2 Corinthians 7:11

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2 Corinthians 7:11

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Summary

For behold this selfsame thing, that ye sorrowed after a godly sort, what carefulness it wrought in you, yea, what clearing of yourselves, yea, what indignation, yea, what fear, yea, what vehement desire, yea, what zeal, yea, what revenge! In all things ye have approved yourselves to be clear in this matter.

Carefulness

2 Corinthians 7:7

1 Corinthians 12:25

Titus 3:8

Clearing

Indignation

Fear

Vehement

1 Peter 2:2

Zeal

Acts 17:16

Revenge

Approved

Bible References

Carefulness

And not only by his presence, but also by the encouragement with which he was encouraged by you, reporting to us your earnest desire, your mourning, your zeal for me, so that I rejoiced the more.

so that there would be no schisms in the body, but that the parts would have the same care for each other.

Faithful is the saying. And I want thee to strongly insist about these things, so that those who have believed in God may be careful to manage good works. These things are good and beneficial to men.

Clearing

And he overtook them, and he spoke to them these words.

But God judges those outside. And ye yourselves shall drive out the evil man from you.

And do not associate with the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead even rebuke them.

I solemnly testify before God, and Lord Jesus Christ, and the chosen agents, that thou keep these things without prejudice, doing nothing from partiality.

Indignation

And David's anger was greatly kindled against the man, and he said to Nathan, As LORD lives, the man who has done this is worthy to die.

And I was very angry when I heard their cry and these words.

And I contended with them, and cursed them, and smote certain of them, and plucked off their hair, and made them swear by God, [saying], Ye shall not give your daughters to their sons, nor take their daughters for your sons, or for

Therefore I abhor [myself], and repent in dust and ashes.

I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself [saying], Thou have chastised me, and I was chastised as a calf unaccustomed [to the yoke]. Turn thou me back, and I shall be turned back, for thou are LORD my God.

Then the king, when he heard these words, was very displeased, and set his heart on Daniel to deliver him. And he labored till the going down of the sun to rescue him.

And having looked around on them with anger, being grieved at the callousness of their heart, he says to the man, Stretch forth thy hand. And he stretched it out, and his hand was restored as the other.

Be ye angry, and sin not. Let not the sun go down upon your wrath,

Fear

Having therefore these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from every filthiness of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in fear of God.

Serve LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling.

A wise man fears, and departs from evil, but the fool bears himself insolently, and is confident.

Happy is the man who fears always, but he who hardens his heart shall fall into mischief.

Correct! They were broken off for their unbelief, and thou stand by thy faith. Be not high-minded but fear,

Therefore my beloved, just as ye have always obeyed, not only as in my presence, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.

Let us be afraid therefore, lest, a promise being left behind to enter into his rest, any of you should seem to have come short.

Looking carefully lest any man fall short, away from the grace of God, lest any root of bitterness sprouting up would cause trouble, and by this many may be defiled,

And if ye call on a Father, him who judges impartially according to each man's work, live the time of your sojourn in fear.

And in fear save some, snatching them out of the fire, hating even the garment that was stained by the flesh.

Vehement

LORD, all my desire is before thee, and my groaning is not hid from thee.

As the hart pants after the water brooks, so my soul pants after thee, O God.

my soul for LORD more than watchmen for the morning, watchmen for the morning.

He will fulfill the desire of those who fear him. He also will hear their cry and will save them.

Set me as a seal upon thy heart, as a seal upon thine arm. For love is strong as death, jealousy is cruel as Sheol. The flashes of it are flashes of fire, a most vehement flame.

Yea, in the way of thy judgments, O LORD, we have waited for thee, to thy name. Even to thy memorial, is the desire of our soul.

as newborn babes, long for the genuine intellectual milk, so that ye may grow by it,

Zeal

For I know your willingness, which I boast about you to the Macedonians, that Achaia was prepared from a year ago. And your zeal provoked the majority.

For the zeal of thy house has eaten me up, and the reproaches of those who reproach thee have fallen upon me.

My zeal has consumed me, because my adversaries have forgotten thy words.

And his disciples remembered that it is written, Zeal for thy house will consume me.

But while Paul waited for them in Athens, his spirit was aroused within him, seeing the city being completely idolatrous.

Revenge

But as for me, when they were sick my clothing was sackcloth. I afflicted my soul with fasting, and my prayer returned into my own bosom.

And if thy right eye causes thee to stumble, remove it and cast it from thee, for it is advantageous for thee that one of thy body-parts should perish, and not thy whole body be cast into hell.

And if thy hand may cause thee to stumble, cut it off. It is good for thee to enter into life maimed, than having thy two hands to go into hell, into the unquenchable fire,

As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten. Be zealous therefore, and repent.

Approved

but in everything commending ourselves as helpers of God, in much perseverance, in afflictions, in necessities, in restrictions,

Now I pray to God, to do you nothing harmful, not that we would appear test-passing, but that ye would do right, even like we might be test-failing.

For he who serves Christ in these things is acceptable to God, and approved by men.

Be diligent to present thyself approved to God, an irreproachable workman, correctly traversing the word of truth.