2 Corinthians 3:12

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

Therefore, since we have such a hope, we behave with great boldness,

Additional Resources

Referenced Verses

  • 2 Cor 7:4 : 4 A 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.
  • 1 Thess 2:2 : 2 But although we suffered earlier and were mistreated in Philippi, as you know, we had the courage in our God to declare to you the gospel of God in spite of much opposition.
  • Acts 4:13 : 13 When they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and discovered that they were uneducated and ordinary men, they were amazed and recognized these men had been with Jesus.
  • Acts 4:29-31 : 29 And now, Lord, pay attention to their threats, and grant to your servants to speak your message with great courage, 30 while you extend your hand to heal, and to bring about miraculous signs and wonders through the name of your holy servant Jesus.” 31 When they had prayed, the place where they were assembled together was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak the word of God courageously.
  • Acts 9:27 : 27 But Barnabas took Saul, brought him to the apostles, and related to them how he had seen the Lord on the road, that the Lord had spoken to him, and how in Damascus he had spoken out boldly in the name of Jesus.
  • Acts 9:29 : 29 He was speaking and debating with the Greek-speaking Jews, but they were trying to kill him.
  • Acts 14:3 : 3 So they stayed there for a considerable time, speaking out courageously for the Lord, who testified to the message of his grace, granting miraculous signs and wonders to be performed through their hands.
  • 1 Cor 14:19 : 19 but in the church I want to speak five words with my mind to instruct others, rather than ten thousand words in a tongue.
  • 2 Cor 4:2-3 : 2 But we have rejected shameful hidden deeds, not behaving with deceptiveness or distorting the word of God, but by open proclamation of the truth we commend ourselves to everyone’s conscience before God. 3 But even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled only to those who are perishing,
  • 2 Cor 4:13 : 13 But since we have the same spirit of faith as that shown in what has been written,“I believed; therefore I spoke,” we also believe, therefore we also speak.
  • 1 Tim 3:13 : 13 For those who have served well as deacons gain a good standing for themselves and great boldness in the faith that is in Christ Jesus.
  • John 10:24 : 24 The Jewish leaders surrounded him and asked,“How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Christ, tell us plainly.”
  • John 16:25 : 25 “I have told you these things in obscure figures of speech; a time is coming when I will no longer speak to you in obscure figures, but will tell you plainly about the Father.
  • John 16:29 : 29 His disciples said,“Look, now you are speaking plainly and not in obscure figures of speech!
  • 2 Cor 10:1 : 1 Paul’s Authority from the Lord Now I, Paul, appeal to you personally by the meekness and gentleness of Christ(I who am meek when present among you, but am full of courage toward you when away!)–
  • Eph 6:19-20 : 19 Pray for me also, that I may be given the right words when I begin to speak– that I may confidently make known the mystery of the gospel, 20 for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may be able to speak boldly as I ought to speak.
  • Phil 1:20 : 20 My confident hope is that I will in no way be ashamed but that with complete boldness, even now as always, Christ will be exalted in my body, whether I live or die.
  • Col 4:4 : 4 Pray that I may make it known as I should.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Eph 3:12
    75%

    12in whom we have boldness and confident access to God by way of Christ’s faithfulness.

  • 2 Cor 3:13
    75%

    13and not like Moses who used to put a veil over his face to keep the Israelites from staring at the result of the glory that was made ineffective.

  • 2 Cor 3:10-11
    2 verses
    75%

    10For indeed, what had been glorious now has no glory because of the tremendously greater glory of what replaced it.

    11For if what was made ineffective came with glory, how much more has what remains come in glory!

  • 2 Cor 3:4
    75%

    4Now we have such confidence in God through Christ.

  • 2 Cor 4:1-2
    2 verses
    73%

    1Paul’s Perseverance in Ministry Therefore, since we have this ministry, just as God has shown us mercy, we do not become discouraged.

    2But we have rejected shameful hidden deeds, not behaving with deceptiveness or distorting the word of God, but by open proclamation of the truth we commend ourselves to everyone’s conscience before God.

  • 2 Cor 1:12-13
    2 verses
    72%

    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

  • Heb 6:19
    72%

    19We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, sure and steadfast, which reaches inside behind the curtain,

  • 2 Cor 10:15
    72%

    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,

  • 2 Cor 4:12-13
    2 verses
    71%

    12As a result, death is at work in us, but life is at work in you.

    13But since we have the same spirit of faith as that shown in what has been written,“I believed; therefore I spoke,” we also believe, therefore we also speak.

  • 2 Cor 5:11-12
    2 verses
    71%

    11The Message of Reconciliation Therefore, because we know the fear of the Lord, we try to persuade people, but we are well known to God, and I hope we are well known to your consciences too.

    12We are not trying to commend ourselves to you again, but are giving you an opportunity to be proud of us, so that you may be able to answer those who take pride in outward appearance and not in what is in the heart.

  • Heb 10:19
    71%

    19Drawing Near to God in Enduring Faith Therefore, brothers and sisters, since we have confidence to enter the sanctuary by the blood of Jesus,

  • Rom 8:24-25
    2 verses
    71%

    24For in hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope, because who hopes for what he sees?

    25But if we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly wait for it with endurance.

  • 2 Cor 3:18
    71%

    18And we all, with unveiled faces reflecting the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another, which is from the Lord, who is the Spirit.

  • 2 Cor 2:17
    71%

    17For we are not like so many others, hucksters who peddle the word of God for profit, but we are speaking in Christ before God as persons of sincerity, as persons sent from God.

  • Phlm 1:8
    70%

    8Paul’s Request for Onesimus So, although I have quite a lot of confidence in Christ and could command you to do what is proper,

  • Heb 3:6
    70%

    6But Christ is faithful as a son over God’s house. We are of his house, if in fact we hold firmly to our confidence and the hope we take pride in.

  • Heb 6:11
    70%

    11But we passionately want each of you to demonstrate the same eagerness for the fulfillment of your hope until the end,

  • 2 Cor 5:7
    70%

    7for we live by faith, not by sight.

  • 1 Pet 1:13
    70%

    13Therefore, get your minds ready for action by being fully sober, and set your hope completely on the grace that will be brought to you when Jesus Christ is revealed.

  • 2 Cor 5:3
    70%

    3if indeed, after we have put on our heavenly house, we will not be found naked.

  • 1 Thess 2:2-5
    4 verses
    70%

    2But although we suffered earlier and were mistreated in Philippi, as you know, we had the courage in our God to declare to you the gospel of God in spite of much opposition.

    3For the appeal we make does not come from error or impurity or with deceit,

    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.

    5For we never appeared with flattering speech, as you know, nor with a pretext for greed– God is our witness–

  • Col 4:4
    70%

    4Pray that I may make it known as I should.

  • Phil 1:14
    70%

    14and most of the brothers and sisters, having confidence in the Lord because of my imprisonment, now more than ever dare to speak the word fearlessly.

  • 2 Cor 11:6
    70%

    6And even if I am unskilled in speaking, yet I am certainly not so in knowledge. Indeed, we have made this plain to you in everything in every way.

  • 2 Cor 12:19
    70%

    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.

  • 1 John 3:2-3
    2 verses
    70%

    2Dear friends, we are God’s children now, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that whenever it is revealed we will be like him, because we will see him just as he is.

    3And everyone who has this hope focused on him purifies himself, just as Jesus is pure).

  • Rom 5:2
    70%

    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.

  • Titus 2:8
    69%

    8and a sound message that cannot be criticized, so that any opponent will be at a loss, because he has nothing evil to say about us.

  • Heb 4:16
    69%

    16Therefore let us confidently approach the throne of grace to receive mercy and find grace whenever we need help.

  • 2 Cor 3:7
    69%

    7The Greater Glory of the Spirit’s Ministry But if the ministry that produced death– carved in letters on stone tablets– came with glory, so that the Israelites could not keep their eyes fixed on the face of Moses because of the glory of his face(a glory which was made ineffective),

  • Acts 4:20
    69%

    20for it is impossible for us not to speak about what we have seen and heard.”

  • Heb 12:1
    69%

    1The Lord’s Discipline Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, we must get rid of every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and run with endurance the race set out for us,

  • Titus 2:13
    69%

    13as we wait for the happy fulfillment of our hope in the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ.

  • Col 1:5
    69%

    5Your faith and love have arisen from the hope laid up for you in heaven, which you have heard about in the message of truth, the gospel

  • 2 Cor 10:2
    69%

    2now I ask that when I am present I may not have to be bold with the confidence that(I expect) I will dare to use against some who consider us to be behaving according to human standards.

  • 2 Cor 4:7
    69%

    7An Eternal Weight of Glory But we have this treasure in clay jars, so that the extraordinary power belongs to God and does not come from us.

  • Heb 13:18
    69%

    18Pray for us, for we are sure that we have a clear conscience and desire to conduct ourselves rightly in every respect.

  • 2 Pet 3:13-14
    2 verses
    68%

    13But, according to his promise, we are waiting for new heavens and a new earth, in which righteousness truly resides.

    14Exhortation to the Faithful Therefore, dear friends, since you are waiting for these things, strive to be found at peace, without spot or blemish, when you come into his presence.

  • 2 Cor 10:11
    68%

    11Let such a person consider this: What we say by letters when we are absent, we also are in actions when we are present.