2 Corinthians 10:1 Cross References - ISV

¹ Paul’s Authority to Speak ForcefullyNow I myself, Paul, plead with you with the gentleness and kindness of the Messiah—I who am humble when I am face to face with you but forceful toward you when I am away!

⁴ In your majesty ride forth for the cause of truth, humility, and righteousness; and your strong right hand will teach you awesome things.

³ A crushed reed he will not break, and a fading candle he won’t snuff out. He’ll bring forth justice for the truth. ⁴ And he won’t grow faint or be crushed until he establishes justice on the mainland, and the coastlands take ownership of his Law.”

⁹ The Coming of Zion’s King“Rejoice greatly, daughter of Zion; cry out, daughter of Jerusalem! Look! Your king is coming to you. He is righteous, and he is able to save. He is humble, and is riding on a colt, the foal of a donkey.

²⁹ Place my yoke on you and learn from me, because I am gentle and humble, and you will find rest for your souls,

¹⁹ He will not quarrel or shout, and no one will hear him shouting in the streets. ²⁰ He will not snap off a broken reed or snuff out a smoldering wick until he has brought justice through to victory.

⁵ “Tell the daughter of Zion, ‘Look, your king is coming to you! He is humble and mounted on a donkey, even on a colt of a donkey.’”

³² This was the passage of Scripture he was reading: “Like a sheep he was led away to be slaughtered, and like a lamb is silent before its shearer, so he does not open his mouth.

²⁰ And Isaiah boldly says, “I was found by those who were not looking for me; I was revealed to those who were not asking for me.”

¹ Dedicate Your Lives to GodI therefore urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercies, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices that are holy and pleasing to God, for this is the reasonable way for you to worship.

¹⁵ However, on some points I have written to you rather boldly, both as a reminder to you and because of the grace given me by God

³ It was in weakness, fear, and great trembling that I came to you.

¹⁰ We are fools for the Messiah’s sake, but you are wise in the Messiah. We are weak, but you are strong. You are honored, but we are dishonored.

²¹ I, Paul, am writing this greeting with my own hand. ²² If anyone doesn’t love the Lord, let him be condemned! May our Lord come!

¹² Therefore, since we have such a hope, we speak very boldly,

²⁰ Therefore, we are the Messiah’s representatives, as though God were pleading through us. We plead on the Messiah’s behalf: “Be reconciled to God!”

¹ Workers with GodSince, then, we are working with God, we plead with you not to accept God’s grace in vain.

⁴ I have great confidence in you. I am very proud of you. I am very much encouraged. I am overjoyed in all our troubles.

² I beg you that when I come I will not need to be courageous by daring to oppose some people who think that we are living according to the flesh.

⁷ Look at the plain facts! If anyone is confident that he belongs to the Messiah, he should remind himself of this: Just as he belongs to the Messiah, so do we.

¹⁰ For someone is saying, “His letters are impressive and forceful, but his bodily presence is weak and his speech contemptible.”

²¹ I am ashamed to admit it, but we have been too weak for that. Whatever anyone else dares to claim—I am talking like a fool—I can claim it, too.

³⁰ If I must boast, I will boast about the things that show how weak I am.

⁵ I will boast about this man, but as for myself I will boast only about my weaknesses.

⁷ To keep me from becoming conceited because of the exceptional nature of these revelations, a thorn was given to me and placed in my body. It was Satan’s messenger to keep on tormenting me so that I would not become conceited.
⁸ I pleaded with the Lord three times to take it away from me, ⁹ but he has told me, “My grace is all you need, because my power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore, I will most happily boast about my weaknesses, so that the Messiah’s power may rest on me.

² I have already warned those who sinned previously and all the rest. Although I am absent now, I am warning them as I did on my second visit: If I come back, I will not spare you, ³ since you want proof that the Messiah is speaking through me. He is not weak in dealing with you but is making his power felt among you. ⁴ Though he was crucified in weakness, he lives by God’s power. We are weak with him, but by God’s power we will live for you.

¹³ You know that it was because I was ill that I brought you the gospel the first time.

² Listen! I, Paul, am telling you that if you allow yourselves to be circumcised, the Messiah will be of no benefit to you.

¹ The Messiah’s Gifts to the ChurchI, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, urge you to live in a way that is worthy of the calling to which you have been called,

¹⁷ Final GreetingI, Paul, am writing this greeting with my own hand. This is the mark in every letter of mine. It is the way I write.

⁹ I prefer to make my appeal on the basis of love. I, Paul, as an old man and now a prisoner of the Messiah Jesus,

¹¹ Live as God’s ServantsDear friends, I urge you as aliens and exiles to keep on abstaining from the desires of the flesh that wage war against the soul.

²² “He never sinned, and he never told a lie.” ²³ When he was insulted, he did not retaliate. When he suffered, he did not threaten. It was his habit to commit the matter to the one who judges fairly.

⁹ John’s Vision of the MessiahI am John, your brother and partner in the oppression, kingdom, and patience that comes because of Jesus. I was on the island called Patmos because of the word of God and the testimony about Jesus.