Thess 1:3
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    3because we recall in the presence of our God and Father your work of faith and labor of love and endurance of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.

  • 2 Thess 3:4
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    4And we are confident about you in the Lord that you are both doing– and will do– what we are commanding.

  • 2 Cor 2:3
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    3And I wrote this very thing to you, so that when I came I would not have sadness from those who ought to make me rejoice, since I am confident in you all that my joy would be yours.

  • Rom 5:2
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    2through whom we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in the hope of God’s glory.

  • 2 Cor 8:8
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    8I am not saying this as a command, but I am testing the genuineness of your love by comparison with the eagerness of others.

  • 1 Thess 2:9
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    9For you recall, brothers and sisters, our toil and drudgery: By working night and day so as not to impose a burden on any of you, we preached to you the gospel of God.

  • Phlm 1:7
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    7I have had great joy and encouragement because of your love, for the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you, brother.

  • 2 Thess 1:12
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    12that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and you in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.

  • 1 Thess 3:5
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    5So when I could bear it no longer, I sent to find out about your faith, for fear that the tempter somehow tempted you and our toil had proven useless.

  • 2 Cor 5:7
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    7for we live by faith, not by sight.

  • 2 Cor 13:9
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    9For we rejoice whenever we are weak, but you are strong. And we pray for this: that you may become fully qualified.

  • 2 Cor 7:4
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    4A Letter That Caused Sadness I have great confidence in you; I take great pride on your behalf. I am filled with encouragement; I am overflowing with joy in the midst of all our suffering.

  • 2 Cor 12:19
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    19Have you been thinking all this time that we have been defending ourselves to you? We are speaking in Christ before God, and everything we do, dear friends, is to build you up.