2 Corinthians 6:2

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For he says,“I heard you at the acceptable time, and in the day of salvation I helped you.” Look, now is the acceptable time; look, now is the day of salvation!

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Referenced Verses

  • Isa 49:8 : 8 This is what the LORD says:“At the time I decide to show my favor, I will respond to you; in the day of deliverance I will help you; I will protect you and make you a covenant mediator for people, to rebuild the land and to reassign the desolate property.
  • Heb 3:13 : 13 But exhort one another each day, as long as it is called“Today,” that none of you may become hardened by sin’s deception.
  • Heb 4:7 : 7 So God again ordains a certain day,“Today,” speaking through David after so long a time, as in the words quoted before,“Oh, that today you would listen as he speaks! Do not harden your hearts.”
  • Isa 61:2 : 2 to announce the year when the LORD will show his favor, the day when our God will seek vengeance, to console all who mourn,
  • Ezek 16:8 : 8 “‘Then I passed by you and watched you, noticing that you had reached the age for love. I spread my cloak over you and covered your nakedness. I swore a solemn oath to you and entered into a marriage covenant with you, declares the Sovereign LORD, and you became mine.
  • Luke 4:19 : 19 to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”
  • Luke 19:42-44 : 42 saying,“If you had only known on this day, even you, the things that make for peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes. 43 For the days will come upon you when your enemies will build an embankment against you and surround you and close in on you from every side. 44 They will demolish you– you and your children within your walls– and they will not leave within you one stone on top of another, because you did not recognize the time of your visitation from God.”
  • Heb 3:7 : 7 Exposition of Psalm 95: Hearing God’s Word in Faith Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says,“Oh, that today you would listen as he speaks!

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    8This is what the LORD says:“At the time I decide to show my favor, I will respond to you; in the day of deliverance I will help you; I will protect you and make you a covenant mediator for people, to rebuild the land and to reassign the desolate property.

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    1God’s Suffering Servants Now because we are fellow workers, we also urge you not to receive the grace of God in vain.

  • Rom 13:11
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    11Motivation to Godly Conduct And do this because we know the time, that it is already the hour for us to awake from sleep, for our salvation is now nearer than when we became believers.

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    7Exposition of Psalm 95: Hearing God’s Word in Faith Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says,“Oh, that today you would listen as he speaks!

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    3Such prayer for all is good and welcomed before God our Savior,

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    13O LORD, may you hear my prayer and be favorably disposed to me! O God, because of your great loyal love, answer me with your faithful deliverance!

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    7So God again ordains a certain day,“Today,” speaking through David after so long a time, as in the words quoted before,“Oh, that today you would listen as he speaks! Do not harden your hearts.”

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    6to the praise of the glory of his grace that he has freely bestowed on us in his dearly loved Son.

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    9He is the one who saved us and called us with a holy calling, not based on our works but on his own purpose and grace, granted to us in Christ Jesus before time began,

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    11For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all people.

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    16taking advantage of every opportunity, because the days are evil.

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    8For by grace you are saved through faith, and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God;

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    28“Therefore be advised that this salvation from God has been sent to the Gentiles; they will listen!”

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    9For God did not destine us for wrath but for gaining salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.

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    15As it says,“Oh, that today you would listen as he speaks! Do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion.”

  • Phil 2:12
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    12Lights in the World So then, my dear friends, just as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence but even more in my absence, continue working out your salvation with awe and reverence,

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    3how will we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? It was first communicated through the Lord and was confirmed to us by those who heard him,

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    3We do not give anyone an occasion for taking an offense in anything, so that no fault may be found with our ministry.

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    10You once were not a people, but now you are God’s people. You were shown no mercy, but now you have received mercy.

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

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    2LORD, be merciful to us! We wait for you. Give us strength each morning! Deliver us when distress comes.

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    10So I endure all things for the sake of those chosen by God, that they too may obtain salvation in Christ Jesus and its eternal glory.

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    25Please LORD, deliver! Please LORD, grant us success!

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    6I call to you for you will answer me, O God. Listen to me! Hear what I say!

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    30For my eyes have seen your salvation

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    6This brings you great joy, although you may have to suffer for a short time in various trials.

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    13For everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.

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    21And then everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.’

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    21I will give you thanks, for you answered me, and have become my deliverer.