2 Corinthians 11:2

Paul Defends His Apostleship

¹ Would to God, ye could suffer me a little in my foolishness: yea, and I pray you forbear me. ² For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy. For I coupled you to one man, to make you a chaste virgin to Christ: ³ But I fear, lest as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtlety, even so your wits should be corrupt from the singleness that is in Christ.

With God

Christ

Messiah

Isaiah 54:5

For he that made thee, shall be thy LORD and husband, whose name is the LORD of Hosts: and thine avenger shall be even the holy one of Israel, the LORD of the whole world.

Hosea 2:19-20

Thus will I marry thee unto mine own self forevermore: yea even to myself will I marry thee, in righteousness, in equity, in loving-kindness, and mercy.

Colossians 1:28

whom we preach warning all men, and teaching all men in all wisdom, to make all men perfect in Christ Jesus.

Genesis 24:2-5

And he said unto his eldest servant of his house which had the rule over all that he had, "Put thy hand under my thigh

Genesis 24:58-67

And they called forth Rebekah and said unto her, "Wilt thou go with this man?" And she said, "Yea."

Leviticus 21:13-15

"'He shall take a maiden unto his wife:

Psalm 45:10-11

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

Isaiah 62:4-5

From this time forth thou shalt never be called the forsaken, and thy land shall no more be called the wilderness. But thou shalt be called Hephzibah, that is, my beloved; and thy land Beulah, that is, a married woman: for the LORD loveth thee, and thy land shall be inhabited.

Ezekiel 44:22

They shall marry no widow, neither one that is put from her husband: but a maiden of the seed of the house of Israel, or a widow that hath had a priest before.

John 3:29

He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: But the friend of the bridegroom which standeth by and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly of the bridegroom's voice. Therefore this, my joy, is fulfilled.

Romans 7:4

Even so, ye my brethren; ye also are made dead as concerning the law by the body of Christ, that ye should be coupled to another - I mean to him that is risen again from death - that we should bring forth fruit unto God.

1 Corinthians 4:15

For though ye have ten thousand instructors in Christ: yet have ye not many fathers. In Christ Jesus, I have begotten you through the gospel.

2 Corinthians 4:14

For we know that he which raised up the Lord Jesus, shall raise up us, also, by the means of Jesus, and shall set us with you;

Galatians 4:11

I am in fear of you, lest I have bestowed on you labour in vain.

Galatians 4:17-19

They are jealous over you amiss. Yea they intend to exclude you, that ye should be fervent to them ward.

Ephesians 5:26-27

to sanctify it, and cleansed it in the fountain of water through the word,

Philippians 1:8

For God beareth me record how greatly I long after you all from the very heart-root in Jesus Christ.

1 Thessalonians 2:11

as ye know how that we exhorted and comforted, and besought every one of you, as a father his children,