2 Corinthians 7:11

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2 Corinthians 7:11

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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

1 Corinthians 5:13

Ephesians 5:11

1 Timothy 5:21

Indignation

Mark 3:5

Ephesians 4:26

Fear

Jude 1:23

Vehement

1 Peter 2:2

Zeal

2 Corinthians 9:2

John 2:17

Acts 17:16

Revenge

Matthew 5:29

Mark 9:43

Revelation 3:19

Approved

Bible References

Carefulness

and not by his coming only, but also by the consolation wherewith he had been comforted among you, declaring to us your fervent desire, your mourning, your zeal for me, so that I rejoiced the more.

that there might be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same care one for another.

Faithful is the saying, and of these things I wish thee firmly to testify, that they who have believed in God be careful to be pre-eminent in good works. These are becoming and advantageous to men.

Clearing

But those who are without God judgeth. Put then away that wicked man from among yourselves.

And have no society with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather rebuke them.

I adjure thee before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the elect angels, that thou observe these things without prejudice, doing nothing by partiality.

Indignation

Then looking round about on them with indignation, exceedingly grieved for the hardness of their hearts, he saith to the man, Stretch out thine hand; and he stretched it out: and his hand was restored sound as the other.

Are ye provoked; and do you not sin? let not the sun go down upon your wrath:

Fear

HAVING therefore these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

Admitted; by unbelief they were broken off, and thou standest by faith. Be not high minded, but fear:

Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always been obedient, not only during my presence with you, but now much more in my absence, with fear and trembling work out your own salvation.

LET us fear then lest, though a promise be left of entering into his rest, any one of you should appear to fail of obtaining it.

carefully observing lest any of you fail of attaining the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and by it many be defiled;

And if ye invoke him as Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to every man's work, conduct yourselves during the time of your sojourning with [jealous] fear:

and others save with trembling, snatching them out of the fire; though hating even the garment spotted by the flesh.

Vehement

as new-born babes desire earnestly the unadulterated milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:

Zeal

For I know your readiness of mind, for which I boast of you to the Macedonians, that Achaia had made preparation a year ago; and your zeal hath stirred up very many.

Then the disciples remembered that it was written, "The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up."

Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit within him was greatly grieved, beholding the city so devoted to idolatry.

Revenge

If then thine eye, the right, leads thee to offend, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is highly for thy advantage, that one of thy members be destroyed, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.

And if thy hand cause thee to offend, cut it off: it were better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having both hands to go into hell, into the fire that never will be quenched:

As many as I love, I rebuke and correct: be zealous then, and repent.

Approved

but in every thing approving ourselves as ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in straits,

Now I pray unto God that ye do no evil, not that we should appear approved, but that you may do that which is laudable, though we should be as reprobates.

For he who in these things is the servant of Christ, is acceptable to God, and approved of men.

Be diligent to present thyself before God approved, a workman that need not blush, rightly dividing the word of truth.