Verse 19
Again, think ye that to you we are making defence? before God in Christ do we speak; and the all things, beloved, `are' for your up-building,
Referenced Verses
- Rom 9:1 : 1 Truth I say in Christ, I lie not, my conscience bearing testimony with me in the Holy Spirit,
- 2 Cor 10:8 : 8 for even if also anything more abundantly I shall boast concerning our authority, that the Lord gave us for building up, and not for casting you down, I shall not be ashamed;
- 1 Cor 14:26 : 26 What then is it, brethren? whenever ye may come together, each of you hath a psalm, hath a teaching, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation? let all things be for building up;
- 2 Cor 3:1 : 1 Do we begin again to recommend ourselves, except we need, as some, letters of recommendation unto you, or from you?
- 2 Cor 5:12-13 : 12 for not again ourselves do we recommend to you, but we are giving occasion to you of glorifying in our behalf, that ye may have `something' in reference to those glorifying in face and not in heart; 13 for whether we were beside ourselves, `it was' to God; whether we be of sound mind -- `it is' to you,
- 2 Cor 7:1 : 1 Having, then, these promises, beloved, may we cleanse ourselves from every pollution of flesh and spirit, perfecting sanctification in the fear of God;
- Rom 12:19 : 19 not avenging yourselves, beloved, but give place to the wrath, for it hath been written, `Vengeance `is' Mine,
- 1 Cor 9:12-23 : 12 if others do partake of the authority over you -- not we more? but we did not use this authority, but all things we bear, that we may give no hindrance to the good news of the Christ. 13 Have ye not known that those working about the things of the temple -- of the temple do eat, and those waiting at the altar -- with the altar are partakers? 14 so also did the Lord direct to those proclaiming the good news: of the good news to live. 15 And I have used none of these things; neither did I write these things that it may be so done in my case, for `it is' good for me rather to die, than that any one may make my glorying void; 16 for if I may proclaim good news, it is no glorying for me, for necessity is laid upon me, and wo is to me if I may not proclaim good news; 17 for if willing I do this, I have a reward; and if unwillingly -- with a stewardship I have been entrusted! 18 What, then, is my reward? -- that proclaiming good news, without charge I shall make the good news of the Christ, not to abuse my authority in the good news; 19 for being free from all men, to all men I made myself servant, that the more I might gain; 20 and I became to the Jews as a Jew, that Jews I might gain; to those under law as under law, that those under law I might gain; 21 to those without law, as without law -- (not being without law to God, but within law to Christ) -- that I might gain those without law; 22 I became to the infirm as infirm, that the infirm I might gain; to all men I have become all things, that by all means I may save some. 23 And this I do because of the good news, that a fellow-partaker of it I may become;
- 1 Cor 10:14 : 14 Wherefore, my beloved, flee from the idolatry;
- 1 Cor 10:33 : 33 as I also in all things do please all, not seeking my own profit, but that of many -- that they may be saved.
- 2 Cor 11:10 : 10 The truth of Christ is in me, because this boasting shall not be stopped in regard to me in the regions of Achaia;
- 2 Cor 11:31 : 31 the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ -- who is blessed to the ages -- hath known that I do not lie! --
- 2 Cor 12:15 : 15 and I most gladly will spend and be entirely spent for your souls, even if, more abundantly loving you, less I am loved.
- 2 Cor 13:10 : 10 because of this, these things -- being absent -- I write, that being present, I may not treat `any' sharply, according to the authority that the Lord did give me for building up, and not for casting down.
- Phil 4:1 : 1 So then, my brethren, beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand ye in the Lord, beloved.