2 Corinthians 11:2

Paul Defends His Apostleship

¹ O that ye tolerated a little of my foolishness, but tolerate me too. ² For I am jealous for you with a jealousy of God. For I betrothed you to one husband, a pure virgin to present to the Christ. ³ But I fear lest somehow, as the serpent enticed Eve by his craftiness, so your thoughts might be corrupted from the simplicity in the Christ.

With God

Christ

Messiah

Isaiah 54:5

For thy maker is thy husband. LORD of hosts is his name. And the Holy One of Israel is thy Redeemer. He shall be called the God of the whole earth.

Hosea 2:19-20

And I will betroth thee to me forever. Yea, I will betroth thee to me in righteousness, and in justice, and in loving kindness, and in mercies.

Colossians 1:28

Whom we proclaim, admonishing every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, so that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus.

Genesis 24:2-5

And Abraham said to his servant, the elder of his house, who ruled over all that he had, Put thy hand, I pray thee, under my thigh.

Genesis 24:58-67

And they called Rebekah, and said to her, Will thou go with this man? And she said, I will go.

Leviticus 21:13-15

And he shall take a wife in her virginity.

Psalm 45:10-11

Hearken, O daughter, and consider, and incline thine ear. Forget also thine own people, and thy father's house.

Isaiah 62:4-5

Thou shall no more be termed Forsaken, nor shall thy land any more be termed Desolate. But thou shall be called Hephzi-bah, and thy land Beulah, for LORD delights in thee, and thy land shall be married.

Ezekiel 44:22

Neither shall they take for their wives a widow, nor her who is put away, but they shall take virgins of the seed of the house of Israel, or a widow who is the widow of a priest.

John 3:29

He who has the bride is the bridegroom. But the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices with joy because of the bridegroom's voice. This therefore my joy is fulfilled.

Romans 7:4

Therefore, my brothers, ye also became dead to the law through the body of Christ in order for ye to become to another, to him who was raised from the dead, so that we would bear fruit to God.

1 Corinthians 4:15

For though ye have countless instructors in Christ, yet not many fathers. For in Christ Jesus I begot you through the good-news.

2 Corinthians 4:14

knowing that he who raised up the Lord Jesus will also raise us up through Jesus, and will present us with you.

Galatians 4:11

I am afraid of you, lest somehow I have labored toward you in vain.

Galatians 4:17-19

They are zealous for you but not honorably. They want to exclude you, so that ye may be zealous for them.

Ephesians 5:26-27

so that he might sanctify it, having cleansed it with the washing of water by the word,

Philippians 1:8

For God is my witness, how I long for you all in bowels of Jesus Christ.

1 Thessalonians 2:11

just as ye know, as each one of you as a father of his own children, imploring you, and comforting,