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 arrival, but also by the comfort he received from you. He told us about your deep longing, your sorrow, and your zeal for me, so that I rejoiced even more.

so that there would be no division in the body, but that the members would have the same concern for each other.

This saying is trustworthy. I want you to insist on these things, so that those who have believed God might be careful to devote themselves to good works. These are good and profitable for everyone.

Clearing

When he overtook them, he said these words to them.

But God judges outsiders. Put away the evil person from among yourselves.

Don’t participate in the fruitless works of darkness, but instead expose them.

I solemnly charge you before God and Christ Jesus and the elect angels to observe these things without prejudice, doing nothing out of favoritism.

Indignation

David was infuriated with the man and said to Nathan: “As the Lord lives, the man who did this deserves to die!

I became extremely angry when I heard their outcry and these complaints.

I rebuked them, cursed them, beat some of their men, and pulled out their hair. I forced them to take an oath before God and said: “You must not give your daughters in marriage to their sons or take their daughters as wives for your sons or yourselves!

Therefore I take back my words
and repent in dust and ashes.

I have heard Ephraim moaning,
“You disciplined me, and I have been disciplined
like an untrained calf.
Restore me, and I will return,
for you, Lord, are my God.

As soon as the king heard this, he was very displeased; he set his mind on rescuing Daniel and made every effort until sundown to deliver him.

After looking around at them with anger and sorrow at the hardness of their hearts, He told the man, “Stretch out your hand.” So he stretched it out, and his hand was restored.

Be angry and do not sin.

Don’t let the sun go down on your anger,

Fear

Therefore, dear friends, since we have such promises, let us cleanse ourselves from every impurity of the flesh and spirit, completing our sanctification in the fear of God.

Serve the Lord with reverential awe
and rejoice with trembling.

A wise man is cautious and turns from evil,
but a fool is easily angered and is careless.

Happy is the one who is always reverent,
but one who hardens his heart falls into trouble.

True enough; they were broken off by unbelief, but you stand by faith. Do not be arrogant, but be afraid.

So then, my dear friends, just as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence, but now even more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.

Therefore, while the promise to enter His rest remains, let us fear that none of you should miss it.

Make sure that no one falls short of the grace of God and that no root of bitterness springs up, causing trouble and by it, defiling many.

And if you address as Father the One who judges impartially based on each one’s work, you are to conduct yourselves in fear during the time of your temporary residence.

save others by snatching them from the fire; have mercy on others but with fear, hating even the garment defiled by the flesh.

Vehement

Lord, my every desire is known to You;
my sighing is not hidden from You.

BOOK II
(Psalms 42–72)For the choir director. A Maskil of the sons of Korah. As a deer longs for streams of water,
so I long for You, God.

I wait for the Lord
more than watchmen for the morning—
more than watchmen for the morning.

He fulfills the desires of those who fear Him;
He hears their cry for help and saves them.

Set me as a seal on your heart,
as a seal on your arm.
For love is as strong as death;
ardent love is as unrelenting as Sheol.
Love’s flames are fiery flames—
the fiercest of all.

Yes, Yahweh, we wait for You
in the path of Your judgments.
Our desire is for Your name and renown.

Like newborn infants, desire the pure spiritual milk, so that you may grow by it for your salvation,

Zeal

For I know your eagerness, and I brag about you to the Macedonians:

“Achaia

has been prepared since last year,” and your zeal has stirred up most of them.

because zeal for Your house has consumed me,
and the insults of those who insult You
have fallen on me.

My anger overwhelms me
because my foes forget Your words.

And His disciples remembered that it is written: Zeal

for Your house will consume

Me.

While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, his spirit was troubled within him when he saw that the city was full of idols.

Revenge

Yet when they were sick,
my clothing was sackcloth;
I humbled myself with fasting,
and my prayer was genuine.

If your right eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. For it is better that you lose one of the parts of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.

And if your hand causes your downfall, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life maimed than to have two hands and go to hell—the unquenchable fire,

As many as I love, I rebuke and discipline. So be committed and repent.

Approved

But as God’s ministers, we commend ourselves in everything:

by great endurance, by afflictions,
by hardship, by difficulties,

Now we pray to God that you do nothing wrong—not that we may appear to pass the test, but that you may do what is right, even though we may appear to fail.

Whoever serves Christ in this way is acceptable to God and approved by men.

Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who doesn’t need to be ashamed, correctly teaching the word of truth.