2 Corinthians 6:10

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Summary

2 Corinthians 6:10

As sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.

Sorrowful

Poor

2 Corinthians 6:4

Making

General references

Proverbs 8:10

Bible References

Sorrowful

For out of great distress and anguish of heart I wrote to you through many tears, not so that you may be caused to be sad, but so that you may know the love that I have especially for you.

I do not say [this] {to condemn you}, because I have already said that you are in our hearts, so that we die together and we live together.

Blessed [are] the ones who mourn, because they will be comforted.

Blessed [are] those who are hungry now, because you will be satisfied. Blessed [are] those who weep now, Because you will laugh.

So you also are experiencing sorrow now, but I will see you again, and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take away your joy from you.

So they went out from the presence of the Sanhedrin rejoicing, because they had been considered worthy to be dishonored for the sake of the name.

Now about midnight, Paul and Silas were praying [and] singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them.

through whom also we have [obtained] access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we boast in the hope of the glory of God.

that my grief is great and [there is] constant distress in my heart.

Rejoice with those who rejoice; weep with those who weep.

Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Rejoice in the Lord always; again I say, rejoice.

because of this, brothers, we have been comforted because of you in all our distress and affliction through your faith,

Rejoice always,

For you both sympathized with the prisoners and put up with the seizure of your belongings with joy [because you] knew that you yourselves had a better and permanent possession.

Consider [it] all joy, my brothers, whenever you encounter various trials,

in which you rejoice greatly, [although] now for a short time, if necessary, you are distressed by various trials,

But to the degree that you share in the sufferings of Christ, rejoice, so that also at the revelation of his glory you may rejoice [and] be glad.

Poor

but commending ourselves as servants of God in every [way], in much endurance, in afflictions, in distresses, in difficulties,

Making

But we have this treasure in earthenware jars, in order that the extraordinary degree of the power may be from God and not from us.

For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that [although he] was rich, for your sake he became poor, in order that you, by his poverty, may become rich.

And if their trespass [means] riches for the world and their loss [means] riches for the Gentiles, how much more [will] their fullness [mean]?

To me, the least of all the saints, was given this grace: to proclaim the good news of the fathomless riches of Christ to the Gentiles,

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another with all wisdom, with psalms, hymns, [and] spiritual songs, singing with thankfulness in your hearts to God,

to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous, sharing freely,

Listen, my dear brothers! Did not God choose the poor of the world [to be] rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom that he has promised to those who love him?

'I know your affliction and poverty (but you are rich), and the slander of those {who call themselves Jews} and are not, but [are] a synagogue of Satan.

General references

Take my teaching and not silver; may you choose knowledge rather than choice gold.