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 by his coming only, but by the consolation with which he was comforted in you, when he told us your earnest desire, your mourning, your fervent mind toward me; so that I rejoiced the more.

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

This is a faithful saying, and these things I desire that you affirm constantly, that they who have believed in God might be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable unto men.

Clearing

And he overtook them, and he spoke unto them these same words.

But them that are outside God judges. Therefore put away from among yourselves that wicked person.

And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.

I charge you before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the elect angels, that you observe these things without preferring one before another, doing nothing by partiality.

Indignation

And David's anger was greatly kindled against the man; and he said to Nathan, As the LORD lives, the man that has done this thing shall surely die:

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

And I contended with them, and pronounced them cursed, and struck certain of them, and plucked off their hair, and made them swear by God, saying, You shall not give your daughters unto their sons, nor take their daughters unto your sons, or for yourselves.

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

I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus; You have chastised me, and I was chastised, as a bullock unaccustomed to the yoke: restore me, and I shall return; for you are the LORD my God.

Then the king, when he heard these words, was greatly displeased with himself, and set his heart on Daniel to deliver him: and he labored till the going down of the sun to deliver him.

And when he had looked around at them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, he said unto the man, Stretch forth your hand. And he stretched it out: and his hand was restored whole as the other.

Be angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:

Fear

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

Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling.

A wise man fears, and departs from evil: but the fool rages, and is confident.

Happy is the man that is reverent always: but he that hardens his heart shall fall into calamity.

Well; because of unbelief they were broken off, and you stand by faith. Be not arrogant, but fear:

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

Let us therefore fear, lest, although a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it.

Looking diligently lest any man fall short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled;

And if you call on the Father, who without respect of persons judges according to every man's work, pass the time of your exile here in fear:

And others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh.

Vehement

Lord, all my desire is before you; and my groaning is not hid from you.

[To the Chief Musician. A maschil, for the Sons of Korah.] As the hart pants after the water brooks, so pants my soul after you, O God.

My soul waits for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning: I say, more than they that watch for the morning.

He will fulfill the desire of them that fear him: he also will hear their cry, and will save them.

Set me as a seal upon your heart, as a seal upon your arm: for love is as strong as death; jealousy is cruel as the grave: its flames are flames of fire, a most vehement flame.

Yea, in the way of your judgments, O LORD, have we waited for you; the desire of our soul is to your name, and to the remembrance of you.

As newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the word, that you may grow thereby:

Zeal

For I know the eagerness of your mind, for which I boast of you to them of Macedonia, that Achaia was ready a year ago; and your zeal has provoked very many.

For the zeal of your house has eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached you are fallen upon me.

My zeal has consumed me, because my enemies have forgotten your words.

And his disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of your house has consumed me.

Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was stirred in him, when he saw the city wholly given to idolatry.

Revenge

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

And if your right eye causes you to offend, pluck it out, and cast it from you: for it is better for you that one of your members should perish, and not that your whole body should be cast into hell.

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

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

Approved

But in all things presenting ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses,

Now I pray to God that you do no evil; not that we should appear approved, but that you should do that which is honest, though we be as failures.

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

Study to show yourself approved unto God, a workman that needs not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.