2 Corinthians 5:11

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men; but we are made manifest unto God; and I trust also are made manifest in your consciences.

The terror

We persuade

But

1 Thessalonians 2:3

General references

Psalm 90:11

Ezekiel 32:32

Galatians 6:5

Bible References

The terror

And they moved. And the terror of God was upon the cities that were round about them, and they did not pursue the sons of Jacob.

For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, their fury is drinking my spirit; the terrors of God are set against me.

Terrors shall make him afraid on every side, and shall dash him at his feet.

For trouble from God is a terror to me, and I could not do anything because of His highness.

How have they been brought into grief, as in a moment! They are fully eaten up with terrors,

You, even You, are terrifying, and who can stand when once You are angry?

I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up; while I suffer Your terrors, I pine away.

Who knows the power of Your anger? And as Your fear is, so is Your wrath.

The sinners in Zion are afraid; terror has surprised profane ones. Who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire? Who among us shall dwell with everlasting burnings?

Who can stand before His fury? And who can stand up in the heat of His anger? His fury is poured out like fire, and the rocks are broken down because of Him.

And do not fear those who kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul. But rather fear Him who can destroy both soul and body in hell.

And these shall go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into everlasting life.

For whoever will save his life shall lose it; but whoever shall lose his life for My sake and the gospel's, he shall save it.

And if your hand offends you, cut it off. It is better for you to enter into life maimed than to have two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched

But I will warn you of whom you shall fear: Fear Him who, after He has killed, has authority to cast into hell. Yea, I say to you, fear Him.

It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.

But save others with fear, snatching them out of the fire; hating even the garment having been stained from the flesh.

And if anyone was not found having been written in the Book of Life, he was cast into the Lake of Fire.

We persuade

Then we are ambassadors on behalf of Christ, as God exhorting through us, we beseech you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.

But working together, we also call on you not to receive the grace of God in vain.

And he said to him, If they do not hear Moses and the Prophets, they will not be persuaded, even though one rose from the dead.

And the synagogue being broken up, many of the Jews and of the devout proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas; who, speaking to them, persuaded them to continue in the grace of God.

And he reasoned in the synagogue on every sabbath, persuading both Jews and Greeks.

And you see and hear that, not only at Ephesus, but almost all Asia, this Paul having persuaded, he has perverted a huge crowd, saying that those which are made with hands are no gods.

And when they had come to him, he said to them, You know how I was with you at all times, from the first day I arrived in Asia,

For the king understands about these things, to whom I speak, even being bold of speech. For I am persuaded that not any of these things are hidden from him, nothing. For the doing of this was not in a corner.

And they having appointed him a day, many came to him in his lodging; to whom he expounded, testifying the kingdom of God, and persuading them the things concerning Jesus, both out of the Law of Moses and out of the Prophets, from morning until evening.

For now do I persuade men, or God? Or do I seek to please men? For if I yet pleased men, I would not be a servant of Christ.

whom we preach, warning every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, so that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus.

But the servant of the Lord must not strive, but to be gentle to all, apt to teach, patient,

But

For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity; not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God; we have had our conduct in the world, and more abundantly toward you.

For we are not as many, hawking the Word of God; but as of sincerity, but as of God, we speak in Christ in the sight of God.

Therefore since we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we do not faint.

for I know nothing by myself. Yet I have not been justified by this, but He who judges me is the Lord.

For our exhortation to you was not of error, nor of uncleanness, nor in guile,

General references

Who knows the power of Your anger? And as Your fear is, so is Your wrath.

For I had put his terror in the land of the living. And he shall be laid in the midst of the uncircumcised with those slain with the sword, even Pharaoh and all his multitude, says the Lord Jehovah.

For each one will bear his own load.