2 Corinthians 5:13 Cross References - MSTC

¹³ For if we be too fervent, to God are we too fervent: if we keep measure, for your cause keep we measure.

²¹ But David said again to Michal, "I thought to dance before the LORD — which chose me, rather thy father and all his kin, and commanded me to be ruler over all the people of the LORD, even over Israel. ²² And therefore will I play before the LORD, and will yet be more vile than so, and I will be meek in mine own sight: and of the very same maidservants which thou hast spoken of, shall I be had in honour."

²⁴ As he thus answered for himself: Festus said with a loud voice, "Paul, thou art besides thyself. Much learning hath made thee mad." ²⁵ And Paul said, "I am not mad, most dear Festus: but speak the words of truth and soberness.

³ For I say, through the grace that unto me is given, to every man among you: that no man esteem of himself more than it becometh him to esteem — But that he discreetly judge of himself according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.

¹⁰ We are fools for Christ's sake, and ye are wise through Christ: we are weak, and ye are strong. Ye are honorable, and we are despised. ¹¹ Even unto this day we hunger and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted with fists, and have no certain dwelling place, ¹² and labour working with our own hands. We are reviled, and yet we bless. We are persecuted, and suffer it. ¹³ We are evil spoken of, and we pray. We are made as it were the filthiness of the world, the offscouring of all things, even unto this time.

¹² Wherefore, though I wrote unto you, I did it not for his cause that did hurt, neither for his cause that was hurt: but that our good mind which we have toward you in the sight of God, might appear unto you

¹ Would to God, ye could suffer me a little in my foolishness: yea, and I pray you forbear me.

¹⁶ I say again, lest any man think that I am foolish: or else even now take me as a fool, that I may boast myself a little. ¹⁷ That I speak, I speak it not after the ways of the Lord: but as it were foolishly, while we are now come to boasting.

⁶ and yet though I would rejoice I should not be a fool, for I would say the truth. Nevertheless I spare, lest any man should think of me above that he seeth me to be, or heareth of me.

¹¹ I am made a fool in boasting myself. Ye have compelled me: I ought to have been commended of you. For in nothing was I inferior unto the chief apostles, though I be nothing:

²⁴ Now joy I in my sufferings which I suffer, for you; and fulfill that which is behind of the passions of Christ in my flesh for his body's sake, which is the congregation -

⁵ For our gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power, and also in the holy ghost and in much certainty, as ye know after what manner we behaved ourselves among you, for your sakes.

³ Our exhortation was not to bring you to error, nor yet to uncleanness, neither was it with guile: ⁴ but as we were allowed of God, that the gospel should be committed unto us: even so we speak, not as though we intended to please men, but God, which trieth our hearts. ⁵ Neither was our conversation at any time with flattering words — as ye well know — neither in cloaked covetousness, God is record: ⁶ neither sought we praise of men, neither of you, nor yet of any other, when we might have been chargeable, as the apostles of Christ. ⁷ But were tender among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children, ⁸ so was our affection toward you. Our good will was to have dealt unto you, not the gospel of God only: but also our own souls, because ye were dear unto us. ⁹ Ye remember, brethren, our labour and travail. For we laboured day and night, because we would not be grievous unto any of you, and preached unto you the gospel of God. ¹⁰ Ye are witnesses, and so is God, how holily and justly and unblameably we behaved ourselves among you that believe: ¹¹ as ye know how that we exhorted and comforted, and besought every one of you, as a father his children,

¹⁰ Herefore I suffer all things, for the elects' sakes, that they might also obtain that salvation which is in Christ Jesus, with eternal glory.