2 Corinthians 2:17

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

For we are not as many, which corrupt the word of God: but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God speak we in Christ.

Which

Corrupt

2 Corinthians 4:2

But as of sincerity

General references

1 Thessalonians 2:3

Bible References

Which

But we have renounced secret and shameful ways; we do not use deception, nor do we distort the word of God. On the contrary, by setting forth the truth plainly we commend ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God.

For such men are false apostles, deceitful workmen, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ.

For false christs and false prophets will arise and show great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.

holding faith and a good conscience, which some have rejected and made shipwreck of their faith.

Now the Spirit expressly says that in later times some will fall away from the faith by giving heed to deceitful spirits and doctrines of demons,

The hard-working farmer ought to be the first to receive his share of the crops.

For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but having itching ears, they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own desires,

They must be silenced, because they are upsetting whole families by teaching things they ought not to teach for the sake of sordid gain.

But false prophets also arose among the people, just as there will also be false teachers among you, who will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, bringing swift destruction upon themselves.

Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world.

For many deceivers, who do not acknowledge Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh, have gone out into the world. Any such person is the deceiver and the antichrist.

For certain persons have crept in secretly, those who were long ago marked out for this condemnation, ungodly persons who turn the grace of our God into licentiousness and deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.

But I have a few things against you: you have some there who hold the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to put a stumbling block before the sons of Israel, to eat food sacrificed to idols and to practice sexual immorality.

And the great dragon was thrown down, that ancient serpent, who is called the Devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole worldhe was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.

And the beast was captured, and with him the false prophet who had performed the signs in his presence, by which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and those who worshipped his image. These two were thrown alive into the lake of fire which burns with sulfur.

Corrupt

But as of sincerity

For our boast is this: the testimony of our conscience, that with holiness and godly sincerity, not in worldly wisdom but in the grace of God, we have conducted ourselves in the world, and still more toward you.

how I did not shrink from declaring to you anything that was profitable, and teaching you publicly and from house to house,

By faith he left Egypt, not fearing the anger of the king; for he endured as seeing him who is invisible.

General references

For our appeal does not spring from error or impurity, nor is it made with deceit;