Book,Chapter,Verse,Teaching,Keywords 2 Corinthians,1,1,"Corinth was a city that existed in the time of the apostle Paul","APOSTLE,CITY,CORINTH,EXISTED,PAUL,TIME" 2 Corinthians,1,1,"Jesus is the Messiah (the Christ)","CHRIST,JESUS,MESSIAH" 2 Corinthians,1,1,"Paul refers to Timothy as his brother in Christ","BROTHER,CHRIST,HIS,PAUL,REFERS,TIMOTHY" 2 Corinthians,1,1,"Paul was an apostle","APOSTLE,PAUL" 2 Corinthians,1,1,"Paul was an apostle of Jesus","APOSTLE,JESUS,PAUL" 2 Corinthians,1,1,"Paul was made an apostle by the will of God; he was not made an apostle by the will of man","APOSTLE,GOD,HE,MADE,MAN,NOT,PAUL" 2 Corinthians,1,1,"This letter was also written to all the saints (Christians) that were in all of Achaia (a province in Greece)","ACHAIA,ALL,CHRISTIANS,GREECE,LETTER,PROVINCE,SAINTS,WRITTEN" 2 Corinthians,1,1,"This letter was written by the apostle Paul","APOSTLE,LETTER,PAUL,WRITTEN" 2 Corinthians,1,1,"This letter was written by Timothy","LETTER,TIMOTHY,WRITTEN" 2 Corinthians,1,1,"This letter was written to the church of God at Corinth","CHURCH,CORINTH,GOD,LETTER,WRITTEN" 2 Corinthians,1,2,"God is our Father","FATHER,GOD,OUR" 2 Corinthians,1,2,"Grace comes from God","COMES,GOD,GRACE" 2 Corinthians,1,2,"Grace comes from Jesus","COMES,GRACE,JESUS" 2 Corinthians,1,2,"It is good to pray that God would give grace to someone","GIVE,GOD,GOOD,GRACE,PRAY,SOMEONE" 2 Corinthians,1,2,"It is good to pray that God would give peace to someone","GIVE,GOD,GOOD,PEACE,PRAY,SOMEONE" 2 Corinthians,1,2,"Jesus is our Lord","JESUS,LORD,OUR" 2 Corinthians,1,2,"Paul prayed that God would give grace to the Corinthian church","CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,GIVE,GOD,GRACE,PAUL,PRAYED" 2 Corinthians,1,2,"Paul prayed that God would give peace to the Corinthian church","CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,GIVE,GOD,PAUL,PEACE,PRAYED" 2 Corinthians,1,2,"Paul prayed that Jesus would give grace to the Corinthian church","CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,GIVE,GRACE,JESUS,PAUL,PRAYED" 2 Corinthians,1,2,"Paul prayed that Jesus would give peace to the Corinthian church","CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,GIVE,JESUS,PAUL,PEACE,PRAYED" 2 Corinthians,1,2,"Peace comes from God","COMES,GOD,PEACE" 2 Corinthians,1,2,"Peace comes from Jesus","COMES,JESUS,PEACE" 2 Corinthians,1,3,"Comfort comes from God","COMES,COMFORT,GOD" 2 Corinthians,1,3,"God is merciful","GOD,MERCIFUL" 2 Corinthians,1,3,"God is the Father of Jesus","FATHER,GOD,JESUS" 2 Corinthians,1,3,"God is the Father of mercies","FATHER,GOD,MERCIES" 2 Corinthians,1,3,"God is the God of all comfort","ALL,COMFORT,GOD" 2 Corinthians,1,3,"It is good to bless God","BLESS,GOD,GOOD" 2 Corinthians,1,3,"Mercy comes from God","COMES,GOD,MERCY" 2 Corinthians,1,3,"Paul blessed God; (this is a common theme in the Bible; the Bible is full of people who bless God)","BIBLE,BLESS,BLESSED,COMMON,FULL,GOD,PAUL,PEOPLE,THEME,WHO" 2 Corinthians,1,4,"God comforts us during our times of tribulation","COMFORTS,DURING,GOD,OUR,TIMES,TRIBULATION" 2 Corinthians,1,4,"God comforts us so that we can comfort others","CAN,COMFORT,COMFORTS,GOD" 2 Corinthians,1,4,"It is not wrong to pray that God would comfort us","COMFORT,GOD,NOT,PRAY,WRONG" 2 Corinthians,1,4,"It is not wrong to seek comfort during times of tribulation","COMFORT,DURING,NOT,SEEK,TIMES,TRIBULATION,WRONG" 2 Corinthians,1,4,"The one who helps us through times of tribulation is God","GOD,HELPS,ONE,TIMES,TRIBULATION,WHO" 2 Corinthians,1,4,"There may be times in our life when we go through tribulation","GO,LIFE,OUR,THERE,TIMES,TRIBULATION,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,1,4,"We have a responsibility to know if other people are in trouble so we can comfort and help them","CAN,COMFORT,HELP,IF,KNOW,PEOPLE,RESPONSIBILITY,TROUBLE" 2 Corinthians,1,4,"We should seek to comfort those who are going through times of tribulation; we have a responsibility to help them","COMFORT,GOING,HELP,RESPONSIBILITY,SEEK,SHOULD,TIMES,TRIBULATION,WHO" 2 Corinthians,1,5,"Christ is the one who consoles and comforts us during times of persecution","CHRIST,COMFORTS,DURING,ONE,PERSECUTION,TIMES,WHO" 2 Corinthians,1,5,"If our suffering for the sake of Christ abounds in our life, then consolation from Christ will also abound as well","ABOUND,ABOUNDS,CHRIST,CONSOLATION,IF,LIFE,OUR,SAKE,SUFFERING" 2 Corinthians,1,5,"Paul refers to our times of persecution and suffering as the 'sufferings of Christ'; when we are persecuted for the sake of the gospel, that is when the sufferings of Christ abound in our life; we are partaking in His suffering","ABOUND,CHRIST,GOSPEL,HIS,LIFE,OUR,PARTAKING,PAUL,PERSECUTED,PERSECUTION,REFERS,SAKE,SUFFERING,SUFFERINGS,TIMES,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,1,5,"Persecution is accompanied by consolation","ACCOMPANIED,CONSOLATION,PERSECUTION" 2 Corinthians,1,6,"Even though Paul was suffering and being persecuted, he was concerned about the welfare of the Corinthian church","BEING,CHURCH,CONCERNED,CORINTHIAN,HE,PAUL,PERSECUTED,SUFFERING,WELFARE" 2 Corinthians,1,6,"Paul believed that when he was comforted, his comfort could provide consolation to the Corinthians","BELIEVED,COMFORT,COMFORTED,CONSOLATION,CORINTHIANS,HE,HIS,PAUL,PROVIDE,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,1,6,"Paul believed that when he was persecuted, his suffering could provide consolation to the Corinthians; this is because they could see him as an example of patiently enduring persecution, and that would strengthen them when they were persecuted as well","BECAUSE,BELIEVED,CONSOLATION,CORINTHIANS,ENDURING,EXAMPLE,HE,HIM,HIS,PATIENTLY,PAUL,PERSECUTED,PERSECUTION,PROVIDE,SEE,STRENGTHEN,SUFFERING,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,1,6,"Paul expected the Corinthian church to be persecuted as he was persecuted","CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,EXPECTED,HE,PAUL,PERSECUTED" 2 Corinthians,1,6,"Paul said that he was being afflicted (persecuted) for the sake of the Corinthians, so that they might be saved; (this is most likely a reference to the fact that Paul was persecuted for spreading the gospel, and God was using the gospel to save people)","AFFLICTED,BEING,CORINTHIANS,FACT,GOD,GOSPEL,HE,LIKELY,MIGHT,PAUL,PEOPLE,PERSECUTED,REFERENCE,SAID,SAKE,SAVE,SAVED,SPREADING,USING" 2 Corinthians,1,6,"Paul wanted to see consolation given to the Corinthian church","CHURCH,CONSOLATION,CORINTHIAN,GIVEN,PAUL,SEE,WANTED" 2 Corinthians,1,6,"Paul was willing to suffer for the Corinthian church","CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,PAUL,SUFFER,WILLING" 2 Corinthians,1,6,"There may be times when we have to suffer; when those times come, we can look at the examples of others who have suffered and draw strength and comfort from their experience","CAN,COME,COMFORT,DRAW,EXAMPLES,EXPERIENCE,LOOK,STRENGTH,SUFFER,SUFFERED,THERE,TIMES,WHEN,WHO" 2 Corinthians,1,6,"We should be concerned about the welfare of others (including the welfare of other churches)","CHURCHES,CONCERNED,INCLUDING,SHOULD,WELFARE" 2 Corinthians,1,6,"When we suffer, and we bear it well, we can be an example to others that can help them through times of suffering","BEAR,CAN,EXAMPLE,HELP,SUFFER,SUFFERING,TIMES,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,1,7,"Paul believed that since the Corinthian church was suffering, the Corinthian church would also receive consolation from Christ","BELIEVED,CHRIST,CHURCH,CONSOLATION,CORINTHIAN,PAUL,RECEIVE,SINCE,SUFFERING" 2 Corinthians,1,7,"Those who partake in the sufferings of Christ will also partake in the consolation as well; those who are persecuted will be comforted","CHRIST,COMFORTED,CONSOLATION,PARTAKE,PERSECUTED,SUFFERINGS,WHO" 2 Corinthians,1,7,"When Paul wrote this letter the Corinthian church was suffering","CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,LETTER,PAUL,SUFFERING,WHEN,WROTE" 2 Corinthians,1,8,"It is not true that God never gives us more than we can bear; in Asia the apostle Paul suffered more than he could bear","APOSTLE,ASIA,BEAR,CAN,GIVES,GOD,HE,NEVER,NOT,PAUL,SUFFERED,TRUE" 2 Corinthians,1,8,"It is not wrong to tell other people about the things you have suffered","NOT,PEOPLE,SUFFERED,TELL,THINGS,WRONG,YOU" 2 Corinthians,1,8,"Paul said that in Asia he was 'pressed out of measure'","ASIA,HE,MEASURE,PAUL,PRESSED,SAID" 2 Corinthians,1,8,"Paul said that in Asia he was persecuted beyond his strength to endure it; he was pressed 'out of measure' and 'above strength'","ABOVE,ASIA,BEYOND,ENDURE,HE,HIS,MEASURE,PAUL,PERSECUTED,PRESSED,SAID,STRENGTH" 2 Corinthians,1,8,"Paul said that in Asia he was persecuted so severely that he thought he was going to die","ASIA,DIE,GOING,HE,PAUL,PERSECUTED,SAID,SEVERELY,THOUGHT" 2 Corinthians,1,8,"Paul suffered greatly in Asia","ASIA,GREATLY,PAUL,SUFFERED" 2 Corinthians,1,8,"Paul wanted the Corinthian church to know about the terrible persecution that he suffered","CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,HE,KNOW,PAUL,PERSECUTION,SUFFERED,TERRIBLE,WANTED" 2 Corinthians,1,9,"One day God will raise the dead","DAY,DEAD,GOD,ONE,RAISE" 2 Corinthians,1,9,"We can have hope in persecution, even when facing death, because we know that God raises the dead","BECAUSE,CAN,DEAD,DEATH,FACING,GOD,HOPE,KNOW,PERSECUTION,RAISES,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,1,9,"We should not put our trust in ourselves","NOT,OUR,OURSELVES,PUT,SHOULD,TRUST" 2 Corinthians,1,9,"We should put our trust in God","GOD,OUR,PUT,SHOULD,TRUST" 2 Corinthians,1,9,"When Paul was fiercely persecuted he did not trust in himself; instead he trusted in God","FIERCELY,GOD,HE,HIMSELF,INSTEAD,NOT,PAUL,PERSECUTED,TRUST,TRUSTED,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,1,9,"When Paul was persecuted and thought he was going to die, he put his trust in God, who he knew would one day raise the dead","DAY,DEAD,DIE,GOD,GOING,HE,HIS,KNEW,ONE,PAUL,PERSECUTED,PUT,RAISE,THOUGHT,TRUST,WHEN,WHO" 2 Corinthians,1,10,"God delivers people from persecution","DELIVERS,GOD,PEOPLE,PERSECUTION" 2 Corinthians,1,10,"God saved Paul from death; the reason Paul did not die in Asia was because God saved him","ASIA,BECAUSE,DEATH,DIE,GOD,HIM,NOT,PAUL,REASON,SAVED" 2 Corinthians,1,10,"It is not wrong to seek deliverance from persecution","DELIVERANCE,NOT,PERSECUTION,SEEK,WRONG" 2 Corinthians,1,10,"There are times when God does not deliver people from persecution, and allows them to suffer (as can be seen from the fact that Paul was suffering when he wrote this letter)","ALLOWS,CAN,DELIVER,FACT,GOD,HE,LETTER,NOT,PAUL,PEOPLE,PERSECUTION,SEEN,SUFFER,SUFFERING,THERE,TIMES,WHEN,WROTE" 2 Corinthians,1,10,"There are times when God saves people's lives, and delivers them from persecution","DELIVERS,GOD,LIVES,PEOPLE,PERSECUTION,SAVES,THERE,TIMES,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,1,10,"When Paul wrote this letter, he was trusting that God would save him again","AGAIN,GOD,HE,HIM,LETTER,PAUL,SAVE,TRUSTING,WHEN,WROTE" 2 Corinthians,1,11,"It is not wrong to thank God on behalf of others","BEHALF,GOD,NOT,THANK,WRONG" 2 Corinthians,1,11,"Our prayers for others makes a difference; it helps them","DIFFERENCE,HELPS,MAKES,OUR,PRAYERS" 2 Corinthians,1,11,"Paul believed it was appropriate for others to thank God on his behalf, since so many others had given things to him","APPROPRIATE,BEHALF,BELIEVED,GIVEN,GOD,HIM,HIS,MANY,PAUL,SINCE,THANK,THINGS" 2 Corinthians,1,11,"Paul believed that the prayers of the Corinthian church helped him","BELIEVED,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,HELPED,HIM,PAUL,PRAYERS" 2 Corinthians,1,11,"Paul said that a gift had been bestowed upon him 'by the means of many persons'; (this may be a reference to a financial offering that had been given to them)","BESTOWED,FINANCIAL,GIFT,GIVEN,HIM,MANY,MEANS,OFFERING,PAUL,PERSONS,REFERENCE,SAID" 2 Corinthians,1,11,"We should pray for others","PRAY,SHOULD" 2 Corinthians,1,12,"Paul did not speak to the world or to the Corinthians by using the wisdom of the world","CORINTHIANS,NOT,PAUL,SPEAK,USING,WISDOM,WORLD" 2 Corinthians,1,12,"Paul sought simplicity and sincerity; he sought to preach the gospel in simple ways, instead of seeking the fleshly wisdom of men","FLESHLY,GOSPEL,HE,INSTEAD,MEN,PAUL,PREACH,SEEKING,SIMPLE,SIMPLICITY,SINCERITY,SOUGHT,WISDOM" 2 Corinthians,1,12,"Paul sought to preach to both the world and the Corinthians by the grace of God, not by the schemes and wisdom of men","CORINTHIANS,GOD,GRACE,MEN,NOT,PAUL,PREACH,SCHEMES,SOUGHT,WISDOM,WORLD" 2 Corinthians,1,12,"The testimony of Paul was by the grace of God","GOD,GRACE,PAUL,TESTIMONY" 2 Corinthians,1,12,"The testimony of Paul was godly sincerity","GODLY,PAUL,SINCERITY,TESTIMONY" 2 Corinthians,1,12,"The testimony of Paul was not fleshly wisdom","FLESHLY,NOT,PAUL,TESTIMONY,WISDOM" 2 Corinthians,1,12,"The testimony of Paul was simplicity","PAUL,SIMPLICITY,TESTIMONY" 2 Corinthians,1,12,"We must not seek to use the wisdom and ways of the world to reach the world; instead we must seek the grace of God to preach the gospel with simplicity and sincerity","GOD,GOSPEL,GRACE,INSTEAD,MUST,NOT,PREACH,REACH,SEEK,SIMPLICITY,SINCERITY,USE,WISDOM,WORLD" 2 Corinthians,1,13,"Paul hoped that the Corinthian church would stand fast in what he had taught them, and would not stray from it","CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,FAST,HE,HOPED,NOT,PAUL,STAND,TAUGHT,WHAT" 2 Corinthians,1,13,"Paul only wrote to the Corinthians in simplicity and sincerity; he never wrote to them in worldly wisdom","CORINTHIANS,HE,NEVER,ONLY,PAUL,SIMPLICITY,SINCERITY,WISDOM,WORLDLY,WROTE" 2 Corinthians,1,13,"The only way we can reach the world is by preaching the gospel through the grace of God; the world cannot be saved by the carnal wisdom of the world","CAN,CANNOT,CARNAL,GOD,GOSPEL,GRACE,ONLY,PREACHING,REACH,SAVED,WISDOM,WORLD" 2 Corinthians,1,13,"We must stand fast in the simplicity and sincerity of the gospel; we must never stray from it, or seek something else","FAST,GOSPEL,MUST,NEVER,SEEK,SIMPLICITY,SINCERITY,SOMETHING,STAND" 2 Corinthians,1,14,"In the day that the Lord returns, Paul will rejoice in the Corinthian church and they will rejoice in him","CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,DAY,HIM,LORD,PAUL,REJOICE,RETURNS" 2 Corinthians,1,14,"It is good to rejoice in the faithfulness of other Christians","CHRISTIANS,FAITHFULNESS,GOOD,REJOICE" 2 Corinthians,1,14,"Paul looked forward to the day of the Lord Jesus; (this is most likely a reference to the rapture)","DAY,FORWARD,JESUS,LIKELY,LOOKED,LORD,PAUL,RAPTURE,REFERENCE" 2 Corinthians,1,14,"Paul looked forward to the rapture, even in times of persecution","FORWARD,LOOKED,PAUL,PERSECUTION,RAPTURE,TIMES" 2 Corinthians,1,14,"The apostle Paul said that he rejoiced in the Corinthian church","APOSTLE,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,HE,PAUL,REJOICED,SAID" 2 Corinthians,1,14,"The Corinthian church rejoiced in the apostle Paul","APOSTLE,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,PAUL,REJOICED" 2 Corinthians,1,15,"Paul had planned on making another visit to the Corinthian church, so that he might benefit them","ANOTHER,BENEFIT,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,HE,MAKING,MIGHT,PAUL,PLANNED,VISIT" 2 Corinthians,1,15,"The reason Paul wanted to visit the Corinthian church again was because he rejoiced in them; it was not because he was angry with them, but rather he sought to help them","AGAIN,ANGRY,BECAUSE,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,HE,HELP,NOT,PAUL,RATHER,REASON,REJOICED,SOUGHT,VISIT,WANTED" 2 Corinthians,1,16,"Before Paul wrote this letter he planned on going to Macedonia","BEFORE,GOING,HE,LETTER,MACEDONIA,PAUL,PLANNED,WROTE" 2 Corinthians,1,16,"Before Paul wrote this letter he was planning a trip to Judaea, and was going to stop by Macedonia on the way","BEFORE,GOING,HE,JUDAEA,LETTER,MACEDONIA,PAUL,PLANNING,STOP,TRIP,WROTE" 2 Corinthians,1,16,"Judaea existed at the time of Paul","EXISTED,JUDAEA,PAUL,TIME" 2 Corinthians,1,16,"Macedonia existed at the time of Paul","EXISTED,MACEDONIA,PAUL,TIME" 2 Corinthians,1,16,"Paul had planned on visiting the Corinthian church after he went to Macedonia, while he was on his way to Judaea","AFTER,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,HE,HIS,JUDAEA,MACEDONIA,PAUL,PLANNED,VISITING,WENT,WHILE" 2 Corinthians,1,17,"Paul did not lightly or casually plan a trip to see the Corinthians; to him it was a serious and weighty matter","CORINTHIANS,HIM,LIGHTLY,MATTER,NOT,PAUL,PLAN,SEE,SERIOUS,TRIP,WEIGHTY" 2 Corinthians,1,17,"Paul did not plan a trip to visit the Corinthians for carnal or fleshly reasons","CARNAL,CORINTHIANS,FLESHLY,NOT,PAUL,PLAN,REASONS,TRIP,VISIT" 2 Corinthians,1,17,"Paul wanted his purposes and plans to come from God, not from the flesh; he did not want to do things for carnal reasons","CARNAL,COME,DO,FLESH,GOD,HE,HIS,NOT,PAUL,PLANS,PURPOSES,REASONS,THINGS,WANT,WANTED" 2 Corinthians,1,17,"When Paul dealt with the Corinthian church; he was not double-minded; he did not waver between 'yes' and 'no'","BETWEEN,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,DEALT,HE,NO,NOT,PAUL,WAVER,WHEN,YES" 2 Corinthians,1,18,"God is true","GOD,TRUE" 2 Corinthians,1,18,"Paul's teachings to the Corinthian church were focused and sincere; they did not waver, and they were not double-minded","CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,FOCUSED,NOT,PAUL,SINCERE,TEACHINGS,WAVER" 2 Corinthians,1,19,"Jesus is the Messiah (the Christ)","CHRIST,JESUS,MESSIAH" 2 Corinthians,1,19,"Jesus is the Son of God","GOD,JESUS,SON" 2 Corinthians,1,19,"Paul preached the gospel of Jesus to the Corinthians","CORINTHIANS,GOSPEL,JESUS,PAUL,PREACHED" 2 Corinthians,1,19,"Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy were not double-minded when they preached the gospel; they also did not teach them one thing and then turn around and contradict it","CONTRADICT,GOSPEL,NOT,ONE,PAUL,PREACHED,SILVANUS,TEACH,THING,TIMOTHY,TURN,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,1,19,"Silvanus preached the gospel of Jesus to the Corinthians","CORINTHIANS,GOSPEL,JESUS,PREACHED,SILVANUS" 2 Corinthians,1,19,"Timothy preached the gospel of Jesus to the Corinthians","CORINTHIANS,GOSPEL,JESUS,PREACHED,TIMOTHY" 2 Corinthians,1,20,"God has made us promises","GOD,MADE,PROMISES" 2 Corinthians,1,20,"God is glorified when He fulfills His promises to us","FULFILLS,GLORIFIED,GOD,HE,HIS,PROMISES,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,1,20,"God uses Christians to glorify Himself","CHRISTIANS,GLORIFY,GOD,HIMSELF,USES" 2 Corinthians,1,20,"God will keep the promises that He made to us","GOD,HE,KEEP,MADE,PROMISES" 2 Corinthians,1,20,"In Christ all the promises of God are yes; we will receive the promises of God, and they will be fulfilled","ALL,CHRIST,FULFILLED,GOD,PROMISES,RECEIVE,YES" 2 Corinthians,1,20,"Paul said that in Christ the promises of God are 'Amen' (let it be)","AMEN,CHRIST,GOD,LET,PAUL,PROMISES,SAID" 2 Corinthians,1,20,"The promises of God are not denied to us, but instead they are given to us through Christ","CHRIST,DENIED,GIVEN,GOD,INSTEAD,NOT,PROMISES" 2 Corinthians,1,20,"We should have faith in the promises of God, for God will surely fulfill them","FAITH,FULFILL,GOD,PROMISES,SHOULD,SURELY" 2 Corinthians,1,20,"We should seek to glorify God","GLORIFY,GOD,SEEK,SHOULD" 2 Corinthians,1,21,"God is the one who anointed the apostle Paul; his anointing came from God","ANOINTED,ANOINTING,APOSTLE,GOD,HIS,ONE,PAUL,WHO" 2 Corinthians,1,21,"God is the one who establishes us in Christ","CHRIST,ESTABLISHES,GOD,ONE,WHO" 2 Corinthians,1,21,"Paul was established in God","ESTABLISHED,GOD,PAUL" 2 Corinthians,1,21,"The Corinthian church was established in God","CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,ESTABLISHED,GOD" 2 Corinthians,1,21,"We do not establish ourselves in Christ; the reason we are saved, and the reason we remain saved, is God","CHRIST,DO,ESTABLISH,GOD,NOT,OURSELVES,REASON,REMAIN,SAVED" 2 Corinthians,1,22,"All those who are saved in this age have been sealed, and have the Holy Spirit","AGE,ALL,HOLY,SAVED,SEALED,SPIRIT,WHO" 2 Corinthians,1,22,"God is the one who has given us the Holy Spirit","GIVEN,GOD,HOLY,ONE,SPIRIT,WHO" 2 Corinthians,1,22,"It is true and Biblical to say that that the Holy Spirit is in our heart","BIBLICAL,HEART,HOLY,OUR,SAY,SPIRIT,TRUE" 2 Corinthians,1,22,"The Holy Spirit is an 'earnest payment'; it is an initial part of our inheritance that we have received in this life, and is a sign that there is more to come","COME,EARNEST,HOLY,INHERITANCE,LIFE,OUR,PART,PAYMENT,RECEIVED,SIGN,SPIRIT,THERE" 2 Corinthians,1,22,"We have been sealed by God; the reason we remain saved is because God has sealed us; this means our salvation is assured, and we cannot be lost","ASSURED,BECAUSE,CANNOT,GOD,LOST,MEANS,OUR,REASON,REMAIN,SALVATION,SAVED,SEALED" 2 Corinthians,1,23,"Paul told the Corinthian church that he was speaking the truth to them; the things he were saying were true, and were his genuine motives","CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,GENUINE,HE,HIS,MOTIVES,PAUL,SAYING,SPEAKING,THINGS,TOLD,TRUE,TRUTH" 2 Corinthians,1,23,"The reason Paul had not made another visit to the Corinthian church was because he wanted to spare them more pain and grief; Paul did not want to add to their suffering","ADD,ANOTHER,BECAUSE,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,GRIEF,HE,MADE,NOT,PAIN,PAUL,REASON,SPARE,SUFFERING,VISIT,WANT,WANTED" 2 Corinthians,1,24,"It is good to help others","GOOD,HELP" 2 Corinthians,1,24,"It is good to seek the joy of others","GOOD,JOY,SEEK" 2 Corinthians,1,24,"Paul did not lord himself over the Corinthian church, or try to establish dominion over it","CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,DOMINION,ESTABLISH,HIMSELF,LORD,NOT,PAUL,TRY" 2 Corinthians,1,24,"Paul did not see himself as having dominion over the Corinthian church; instead he saw himself as a servant of the church, and he wanted to help them and bring them joy","BRING,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,DOMINION,HE,HELP,HIMSELF,INSTEAD,JOY,NOT,PAUL,SAW,SEE,SERVANT,WANTED" 2 Corinthians,1,24,"Paul sought the joy of the Corinthian church","CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,JOY,PAUL,SOUGHT" 2 Corinthians,1,24,"Paul sought to help the Corinthian church","CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,HELP,PAUL,SOUGHT" 2 Corinthians,1,24,"We stand by faith (not by works)","FAITH,NOT,STAND,WORKS" 2 Corinthians,2,1,"Even though Paul had good things to say to the Corinthian church, he did not simply press ahead; instead he thought about the impact he was having, and looked for an approach that would still communicate the truth but would not be a source of pain to the church","APPROACH,CHURCH,COMMUNICATE,CORINTHIAN,GOOD,HE,IMPACT,INSTEAD,LOOKED,NOT,PAIN,PAUL,PRESS,SAY,SIMPLY,SOURCE,THINGS,THOUGHT,TRUTH" 2 Corinthians,2,1,"It is good to seek the joy of others","GOOD,JOY,SEEK" 2 Corinthians,2,1,"It is good to think about the impact that we have on others","GOOD,IMPACT,THINK" 2 Corinthians,2,1,"It seems that the last visit that Paul made to the Corinthian church had been a difficult and painful one, and Paul did not want to do that again","AGAIN,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,DIFFICULT,DO,LAST,MADE,NOT,ONE,PAINFUL,PAUL,SEEMS,VISIT,WANT" 2 Corinthians,2,1,"Paul cared about the impact that his visits had on the churches; he genuinely cared about their welfare, and wanted his visits to be a source of joy to the churches","CARED,CHURCHES,GENUINELY,HE,HIS,IMPACT,JOY,PAUL,SOURCE,VISITS,WANTED,WELFARE" 2 Corinthians,2,1,"Paul told the Corinthian church that he did not want to visit them again 'in heaviness'","AGAIN,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,HE,HEAVINESS,NOT,PAUL,TOLD,VISIT,WANT" 2 Corinthians,2,2,"It seems that the last visit Paul paid to the Corinthian church had filled them with sorrow","CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,FILLED,LAST,PAID,PAUL,SEEMS,SORROW,VISIT" 2 Corinthians,2,2,"Paul did not want to fill the Corinthian church with sorrow again","AGAIN,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,FILL,NOT,PAUL,SORROW,WANT" 2 Corinthians,2,2,"Paul said that if he filled the church with sorrow, then who would be able to make him glad?","ABLE,CHURCH,FILLED,GLAD,HE,HIM,IF,MAKE,PAUL,SAID,SORROW,WHO" 2 Corinthians,2,2,"Paul wanted to make the Corinthian church glad so that they could make him glad; he wanted to encourage them so that they could encourage him","CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,ENCOURAGE,GLAD,HE,HIM,MAKE,PAUL,WANTED" 2 Corinthians,2,2,"Someone who is filled with sorrow is going to have a very hard time trying to bring joy into the life of someone else","BRING,FILLED,GOING,HARD,JOY,LIFE,SOMEONE,SORROW,TIME,TRYING,WHO" 2 Corinthians,2,2,"We should seek to encourage one another","ANOTHER,ENCOURAGE,ONE,SEEK,SHOULD" 2 Corinthians,2,3,"It seems that Paul wrote a letter to the Corinthian church before he wrote this one, in which he discussed the sorrow of the church; (that letter seems to have been written after 1 Corinthians, and no longer exists)","AFTER,BEFORE,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,CORINTHIANS,DISCUSSED,EXISTS,HE,LETTER,LONGER,NO,ONE,PAUL,SEEMS,SORROW,WHICH,WRITTEN,WROTE" 2 Corinthians,2,3,"Paul wanted to rejoice in the Corinthian church; he wanted them to be a source of joy","CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,HE,JOY,PAUL,REJOICE,SOURCE,WANTED" 2 Corinthians,2,3,"Paul wanted to share in the joy of the Corinthian church","CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,JOY,PAUL,SHARE,WANTED" 2 Corinthians,2,3,"The reason Paul wrote his previous letter (which no longer exists) is so that the next time he came he would not cause them sorrow","CAUSE,EXISTS,HE,HIS,LETTER,LONGER,NEXT,NO,NOT,PAUL,PREVIOUS,REASON,SORROW,TIME,WHICH,WROTE" 2 Corinthians,2,4,"Paul cared greatly about the churches; he loved them dearly and he wanted to bring them joy","BRING,CARED,CHURCHES,DEARLY,GREATLY,HE,JOY,LOVED,PAUL,WANTED" 2 Corinthians,2,4,"Paul did not want the Corinthian church to be grieved","CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,GRIEVED,NOT,PAUL,WANT" 2 Corinthians,2,4,"Paul did not write with a hardened, uncaring heart, nor did he seek to bring sorrow into the churches","BRING,CHURCHES,HARDENED,HE,HEART,NOR,NOT,PAUL,SEEK,SORROW,WRITE" 2 Corinthians,2,4,"Paul had an attitude of love to the Corinthian church; he wanted to encourage them and bring them joy; he did not have a hard heart, and he cared greatly about them","ATTITUDE,BRING,CARED,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,ENCOURAGE,GREATLY,HARD,HE,HEART,JOY,LOVE,NOT,PAUL,WANTED" 2 Corinthians,2,4,"Paul put a lot of emotions into his letters; some of them were written with anguish and tears","ANGUISH,EMOTIONS,HIS,LETTERS,LOT,PAUL,PUT,SOME,TEARS,WRITTEN" 2 Corinthians,2,4,"Paul wanted the Corinthian church to know how much he loved them","CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,HE,KNOW,LOVED,MUCH,PAUL,WANTED" 2 Corinthians,2,4,"Paul's previous (lost) letter was written with many tears","LETTER,LOST,MANY,PAUL,PREVIOUS,TEARS,WRITTEN" 2 Corinthians,2,4,"Paul's previous (lost) letter was written with much affliction","AFFLICTION,LETTER,LOST,MUCH,PAUL,PREVIOUS,WRITTEN" 2 Corinthians,2,4,"Paul's previous (lost) letter was written with much anguish of heart","ANGUISH,HEART,LETTER,LOST,MUCH,PAUL,PREVIOUS,WRITTEN" 2 Corinthians,2,4,"The things that we say and do and write should be characterized by love","CHARACTERIZED,DO,LOVE,SAY,SHOULD,THINGS,WRITE" 2 Corinthians,2,5,"Paul said that the situation had only grieved him a little; he did not want the church to think that they had brought a large amount of grief into his life","AMOUNT,BROUGHT,CHURCH,GRIEF,GRIEVED,HE,HIM,HIS,LARGE,LIFE,LITTLE,NOT,ONLY,PAUL,SAID,SITUATION,THINK,WANT" 2 Corinthians,2,5,"Paul's concern was for the health of the church; he was more concerned about them than he was about him","CHURCH,CONCERN,CONCERNED,HE,HEALTH,HIM,PAUL" 2 Corinthians,2,6,"If a person is living in unrepentant sin, and he is removed from the church, he should be brought back into the church if he repents; the church should not seek to punish him further","BACK,BROUGHT,CHURCH,FURTHER,HE,HIM,IF,LIVING,NOT,PERSON,PUNISH,REMOVED,REPENTS,SEEK,SHOULD,SIN,UNREPENTANT" 2 Corinthians,2,6,"It seems that the Corinthian church had listened to Paul and had removed the man who was living in unrepentant sin from their midst; it also seems that this led him to repent","CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,HIM,LED,LISTENED,LIVING,MAN,MIDST,PAUL,REMOVED,REPENT,SEEMS,SIN,UNREPENTANT,WHO" 2 Corinthians,2,6,"It seems that this man had repented after Paul's first letter, and Paul wanted him brought back into the church since he had repented","AFTER,BACK,BROUGHT,CHURCH,FIRST,HE,HIM,LETTER,MAN,PAUL,REPENTED,SEEMS,SINCE,WANTED" 2 Corinthians,2,6,"The issue that caused so much sorrow seems to have had something to do with the man who was living in unrepentant sin (which was discussed in 1 Corinthians)","CAUSED,CORINTHIANS,DISCUSSED,DO,ISSUE,LIVING,MAN,MUCH,SEEMS,SIN,SOMETHING,SORROW,UNREPENTANT,WHICH,WHO" 2 Corinthians,2,7,"If a man who is living in unrepentant church repents, the church should comfort him","CHURCH,COMFORT,HIM,IF,LIVING,MAN,REPENTS,SHOULD,UNREPENTANT,WHO" 2 Corinthians,2,7,"If a man who is living in unrepentant church repents, the church should forgive him","CHURCH,FORGIVE,HIM,IF,LIVING,MAN,REPENTS,SHOULD,UNREPENTANT,WHO" 2 Corinthians,2,7,"If the church does not forgive a man who repents of his sin, he may be swallowed up in sorrow","CHURCH,FORGIVE,HE,HIS,IF,MAN,NOT,REPENTS,SIN,SORROW,SWALLOWED,UP,WHO" 2 Corinthians,2,8,"Paul told the Corinthian church to confirm their love for this man who had sinned, but then repented of his sin","CHURCH,CONFIRM,CORINTHIAN,HIS,LOVE,MAN,PAUL,REPENTED,SIN,SINNED,TOLD,WHO" 2 Corinthians,2,8,"The church should accept those who repent; (Paul does not say that it should accept those who do not repent)","ACCEPT,CHURCH,DO,NOT,PAUL,REPENT,SAY,SHOULD,WHO" 2 Corinthians,2,8,"The church should love people who repent","CHURCH,LOVE,PEOPLE,REPENT,SHOULD,WHO" 2 Corinthians,2,8,"The church should not reject people who turn from their sins and repent","CHURCH,NOT,PEOPLE,REJECT,REPENT,SHOULD,SINS,TURN,WHO" 2 Corinthians,2,9,"Churches must be obedient in all things (not just in some things)","ALL,CHURCHES,JUST,MUST,NOT,OBEDIENT,SOME,THINGS" 2 Corinthians,2,9,"God requires Christians to be obedient; we do not have the right to live as we please","CHRISTIANS,DO,GOD,LIVE,NOT,OBEDIENT,PLEASE,REQUIRES,RIGHT" 2 Corinthians,2,9,"It seems that Paul's previous letter (which no longer exists) had been about the issue of the man who sinned","EXISTS,ISSUE,LETTER,LONGER,MAN,NO,PAUL,PREVIOUS,SEEMS,SINNED,WHICH,WHO" 2 Corinthians,2,9,"Paul wrote to test the Corinthian church, to see if they would be obedient in all things","ALL,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,IF,OBEDIENT,PAUL,SEE,TEST,THINGS,WROTE" 2 Corinthians,2,9,"We must be obedient in all things","ALL,MUST,OBEDIENT,THINGS" 2 Corinthians,2,10,"Paul forgave this person (apparently for whatever this person had done to Paul)","DONE,FORGAVE,PAUL,PERSON" 2 Corinthians,2,10,"Paul forgave what this person had done to him for the sake of the Corinthian church","CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,DONE,FORGAVE,HIM,PAUL,PERSON,SAKE,WHAT" 2 Corinthians,2,10,"Paul only brought up forgiveness after the man repented; he never said that the church should forgive people who are not sorry and who have not repented","AFTER,BROUGHT,CHURCH,FORGIVE,FORGIVENESS,HE,MAN,NEVER,NOT,ONLY,PAUL,PEOPLE,REPENTED,SAID,SHOULD,SORRY,UP,WHO" 2 Corinthians,2,10,"Paul wanted the Corinthian church to forgive the man who had turned from his sin and repented of it","CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,FORGIVE,HIS,MAN,PAUL,REPENTED,SIN,TURNED,WANTED,WHO" 2 Corinthians,2,10,"Since Paul talked about forgiving this person, it seems that this person had done something to Paul (because you can only forgive things that were done to you, not things that were done to other people)","BECAUSE,CAN,DONE,FORGIVE,FORGIVING,NOT,ONLY,PAUL,PEOPLE,PERSON,SEEMS,SINCE,SOMETHING,TALKED,THINGS,YOU" 2 Corinthians,2,10,"Sins are forgiven in the person of Christ","CHRIST,FORGIVEN,PERSON,SINS" 2 Corinthians,2,10,"We need Christ in order to obtain forgiveness","CHRIST,FORGIVENESS,NEED,OBTAIN,ORDER" 2 Corinthians,2,10,"We should forgive people who have sinned against us, if they repent","AGAINST,FORGIVE,IF,PEOPLE,REPENT,SHOULD,SINNED,WHO" 2 Corinthians,2,11,"If we do not forgive people who have repented then the devil will get an advantage over us","ADVANTAGE,DEVIL,DO,FORGIVE,IF,NOT,PEOPLE,REPENTED,WHO" 2 Corinthians,2,11,"If we do not forgive people who have repented then we are harming ourselves (for we are giving the devil an opportunity)","DEVIL,DO,FORGIVE,GIVING,IF,NOT,OPPORTUNITY,OURSELVES,PEOPLE,REPENTED,WHO" 2 Corinthians,2,11,"One of the ways that we can fight against the devil is through forgiveness","AGAINST,CAN,DEVIL,FIGHT,FORGIVENESS,ONE" 2 Corinthians,2,11,"Paul said that we are not ignorant of the devices (schemes) of the devil; this means that God has revealed them to us in His Word","DEVICES,DEVIL,GOD,HIS,IGNORANT,MEANS,NOT,PAUL,REVEALED,SAID,SCHEMES,WORD" 2 Corinthians,2,11,"The devil has devices (schemes); he is actively seeking to harm us","ACTIVELY,DEVICES,DEVIL,HARM,HE,SCHEMES,SEEKING" 2 Corinthians,2,11,"We must not remain ignorant of how the devil works; we must study the Scriptures so that we can stand against him","AGAINST,CAN,DEVIL,HIM,IGNORANT,MUST,NOT,REMAIN,SCRIPTURES,STAND,STUDY,WORKS" 2 Corinthians,2,12,"Before Paul wrote this letter he had made a trip to Troas to preach the gospel","BEFORE,GOSPEL,HE,LETTER,MADE,PAUL,PREACH,TRIP,TROAS,WROTE" 2 Corinthians,2,12,"In order for us to be effective, the Lord must open a door for us; it all depends on the Lord (not on us)","ALL,DEPENDS,DOOR,EFFECTIVE,LORD,MUST,NOT,OPEN,ORDER" 2 Corinthians,2,12,"Paul referred to the gospel as Christ's gospel","CHRIST,GOSPEL,PAUL,REFERRED" 2 Corinthians,2,12,"Troas was a real place that existed in the time of Paul","EXISTED,PAUL,PLACE,REAL,TIME,TROAS" 2 Corinthians,2,12,"When Paul was in Troas, the Lord opened a door for him so that he could preach","DOOR,HE,HIM,LORD,OPENED,PAUL,PREACH,TROAS,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,2,13,"Even though God had opened a door for Paul to preach in Troas, Paul left because he could not find Titus; the fact that his brother in Christ was not there disturbed him, and so he left","BECAUSE,BROTHER,CHRIST,DOOR,FACT,FIND,GOD,HE,HIM,HIS,LEFT,NOT,OPENED,PAUL,PREACH,THERE,TITUS,TROAS" 2 Corinthians,2,13,"Even though God opened a door for Paul to preach, Paul did not take advantage of it because he could not find Titus; it seems that Paul did not believe that he had to take advantage of every opportunity he was given","ADVANTAGE,BECAUSE,BELIEVE,DOOR,EVERY,FIND,GIVEN,GOD,HE,NOT,OPENED,OPPORTUNITY,PAUL,PREACH,SEEMS,TAKE,TITUS" 2 Corinthians,2,13,"Paul called Titus his brother in Christ","BROTHER,CALLED,CHRIST,HIS,PAUL,TITUS" 2 Corinthians,2,13,"Paul considered fellowship so important that he left an opportunity to preach the gospel simply because Titus was not there; Paul seems to have told this story to teach the Corinthian church that fellowship is very important, and they should forgive the man who had repented and bring him back into the church","BACK,BECAUSE,BRING,CHURCH,CONSIDERED,CORINTHIAN,FELLOWSHIP,FORGIVE,GOSPEL,HE,HIM,IMPORTANT,LEFT,MAN,NOT,OPPORTUNITY,PAUL,PREACH,REPENTED,SEEMS,SHOULD,SIMPLY,STORY,TEACH,THERE,TITUS,TOLD,WHO" 2 Corinthians,2,13,"Paul seemed to think that it was not good to be alone; he sought to be with others, and was restless until he found them","ALONE,FOUND,GOOD,HE,NOT,PAUL,SEEMED,SOUGHT,THINK,UNTIL" 2 Corinthians,2,13,"There is tremendous value in being with others","BEING,THERE,TREMENDOUS,VALUE" 2 Corinthians,2,13,"There may be good and valid reasons to not take advantage of an opportunity","ADVANTAGE,GOOD,NOT,OPPORTUNITY,REASONS,TAKE,THERE" 2 Corinthians,2,13,"When Paul left Troas he went to Macedonia","HE,LEFT,MACEDONIA,PAUL,TROAS,WENT,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,2,14,"God chooses to work through us","CHOOSES,GOD,WORK" 2 Corinthians,2,14,"God is the one who causes us to triumph","CAUSES,GOD,ONE,TRIUMPH,WHO" 2 Corinthians,2,14,"God uses Christians to manifest His knowledge throughout the world","CHRISTIANS,GOD,HIS,KNOWLEDGE,MANIFEST,USES,WORLD" 2 Corinthians,2,14,"In order to triumph we need Christ","CHRIST,NEED,ORDER,TRIUMPH" 2 Corinthians,2,14,"Our triumph is in Christ; it is not in ourselves, but is in Him","CHRIST,HIM,NOT,OUR,OURSELVES,TRIUMPH" 2 Corinthians,2,14,"Our triumphs come from God, not from ourselves","COME,GOD,NOT,OUR,OURSELVES" 2 Corinthians,2,14,"The gospel needs to be preached in every place","EVERY,GOSPEL,NEEDS,PLACE,PREACHED" 2 Corinthians,2,14,"We should be spreading the knowledge of God throughout the world","GOD,KNOWLEDGE,SHOULD,SPREADING,WORLD" 2 Corinthians,2,15,"Christians are the savor (taste) of Christ to those who are not saved","CHRIST,CHRISTIANS,NOT,SAVED,SAVOR,TASTE,WHO" 2 Corinthians,2,15,"Christians are the savor (taste) of Christ to those who are saved","CHRIST,CHRISTIANS,SAVED,SAVOR,TASTE,WHO" 2 Corinthians,2,15,"God views Christians as a sweet savor (taste) of Christ","CHRIST,CHRISTIANS,GOD,SAVOR,SWEET,TASTE" 2 Corinthians,2,15,"In order to avoid perishing we must be saved","AVOID,MUST,ORDER,PERISHING,SAVED" 2 Corinthians,2,15,"Those who are saved will not perish","NOT,PERISH,SAVED,WHO" 2 Corinthians,2,15,"Those who die without being saved will perish","BEING,DIE,PERISH,SAVED,WHO" 2 Corinthians,2,16,"To those who are not saved, Christians are the savor (taste) of death unto death; we are the taste of death, to those who are dead in their sins and who will perish","CHRISTIANS,DEAD,DEATH,NOT,PERISH,SAVED,SAVOR,SINS,TASTE,WHO" 2 Corinthians,2,16,"To those who are saved, Christians are the savor (taste) of life unto life; we are the taste of life, to those who have been saved and given life","CHRISTIANS,GIVEN,LIFE,SAVED,SAVOR,TASTE,WHO" 2 Corinthians,2,16,"When a Christian meets another Christian, they are getting a taste of life, which is a joy","ANOTHER,CHRISTIAN,JOY,LIFE,MEETS,TASTE,WHEN,WHICH" 2 Corinthians,2,16,"When a lost person meets another Christian, they are getting a taste of death","ANOTHER,CHRISTIAN,DEATH,LOST,MEETS,PERSON,TASTE,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,2,17,"Christians are of God","CHRISTIANS,GOD" 2 Corinthians,2,17,"Christians are those who are sincere; they believe in the Word of God","BELIEVE,CHRISTIANS,GOD,SINCERE,WHO,WORD" 2 Corinthians,2,17,"Christians do not corrupt the word of God","CHRISTIANS,CORRUPT,DO,GOD,NOT,WORD" 2 Corinthians,2,17,"Christians speak in Christ","CHRIST,CHRISTIANS,SPEAK" 2 Corinthians,2,17,"In the sight of God, the things that we speak are spoken in Christ","CHRIST,GOD,SIGHT,SPEAK,SPOKEN,THINGS" 2 Corinthians,2,17,"It is an evil thing to corrupt the word of God","CORRUPT,EVIL,GOD,THING,WORD" 2 Corinthians,2,17,"There are many who corrupt the word of God","CORRUPT,GOD,MANY,THERE,WHO,WORD" 2 Corinthians,2,17,"Those who corrupt the word of God are not Christians","CHRISTIANS,CORRUPT,GOD,NOT,WHO,WORD" 2 Corinthians,3,1,"It is not good for pastors and teachers to boast about themselves, and their greatness, and the great things they have done","BOAST,DONE,GOOD,GREAT,GREATNESS,NOT,PASTORS,TEACHERS,THINGS" 2 Corinthians,3,1,"It seems that some people asked churches to write letters about how great they were","ASKED,CHURCHES,GREAT,LETTERS,PEOPLE,SEEMS,SOME,WRITE" 2 Corinthians,3,1,"It seems that some people brought letters to churches testifying of their greatness","BROUGHT,CHURCHES,GREATNESS,LETTERS,PEOPLE,SEEMS,SOME,TESTIFYING" 2 Corinthians,3,1,"Paul did not focus on 'building his brand', or boasting about himself, or talking about himself; instead he focused on the gospel","BOASTING,BUILDING,FOCUS,FOCUSED,GOSPEL,HE,HIMSELF,HIS,INSTEAD,NOT,PAUL,TALKING" 2 Corinthians,3,1,"Paul did not seek a letter from the Corinthians that he could use to show others how great he was","CORINTHIANS,GREAT,HE,LETTER,NOT,PAUL,SEEK,SHOW,USE" 2 Corinthians,3,1,"Paul did not seek a letter that he could give to the Corinthians that testified to his greatness","CORINTHIANS,GIVE,GREATNESS,HE,HIS,LETTER,NOT,PAUL,SEEK,TESTIFIED" 2 Corinthians,3,1,"Paul did not want to have to tell the Corinthian church how great he was; he didn't want to tell them about all the great things he had done; instead he wanted to focus on other matters, and very rarely talked about himself","ALL,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,DONE,FOCUS,GREAT,HE,HIMSELF,INSTEAD,MATTERS,NOT,PAUL,TALKED,TELL,THINGS,WANT,WANTED" 2 Corinthians,3,1,"Preachers and teachers should seek to avoid talking about themselves, and should instead focus on the Scriptures","AVOID,FOCUS,INSTEAD,PREACHERS,SCRIPTURES,SEEK,SHOULD,TALKING,TEACHERS" 2 Corinthians,3,2,"Paul said that the Corinthian church was their epistle; the Corinthians were in their hearts","CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,CORINTHIANS,EPISTLE,HEARTS,PAUL,SAID" 2 Corinthians,3,2,"Paul said that the relationship he had with the Corinthian church was able to be seen by everyone; people did not need to read about it in a letter because they could see it for themselves","ABLE,BECAUSE,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,EVERYONE,HE,LETTER,NEED,NOT,PAUL,PEOPLE,READ,RELATIONSHIP,SAID,SEE,SEEN" 2 Corinthians,3,3,"Paul called God the living God; God is alive","ALIVE,CALLED,GOD,LIVING,PAUL" 2 Corinthians,3,3,"Paul called the Corinthian church an epistle of Christ, written on the heart by the Spirit of God, which was far better than a letter written in ink by a human being","BEING,BETTER,CALLED,CHRIST,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,EPISTLE,FAR,GOD,HEART,HUMAN,INK,LETTER,PAUL,SPIRIT,WHICH,WRITTEN" 2 Corinthians,3,3,"Paul said he did not need an epistle from the Corinthians because they were his epistle","BECAUSE,CORINTHIANS,EPISTLE,HE,HIS,NEED,NOT,PAUL,SAID" 2 Corinthians,3,3,"Paul said that the Corinthians were a living testimony of their relationship; he did not need a letter written in ink","CORINTHIANS,HE,INK,LETTER,LIVING,NEED,NOT,PAUL,RELATIONSHIP,SAID,TESTIMONY,WRITTEN" 2 Corinthians,3,4,"Christ is the one who has obtained our forgiveness; He is the one that enables us to approach God and trust in Him","APPROACH,CHRIST,FORGIVENESS,GOD,HE,HIM,OBTAINED,ONE,OUR,TRUST,WHO" 2 Corinthians,3,4,"Christians are those who have trust in God, because of what Christ has done","BECAUSE,CHRIST,CHRISTIANS,DONE,GOD,TRUST,WHAT,WHO" 2 Corinthians,3,4,"The reason we have trust in God is because of Christ","BECAUSE,CHRIST,GOD,REASON,TRUST" 2 Corinthians,3,5,"Our strength and success and life comes from God; it does not come from ourselves","COME,COMES,GOD,LIFE,NOT,OUR,OURSELVES,STRENGTH,SUCCESS" 2 Corinthians,3,5,"Our sufficiency is of God","GOD,OUR,SUFFICIENCY" 2 Corinthians,3,5,"Trusting in ourselves is foolish, because we cannot do anything of our own power","ANYTHING,BECAUSE,CANNOT,DO,FOOLISH,OUR,OURSELVES,OWN,POWER,TRUSTING" 2 Corinthians,3,5,"We are not self-sufficient","NOT" 2 Corinthians,3,5,"We must not trust in ourselves","MUST,NOT,OURSELVES,TRUST" 2 Corinthians,3,5,"We must trust in God alone, not in ourselves or in our heart or in our abilities","ABILITIES,ALONE,GOD,HEART,MUST,NOT,OUR,OURSELVES,TRUST" 2 Corinthians,3,6,"God is the one who makes people ministers of the gospel","GOD,GOSPEL,MAKES,MINISTERS,ONE,PEOPLE,WHO" 2 Corinthians,3,6,"God made the apostles 'able' (competent) teachers of the new testament","ABLE,APOSTLES,GOD,MADE,NEW,TEACHERS,TESTAMENT" 2 Corinthians,3,6,"God made the apostles ministers (teachers) of the new testament","APOSTLES,GOD,MADE,MINISTERS,NEW,TEACHERS,TESTAMENT" 2 Corinthians,3,6,"The apostles are teachers of the new testament, not of the old covenant of works (the Mosaic Law)","APOSTLES,COVENANT,LAW,MOSAIC,NEW,NOT,OLD,TEACHERS,TESTAMENT,WORKS" 2 Corinthians,3,6,"The apostles are teachers of the spirit of the covenant, not of the letter","APOSTLES,COVENANT,LETTER,NOT,SPIRIT,TEACHERS" 2 Corinthians,3,6,"The letter of the covenant kills, but the spirit gives life","COVENANT,GIVES,KILLS,LETTER,LIFE,SPIRIT" 2 Corinthians,3,6,"There is a new testament (a new covenant); the old (the Mosaic Law) has been done away with","AWAY,COVENANT,DONE,LAW,MOSAIC,NEW,OLD,TESTAMENT,THERE" 2 Corinthians,3,6,"We should seek after the spirit of the word of God, for therein is life","AFTER,GOD,LIFE,SEEK,SHOULD,SPIRIT,THEREIN,WORD" 2 Corinthians,3,7,"Although the face of Moses really did shine, it seems that there was a symbolic meaning behind that as well; Paul connects the glory of his face with the glory of the old covenant, and the temporary nature of that glory to the temporary nature of the old covenant","ALTHOUGH,BEHIND,COVENANT,FACE,GLORY,HIS,MEANING,MOSES,NATURE,OLD,PAUL,SEEMS,SHINE,SYMBOLIC,TEMPORARY,THERE" 2 Corinthians,3,7,"God really did write upon the tablets of stone that Moses carved","CARVED,GOD,MOSES,STONE,TABLETS,WRITE" 2 Corinthians,3,7,"Moses really did meet with God upon mount Sinai","GOD,MEET,MOSES,MOUNT,SINAI" 2 Corinthians,3,7,"Moses was a real person who actually existed","ACTUALLY,EXISTED,MOSES,PERSON,REAL,WHO" 2 Corinthians,3,7,"Paul calls the old testament a 'ministration of death'; the covenant of works lead to death, not life","CALLS,COVENANT,DEATH,LEAD,LIFE,MINISTRATION,NOT,OLD,PAUL,TESTAMENT,WORKS" 2 Corinthians,3,7,"Paul said that even though the old testament led only to death, it was glorious; it had a certain measure of glory about it, which could be seen in the fact that the Israelites could not even look at the face of Moses because of the glory that was shining from his face","BECAUSE,CERTAIN,DEATH,FACE,FACT,GLORIOUS,GLORY,HIS,ISRAELITES,LED,LOOK,MEASURE,MOSES,NOT,OLD,ONLY,PAUL,SAID,SEEN,SHINING,TESTAMENT,WHICH" 2 Corinthians,3,7,"Paul said that the glory of the old testament was not eternal; it was temporary, and came to an end","END,ETERNAL,GLORY,NOT,OLD,PAUL,SAID,TEMPORARY,TESTAMENT" 2 Corinthians,3,7,"Paul treats the events of the books of Moses as historical; he saw them as real events that actually happened, and not as myths or legends or fairy tales","ACTUALLY,BOOKS,EVENTS,HAPPENED,HE,HISTORICAL,MOSES,NOT,PAUL,REAL,SAW,TALES,TREATS" 2 Corinthians,3,7,"The face of Moses really did shine after his meeting with God","AFTER,FACE,GOD,HIS,MEETING,MOSES,SHINE" 2 Corinthians,3,7,"The Israelites truly could not look upon the face of Moses after he met with God, because his face shone","AFTER,BECAUSE,FACE,GOD,HE,HIS,ISRAELITES,LOOK,MOSES,NOT,SHONE,TRULY" 2 Corinthians,3,7,"The old covenant of works was never intended to last forever; it was always intended to be done away with","ALWAYS,AWAY,COVENANT,DONE,FOREVER,INTENDED,LAST,NEVER,OLD,WORKS" 2 Corinthians,3,7,"The old testament (the old covenant of works) was written in stone; (this seems to be a reference to the tables of stone that Moses carved and God Himself wrote upon)","CARVED,COVENANT,GOD,HIMSELF,MOSES,OLD,REFERENCE,SEEMS,STONE,TABLES,TESTAMENT,WORKS,WRITTEN,WROTE" 2 Corinthians,3,8,"Paul said that if the old, temporary covenant of works was glorious, then the new covenant - the everlasting covenant of grace, ministered to us by the Spirit - would also be glorious as well","COVENANT,EVERLASTING,GLORIOUS,GRACE,IF,MINISTERED,NEW,OLD,PAUL,SAID,SPIRIT,TEMPORARY,WORKS" 2 Corinthians,3,8,"Under the new covenant (the covenant of grace), the Spirit ministers to us","COVENANT,GRACE,MINISTERS,NEW,SPIRIT,UNDER" 2 Corinthians,3,9,"Even though the old covenant only brought condemnation and death, it had a measure of glory","BROUGHT,CONDEMNATION,COVENANT,DEATH,GLORY,MEASURE,OLD,ONLY" 2 Corinthians,3,9,"If you want righteousness then you must seek it through the new covenant (the covenant of grace)","COVENANT,GRACE,IF,MUST,NEW,RIGHTEOUSNESS,SEEK,WANT,YOU" 2 Corinthians,3,9,"Paul said that the new covenant (the covenant of grace) brings righteousness, not condemnation","BRINGS,CONDEMNATION,COVENANT,GRACE,NEW,NOT,PAUL,RIGHTEOUSNESS,SAID" 2 Corinthians,3,9,"Paul said that the old covenant (the covenant of works) only brought condemnation","BROUGHT,CONDEMNATION,COVENANT,OLD,ONLY,PAUL,SAID,WORKS" 2 Corinthians,3,9,"The new covenant exceeds the old covenant in glory","COVENANT,GLORY,NEW,OLD" 2 Corinthians,3,9,"The new covenant is better than the old covenant","BETTER,COVENANT,NEW,OLD" 2 Corinthians,3,9,"You cannot obtain righteousness through the old covenant (the covenant of works); that covenant only leads to condemnation and death","CANNOT,CONDEMNATION,COVENANT,DEATH,LEADS,OBTAIN,OLD,ONLY,RIGHTEOUSNESS,WORKS,YOU" 2 Corinthians,3,10,"Although God gave some glory to the covenant of works, the covenant of grace is far more glorious; the old covenant has no glory at all by comparison","ALL,ALTHOUGH,COMPARISON,COVENANT,FAR,GAVE,GLORIOUS,GLORY,GOD,GRACE,NO,OLD,SOME,WORKS" 2 Corinthians,3,11,"Paul did not say that some parts of the old covenant were done away with while others remained; instead he taught that the entire thing was ended","AWAY,COVENANT,DONE,ENDED,ENTIRE,HE,INSTEAD,NOT,OLD,PARTS,PAUL,REMAINED,SAY,SOME,TAUGHT,THING,WHILE" 2 Corinthians,3,11,"The new covenant is more glorious than the old covenant","COVENANT,GLORIOUS,NEW,OLD" 2 Corinthians,3,11,"The old covenant (the covenant of works) was done away with","AWAY,COVENANT,DONE,OLD,WORKS" 2 Corinthians,3,11,"The only covenant that remains today is the new covenant (the covenant of grace)","COVENANT,GRACE,NEW,ONLY,REMAINS,TODAY" 2 Corinthians,3,12,"Christians have hope","CHRISTIANS,HOPE" 2 Corinthians,3,12,"Paul spoke plainly","PAUL,PLAINLY,SPOKE" 2 Corinthians,3,12,"The new covenant gives hope","COVENANT,GIVES,HOPE,NEW" 2 Corinthians,3,12,"The reason Paul spoke plainly is because of the hope that comes from the new covenant","BECAUSE,COMES,COVENANT,HOPE,NEW,PAUL,PLAINLY,REASON,SPOKE" 2 Corinthians,3,12,"We should seek to speak plainly","PLAINLY,SEEK,SHOULD,SPEAK" 2 Corinthians,3,13,"Although Moses really did put a veil over his face, Paul taught that this had a symbolic meaning; the veil represented the fact that the Israelites could not understand the nature of the old covenant (the covenant of works)","ALTHOUGH,COVENANT,FACE,FACT,HIS,ISRAELITES,MEANING,MOSES,NATURE,NOT,OLD,PAUL,PUT,REPRESENTED,SYMBOLIC,TAUGHT,UNDERSTAND,VEIL,WORKS" 2 Corinthians,3,13,"Moses really did put a veil over his face, so that the Israelites could not see his face clearly","CLEARLY,FACE,HIS,ISRAELITES,MOSES,NOT,PUT,SEE,VEIL" 2 Corinthians,3,13,"The Israelites are blind to the nature of the old covenant; there is a veil, and they cannot see through it","BLIND,CANNOT,COVENANT,ISRAELITES,NATURE,OLD,SEE,THERE,VEIL" 2 Corinthians,3,13,"The old covenant (the covenant of works) has been abolished","ABOLISHED,COVENANT,OLD,WORKS" 2 Corinthians,3,14,"In order to understand the old testament we need Christ","CHRIST,NEED,OLD,ORDER,TESTAMENT,UNDERSTAND" 2 Corinthians,3,14,"In the current era (the church age) the Israelites are still blinded to the nature of the old covenant; when they read the old testament they cannot understand it, because its meaning is hidden from them","AGE,BECAUSE,BLINDED,CANNOT,CHURCH,COVENANT,ERA,HIDDEN,ISRAELITES,MEANING,NATURE,OLD,READ,TESTAMENT,UNDERSTAND,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,3,14,"The veil that is over the old testament is taken away in Christ; the reason Christians can understand it is because Christ has taken the veil away","AWAY,BECAUSE,CAN,CHRIST,CHRISTIANS,OLD,REASON,TAKEN,TESTAMENT,UNDERSTAND,VEIL" 2 Corinthians,3,15,"For the Israelites the veil is still over the old testament; they still cannot understand what Moses was telling them","CANNOT,ISRAELITES,MOSES,OLD,TELLING,TESTAMENT,UNDERSTAND,VEIL,WHAT" 2 Corinthians,3,15,"Paul said that the veil was upon the heart of the Israelites","HEART,ISRAELITES,PAUL,SAID,VEIL" 2 Corinthians,3,15,"When the Israelites read the books of Moses they cannot understand them; their meaning is hidden from them","BOOKS,CANNOT,HIDDEN,ISRAELITES,MEANING,MOSES,READ,UNDERSTAND,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,3,16,"At the moment the Israelites have not turned to the Lord; that is why the veil is still there","ISRAELITES,LORD,MOMENT,NOT,THERE,TURNED,VEIL,WHY" 2 Corinthians,3,16,"If we seek to understand the Scriptures then we must turn to the Lord; we cannot understand them apart from Him","CANNOT,HIM,IF,LORD,MUST,SCRIPTURES,SEEK,TURN,UNDERSTAND" 2 Corinthians,3,16,"One day the Israelites will turn to the Lord, and the veil will be taken away","AWAY,DAY,ISRAELITES,LORD,ONE,TAKEN,TURN,VEIL" 2 Corinthians,3,16,"The veil will only be taken away from the Israelites when they turn to the Lord","AWAY,ISRAELITES,LORD,ONLY,TAKEN,TURN,VEIL,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,3,16,"When the Israelites turn to the Lord, the veil will be taken away","AWAY,ISRAELITES,LORD,TAKEN,TURN,VEIL,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,3,17,"God is a Spirit, not a physical being; (although Christ incarnated, the rest of the godhood did not; yet there are not three gods, but one God in three persons, which is a great mystery)","ALTHOUGH,BEING,CHRIST,GOD,GODS,GREAT,INCARNATED,MYSTERY,NOT,ONE,PERSONS,PHYSICAL,REST,SPIRIT,THERE,THREE,WHICH" 2 Corinthians,3,17,"If you seek liberty then you must seek the Spirit of the Lord","IF,LIBERTY,LORD,MUST,SEEK,SPIRIT,YOU" 2 Corinthians,3,17,"Liberty comes from God","COMES,GOD,LIBERTY" 2 Corinthians,3,17,"Paul says that the Lord is a Spirit","LORD,PAUL,SAYS,SPIRIT" 2 Corinthians,3,17,"There is liberty wherever the Spirit of the Lord is; (this was written in the context of the veil being taken away from the old testament so it could be properly understood)","AWAY,BEING,CONTEXT,LIBERTY,LORD,OLD,SPIRIT,TAKEN,TESTAMENT,THERE,UNDERSTOOD,VEIL,WRITTEN" 2 Corinthians,3,18,"Glory does not come from our works; instead it comes from the Spirit, as a gift from God","COME,COMES,GIFT,GLORY,GOD,INSTEAD,NOT,OUR,SPIRIT,WORKS" 2 Corinthians,3,18,"God is bestowing glory upon all Christians","ALL,CHRISTIANS,GLORY,GOD" 2 Corinthians,3,18,"God is changing all Christians into His image","ALL,CHANGING,CHRISTIANS,GOD,HIS,IMAGE" 2 Corinthians,3,18,"God is using His Spirit to bestow glory upon all Christians","ALL,BESTOW,CHRISTIANS,GLORY,GOD,HIS,SPIRIT,USING" 2 Corinthians,3,18,"Paul speaks of beholding a face in a glass; it seems that in ancient times people looked into a 'glass' as one would use a mirror","ANCIENT,BEHOLDING,FACE,GLASS,LOOKED,MIRROR,ONE,PAUL,PEOPLE,SEEMS,SPEAKS,TIMES,USE" 2 Corinthians,3,18,"Paul talks about looking into a glass and beholding the glory of the Lord; since a mirror reflects the person who is looking into it, this seems to mean that we are shining with the glory of the Lord (as Moses did when he descended from mount Sinai)","BEHOLDING,DESCENDED,GLASS,GLORY,HE,LOOKING,LORD,MEAN,MIRROR,MOSES,MOUNT,PAUL,PERSON,REFLECTS,SEEMS,SHINING,SINAI,SINCE,TALKS,WHEN,WHO" 2 Corinthians,3,18,"The Spirit is what gives us glory","GIVES,GLORY,SPIRIT,WHAT" 2 Corinthians,4,1,"God gave Paul a ministry; (specifically, to spread the gospel to the Gentiles)","GAVE,GENTILES,GOD,GOSPEL,MINISTRY,PAUL,SPECIFICALLY,SPREAD" 2 Corinthians,4,1,"God is the one who gives us the opportunities that we have","GIVES,GOD,ONE,OPPORTUNITIES,WHO" 2 Corinthians,4,1,"Since God gave Paul a ministry, he did not faint or stop or give up","FAINT,GAVE,GIVE,GOD,HE,MINISTRY,NOT,PAUL,SINCE,STOP,UP" 2 Corinthians,4,1,"Since God gave Paul mercy, he did not faint or stop or give up","FAINT,GAVE,GIVE,GOD,HE,MERCY,NOT,PAUL,SINCE,STOP,UP" 2 Corinthians,4,1,"The fact that God gave Paul a ministry was an act of mercy; (after all, Paul was an enemy of the church before God saved him)","ACT,AFTER,ALL,BEFORE,CHURCH,ENEMY,FACT,GAVE,GOD,HIM,MERCY,MINISTRY,PAUL,SAVED" 2 Corinthians,4,1,"Those who have been given a ministry should not give up; they should keep going, as God gives them mercy","GIVE,GIVEN,GIVES,GOD,GOING,KEEP,MERCY,MINISTRY,NOT,SHOULD,UP,WHO" 2 Corinthians,4,2,"It is wrong for those who have a ministry to handle the Word of God deceitfully; instead they must be open and honest about what the Bible says, and must never be dishonest or deceitful about it","BIBLE,DECEITFUL,DECEITFULLY,DISHONEST,GOD,HANDLE,HONEST,INSTEAD,MINISTRY,MUST,NEVER,OPEN,SAYS,WHAT,WHO,WORD,WRONG" 2 Corinthians,4,2,"Paul did not hide the truth of God's Word; instead he made it manifest, and was honest about it","GOD,HE,HIDE,HONEST,INSTEAD,MADE,MANIFEST,NOT,PAUL,TRUTH,WORD" 2 Corinthians,4,2,"Paul renounced craftiness","CRAFTINESS,PAUL,RENOUNCED" 2 Corinthians,4,2,"Paul renounced dishonesty","DISHONESTY,PAUL,RENOUNCED" 2 Corinthians,4,2,"Paul renounced handling God's Word deceitfully","DECEITFULLY,GOD,HANDLING,PAUL,RENOUNCED,WORD" 2 Corinthians,4,2,"The things that we do in life are done in the sight of God","DO,DONE,GOD,LIFE,SIGHT,THINGS" 2 Corinthians,4,2,"There are some people who handle the Word of God deceitfully","DECEITFULLY,GOD,HANDLE,PEOPLE,SOME,THERE,WHO,WORD" 2 Corinthians,4,2,"Those who have a ministry must never be crafty or deceitful; instead they must be plain, open, and honest","CRAFTY,DECEITFUL,HONEST,INSTEAD,MINISTRY,MUST,NEVER,OPEN,PLAIN,WHO" 2 Corinthians,4,2,"Those who have a ministry must never be dishonest","DISHONEST,MINISTRY,MUST,NEVER,WHO" 2 Corinthians,4,2,"We must make manifest the truth of God's Word; we must be honest about what the Bible says, and not hide it","BIBLE,GOD,HIDE,HONEST,MAKE,MANIFEST,MUST,NOT,SAYS,TRUTH,WHAT,WORD" 2 Corinthians,4,2,"We must never handle the Word of God deceitfully","DECEITFULLY,GOD,HANDLE,MUST,NEVER,WORD" 2 Corinthians,4,2,"We must renounce craftiness","CRAFTINESS,MUST" 2 Corinthians,4,2,"We must renounce dishonesty","DISHONESTY,MUST" 2 Corinthians,4,3,"The apostles are not the ones who hid the gospel; the gospel is only hidden to those who are unable to understand and believe it, not because it has been kept a secret","APOSTLES,BECAUSE,BELIEVE,GOSPEL,HID,HIDDEN,KEPT,NOT,ONES,ONLY,SECRET,UNABLE,UNDERSTAND,WHO" 2 Corinthians,4,3,"The gospel is hid to those who are lost; those who are lost do not understand the gospel","DO,GOSPEL,HID,LOST,NOT,UNDERSTAND,WHO" 2 Corinthians,4,4,"Although the gospel is a source of light, some people have been blinded to it and cannot see it","ALTHOUGH,BLINDED,CANNOT,GOSPEL,LIGHT,PEOPLE,SEE,SOME,SOURCE" 2 Corinthians,4,4,"Christ is the image of God; He is the perfect reflection of God (in that He has the same will and desires as the Father, and He always does what the Father tells Him to do)","ALWAYS,CHRIST,DESIRES,DO,FATHER,GOD,HE,HIM,IMAGE,PERFECT,REFLECTION,SAME,TELLS,WHAT" 2 Corinthians,4,4,"Paul called the devil the 'god of this world'","CALLED,DEVIL,GOD,PAUL,WORLD" 2 Corinthians,4,4,"Some people are unable to understand the gospel","GOSPEL,PEOPLE,SOME,UNABLE,UNDERSTAND" 2 Corinthians,4,4,"The 'god of this world' (the devil) has blinded the minds of those who do not believe, so that they cannot understand the gospel","BELIEVE,BLINDED,CANNOT,DEVIL,DO,GOD,GOSPEL,MINDS,NOT,UNDERSTAND,WHO,WORLD" 2 Corinthians,4,4,"The devil actively keeps people from understanding the gospel","ACTIVELY,DEVIL,GOSPEL,KEEPS,PEOPLE,UNDERSTANDING" 2 Corinthians,4,4,"The devil has the power to keep unbelievers from understanding the gospel","DEVIL,GOSPEL,KEEP,POWER,UNBELIEVERS,UNDERSTANDING" 2 Corinthians,4,4,"The devil is dangerous; he is actively working to stop the spread of the gospel","ACTIVELY,DANGEROUS,DEVIL,GOSPEL,HE,SPREAD,STOP,WORKING" 2 Corinthians,4,4,"The gospel is a source of light","GOSPEL,LIGHT,SOURCE" 2 Corinthians,4,4,"The gospel is glorious","GLORIOUS,GOSPEL" 2 Corinthians,4,4,"The gospel is the gospel of Christ","CHRIST,GOSPEL" 2 Corinthians,4,4,"The reason some people cannot understand the gospel is because the devil has blinded them","BECAUSE,BLINDED,CANNOT,DEVIL,GOSPEL,PEOPLE,REASON,SOME,UNDERSTAND" 2 Corinthians,4,5,"Jesus is the Lord","JESUS,LORD" 2 Corinthians,4,5,"Jesus is the Messiah (the Christ)","CHRIST,JESUS,MESSIAH" 2 Corinthians,4,5,"Our preaching must be Christ centered, not self-centered","CHRIST,MUST,NOT,OUR,PREACHING" 2 Corinthians,4,5,"Paul desired to serve the church for the sake of Jesus","CHURCH,DESIRED,JESUS,PAUL,SAKE,SERVE" 2 Corinthians,4,5,"Paul saw himself as a servant of the church, not its ruler","CHURCH,HIMSELF,NOT,PAUL,RULER,SAW,SERVANT" 2 Corinthians,4,5,"The apostles did not preach themselves; they did not preach about themselves, or preach their own message","APOSTLES,MESSAGE,NOT,OWN,PREACH" 2 Corinthians,4,5,"The apostles preached Jesus","APOSTLES,JESUS,PREACHED" 2 Corinthians,4,5,"We must not preach ourselves; instead we must preach Christ alone","ALONE,CHRIST,INSTEAD,MUST,NOT,OURSELVES,PREACH" 2 Corinthians,4,5,"We should see ourselves as servants","OURSELVES,SEE,SERVANTS,SHOULD" 2 Corinthians,4,5,"We should seek to serve others for the sake of Jesus","JESUS,SAKE,SEEK,SERVE,SHOULD" 2 Corinthians,4,6,"God is glorious","GLORIOUS,GOD" 2 Corinthians,4,6,"God is the one who commanded the light to shine out of the darkness; (given the context of this verse, this is most likely a reference to the gospel)","COMMANDED,CONTEXT,DARKNESS,GIVEN,GOD,GOSPEL,LIGHT,LIKELY,ONE,REFERENCE,SHINE,VERSE,WHO" 2 Corinthians,4,6,"God is the one who has given us knowledge of His glory","GIVEN,GLORY,GOD,HIS,KNOWLEDGE,ONE,WHO" 2 Corinthians,4,6,"God used Jesus Christ to glorify Himself","CHRIST,GLORIFY,GOD,HIMSELF,JESUS,USED" 2 Corinthians,4,6,"God used Jesus Christ to shine a light into the world","CHRIST,GOD,JESUS,LIGHT,SHINE,USED,WORLD" 2 Corinthians,4,6,"The knowledge of God's glory is a light in the world","GLORY,GOD,KNOWLEDGE,LIGHT,WORLD" 2 Corinthians,4,6,"The reason Paul believed the gospel was because God shone a light in his heart; God saved him, and that is why he believed; Paul believed as a result of a miracle that God did in his life","BECAUSE,BELIEVED,GOD,GOSPEL,HE,HEART,HIM,HIS,LIFE,LIGHT,MIRACLE,PAUL,REASON,RESULT,SAVED,SHONE,WHY" 2 Corinthians,4,6,"The reason we know God is because God first shined a light in our heart","BECAUSE,FIRST,GOD,HEART,KNOW,LIGHT,OUR,REASON,SHINED" 2 Corinthians,4,6,"The world is in darkness, but God has provided a light","DARKNESS,GOD,LIGHT,PROVIDED,WORLD" 2 Corinthians,4,7,"Paul compared Christians to a treasure that is hidden in an 'earthen vessel'; we are creatures made of the ground, and yet the power of God is within us","CHRISTIANS,COMPARED,CREATURES,EARTHEN,GOD,GROUND,HIDDEN,MADE,PAUL,POWER,TREASURE,VESSEL" 2 Corinthians,4,7,"The power that is in our life comes from God, not from us","COMES,GOD,LIFE,NOT,OUR,POWER" 2 Corinthians,4,7,"We must trust in God alone; we must not trust in ourselves, or our own strength, or our own abilities","ABILITIES,ALONE,GOD,MUST,NOT,OUR,OURSELVES,OWN,STRENGTH,TRUST" 2 Corinthians,4,8,"Although Paul was perplexed, he did not despair","ALTHOUGH,DESPAIR,HE,NOT,PAUL,PERPLEXED" 2 Corinthians,4,8,"Although we are troubled, we do not have to be distressed; we can find strength in the power of God, and keep going","ALTHOUGH,CAN,DISTRESSED,DO,FIND,GOD,GOING,KEEP,NOT,POWER,STRENGTH,TROUBLED" 2 Corinthians,4,8,"Although we may not always understand the reason why things happen to us, we do not have to give in to despair; we can instead have faith and keep going","ALTHOUGH,ALWAYS,CAN,DESPAIR,DO,FAITH,GIVE,GOING,HAPPEN,INSTEAD,KEEP,NOT,REASON,THINGS,UNDERSTAND,WHY" 2 Corinthians,4,8,"Christians should choose not to be distressed","CHOOSE,CHRISTIANS,DISTRESSED,NOT,SHOULD" 2 Corinthians,4,8,"Christians should choose not to give in to despair","CHOOSE,CHRISTIANS,DESPAIR,GIVE,NOT,SHOULD" 2 Corinthians,4,8,"God does not give us an explanation for everything that happens to us","EVERYTHING,EXPLANATION,GIVE,GOD,HAPPENS,NOT" 2 Corinthians,4,8,"It is not wrong to be perplexed; there may be times when things happen to us that do not make sense","DO,HAPPEN,MAKE,NOT,PERPLEXED,SENSE,THERE,THINGS,TIMES,WHEN,WRONG" 2 Corinthians,4,8,"Paul did not always understand the reason behind everything that he suffered; at times his life did not make sense to him","ALWAYS,BEHIND,EVERYTHING,HE,HIM,HIS,LIFE,MAKE,NOT,PAUL,REASON,SENSE,SUFFERED,TIMES,UNDERSTAND" 2 Corinthians,4,8,"Paul said that he was perplexed; there were times when he did not understand the things that were happening to him","HAPPENING,HE,HIM,NOT,PAUL,PERPLEXED,SAID,THERE,THINGS,TIMES,UNDERSTAND,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,4,8,"Paul said that he was troubled on every side, but he was not distressed","DISTRESSED,EVERY,HE,NOT,PAUL,SAID,SIDE,TROUBLED" 2 Corinthians,4,8,"Paul was persecuted; in fact, he said there was trouble on every side - he was surrounded by problems and pain and suffering","EVERY,FACT,HE,PAIN,PAUL,PERSECUTED,PROBLEMS,SAID,SIDE,SUFFERING,SURROUNDED,THERE,TROUBLE" 2 Corinthians,4,8,"The persecution that Paul suffered did not bring him distress; instead he was able to keep going, because of the power of God that was within him","ABLE,BECAUSE,BRING,DISTRESS,GOD,GOING,HE,HIM,INSTEAD,KEEP,NOT,PAUL,PERSECUTION,POWER,SUFFERED" 2 Corinthians,4,8,"There may be times when we are troubled on every side; God may not give us a life of peace and quiet","EVERY,GIVE,GOD,LIFE,NOT,PEACE,QUIET,SIDE,THERE,TIMES,TROUBLED,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,4,8,"We can choose not to be distressed when we are going through times of trouble","CAN,CHOOSE,DISTRESSED,GOING,NOT,TIMES,TROUBLE,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,4,8,"We can choose not to despair when things happen to us that we do not understand","CAN,CHOOSE,DESPAIR,DO,HAPPEN,NOT,THINGS,UNDERSTAND,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,4,9,"Although Paul was cast down, he was not destroyed; he was humbled, but he kept going","ALTHOUGH,CAST,DESTROYED,DOWN,GOING,HE,HUMBLED,KEPT,NOT,PAUL" 2 Corinthians,4,9,"Although Paul was persecuted, he did not believe that he was forsaken; he knew God was with him even though times of persecution","ALTHOUGH,BELIEVE,FORSAKEN,GOD,HE,HIM,KNEW,NOT,PAUL,PERSECUTED,PERSECUTION,TIMES" 2 Corinthians,4,9,"Being persecuted does not mean that God has forsaken us","BEING,FORSAKEN,GOD,MEAN,NOT,PERSECUTED" 2 Corinthians,4,9,"Paul did not believe that his persecution meant that God had forsaken him","BELIEVE,FORSAKEN,GOD,HIM,HIS,MEANT,NOT,PAUL,PERSECUTION" 2 Corinthians,4,9,"Paul said that he was cast down","CAST,DOWN,HE,PAUL,SAID" 2 Corinthians,4,9,"Paul said that he was persecuted","HE,PAUL,PERSECUTED,SAID" 2 Corinthians,4,9,"There is a difference between being cast down and being destroyed; we must choose not to give up when we are cast down","BEING,BETWEEN,CAST,CHOOSE,DESTROYED,DIFFERENCE,DOWN,GIVE,MUST,NOT,THERE,UP,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,4,9,"There may be times when we are persecuted","PERSECUTED,THERE,TIMES,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,4,10,"Paul said that the apostles bore in their body the 'dying of the Lord Jesus'; (this may be a reference to the way that Paul was persecuted, and the scars that he bore from that)","APOSTLES,BODY,BORE,DYING,HE,JESUS,LORD,PAUL,PERSECUTED,REFERENCE,SAID,SCARS" 2 Corinthians,4,10,"Paul saw being persecuted as a way to make manifest the gospel of Jesus","BEING,GOSPEL,JESUS,MAKE,MANIFEST,PAUL,PERSECUTED,SAW" 2 Corinthians,4,10,"Paul saw persecution as partaking in some way in the suffering of Christ","CHRIST,PARTAKING,PAUL,PERSECUTION,SAW,SOME,SUFFERING" 2 Corinthians,4,10,"Paul viewed his persecution and his suffering from a perspective of how it impacted the spread of the gospel; that was his focus","FOCUS,GOSPEL,HIS,IMPACTED,PAUL,PERSECUTION,SPREAD,SUFFERING,VIEWED" 2 Corinthians,4,10,"Paul wanted both the dying of the Lord Jesus and the life of the Lord Jesus to be made manifest through his body; (it seems that the way God did this was through persecution)","BODY,DYING,GOD,HIS,JESUS,LIFE,LORD,MADE,MANIFEST,PAUL,PERSECUTION,SEEMS,WANTED" 2 Corinthians,4,10,"Paul wanted God to make Jesus manifest to the world through him","GOD,HIM,JESUS,MAKE,MANIFEST,PAUL,WANTED,WORLD" 2 Corinthians,4,11,"Christians are delivered to death for the sake of Jesus","CHRISTIANS,DEATH,DELIVERED,JESUS,SAKE" 2 Corinthians,4,11,"God uses the martyrdom of Christians to make Himself manifest to the world","CHRISTIANS,GOD,HIMSELF,MAKE,MANIFEST,MARTYRDOM,USES,WORLD" 2 Corinthians,4,11,"Martyrdom is a way to make Christ manifest through our mortal body","BODY,CHRIST,MAKE,MANIFEST,MARTYRDOM,MORTAL,OUR" 2 Corinthians,4,11,"Our flesh (our physical bodies) are mortal","BODIES,FLESH,MORTAL,OUR,PHYSICAL" 2 Corinthians,4,11,"The reason Christians are persecuted and martyred is so that the life of Jesus might be made manifest through them","CHRISTIANS,JESUS,LIFE,MADE,MANIFEST,MARTYRED,MIGHT,PERSECUTED,REASON" 2 Corinthians,4,11,"There may be times when Christians are put to death","CHRISTIANS,DEATH,PUT,THERE,TIMES,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,4,12,"God gave the apostles death so that, through them, He might give us life","APOSTLES,DEATH,GAVE,GIVE,GOD,HE,LIFE,MIGHT" 2 Corinthians,4,12,"It was God's will for the apostles to suffer and die for the sake of the churches","APOSTLES,CHURCHES,DIE,GOD,SAKE,SUFFER" 2 Corinthians,4,12,"The apostles were delivered to death for the sake of the church; they were martyred so that God might bring the lost to light and save them","APOSTLES,BRING,CHURCH,DEATH,DELIVERED,GOD,LIGHT,LOST,MARTYRED,MIGHT,SAKE,SAVE" 2 Corinthians,4,13,"After we believe the gospel, we must spread it to others","AFTER,BELIEVE,GOSPEL,MUST,SPREAD" 2 Corinthians,4,13,"Paul referred to the 'spirit of faith'","FAITH,PAUL,REFERRED,SPIRIT" 2 Corinthians,4,13,"Since the apostles believed the gospel, they preached the gospel","APOSTLES,BELIEVED,GOSPEL,PREACHED,SINCE" 2 Corinthians,4,13,"The apostles believed the gospel","APOSTLES,BELIEVED,GOSPEL" 2 Corinthians,4,13,"We believe the gospel through faith","BELIEVE,FAITH,GOSPEL" 2 Corinthians,4,13,"We must first believe the gospel","BELIEVE,FIRST,GOSPEL,MUST" 2 Corinthians,4,14,"God is the one who raised Jesus from the dead","DEAD,GOD,JESUS,ONE,RAISED,WHO" 2 Corinthians,4,14,"Jesus is Lord","JESUS,LORD" 2 Corinthians,4,14,"Jesus is no longer dead; instead He is risen","DEAD,HE,INSTEAD,JESUS,LONGER,NO,RISEN" 2 Corinthians,4,14,"Paul believed that just as God raised Jesus from the dead, so one day God would raise the apostles from the dead as well","APOSTLES,BELIEVED,DAY,DEAD,GOD,JESUS,JUST,ONE,PAUL,RAISE,RAISED" 2 Corinthians,4,14,"Paul knew that one day the apostles would die","APOSTLES,DAY,DIE,KNEW,ONE,PAUL" 2 Corinthians,4,14,"Paul said that after the resurrection, he would be presented along with the Corinthian church; it seems that after the resurrection, we will be presented to someone (possibly to God)","AFTER,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,GOD,HE,PAUL,POSSIBLY,PRESENTED,RESURRECTION,SAID,SEEMS,SOMEONE" 2 Corinthians,4,14,"The resurrection at the time of the rapture will be done by God the Father; He will raise us up","DONE,FATHER,GOD,HE,RAISE,RAPTURE,RESURRECTION,TIME,UP" 2 Corinthians,4,14,"The same God who raised Jesus from the dead will one day raise us up as well","DAY,DEAD,GOD,JESUS,ONE,RAISE,RAISED,SAME,UP,WHO" 2 Corinthians,4,14,"There is a resurrection to come; those who died in Christ will one day be resurrected by God the Father","CHRIST,COME,DAY,DIED,FATHER,GOD,ONE,RESURRECTED,RESURRECTION,THERE,WHO" 2 Corinthians,4,14,"There was a time when Jesus died, and was dead","DEAD,DIED,JESUS,THERE,TIME,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,4,14,"Those who died in Christ will not always be dead","ALWAYS,CHRIST,DEAD,DIED,NOT,WHO" 2 Corinthians,4,15,"God gave abundant grace to the church","ABUNDANT,CHURCH,GAVE,GOD,GRACE" 2 Corinthians,4,15,"Paul said that all things were done for the sake of the church","ALL,CHURCH,DONE,PAUL,SAID,SAKE,THINGS" 2 Corinthians,4,15,"The apostles suffered, were persecuted, and were killed for the sake of the church; God used their deaths to bring the church to life","APOSTLES,BRING,CHURCH,DEATHS,GOD,KILLED,LIFE,PERSECUTED,SAKE,SUFFERED,USED" 2 Corinthians,4,15,"The church must be characterized by thankfulness","CHARACTERIZED,CHURCH,MUST,THANKFULNESS" 2 Corinthians,4,15,"The church must thank God for the abundant grace that He has given them","ABUNDANT,CHURCH,GIVEN,GOD,GRACE,HE,MUST,THANK" 2 Corinthians,4,15,"The reason the church exists is because God has raised it up and given it grace","BECAUSE,CHURCH,EXISTS,GIVEN,GOD,GRACE,RAISED,REASON,UP" 2 Corinthians,4,15,"We must thank God for the grace that He has given us","GIVEN,GOD,GRACE,HE,MUST,THANK" 2 Corinthians,4,15,"When the church thanks God for the abundant grace that He has given them, that brings glory to God","ABUNDANT,BRINGS,CHURCH,GIVEN,GLORY,GOD,GRACE,HE,THANKS,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,4,16,"Our bodies might be dying, but our inward self is not","BODIES,DYING,INWARD,MIGHT,NOT,OUR,SELF" 2 Corinthians,4,16,"Paul said that his inward man was being renewed each day","BEING,DAY,HIS,INWARD,MAN,PAUL,RENEWED,SAID" 2 Corinthians,4,16,"Paul said that his outward man (his body) was perishing","BODY,HIS,MAN,OUTWARD,PAUL,PERISHING,SAID" 2 Corinthians,4,16,"The apostles did not faint; they kept going in the midst of persecution, even though they knew they were one day going to die","APOSTLES,DAY,DIE,FAINT,GOING,KEPT,KNEW,MIDST,NOT,ONE,PERSECUTION" 2 Corinthians,4,16,"The apostles knew they had been given a sentence of death but they did not stop; they continued to spread the gospel and minister to the churches","APOSTLES,CHURCHES,CONTINUED,DEATH,GIVEN,GOSPEL,KNEW,MINISTER,NOT,SENTENCE,SPREAD,STOP" 2 Corinthians,4,16,"There is a difference between our outward man (our bodies, which are perishing) and our inward man (which is being renewed)","BEING,BETWEEN,BODIES,DIFFERENCE,INWARD,MAN,OUR,OUTWARD,PERISHING,RENEWED,THERE,WHICH" 2 Corinthians,4,17,"After Paul talked about being put to death for the sake of Christ, he called that a momentary and light affliction; he considered martyrdom to be a light thing compared to the eternal glory that is to come","AFFLICTION,AFTER,BEING,CALLED,CHRIST,COME,COMPARED,CONSIDERED,DEATH,ETERNAL,GLORY,HE,LIGHT,MARTYRDOM,PAUL,PUT,SAKE,TALKED,THING" 2 Corinthians,4,17,"God is going to give glory to those who suffered for the sake of Christ","CHRIST,GIVE,GLORY,GOD,GOING,SAKE,SUFFERED,WHO" 2 Corinthians,4,17,"The glory that God will one day give to those who suffered for Christ will be everlasting; it will not be temporary","CHRIST,DAY,EVERLASTING,GIVE,GLORY,GOD,NOT,ONE,SUFFERED,TEMPORARY,WHO" 2 Corinthians,4,17,"The things that we suffer for Christ in this life are temporary, but the glory that is to come is everlasting","CHRIST,COME,EVERLASTING,GLORY,LIFE,SUFFER,TEMPORARY,THINGS" 2 Corinthians,4,17,"The things that we suffer in this world are temporary; we will not suffer and be persecuted forever","FOREVER,NOT,PERSECUTED,SUFFER,TEMPORARY,THINGS,WORLD" 2 Corinthians,4,17,"The things that we suffer in this world for the sake of Christ are very small compared to the everlasting glory that is to come","CHRIST,COME,COMPARED,EVERLASTING,GLORY,SAKE,SMALL,SUFFER,THINGS,WORLD" 2 Corinthians,4,18,"One day everything in this world will be destroyed","DAY,DESTROYED,EVERYTHING,ONE,WORLD" 2 Corinthians,4,18,"The things of this world world are temporary; (this includes persecution and suffering and pain)","INCLUDES,PAIN,PERSECUTION,SUFFERING,TEMPORARY,THINGS,WORLD" 2 Corinthians,4,18,"The things that are not seen (the promises of God and the glory that is to come) are everlasting; they are not temporary","COME,EVERLASTING,GLORY,GOD,NOT,PROMISES,SEEN,TEMPORARY,THINGS" 2 Corinthians,4,18,"We must learn to not focus on the things that are seen (the things of this world), but instead on the things that are not seen (the things that are to come)","COME,FOCUS,INSTEAD,LEARN,MUST,NOT,SEEN,THINGS,WORLD" 2 Corinthians,4,18,"We must live by faith, looking at the things to come (which we have not seen yet) instead of focusing on the things of this world (which are going to be destroyed)","COME,DESTROYED,FAITH,GOING,INSTEAD,LIVE,LOOKING,MUST,NOT,SEEN,THINGS,WHICH,WORLD" 2 Corinthians,5,1,"Death is not the end; one day we will be given an eternal body","BODY,DAY,DEATH,END,ETERNAL,GIVEN,NOT,ONE" 2 Corinthians,5,1,"Our mortal body is our earthly house","BODY,EARTHLY,HOUSE,MORTAL,OUR" 2 Corinthians,5,1,"Our resurrected body comes from God; He is the one who will build it and give it to us","BODY,BUILD,COMES,GIVE,GOD,HE,ONE,OUR,RESURRECTED,WHO" 2 Corinthians,5,1,"Our resurrected body is a house 'not made with hands'","BODY,HANDS,HOUSE,MADE,NOT,OUR,RESURRECTED" 2 Corinthians,5,1,"Our resurrected body is our eternal house","BODY,ETERNAL,HOUSE,OUR,RESURRECTED" 2 Corinthians,5,1,"Paul brought up the question of 'if' we die; this strongly implies that some people will not die (which we know is true because of the rapture)","BECAUSE,BROUGHT,DIE,IF,IMPLIES,KNOW,NOT,PAUL,PEOPLE,QUESTION,RAPTURE,SOME,STRONGLY,TRUE,UP,WHICH" 2 Corinthians,5,1,"Paul refers to our body as 'our earthly house of this tabernacle'","BODY,EARTHLY,HOUSE,OUR,PAUL,REFERS,TABERNACLE" 2 Corinthians,5,1,"Paul said that our resurrected body would be 'eternal in the heavens'","BODY,ETERNAL,HEAVENS,OUR,PAUL,RESURRECTED,SAID" 2 Corinthians,5,1,"The Bible does not teach reincarnation; instead it teaches resurrection","BIBLE,INSTEAD,NOT,RESURRECTION,TEACH,TEACHES" 2 Corinthians,5,1,"When we die, our mortal body is 'dissolved'; however, one day we will be given an eternal body that will never be dissolved; this body will even be given to those who die","BODY,DAY,DIE,DISSOLVED,ETERNAL,GIVEN,MORTAL,NEVER,ONE,OUR,WHEN,WHO" 2 Corinthians,5,2,"Our eternal, resurrected body comes from Heaven","BODY,COMES,ETERNAL,HEAVEN,OUR,RESURRECTED" 2 Corinthians,5,2,"Our mortal body will not always trouble us and bring us pain; one day God will give us an eternal body that is far better","ALWAYS,BETTER,BODY,BRING,DAY,ETERNAL,FAR,GIVE,GOD,MORTAL,NOT,ONE,OUR,PAIN,TROUBLE" 2 Corinthians,5,2,"Paul said that while we are in our mortal body, we groan","BODY,GROAN,MORTAL,OUR,PAUL,SAID,WHILE" 2 Corinthians,5,2,"Paul says that having a body is being 'clothed', as if a body is something we wear (in some way)","BEING,BODY,CLOTHED,IF,PAUL,SAYS,SOME,SOMETHING,WEAR" 2 Corinthians,5,2,"Since we know that one day our mortal body will be replaced by a much better eternal body, we have hope; we will not always suffer as we do now","ALWAYS,BETTER,BODY,DAY,DO,ETERNAL,HOPE,KNOW,MORTAL,MUCH,NOT,NOW,ONE,OUR,REPLACED,SINCE,SUFFER" 2 Corinthians,5,2,"We should earnestly desire our eternal, resurrection body","BODY,DESIRE,EARNESTLY,ETERNAL,OUR,RESURRECTION,SHOULD" 2 Corinthians,5,3,"A spirit that does not have a body is considered to be naked","BODY,CONSIDERED,NAKED,NOT,SPIRIT" 2 Corinthians,5,3,"A spirit that has a body is considered to be clothed","BODY,CLOTHED,CONSIDERED,SPIRIT" 2 Corinthians,5,3,"Instead of desiring to not have a body at all, we should earnestly desire the eternal body that God will give us one day","ALL,BODY,DAY,DESIRE,DESIRING,EARNESTLY,ETERNAL,GIVE,GOD,INSTEAD,NOT,ONE,SHOULD" 2 Corinthians,5,3,"It is good for spirits to have a body; bodies are not evil or wrong or sinful","BODIES,BODY,EVIL,GOOD,NOT,SINFUL,SPIRITS,WRONG" 2 Corinthians,5,4,"Having a mortal body is a burden","BODY,BURDEN,MORTAL" 2 Corinthians,5,4,"Once we are given our eternal body, our mortality will be replaced with immortality and everlasting life","BODY,ETERNAL,EVERLASTING,GIVEN,IMMORTALITY,LIFE,MORTALITY,ONCE,OUR,REPLACED" 2 Corinthians,5,4,"The destiny of Christians is not to die; instead it is to be resurrected, and to be given an eternal body that does not have the problems that our mortal body does","BODY,CHRISTIANS,DESTINY,DIE,ETERNAL,GIVEN,INSTEAD,MORTAL,NOT,OUR,PROBLEMS,RESURRECTED" 2 Corinthians,5,4,"To have a body is to be clothed; to not have a body is to not be clothed","BODY,CLOTHED,NOT" 2 Corinthians,5,4,"We should not desire to not have a body at all; instead we should desire an eternal body that does not bring us suffering and pain","ALL,BODY,BRING,DESIRE,ETERNAL,INSTEAD,NOT,PAIN,SHOULD,SUFFERING" 2 Corinthians,5,4,"While we are in our mortal body, we groan; we are in pain and distress, and we suffer","BODY,DISTRESS,GROAN,MORTAL,OUR,PAIN,SUFFER,WHILE" 2 Corinthians,5,5,"Christians have the Holy Spirit within them","CHRISTIANS,HOLY,SPIRIT" 2 Corinthians,5,5,"God is the one who gave us the 'earnest' of the Spirit; right now we have the Spirit within us, and one day God will give us an eternal body","BODY,DAY,EARNEST,ETERNAL,GAVE,GIVE,GOD,NOW,ONE,RIGHT,SPIRIT,WHO" 2 Corinthians,5,5,"God is the one who will one day give us an eternal body","BODY,DAY,ETERNAL,GIVE,GOD,ONE,WHO" 2 Corinthians,5,5,"We will not obtain everlasting life through our own efforts; instead God will make an eternal body for us and give it to us","BODY,EFFORTS,ETERNAL,EVERLASTING,GIVE,GOD,INSTEAD,LIFE,MAKE,NOT,OBTAIN,OUR,OWN" 2 Corinthians,5,6,"Since we know that one day we will be resurrected and given a new body, we can live with confidence; we know that death is not the end","BODY,CAN,CONFIDENCE,DAY,DEATH,END,GIVEN,KNOW,LIVE,NEW,NOT,ONE,RESURRECTED,SINCE" 2 Corinthians,5,6,"While we have this mortal body, we are absent from the Lord; (this is because the Lord Jesus is in Heaven and we are not)","ABSENT,BECAUSE,BODY,HEAVEN,JESUS,LORD,MORTAL,NOT,WHILE" 2 Corinthians,5,7,"Christians do not walk by sight; (as Paul said earlier, the things that we can see - like our mortal body - are temporary and will pass away)","AWAY,BODY,CAN,CHRISTIANS,DO,EARLIER,LIKE,MORTAL,NOT,OUR,PASS,PAUL,SAID,SEE,SIGHT,TEMPORARY,THINGS,WALK" 2 Corinthians,5,7,"Christians walk by faith; (as Paul said earlier, the things that we cannot see are eternal; we have faith that God will keep His promises and give us the eternal body that He promised)","BODY,CANNOT,CHRISTIANS,EARLIER,ETERNAL,FAITH,GIVE,GOD,HE,HIS,KEEP,PAUL,PROMISED,PROMISES,SAID,SEE,THINGS,WALK" 2 Corinthians,5,7,"We must live in light of the promises of God, instead of what we can see in the world around us; (the promises of God will always come true)","ALWAYS,CAN,COME,GOD,INSTEAD,LIGHT,LIVE,MUST,PROMISES,SEE,TRUE,WHAT,WORLD" 2 Corinthians,5,8,"It is better for a Christian to be absent from this mortal body and to be present with the Lord","ABSENT,BETTER,BODY,CHRISTIAN,LORD,MORTAL,PRESENT" 2 Corinthians,5,8,"It is better for Christians to be dead than to be alive, for it is better to be with Christ in Heaven than to be in this world","ALIVE,BETTER,CHRIST,CHRISTIANS,DEAD,HEAVEN,WORLD" 2 Corinthians,5,8,"Life in Heaven with the Lord is better than life on earth; this is true even though spirits in Heaven do not have a body, as we have in this world while we are alive","ALIVE,BETTER,BODY,DO,EARTH,HEAVEN,LIFE,LORD,NOT,SPIRITS,TRUE,WHILE,WORLD" 2 Corinthians,5,8,"Since we go to be with the Lord when we die, and since the Lord is in Heaven, that means when we die we go to Heaven","DIE,GO,HEAVEN,LORD,MEANS,SINCE,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,5,8,"Those who die in Christ are still alive; their body may have died, but they are with the Lord","ALIVE,BODY,CHRIST,DIE,DIED,LORD,WHO" 2 Corinthians,5,8,"When we are in Heaven, after we die, we are absent from the body","ABSENT,AFTER,BODY,DIE,HEAVEN,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,5,8,"When we are in this life we are absent from the Lord; when we die we go to Heaven to be with the Lord","ABSENT,DIE,GO,HEAVEN,LIFE,LORD,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,5,8,"When we die, we do not disappear or engage in 'soul sleep'; instead we go directly to be with the Lord","DIE,DIRECTLY,DISAPPEAR,DO,ENGAGE,GO,INSTEAD,LORD,NOT,SLEEP,SOUL,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,5,9,"Christians who are in this world labor so that Jesus will accept us; (this is not teaching that we are saved by our works, but instead that our works matter to Him, and we must always seek to please the Lord)","ACCEPT,ALWAYS,CHRISTIANS,HIM,INSTEAD,JESUS,LABOR,LORD,MATTER,MUST,NOT,OUR,PLEASE,SAVED,SEEK,TEACHING,WHO,WORKS,WORLD" 2 Corinthians,5,9,"Christians who have died and are in Heaven also labor to please Jesus","CHRISTIANS,DIED,HEAVEN,JESUS,LABOR,PLEASE,WHO" 2 Corinthians,5,9,"Christians who have died have not stopped working; there is some type of labor to be done in Heaven that pleases Jesus","CHRISTIANS,DIED,DONE,HEAVEN,JESUS,LABOR,NOT,PLEASES,SOME,STOPPED,THERE,WHO,WORKING" 2 Corinthians,5,9,"There is work to be done in Heaven","DONE,HEAVEN,THERE,WORK" 2 Corinthians,5,9,"We should always labor to please Jesus; this is true in this life, and in the life to come as well","ALWAYS,COME,JESUS,LABOR,LIFE,PLEASE,SHOULD,TRUE" 2 Corinthians,5,10,"All Christians will appear before the judgment seat of Christ","ALL,APPEAR,BEFORE,CHRIST,CHRISTIANS,JUDGMENT,SEAT" 2 Corinthians,5,10,"All Christians will be held accountable for the things that they did while they were still alive (in their mortal body)","ACCOUNTABLE,ALIVE,ALL,BODY,CHRISTIANS,HELD,MORTAL,THINGS,WHILE" 2 Corinthians,5,10,"Although we are not saved by our works, our works will matter in the life to come; they do not save us, but it seems that our Heavenly rewards, and our status in Heaven, will be based on our works in this life; Paul speaks of receiving something for the good that we did, and for the bad","ALTHOUGH,BAD,BASED,COME,DO,GOOD,HEAVEN,HEAVENLY,LIFE,MATTER,NOT,OUR,PAUL,RECEIVING,REWARDS,SAVE,SAVED,SEEMS,SOMETHING,SPEAKS,WORKS" 2 Corinthians,5,10,"Christians must be very careful about how we live our lives, because there is a judgment to come","BECAUSE,CAREFUL,CHRISTIANS,COME,JUDGMENT,LIVE,LIVES,MUST,OUR,THERE" 2 Corinthians,5,10,"Christians will be held accountable for the bad things that they did","ACCOUNTABLE,BAD,CHRISTIANS,HELD,THINGS" 2 Corinthians,5,10,"Christians will be held accountable for the good things that they did","ACCOUNTABLE,CHRISTIANS,GOOD,HELD,THINGS" 2 Corinthians,5,10,"Everyone (all Christians) will have to stand before the judgment seat of Christ; there are no exceptions; everyone will be held accountable for all the good that they did, and for all the bad that they did","ACCOUNTABLE,ALL,BAD,BEFORE,CHRIST,CHRISTIANS,EVERYONE,EXCEPTIONS,GOOD,HELD,JUDGMENT,NO,SEAT,STAND,THERE" 2 Corinthians,5,10,"Our actions in this life have consequences in the life to come","ACTIONS,COME,CONSEQUENCES,LIFE,OUR" 2 Corinthians,5,10,"The person who will judge us in the life to come is Christ; we will appear before His judgment seat","APPEAR,BEFORE,CHRIST,COME,HIS,JUDGE,JUDGMENT,LIFE,PERSON,SEAT,WHO" 2 Corinthians,5,11,"Christians are made manifest to God","CHRISTIANS,GOD,MADE,MANIFEST" 2 Corinthians,5,11,"Christians should fear the Lord","CHRISTIANS,FEAR,LORD,SHOULD" 2 Corinthians,5,11,"God knows those who belong to Him","BELONG,GOD,HIM,KNOWS,WHO" 2 Corinthians,5,11,"Paul said that he hopes that the apostles have been made manifest to the Corinthian church","APOSTLES,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,HE,HOPES,MADE,MANIFEST,PAUL,SAID" 2 Corinthians,5,11,"Paul speaks of the 'terror of the Lord'; the knowledge that we will be judged by Jesus should fill us with terror, for God is utterly impartial","FILL,GOD,IMPARTIAL,JESUS,JUDGED,KNOWLEDGE,LORD,PAUL,SHOULD,SPEAKS,TERROR" 2 Corinthians,5,11,"Paul talks of seeking to 'persuade men'; (this is most likely a reference to persuading them of the truth of the gospel)","GOSPEL,LIKELY,MEN,PAUL,PERSUADE,PERSUADING,REFERENCE,SEEKING,TALKS,TRUTH" 2 Corinthians,5,11,"Since we know the terror of the Lord, we should spread the gospel","GOSPEL,KNOW,LORD,SHOULD,SINCE,SPREAD,TERROR" 2 Corinthians,5,11,"The fear of the Lord should drive Christians to obedience; because of the terror of the Lord, we must seek to live godly lives and do what is right","BECAUSE,CHRISTIANS,DO,DRIVE,FEAR,GODLY,LIVE,LIVES,LORD,MUST,OBEDIENCE,RIGHT,SEEK,SHOULD,TERROR,WHAT" 2 Corinthians,5,12,"Churches should give glory (praise) to those who deserve it","CHURCHES,DESERVE,GIVE,GLORY,PRAISE,SHOULD,WHO" 2 Corinthians,5,12,"It is a good thing to give glory based on the heart","BASED,GIVE,GLORY,GOOD,HEART,THING" 2 Corinthians,5,12,"It is not a good thing to give glory based on outward appearances","APPEARANCES,BASED,GIVE,GLORY,GOOD,NOT,OUTWARD,THING" 2 Corinthians,5,12,"Outward appearances are not as important as the heart","APPEARANCES,HEART,IMPORTANT,NOT,OUTWARD" 2 Corinthians,5,12,"Paul said that he wanted the Corinthian church to glory on behalf of the apostles, so that they could give an answer to people who boast about outward appearances instead of the heart","ANSWER,APOSTLES,APPEARANCES,BEHALF,BOAST,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,GIVE,GLORY,HE,HEART,INSTEAD,OUTWARD,PAUL,PEOPLE,SAID,WANTED,WHO" 2 Corinthians,5,12,"Paul said that he was not going to boast about himself to the Corinthian church; instead he was going to give the Corinthians an opportunity to 'glory on our behalf'","BEHALF,BOAST,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,CORINTHIANS,GIVE,GLORY,GOING,HE,HIMSELF,INSTEAD,NOT,OPPORTUNITY,OUR,PAUL,SAID" 2 Corinthians,5,13,"The apostles sought the good of the churches","APOSTLES,CHURCHES,GOOD,SOUGHT" 2 Corinthians,5,13,"There may be times in life when we are beside ourselves","BESIDE,LIFE,OURSELVES,THERE,TIMES,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,5,13,"There may be times in life when we are not beside ourselves","BESIDE,LIFE,NOT,OURSELVES,THERE,TIMES,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,5,13,"There were times when the apostles were beside themselves (in great distress)","APOSTLES,BESIDE,DISTRESS,GREAT,THERE,TIMES,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,5,13,"There were times when the apostles were not beside themselves","APOSTLES,BESIDE,NOT,THERE,TIMES,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,5,13,"We should live for God","GOD,LIVE,SHOULD" 2 Corinthians,5,13,"We should seek the good of other Christians","CHRISTIANS,GOOD,SEEK,SHOULD" 2 Corinthians,5,13,"When the apostles were beside themselves, it was for the sake of God","APOSTLES,BESIDE,GOD,SAKE,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,5,13,"When the apostles were not beside themselves, it was for the sake of the church","APOSTLES,BESIDE,CHURCH,NOT,SAKE,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,5,14,"Before Christ saved us we were dead; (and those who are dead cannot save themselves)","BEFORE,CANNOT,CHRIST,DEAD,SAVE,SAVED,WHO" 2 Corinthians,5,14,"Christ died for all","ALL,CHRIST,DIED" 2 Corinthians,5,14,"The love of Christ constrains us; it does not give us the freedom to live as we please and live lives of sin, but instead constrains us to do what is right, to live for God, and to seek to show love to others","CHRIST,DO,FREEDOM,GIVE,GOD,INSTEAD,LIVE,LIVES,LOVE,NOT,PLEASE,RIGHT,SEEK,SHOW,SIN,WHAT" 2 Corinthians,5,14,"The reason Christ died for all is because all were dead","ALL,BECAUSE,CHRIST,DEAD,DIED,REASON" 2 Corinthians,5,14,"There is only one person who died for everyone (and that is Christ); there is only one Savior","CHRIST,DIED,EVERYONE,ONE,ONLY,PERSON,SAVIOR,THERE,WHO" 2 Corinthians,5,15,"Christ died","CHRIST,DIED" 2 Corinthians,5,15,"Christ died for all","ALL,CHRIST,DIED" 2 Corinthians,5,15,"Christ rose again; He did not stay dead","AGAIN,CHRIST,DEAD,HE,NOT,ROSE,STAY" 2 Corinthians,5,15,"The reason that Christ died for all is so that we would not live for ourselves, but would live for Him instead","ALL,CHRIST,DIED,HIM,INSTEAD,LIVE,NOT,OURSELVES,REASON" 2 Corinthians,5,15,"Those who are Christians must live different lives from those who are not","CHRISTIANS,DIFFERENT,LIVE,LIVES,MUST,NOT,WHO" 2 Corinthians,5,15,"We must live for Christ, because Christ died for us","BECAUSE,CHRIST,DIED,LIVE,MUST" 2 Corinthians,5,15,"We must not live for ourselves","LIVE,MUST,NOT,OURSELVES" 2 Corinthians,5,16,"Paul said that the apostles did not know anyone 'according to the flesh'","ACCORDING,ANYONE,APOSTLES,FLESH,KNOW,NOT,PAUL,SAID" 2 Corinthians,5,16,"Paul said there was a time when he knew Christ 'after the flesh', but not anymore; this seems to be saying that Paul spent some time with Christ in person, but that opportunity ended","AFTER,ANYMORE,CHRIST,ENDED,FLESH,HE,KNEW,NOT,OPPORTUNITY,PAUL,PERSON,SAID,SAYING,SEEMS,SOME,SPENT,THERE,TIME,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,5,17,"All those who are Christians are new creatures","ALL,CHRISTIANS,CREATURES,NEW,WHO" 2 Corinthians,5,17,"Being a Christian means being in Christ","BEING,CHRIST,CHRISTIAN,MEANS" 2 Corinthians,5,17,"Christians are fundamentally different from those who are not Christians","CHRISTIANS,DIFFERENT,FUNDAMENTALLY,NOT,WHO" 2 Corinthians,5,17,"Once we are saved, all things are become new (such as the renewing of our mind, so that we walk in righteousness)","ALL,BECOME,MIND,NEW,ONCE,OUR,RENEWING,RIGHTEOUSNESS,SAVED,THINGS,WALK" 2 Corinthians,5,17,"Once we are saved, old things pass away (such as walking in sin and wickedness)","AWAY,OLD,ONCE,PASS,SAVED,SIN,THINGS,WALKING,WICKEDNESS" 2 Corinthians,5,17,"The only people who are new creatures are those who are in Christ","CHRIST,CREATURES,NEW,ONLY,PEOPLE,WHO" 2 Corinthians,5,17,"We are saved by Christ, and through Christ","CHRIST,SAVED" 2 Corinthians,5,18,"After we were saved, we were reconciled to God","AFTER,GOD,RECONCILED,SAVED" 2 Corinthians,5,18,"All things are of God","ALL,GOD,THINGS" 2 Corinthians,5,18,"Before we were saved, we were not reconciled to God","BEFORE,GOD,NOT,RECONCILED,SAVED" 2 Corinthians,5,18,"God gave us the ministry of reconciliation; (this seems to be a reference to spreading the gospel, for the gospel is the means by which people are saved and reconciled to God)","GAVE,GOD,GOSPEL,MEANS,MINISTRY,PEOPLE,RECONCILED,RECONCILIATION,REFERENCE,SAVED,SEEMS,SPREADING,WHICH" 2 Corinthians,5,18,"God has reconciled us to Himself","GOD,HIMSELF,RECONCILED" 2 Corinthians,5,18,"God is the one who chose to reconcile us to Himself; it was His decision and His doing, not ours","CHOSE,DECISION,DOING,GOD,HIMSELF,HIS,NOT,ONE,OURS,RECONCILE,WHO" 2 Corinthians,5,18,"God used Jesus to reconcile us to Himself","GOD,HIMSELF,JESUS,RECONCILE,USED" 2 Corinthians,5,18,"Jesus is the Christ (the Messiah)","CHRIST,JESUS,MESSIAH" 2 Corinthians,5,18,"The only way to be reconciled to God is through Jesus; there is no other path to salvation","GOD,JESUS,NO,ONLY,PATH,RECONCILED,SALVATION,THERE" 2 Corinthians,5,18,"The reason we are reconciled to God is because of what Jesus did for us; it is not because of anything we have done, or will do","ANYTHING,BECAUSE,DO,DONE,GOD,JESUS,NOT,REASON,RECONCILED,WHAT" 2 Corinthians,5,19,"Because the world is guilty of sin, the world needed a savior","BECAUSE,GUILTY,NEEDED,SAVIOR,SIN,WORLD" 2 Corinthians,5,19,"God did not hold the world accountable for its trespasses; instead He saved the world through Christ","ACCOUNTABLE,CHRIST,GOD,HE,HOLD,INSTEAD,NOT,SAVED,TRESPASSES,WORLD" 2 Corinthians,5,19,"God has given us the word of reconciliation; (this seems to be a reference to the gospel)","GIVEN,GOD,GOSPEL,RECONCILIATION,REFERENCE,SEEMS,WORD" 2 Corinthians,5,19,"God is the one who chose to save the world","CHOSE,GOD,ONE,SAVE,WHO,WORLD" 2 Corinthians,5,19,"God was in Christ","CHRIST,GOD" 2 Corinthians,5,19,"God worked through Christ to reconcile the world unto Himself","CHRIST,GOD,HIMSELF,RECONCILE,WORKED,WORLD" 2 Corinthians,5,19,"The way that the world is reconciled to God is through Christ; there is no other way","CHRIST,GOD,NO,RECONCILED,THERE,WORLD" 2 Corinthians,5,19,"The world is guilty of sin","GUILTY,SIN,WORLD" 2 Corinthians,5,20,"God spoke through the apostles; their message (that we must preach the gospel) came from God, not from themselves","APOSTLES,GOD,GOSPEL,MESSAGE,MUST,NOT,PREACH,SPOKE" 2 Corinthians,5,20,"Our message to the world is this: the world needs to be reconciled to God (through the gospel of Christ)","CHRIST,GOD,GOSPEL,MESSAGE,NEEDS,OUR,RECONCILED,WORLD" 2 Corinthians,5,20,"We are ambassadors for Christ; we should be spreading the gospel of Christ to the world","AMBASSADORS,CHRIST,GOSPEL,SHOULD,SPREADING,WORLD" 2 Corinthians,5,21,"Christ was sinless; He never sinned","CHRIST,HE,NEVER,SINLESS,SINNED" 2 Corinthians,5,21,"Paul says that God made Christ 'to be sin for us', even though Christ was sinless; this means that Christ suffered and died for our sins; God punished Christ for our sins instead of us, so that we could be declared righteous","CHRIST,DECLARED,DIED,GOD,INSTEAD,MADE,MEANS,OUR,PAUL,PUNISHED,RIGHTEOUS,SAYS,SIN,SINLESS,SINS,SUFFERED" 2 Corinthians,5,21,"Someone had to be punished for our sins; since God is a just God, He could not simply ignore sin","GOD,HE,IGNORE,JUST,NOT,OUR,PUNISHED,SIMPLY,SIN,SINCE,SINS,SOMEONE" 2 Corinthians,5,21,"The only way to be saved is to be in Christ; we need perfect righteousness, and that only comes from God","CHRIST,COMES,GOD,NEED,ONLY,PERFECT,RIGHTEOUSNESS,SAVED" 2 Corinthians,5,21,"The reason we are righteous in the sight of God is because God has given us the perfect righteousness of Christ; we are wearing the righteousness of Christ, not our own righteousness","BECAUSE,CHRIST,GIVEN,GOD,NOT,OUR,OWN,PERFECT,REASON,RIGHTEOUS,RIGHTEOUSNESS,SIGHT,WEARING" 2 Corinthians,5,21,"The reason we can be saved is because God punished Christ for our sins instead of us; we are saved by His blood, His death, and His resurrection","BECAUSE,BLOOD,CAN,CHRIST,DEATH,GOD,HIS,INSTEAD,OUR,PUNISHED,REASON,RESURRECTION,SAVED,SINS" 2 Corinthians,6,1,"Christ is working; He is at work in this world","CHRIST,HE,WORK,WORKING,WORLD" 2 Corinthians,6,1,"It is possible for us to frustrate the grace of God; the way that we do that is by continuing to live in sin after we are saved","AFTER,CONTINUING,DO,FRUSTRATE,GOD,GRACE,LIVE,POSSIBLE,SAVED,SIN" 2 Corinthians,6,1,"Living is sin frustrates the grace of God; God gave us grace so that we would no longer live in sin, so continuing to live in sin after God gives us grace is bad","AFTER,BAD,CONTINUING,GAVE,GIVES,GOD,GRACE,LIVE,LIVING,LONGER,NO,SIN" 2 Corinthians,6,1,"Paul calls us workers with Christ; we are working together with Christ","CALLS,CHRIST,PAUL,WORKERS,WORKING" 2 Corinthians,6,1,"Paul urges us to not receive the grace of God in vain; what he means is that we must obey God's commandments and do what is right; if we do not walk in righteousness then we have received the grace of God in vain","COMMANDMENTS,DO,GOD,GRACE,HE,IF,MEANS,MUST,NOT,OBEY,PAUL,RECEIVE,RECEIVED,RIGHT,RIGHTEOUSNESS,VAIN,WALK,WHAT" 2 Corinthians,6,1,"Those who seek to work with Christ must not lead lives of sin","CHRIST,LEAD,LIVES,MUST,NOT,SEEK,SIN,WHO,WORK" 2 Corinthians,6,1,"We must not frustrate the grace of God","FRUSTRATE,GOD,GRACE,MUST,NOT" 2 Corinthians,6,1,"We must not live in sin","LIVE,MUST,NOT,SIN" 2 Corinthians,6,1,"We need to be working; we are not called to stand idle and do nothing","CALLED,DO,IDLE,NEED,NOT,NOTHING,STAND,WORKING" 2 Corinthians,6,2,"God has heard us and given a way to be saved; this is the day of salvation","DAY,GIVEN,GOD,HEARD,SALVATION,SAVED" 2 Corinthians,6,2,"The day of salvation is not a time in the future, but now; this is the time when we must be saved","DAY,FUTURE,MUST,NOT,NOW,SALVATION,SAVED,TIME,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,6,2,"This is the accepted time; this is the day of salvation","ACCEPTED,DAY,SALVATION,TIME" 2 Corinthians,6,3,"If we give offense to others then that will reflect badly on the ministry, so we must not do anything that might bring reproach to the gospel","ANYTHING,BADLY,BRING,DO,GIVE,GOSPEL,IF,MIGHT,MINISTRY,MUST,NOT,OFFENSE,REFLECT,REPROACH" 2 Corinthians,6,3,"It is not good to be offensive; that can cause blame to fall upon the ministry","BLAME,CAN,CAUSE,FALL,GOOD,MINISTRY,NOT,OFFENSIVE" 2 Corinthians,6,3,"The reason we must seek to not give offense is so that the ministry is not blamed","BLAMED,GIVE,MINISTRY,MUST,NOT,OFFENSE,REASON,SEEK" 2 Corinthians,6,3,"We must make sure that we do not give offense in anything; we must seek to be as unoffensive as possible","ANYTHING,DO,GIVE,MAKE,MUST,NOT,OFFENSE,POSSIBLE,SEEK,SURE" 2 Corinthians,6,4,"The way to be approved as a worker of God is to be patient","APPROVED,GOD,PATIENT,WORKER" 2 Corinthians,6,4,"The way to be approved as a worker of God is to endure afflictions","AFFLICTIONS,APPROVED,ENDURE,GOD,WORKER" 2 Corinthians,6,4,"The way to be approved as a worker of God is to endure distress","APPROVED,DISTRESS,ENDURE,GOD,WORKER" 2 Corinthians,6,4,"The way to be approved as a worker of God is to endure times of need","APPROVED,ENDURE,GOD,NEED,TIMES,WORKER" 2 Corinthians,6,4,"There may be times when we are afflicted","AFFLICTED,THERE,TIMES,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,6,4,"There may be times when we are distressed","DISTRESSED,THERE,TIMES,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,6,4,"There may be times when we are in need","NEED,THERE,TIMES,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,6,4,"There may be times when we have to wait","THERE,TIMES,WAIT,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,6,4,"We are the ministers of God; this does not mean we are all preachers, but it means we are fellow workers with God","ALL,FELLOW,GOD,MEAN,MEANS,MINISTERS,NOT,PREACHERS,WORKERS" 2 Corinthians,6,4,"We must learn to endure afflictions","AFFLICTIONS,ENDURE,LEARN,MUST" 2 Corinthians,6,4,"We must learn to endure times of distress","DISTRESS,ENDURE,LEARN,MUST,TIMES" 2 Corinthians,6,4,"We must learn to handle situations where we find ourselves in great need","FIND,GREAT,HANDLE,LEARN,MUST,NEED,OURSELVES,SITUATIONS,WHERE" 2 Corinthians,6,4,"We must seek to be patient","MUST,PATIENT,SEEK" 2 Corinthians,6,5,"Christians are supposed to fast","CHRISTIANS,FAST,SUPPOSED" 2 Corinthians,6,5,"Christians are supposed to labor for Christ; there is work that we need to do, and we need to be doing it","CHRIST,CHRISTIANS,DO,DOING,LABOR,NEED,SUPPOSED,THERE,WORK" 2 Corinthians,6,5,"Christians are supposed to watch; Christ repeatedly told us to be sober, to be awake, and watch, and we need to be doing that","AWAKE,CHRIST,CHRISTIANS,DOING,NEED,REPEATEDLY,SOBER,SUPPOSED,TOLD,WATCH" 2 Corinthians,6,5,"Paul believed that being beaten, and imprisoned, and assaulted by a violent angry mob was a normal part of the Christian experience, and is something we should expect","ANGRY,ASSAULTED,BEATEN,BEING,BELIEVED,CHRISTIAN,EXPECT,EXPERIENCE,IMPRISONED,MOB,NORMAL,PART,PAUL,SHOULD,SOMETHING,VIOLENT" 2 Corinthians,6,5,"The way to be approved as a worker of God is to endure angry mobs for the sake of Christ","ANGRY,APPROVED,CHRIST,ENDURE,GOD,SAKE,WORKER" 2 Corinthians,6,5,"The way to be approved as a worker of God is to endure beatings for the sake of Christ","APPROVED,BEATINGS,CHRIST,ENDURE,GOD,SAKE,WORKER" 2 Corinthians,6,5,"The way to be approved as a worker of God is to endure imprisonment for the sake of Christ","APPROVED,CHRIST,ENDURE,GOD,IMPRISONMENT,SAKE,WORKER" 2 Corinthians,6,5,"There may be times when we are assaulted by an angry mob ('tumult') for the sake of Christ","ANGRY,ASSAULTED,CHRIST,MOB,SAKE,THERE,TIMES,TUMULT,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,6,5,"There may be times when we are beaten for the sake of Christ","BEATEN,CHRIST,SAKE,THERE,TIMES,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,6,5,"There may be times when we are imprisoned for the sake of Christ","CHRIST,IMPRISONED,SAKE,THERE,TIMES,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,6,5,"We must learn to endure angry mobs for the sake of Christ","ANGRY,CHRIST,ENDURE,LEARN,MUST,SAKE" 2 Corinthians,6,5,"We must learn to endure beatings for the sake of Christ","BEATINGS,CHRIST,ENDURE,LEARN,MUST,SAKE" 2 Corinthians,6,5,"We must learn to endure imprisonment for the sake of Christ","CHRIST,ENDURE,IMPRISONMENT,LEARN,MUST,SAKE" 2 Corinthians,6,6,"The way that we can do all of these things - the way that we can be pure and kind, and endure persecution and hardship - is through the Holy Spirit","ALL,CAN,DO,ENDURE,HARDSHIP,HOLY,KIND,PERSECUTION,PURE,SPIRIT,THESE,THINGS" 2 Corinthians,6,6,"The way to be approved as a worker of God is to be kind","APPROVED,GOD,KIND,WORKER" 2 Corinthians,6,6,"The way to be approved as a worker of God is to be longsuffering","APPROVED,GOD,LONGSUFFERING,WORKER" 2 Corinthians,6,6,"The way to be approved as a worker of God is to be pure","APPROVED,GOD,PURE,WORKER" 2 Corinthians,6,6,"The way to be approved as a worker of God is to have genuine love for others","APPROVED,GENUINE,GOD,LOVE,WORKER" 2 Corinthians,6,6,"The way to be approved as a worker of God is to pursue knowledge","APPROVED,GOD,KNOWLEDGE,PURSUE,WORKER" 2 Corinthians,6,6,"We must learn to be kind","KIND,LEARN,MUST" 2 Corinthians,6,6,"We must learn to be longsuffering","LEARN,LONGSUFFERING,MUST" 2 Corinthians,6,6,"We must learn to be pure","LEARN,MUST,PURE" 2 Corinthians,6,6,"We must learn to have genuine love for others","GENUINE,LEARN,LOVE,MUST" 2 Corinthians,6,6,"We must learn to love knowledge and pursue it","KNOWLEDGE,LEARN,LOVE,MUST,PURSUE" 2 Corinthians,6,7,"Righteousness protects us; the apostle Paul calls it armor on the right hand and the left hand","APOSTLE,ARMOR,CALLS,HAND,LEFT,PAUL,PROTECTS,RIGHT,RIGHTEOUSNESS" 2 Corinthians,6,7,"The Bible is the word of truth; everything in it is true","BIBLE,EVERYTHING,TRUE,TRUTH,WORD" 2 Corinthians,6,7,"We are made an approved worker of God by the Bible, which is the word of truth","APPROVED,BIBLE,GOD,MADE,TRUTH,WHICH,WORD,WORKER" 2 Corinthians,6,7,"We are made an approved worker of God by the power of God Himself; it is His power that accomplishes it in our life","ACCOMPLISHES,APPROVED,GOD,HIMSELF,HIS,LIFE,MADE,OUR,POWER,WORKER" 2 Corinthians,6,7,"We need righteousness in order to be an approved worker for God","APPROVED,GOD,NEED,ORDER,RIGHTEOUSNESS,WORKER" 2 Corinthians,6,7,"We need the power of God in order to be an approved worker for Him","APPROVED,GOD,HIM,NEED,ORDER,POWER,WORKER" 2 Corinthians,6,7,"We need the truths of the Bible in order to be an approved worker of God","APPROVED,BIBLE,GOD,NEED,ORDER,TRUTHS,WORKER" 2 Corinthians,6,8,"The Christian life consists of both evil and good reports; the world may hate us and give an evil report of us because of the gospel, but in the end God will give a good report of us for what we have done for His sake","BECAUSE,CHRISTIAN,CONSISTS,DONE,END,EVIL,GIVE,GOD,GOOD,GOSPEL,HATE,HIS,LIFE,REPORT,REPORTS,SAKE,WHAT,WORLD" 2 Corinthians,6,8,"The Christian life consists of both honor and dishonor; the world may hate us and dishonor us, but we are honored in the sight of God, and one day we will be glorified by Him","CHRISTIAN,CONSISTS,DAY,DISHONOR,GLORIFIED,GOD,HATE,HIM,HONOR,HONORED,LIFE,ONE,SIGHT,WORLD" 2 Corinthians,6,8,"The world may hate us and call us liars and deceivers because they hate the gospel, but the gospel is true; what we proclaim are not lies, but priceless truths","BECAUSE,CALL,DECEIVERS,GOSPEL,HATE,LIARS,LIES,NOT,PROCLAIM,TRUE,TRUTHS,WHAT,WORLD" 2 Corinthians,6,9,"God may chasten us as an act of discipline, but our destiny is to live forever with Him, not to die and be dead forever","ACT,CHASTEN,DEAD,DESTINY,DIE,DISCIPLINE,FOREVER,GOD,HIM,LIVE,NOT,OUR" 2 Corinthians,6,9,"Since we are not of the world, the world may persecute and kill us; however, one day God will raise us from the dead and we will live forever","DAY,DEAD,FOREVER,GOD,KILL,LIVE,NOT,ONE,PERSECUTE,RAISE,SINCE,WORLD" 2 Corinthians,6,9,"Since we are not of the world, we may not be known in this life; however, God knows us well and He calls us by name, and that is worth far more than worldly fame","CALLS,FAME,FAR,GOD,HE,KNOWN,KNOWS,LIFE,NAME,NOT,SINCE,WORLD,WORLDLY,WORTH" 2 Corinthians,6,10,"God has not promised us wealth in this life; even if we have nothing at all in this life, in Christ we possess all things","ALL,CHRIST,GOD,IF,LIFE,NOT,NOTHING,POSSESS,PROMISED,THINGS,WEALTH" 2 Corinthians,6,10,"God has not promised us wealth in this life; we may be poor in material goods, but by spreading the gospel to others we are making them rich in everlasting ways","EVERLASTING,GOD,GOODS,GOSPEL,LIFE,MAKING,MATERIAL,NOT,POOR,PROMISED,RICH,SPREADING,WEALTH" 2 Corinthians,6,10,"Since we are not of the world, the world may persecute us and fill our life with sorrow and pain; however, we can rejoice even in times of persecution because of what the Lord has done for us, and because of His precious promises","BECAUSE,CAN,DONE,FILL,HIS,LIFE,LORD,NOT,OUR,PAIN,PERSECUTE,PERSECUTION,PRECIOUS,PROMISES,REJOICE,SINCE,SORROW,TIMES,WHAT,WORLD" 2 Corinthians,6,10,"There may be times in life when we are poor","LIFE,POOR,THERE,TIMES,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,6,10,"There may be times in life when we have nothing at all","ALL,LIFE,NOTHING,THERE,TIMES,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,6,11,"The apostle Paul loved the Corinthian church; it clearly meant a great deal to him","APOSTLE,CHURCH,CLEARLY,CORINTHIAN,DEAL,GREAT,HIM,LOVED,MEANT,PAUL" 2 Corinthians,6,12,"The apostle Paul had no ill feelings toward the Corinthian church; any ill will or dispute came from their side, not from him","ANY,APOSTLE,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,DISPUTE,FEELINGS,HIM,ILL,NO,NOT,PAUL,SIDE" 2 Corinthians,6,13,"In some way Paul considered the Corinthian church to be his children","CHILDREN,CHURCH,CONSIDERED,CORINTHIAN,HIS,PAUL,SOME" 2 Corinthians,6,13,"Paul said that he spoke to the Corinthian church the way that he would speak to children","CHILDREN,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,HE,PAUL,SAID,SPEAK,SPOKE" 2 Corinthians,6,13,"Paul wanted to see the love of the Corinthian church to grow","CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,GROW,LOVE,PAUL,SEE,WANTED" 2 Corinthians,6,14,"Christians are in the light","CHRISTIANS,LIGHT" 2 Corinthians,6,14,"Christians are righteous","CHRISTIANS,RIGHTEOUS" 2 Corinthians,6,14,"Paul did not teach it was good for the righteous to form alliances with the wicked, on the grounds that the righteous would be a good influence on them; instead he taught that it was very bad to do that, and the church must not do such things","ALLIANCES,BAD,CHURCH,DO,FORM,GOOD,GROUNDS,HE,INSTEAD,MUST,NOT,PAUL,RIGHTEOUS,TAUGHT,TEACH,THINGS,WICKED" 2 Corinthians,6,14,"Paul did not teach pragmatism, compromise, and bridge building; instead he taught strict separation from the world, and he forbade the church from building bridges to the world","BRIDGES,BUILDING,CHURCH,COMPROMISE,FORBADE,HE,INSTEAD,NOT,PAUL,PRAGMATISM,SEPARATION,TAUGHT,TEACH,WORLD" 2 Corinthians,6,14,"The church is light, and the world is darkness; this means it is impossible for the church and the world to have fellowship together","CHURCH,DARKNESS,FELLOWSHIP,IMPOSSIBLE,LIGHT,MEANS,WORLD" 2 Corinthians,6,14,"The church is righteous, and the world is unrighteous; that which is righteous must not form a relationship with that which is unrighteous, for those two things do not go together","CHURCH,DO,FORM,GO,MUST,NOT,RELATIONSHIP,RIGHTEOUS,THINGS,TWO,UNRIGHTEOUS,WHICH,WORLD" 2 Corinthians,6,14,"The church must not become yoked with unbelievers; this means we may not form alliances with unbelievers, or work with them, or become partners with them","ALLIANCES,BECOME,CHURCH,FORM,MEANS,MUST,NOT,PARTNERS,UNBELIEVERS,WORK,YOKED" 2 Corinthians,6,14,"The church must separate itself from the world","CHURCH,MUST,SEPARATE,WORLD" 2 Corinthians,6,14,"Unbelievers are in darkness","DARKNESS,UNBELIEVERS" 2 Corinthians,6,14,"Unbelievers are unrighteous","UNBELIEVERS,UNRIGHTEOUS" 2 Corinthians,6,14,"When the church pursues a relationship with the world, it is pursuing wickedness; that is an evil thing to do","CHURCH,DO,EVIL,PURSUING,RELATIONSHIP,THING,WHEN,WICKEDNESS,WORLD" 2 Corinthians,6,15,"Christ does not have fellowship with the devil","CHRIST,DEVIL,FELLOWSHIP,NOT" 2 Corinthians,6,15,"Paul taught strict separation from the world; the world is not the friend of Christians; we must not join with it because it is evil","BECAUSE,CHRISTIANS,EVIL,FRIEND,JOIN,MUST,NOT,PAUL,SEPARATION,TAUGHT,WORLD" 2 Corinthians,6,15,"Since Christ does not have fellowship with the devil, the children of God must not have fellowship with the children of the devil","CHILDREN,CHRIST,DEVIL,FELLOWSHIP,GOD,MUST,NOT,SINCE" 2 Corinthians,6,15,"The church should not pursue a relationship with the devil, or with the children of the devil; there is no possible fellowship there","CHILDREN,CHURCH,DEVIL,FELLOWSHIP,NO,NOT,POSSIBLE,PURSUE,RELATIONSHIP,SHOULD,THERE" 2 Corinthians,6,15,"The church should pursue relationships with those who are righteous and pure","CHURCH,PURE,PURSUE,RELATIONSHIPS,RIGHTEOUS,SHOULD,WHO" 2 Corinthians,6,15,"Those who believe cannot have fellowship with those who do not believe","BELIEVE,CANNOT,DO,FELLOWSHIP,NOT,WHO" 2 Corinthians,6,15,"Those who believe should not pursue fellowship with those who do not believe","BELIEVE,DO,FELLOWSHIP,NOT,PURSUE,SHOULD,WHO" 2 Corinthians,6,16,"Christians are the temple of God","CHRISTIANS,GOD,TEMPLE" 2 Corinthians,6,16,"God dwells within Christians","CHRISTIANS,DWELLS,GOD" 2 Corinthians,6,16,"God has not called us to form relationships with evildoers on the grounds that we can be a good example to them; instead He commanded us not to do that, for we must not have fellowship with idolatry and wickedness","CALLED,CAN,COMMANDED,DO,EVILDOERS,EXAMPLE,FELLOWSHIP,FORM,GOD,GOOD,GROUNDS,HE,IDOLATRY,INSTEAD,MUST,NOT,RELATIONSHIPS,WICKEDNESS" 2 Corinthians,6,16,"God walks with Christians","CHRISTIANS,GOD,WALKS" 2 Corinthians,6,16,"Paul calls God the living God","CALLS,GOD,LIVING,PAUL" 2 Corinthians,6,16,"The Lord is our God, and we are His people","GOD,HIS,LORD,OUR,PEOPLE" 2 Corinthians,6,16,"There can be no fellowship between the temple of the living God and pagan temples; since we are the temple of the living God, that means we must not seek fellowship with idolatry","BETWEEN,CAN,FELLOWSHIP,GOD,IDOLATRY,LIVING,MEANS,MUST,NO,NOT,PAGAN,SEEK,SINCE,TEMPLE,TEMPLES,THERE" 2 Corinthians,6,17,"Christians must have nothing to do with wickedness; we must distance ourselves from it, and separate ourselves from it; we must never form relationships or alliances with evil, for that is always wrong","ALLIANCES,ALWAYS,CHRISTIANS,DISTANCE,DO,EVIL,FORM,MUST,NEVER,NOTHING,OURSELVES,RELATIONSHIPS,SEPARATE,WICKEDNESS,WRONG" 2 Corinthians,6,17,"God commands Christians to come out from the world and be separate from it","CHRISTIANS,COME,COMMANDS,GOD,SEPARATE,WORLD" 2 Corinthians,6,17,"God commands Christians to not even touch that which is unclean; we must stay away from everything that is unclean (morally impure)","AWAY,CHRISTIANS,COMMANDS,EVERYTHING,GOD,IMPURE,MORALLY,MUST,NOT,STAY,TOUCH,UNCLEAN,WHICH" 2 Corinthians,6,17,"God commands Christians to separate from evil, not join forces with evil","CHRISTIANS,COMMANDS,EVIL,FORCES,GOD,JOIN,NOT,SEPARATE" 2 Corinthians,6,17,"God will receive us if we separate ourselves from the world and avoid that which is unclean (morally impure)","AVOID,GOD,IF,IMPURE,MORALLY,OURSELVES,RECEIVE,SEPARATE,UNCLEAN,WHICH,WORLD" 2 Corinthians,6,17,"If we want God to receive us then we must separate ourselves from all evil","ALL,EVIL,GOD,IF,MUST,OURSELVES,RECEIVE,SEPARATE,WANT" 2 Corinthians,6,17,"Those who join forces with evildoers and pagans and idolaters are separating themselves from God","EVILDOERS,FORCES,GOD,IDOLATERS,JOIN,PAGANS,SEPARATING,WHO" 2 Corinthians,6,18,"God is almighty","ALMIGHTY,GOD" 2 Corinthians,6,18,"God is the Lord","GOD,LORD" 2 Corinthians,6,18,"If we separate ourselves from the world then God will be our Father","FATHER,GOD,IF,OUR,OURSELVES,SEPARATE,WORLD" 2 Corinthians,6,18,"If we separate ourselves from the world then we will become the sons and daughters of God","BECOME,DAUGHTERS,GOD,IF,OURSELVES,SEPARATE,SONS,WORLD" 2 Corinthians,6,18,"The sons and daughters of God are those who have separated themselves from the world","DAUGHTERS,GOD,SEPARATED,SONS,WHO,WORLD" 2 Corinthians,6,18,"Those who join with the world are not the sons and daughters of God; you cannot have both God and the world","CANNOT,DAUGHTERS,GOD,JOIN,NOT,SONS,WHO,WORLD,YOU" 2 Corinthians,7,1,"Paul calls Christians 'dearly beloved'","BELOVED,CALLS,CHRISTIANS,DEARLY,PAUL" 2 Corinthians,7,1,"Paul consistently taught that we can choose to stop sinning; since we are saved, we are no longer slaves to sin","CAN,CHOOSE,CONSISTENTLY,LONGER,NO,PAUL,SAVED,SIN,SINCE,SINNING,SLAVES,STOP,TAUGHT" 2 Corinthians,7,1,"Paul refers to sin as filthiness; sin is bad and unclean and dirty","BAD,FILTHINESS,PAUL,REFERS,SIN,UNCLEAN" 2 Corinthians,7,1,"Paul refers to sins of the flesh and sins of the Spirit","FLESH,PAUL,REFERS,SINS,SPIRIT" 2 Corinthians,7,1,"The promises of God should motivate us to lead righteous and holy lives","GOD,HOLY,LEAD,LIVES,MOTIVATE,PROMISES,RIGHTEOUS,SHOULD" 2 Corinthians,7,1,"Those who continue to live sinful lives have not perfected holiness","CONTINUE,HOLINESS,LIVE,LIVES,NOT,PERFECTED,SINFUL,WHO" 2 Corinthians,7,1,"Those who have stopped sinning have perfected holiness","HOLINESS,PERFECTED,SINNING,STOPPED,WHO" 2 Corinthians,7,1,"We must fear God; our fear of God should motivate us to stop sinning and walk in His ways","FEAR,GOD,HIS,MOTIVATE,MUST,OUR,SHOULD,SINNING,STOP,WALK" 2 Corinthians,7,1,"We must make the choice to stop sinning","CHOICE,MAKE,MUST,SINNING,STOP" 2 Corinthians,7,1,"We must put an end to both sins of the flesh, and sins of the Spirit","END,FLESH,MUST,PUT,SINS,SPIRIT" 2 Corinthians,7,2,"It is evil to corrupt others","CORRUPT,EVIL" 2 Corinthians,7,2,"It is evil to defraud others","DEFRAUD,EVIL" 2 Corinthians,7,2,"It is evil to do wrong to others","DO,EVIL,WRONG" 2 Corinthians,7,2,"Paul hadn't corrupted anyone at the Corinthian church","ANYONE,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,CORRUPTED,PAUL" 2 Corinthians,7,2,"Paul hadn't defrauded anyone at the Corinthian church","ANYONE,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,DEFRAUDED,PAUL" 2 Corinthians,7,2,"Paul hadn't wronged anyone at the Corinthian church","ANYONE,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,PAUL,WRONGED" 2 Corinthians,7,2,"Paul wanted the Corinthian church to receive them","CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,PAUL,RECEIVE,WANTED" 2 Corinthians,7,2,"Since Paul hadn't done anything wrong to anyone in the church, the church should receive him; they had no grounds to reject him","ANYONE,ANYTHING,CHURCH,DONE,GROUNDS,HIM,NO,PAUL,RECEIVE,REJECT,SHOULD,SINCE,WRONG" 2 Corinthians,7,2,"We must not corrupt anyone","ANYONE,CORRUPT,MUST,NOT" 2 Corinthians,7,2,"We must not defraud anyone","ANYONE,DEFRAUD,MUST,NOT" 2 Corinthians,7,2,"We must not wrong anyone","ANYONE,MUST,NOT,WRONG" 2 Corinthians,7,3,"Paul loved the Corinthian church","CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,LOVED,PAUL" 2 Corinthians,7,3,"Paul said that he was not trying to condemn the Corinthian church","CHURCH,CONDEMN,CORINTHIAN,HE,NOT,PAUL,SAID,TRYING" 2 Corinthians,7,3,"Paul said that he was willing to die for the Corinthian church","CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,DIE,HE,PAUL,SAID,WILLING" 2 Corinthians,7,3,"We should have great love for the church","CHURCH,GREAT,LOVE,SHOULD" 2 Corinthians,7,4,"It is a good thing to speak boldly to the church","BOLDLY,CHURCH,GOOD,SPEAK,THING" 2 Corinthians,7,4,"It is not wrong to glorify a church","CHURCH,GLORIFY,NOT,WRONG" 2 Corinthians,7,4,"It is possible to experience comfort in the midst of persecution","COMFORT,EXPERIENCE,MIDST,PERSECUTION,POSSIBLE" 2 Corinthians,7,4,"It is possible to experience joy in the midst of trials","EXPERIENCE,JOY,MIDST,POSSIBLE,TRIALS" 2 Corinthians,7,4,"Paul said that he glorified the Corinthian church; in spite of everything he spoke well of them and praised them to others","CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,EVERYTHING,GLORIFIED,HE,PAUL,PRAISED,SAID,SPITE,SPOKE" 2 Corinthians,7,4,"Paul said that he was filled with comfort, even though he was persecuted","COMFORT,FILLED,HE,PAUL,PERSECUTED,SAID" 2 Corinthians,7,4,"Paul said that he was filled with joy, even though he was in a time of great trouble","FILLED,GREAT,HE,JOY,PAUL,SAID,TIME,TROUBLE" 2 Corinthians,7,4,"Paul spoke to the Corinthian church with great boldness","BOLDNESS,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,GREAT,PAUL,SPOKE" 2 Corinthians,7,5,"Even the apostles were not immune to fear","APOSTLES,FEAR,IMMUNE,NOT" 2 Corinthians,7,5,"There may be times in life when we are afraid","AFRAID,LIFE,THERE,TIMES,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,7,5,"There may be times in life when we face fierce opposition","FACE,FIERCE,LIFE,OPPOSITION,THERE,TIMES,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,7,5,"There may be times in life when we have no rest","LIFE,NO,REST,THERE,TIMES,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,7,5,"There may be times in life when we have problems on every side","EVERY,LIFE,PROBLEMS,SIDE,THERE,TIMES,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,7,5,"There were times when Paul was afraid","AFRAID,PAUL,THERE,TIMES,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,7,5,"When Paul went into Macedonia he experienced a great deal of opposition","DEAL,EXPERIENCED,GREAT,HE,MACEDONIA,OPPOSITION,PAUL,WENT,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,7,5,"When Paul went into Macedonia he experienced problems on every side","EVERY,EXPERIENCED,HE,MACEDONIA,PAUL,PROBLEMS,SIDE,WENT,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,7,5,"When Paul went into Macedonia he had no rest","HE,MACEDONIA,NO,PAUL,REST,WENT,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,7,5,"When Paul went into Macedonia he was afraid","AFRAID,HE,MACEDONIA,PAUL,WENT,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,7,6,"God brought comfort to Paul by sending Titus to him","BROUGHT,COMFORT,GOD,HIM,PAUL,SENDING,TITUS" 2 Corinthians,7,6,"God cares when we are cast down","CARES,CAST,DOWN,GOD,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,7,6,"God comforts those who are cast down","CAST,COMFORTS,DOWN,GOD,WHO" 2 Corinthians,7,6,"God knows when we are cast down","CAST,DOWN,GOD,KNOWS,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,7,6,"Paul already knew Titus before he wrote this letter to the Corinthian church","BEFORE,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,HE,KNEW,LETTER,PAUL,TITUS,WROTE" 2 Corinthians,7,6,"Paul and Titus were contemporaries","PAUL,TITUS" 2 Corinthians,7,6,"Paul knew Titus","KNEW,PAUL,TITUS" 2 Corinthians,7,6,"There are times when God comforts those who are in need of comfort","COMFORT,COMFORTS,GOD,NEED,THERE,TIMES,WHEN,WHO" 2 Corinthians,7,6,"There are times when God works through others to bring comfort to us","BRING,COMFORT,GOD,THERE,TIMES,WHEN,WORKS" 2 Corinthians,7,6,"There may be times when we are cast down","CAST,DOWN,THERE,TIMES,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,7,6,"Titus brought great comfort to Paul","BROUGHT,COMFORT,GREAT,PAUL,TITUS" 2 Corinthians,7,7,"It is good to care about others","CARE,GOOD" 2 Corinthians,7,7,"It is good to rejoice when others care about us","CARE,GOOD,REJOICE,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,7,7,"It is not wrong to be comforted by hearing how much one group of people cares about someone else","CARES,COMFORTED,GROUP,HEARING,MUCH,NOT,ONE,PEOPLE,SOMEONE,WRONG" 2 Corinthians,7,7,"It is not wrong to tell people that you are glad they care about you","CARE,GLAD,NOT,PEOPLE,TELL,WRONG,YOU" 2 Corinthians,7,7,"It seems that the Corinthian church mourned for Paul","CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,MOURNED,PAUL,SEEMS" 2 Corinthians,7,7,"Paul rejoiced to hear that the Corinthian church cared about him","CARED,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,HEAR,HIM,PAUL,REJOICED" 2 Corinthians,7,7,"Paul was comforted when Titus came and visisted him","COMFORTED,HIM,PAUL,TITUS,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,7,7,"Paul was comforted when Titus told him how much the Corinthian church cared about him","CARED,CHURCH,COMFORTED,CORINTHIAN,HIM,MUCH,PAUL,TITUS,TOLD,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,7,7,"The Corinthian church had an earnest desire toward Paul","CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,DESIRE,EARNEST,PAUL" 2 Corinthians,7,7,"Titus was comforted when he heard how much the Corinthian church cared about Paul","CARED,CHURCH,COMFORTED,CORINTHIAN,HE,HEARD,MUCH,PAUL,TITUS,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,7,8,"It seems that Paul did regret sending that letter to the church for a while, but then he changed his mind","CHANGED,CHURCH,HE,HIS,LETTER,MIND,PAUL,REGRET,SEEMS,SENDING,WHILE" 2 Corinthians,7,8,"Paul said that he didn't regret sending a letter to the church that made them sorry, because it only made them sorry for a season","BECAUSE,CHURCH,HE,LETTER,MADE,ONLY,PAUL,REGRET,SAID,SEASON,SENDING,SORRY" 2 Corinthians,7,8,"Paul said that one of his letters to the Corinthian church made them sorry","CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,HIS,LETTERS,MADE,ONE,PAUL,SAID,SORRY" 2 Corinthians,7,9,"It is good to experience sorrow if that sorrow drives us to repentance","DRIVES,EXPERIENCE,GOOD,IF,REPENTANCE,SORROW" 2 Corinthians,7,9,"It is good to repent","GOOD,REPENT" 2 Corinthians,7,9,"It is not a bad thing to make someone sorry in a way that leads them to repent","BAD,LEADS,MAKE,NOT,REPENT,SOMEONE,SORRY,THING" 2 Corinthians,7,9,"Paul rejoiced that he sent the letter that made the Corinthian church sorry","CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,HE,LETTER,MADE,PAUL,REJOICED,SENT,SORRY" 2 Corinthians,7,9,"Sorrow that leads to repentance is godly sorrow","GODLY,LEADS,REPENTANCE,SORROW" 2 Corinthians,7,9,"The reason Paul rejoiced over his previous letter was not because it made the church sorry, but because it motivated them to repent","BECAUSE,CHURCH,HIS,LETTER,MADE,MOTIVATED,NOT,PAUL,PREVIOUS,REASON,REJOICED,REPENT,SORRY" 2 Corinthians,7,9,"There is a sorrow that leads to repentance","LEADS,REPENTANCE,SORROW,THERE" 2 Corinthians,7,10,"Godly sorrow leads to repentance","GODLY,LEADS,REPENTANCE,SORROW" 2 Corinthians,7,10,"Godly sorrow leads to salvation","GODLY,LEADS,SALVATION,SORROW" 2 Corinthians,7,10,"It is good to have godly sorrow","GODLY,GOOD,SORROW" 2 Corinthians,7,10,"Not all sorrow is good","ALL,GOOD,NOT,SORROW" 2 Corinthians,7,10,"Repentance leads to salvation","LEADS,REPENTANCE,SALVATION" 2 Corinthians,7,10,"The sorrow of the world leads to death","DEATH,LEADS,SORROW,WORLD" 2 Corinthians,7,10,"There is some sorrow that leads only to death","DEATH,LEADS,ONLY,SOME,SORROW,THERE" 2 Corinthians,7,10,"There is sorrow that does not lead to repentance","LEAD,NOT,REPENTANCE,SORROW,THERE" 2 Corinthians,7,10,"There is sorrow that does not lead to salvation","LEAD,NOT,SALVATION,SORROW,THERE" 2 Corinthians,7,10,"There is sorrow that is not godly sorrow","GODLY,NOT,SORROW,THERE" 2 Corinthians,7,10,"We should not doing things that make other people have godly sorrow, for that leads to repentance and salvation","DOING,GODLY,LEADS,MAKE,NOT,PEOPLE,REPENTANCE,SALVATION,SHOULD,SORROW,THINGS" 2 Corinthians,7,10,"We should not regret having godly sorrow, for it leads to repentance and salvation","GODLY,LEADS,NOT,REGRET,REPENTANCE,SALVATION,SHOULD,SORROW" 2 Corinthians,7,11,"Christians should be filled with zeal","CHRISTIANS,FILLED,SHOULD,ZEAL" 2 Corinthians,7,11,"Christians should fear the Lord","CHRISTIANS,FEAR,LORD,SHOULD" 2 Corinthians,7,11,"Christians should have a passionate desire for righteousness","CHRISTIANS,DESIRE,PASSIONATE,RIGHTEOUSNESS,SHOULD" 2 Corinthians,7,11,"Christians should seek to be careful","CAREFUL,CHRISTIANS,SEEK,SHOULD" 2 Corinthians,7,11,"Christians should seek to clear themselves of wrongdoing","CHRISTIANS,CLEAR,SEEK,SHOULD,WRONGDOING" 2 Corinthians,7,11,"It is good for Christians to seek to clear themselves of wrongdoing","CHRISTIANS,CLEAR,GOOD,SEEK,WRONGDOING" 2 Corinthians,7,11,"It is good to be careful","CAREFUL,GOOD" 2 Corinthians,7,11,"The church should response to rebuke by zealously fixing the problem and clearing themselves of the matter, not by attacking the messenger or ignoring the issue","ATTACKING,CHURCH,CLEARING,IGNORING,ISSUE,MATTER,MESSENGER,NOT,PROBLEM,REBUKE,RESPONSE,SHOULD,ZEALOUSLY" 2 Corinthians,7,11,"The Corinthian church cleared themselves in the matter that Paul raised to them; their godly repentance motivated them to address the problem and do what was right","ADDRESS,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,DO,GODLY,MATTER,MOTIVATED,PAUL,PROBLEM,RAISED,REPENTANCE,RIGHT,WHAT" 2 Corinthians,7,11,"The Corinthian church experienced godly sorrow","CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,EXPERIENCED,GODLY,SORROW" 2 Corinthians,7,11,"The Corinthian church responded very zealously to Paul's rebuke","CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,PAUL,REBUKE,RESPONDED,ZEALOUSLY" 2 Corinthians,7,11,"The godly sorrow that the church experienced produced a desire for them to clear themselves of wrongdoing","CHURCH,CLEAR,DESIRE,EXPERIENCED,GODLY,PRODUCED,SORROW,WRONGDOING" 2 Corinthians,7,11,"The godly sorrow that the church experienced produced a desire to be avenged","AVENGED,CHURCH,DESIRE,EXPERIENCED,GODLY,PRODUCED,SORROW" 2 Corinthians,7,11,"The godly sorrow that the church experienced produced a godly fear","CHURCH,EXPERIENCED,FEAR,GODLY,PRODUCED,SORROW" 2 Corinthians,7,11,"The godly sorrow that the church experienced produced a godly indignation","CHURCH,EXPERIENCED,GODLY,INDIGNATION,PRODUCED,SORROW" 2 Corinthians,7,11,"The godly sorrow that the church experienced produced a godly zeal","CHURCH,EXPERIENCED,GODLY,PRODUCED,SORROW,ZEAL" 2 Corinthians,7,11,"The godly sorrow that the church experienced produced a passionate desire for righteousness","CHURCH,DESIRE,EXPERIENCED,GODLY,PASSIONATE,PRODUCED,RIGHTEOUSNESS,SORROW" 2 Corinthians,7,11,"The godly sorrow that the church experienced produced carefulness","CAREFULNESS,CHURCH,EXPERIENCED,GODLY,PRODUCED,SORROW" 2 Corinthians,7,11,"The godly sorrow that the church experienced produced genuine change","CHANGE,CHURCH,EXPERIENCED,GENUINE,GODLY,PRODUCED,SORROW" 2 Corinthians,7,12,"Caring for the church means raising issues when there is a problem","CARING,CHURCH,ISSUES,MEANS,PROBLEM,RAISING,THERE,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,7,12,"Caring for the church means rebuking them so they are filled with godly sorrow, and are motivated to repent","CARING,CHURCH,FILLED,GODLY,MEANS,MOTIVATED,REBUKING,REPENT,SORROW" 2 Corinthians,7,12,"Hiding issues in the church is not loving at all; instead it indicates a lack of care and a lack of love","ALL,CARE,CHURCH,HIDING,INDICATES,INSTEAD,ISSUES,LACK,LOVE,LOVING,NOT" 2 Corinthians,7,12,"It is not evil to rebuke churches","CHURCHES,EVIL,NOT,REBUKE" 2 Corinthians,7,12,"It seems that in the issue that Paul raised, there was a person who did something wrong to another person","ANOTHER,ISSUE,PAUL,PERSON,RAISED,SEEMS,SOMETHING,THERE,WHO,WRONG" 2 Corinthians,7,12,"One of the ways the apostles cared for the churches was by rebuking them and leading them to godly sorrow","APOSTLES,CARED,CHURCHES,GODLY,LEADING,ONE,REBUKING,SORROW" 2 Corinthians,7,12,"Raising issues to the church is an act of love","ACT,CHURCH,ISSUES,LOVE,RAISING" 2 Corinthians,7,12,"The reason Paul raised the issue with the church was so that they would know that he cared about them","CARED,CHURCH,HE,ISSUE,KNOW,PAUL,RAISED,REASON" 2 Corinthians,7,12,"Those who love the church will raise an issue when there is a problem, and will rebuke the church so that they become aware of it and experience godly sorrow over it","AWARE,BECOME,CHURCH,EXPERIENCE,GODLY,ISSUE,LOVE,PROBLEM,RAISE,REBUKE,SORROW,THERE,WHEN,WHO" 2 Corinthians,7,13,"Churches should seek to bring comfort to others","BRING,CHURCHES,COMFORT,SEEK,SHOULD" 2 Corinthians,7,13,"It is possible for others to refresh our spirit","OUR,POSSIBLE,REFRESH,SPIRIT" 2 Corinthians,7,13,"Our spirit can be refreshed","CAN,OUR,REFRESHED,SPIRIT" 2 Corinthians,7,13,"The Corinthian church comforted Paul","CHURCH,COMFORTED,CORINTHIAN,PAUL" 2 Corinthians,7,13,"The Corinthian church refreshed the spirit of Titus","CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,REFRESHED,SPIRIT,TITUS" 2 Corinthians,7,13,"The joy of Titus brought joy to Paul","BROUGHT,JOY,PAUL,TITUS" 2 Corinthians,7,13,"The reason Titus had joy was because his spirit was refreshed by the Corinthian church","BECAUSE,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,HIS,JOY,REASON,REFRESHED,SPIRIT,TITUS" 2 Corinthians,7,13,"There are times when our spirit needs to be refreshed","NEEDS,OUR,REFRESHED,SPIRIT,THERE,TIMES,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,7,13,"We should seek to comfort those who need comfort","COMFORT,NEED,SEEK,SHOULD,WHO" 2 Corinthians,7,14,"Everything that Paul told the Corinthian church was true","CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,EVERYTHING,PAUL,TOLD,TRUE" 2 Corinthians,7,14,"It is not a sin to boast about other churches","BOAST,CHURCHES,NOT,SIN" 2 Corinthians,7,14,"It is not a sin to boast about others if the things that you are saying are true","BOAST,IF,NOT,SAYING,SIN,THINGS,TRUE,YOU" 2 Corinthians,7,14,"It is not wrong to let people know that you are proud of them and are boasting about them to others","BOASTING,KNOW,LET,NOT,PEOPLE,PROUD,WRONG,YOU" 2 Corinthians,7,14,"Paul boasted about the Corinthian church to Titus","BOASTED,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,PAUL,TITUS" 2 Corinthians,7,14,"Paul said the reason he wasn't ashamed about boasting of the Corinthian church was because his boasting was true; the things that he said about them are true things","ASHAMED,BECAUSE,BOASTING,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,HE,HIS,PAUL,REASON,SAID,THINGS,TRUE" 2 Corinthians,7,14,"Paul wanted the church to know that he boasted about them to others","BOASTED,CHURCH,HE,KNOW,PAUL,WANTED" 2 Corinthians,7,14,"Paul wasn't ashamed about boasting of the Corinthian church","ASHAMED,BOASTING,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,PAUL" 2 Corinthians,7,14,"We must always say things that are true; everything that we say must be true","ALWAYS,EVERYTHING,MUST,SAY,THINGS,TRUE" 2 Corinthians,7,15,"Churches should receive the words of the apostles with fear and trembling","APOSTLES,CHURCHES,FEAR,RECEIVE,SHOULD,TREMBLING,WORDS" 2 Corinthians,7,15,"Churches should seek to be obedient","CHURCHES,OBEDIENT,SEEK,SHOULD" 2 Corinthians,7,15,"It is good to have great affection for obedient churches","AFFECTION,CHURCHES,GOOD,GREAT,OBEDIENT" 2 Corinthians,7,15,"It is good to receive the words of the apostles with fear and trembling","APOSTLES,FEAR,GOOD,RECEIVE,TREMBLING,WORDS" 2 Corinthians,7,15,"It is not wrong to have great affection for a church","AFFECTION,CHURCH,GREAT,NOT,WRONG" 2 Corinthians,7,15,"The reason Titus had great affection for the church was because of their obedience","AFFECTION,BECAUSE,CHURCH,GREAT,OBEDIENCE,REASON,TITUS" 2 Corinthians,7,15,"The reason Titus had great affection for the church was because they received him with fear and trembling","AFFECTION,BECAUSE,CHURCH,FEAR,GREAT,HIM,REASON,RECEIVED,TITUS,TREMBLING" 2 Corinthians,7,15,"Titus had great affection for the Corinthian church","AFFECTION,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,GREAT,TITUS" 2 Corinthians,7,16,"Churches should seek to be faithful in all things, so that people can have confidence in them","ALL,CAN,CHURCHES,CONFIDENCE,FAITHFUL,PEOPLE,SEEK,SHOULD,THINGS" 2 Corinthians,7,16,"It is good to be able to have full confidence in a church","ABLE,CHURCH,CONFIDENCE,FULL,GOOD" 2 Corinthians,7,16,"Paul had confidence in the Corinthian church in all things; he did not have doubts about the church","ALL,CHURCH,CONFIDENCE,CORINTHIAN,DOUBTS,HE,NOT,PAUL,THINGS" 2 Corinthians,7,16,"Paul rejoiced that he was able to have confidence in the Corinthian church","ABLE,CHURCH,CONFIDENCE,CORINTHIAN,HE,PAUL,REJOICED" 2 Corinthians,8,1,"At the time Paul wrote this letter there were churches in Macedonia","CHURCHES,LETTER,MACEDONIA,PAUL,THERE,TIME,WROTE" 2 Corinthians,8,1,"God bestowed His grace on the churches of Macedonia","BESTOWED,CHURCHES,GOD,GRACE,HIS,MACEDONIA" 2 Corinthians,8,1,"Macedonia existed at the time of Paul","EXISTED,MACEDONIA,PAUL,TIME" 2 Corinthians,8,1,"Paul wanted the Corinthian church to know about the struggles of another church in another place","ANOTHER,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,KNOW,PAUL,PLACE,STRUGGLES,WANTED" 2 Corinthians,8,1,"There are times when God gives grace to churches","CHURCHES,GIVES,GOD,GRACE,THERE,TIMES,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,8,2,"Churches should be generous","CHURCHES,GENEROUS,SHOULD" 2 Corinthians,8,2,"Churches should be joyful","CHURCHES,JOYFUL,SHOULD" 2 Corinthians,8,2,"Even though the Macedonian church was very poor, they gave generously to others","CHURCH,GAVE,GENEROUSLY,MACEDONIAN,POOR" 2 Corinthians,8,2,"God does not bless all churches with riches","ALL,BLESS,CHURCHES,GOD,NOT,RICHES" 2 Corinthians,8,2,"God does not promise that all churches will be rich; some churches are very poor","ALL,CHURCHES,GOD,NOT,POOR,PROMISE,RICH,SOME" 2 Corinthians,8,2,"It is possible to be joyful in the midst of affliction","AFFLICTION,JOYFUL,MIDST,POSSIBLE" 2 Corinthians,8,2,"It is possible to be joyful in the midst of deep poverty","DEEP,JOYFUL,MIDST,POSSIBLE,POVERTY" 2 Corinthians,8,2,"It is possible to give generously in the midst of deep poverty","DEEP,GENEROUSLY,GIVE,MIDST,POSSIBLE,POVERTY" 2 Corinthians,8,2,"The Macedonian church was being greatly afflicted","AFFLICTED,BEING,CHURCH,GREATLY,MACEDONIAN" 2 Corinthians,8,2,"The Macedonian church was going though a great trial","CHURCH,GOING,GREAT,MACEDONIAN,TRIAL" 2 Corinthians,8,2,"The Macedonian church was joyful in the midst of affliction","AFFLICTION,CHURCH,JOYFUL,MACEDONIAN,MIDST" 2 Corinthians,8,2,"The Macedonian church was very poor","CHURCH,MACEDONIAN,POOR" 2 Corinthians,8,2,"The reason the Macedonian church could be generous in the midst of deep poverty was because of the grace of God","BECAUSE,CHURCH,DEEP,GENEROUS,GOD,GRACE,MACEDONIAN,MIDST,POVERTY,REASON" 2 Corinthians,8,2,"The reason the Macedonian church could be joyful in the midst of affliction was because of the grace of God","AFFLICTION,BECAUSE,CHURCH,GOD,GRACE,JOYFUL,MACEDONIAN,MIDST,REASON" 2 Corinthians,8,2,"There are some churches that are greatly afflicted","AFFLICTED,CHURCHES,GREATLY,SOME,THERE" 2 Corinthians,8,2,"There are some churches that are very poor","CHURCHES,POOR,SOME,THERE" 2 Corinthians,8,3,"Paul used the Macedonian church as an example of giving generously","CHURCH,EXAMPLE,GENEROUSLY,GIVING,MACEDONIAN,PAUL,USED" 2 Corinthians,8,3,"Paul wanted the Corinthian church to know how much the afflicted and poor Macedonian church had given to the ministry; he wanted them to know that they had given a great deal, but he didn't reveal the exact amount","AFFLICTED,AMOUNT,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,DEAL,EXACT,GIVEN,GREAT,HE,KNOW,MACEDONIAN,MINISTRY,MUCH,PAUL,POOR,REVEAL,WANTED" 2 Corinthians,8,3,"The amount that the Macedonian church gave was beyond what they had the ability to give","ABILITY,AMOUNT,BEYOND,CHURCH,GAVE,GIVE,MACEDONIAN,WHAT" 2 Corinthians,8,3,"The Macedonian church gave a very generous financial gift to the apostle Paul","APOSTLE,CHURCH,FINANCIAL,GAVE,GENEROUS,GIFT,MACEDONIAN,PAUL" 2 Corinthians,8,4,"Even though the Macedonian church was very poor, they begged Paul to allow them to minister to others","ALLOW,BEGGED,CHURCH,MACEDONIAN,MINISTER,PAUL,POOR" 2 Corinthians,8,4,"The gift from the Macedonian church was intended to minister to the saints; it seems that it was not given to Paul personally","CHURCH,GIFT,GIVEN,INTENDED,MACEDONIAN,MINISTER,NOT,PAUL,PERSONALLY,SAINTS,SEEMS" 2 Corinthians,8,4,"The Macedonian church begged Paul to accept their financial gift","ACCEPT,BEGGED,CHURCH,FINANCIAL,GIFT,MACEDONIAN,PAUL" 2 Corinthians,8,4,"The Macedonian church had a fervent desire to minister to the saints, in spite of their affliction and their deep poverty","AFFLICTION,CHURCH,DEEP,DESIRE,FERVENT,MACEDONIAN,MINISTER,POVERTY,SAINTS,SPITE" 2 Corinthians,8,5,"After the Macedonians gave themselves to the Lord, they ministered to the saints according to the will of God","ACCORDING,AFTER,GAVE,GOD,LORD,MACEDONIANS,MINISTERED,SAINTS" 2 Corinthians,8,5,"Before you can minister to the saints you must first give yourself to the Lord","BEFORE,CAN,FIRST,GIVE,LORD,MINISTER,MUST,SAINTS,YOU" 2 Corinthians,8,5,"The Macedonians first gave themselves to the Lord","FIRST,GAVE,LORD,MACEDONIANS" 2 Corinthians,8,6,"It seems that the Corinthian church lacked generosity","CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,GENEROSITY,LACKED,SEEMS" 2 Corinthians,8,6,"It seems that Titus had started teaching the Corinthian church, but the job was not yet done; Paul wanted Titus to finish what he had started","CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,DONE,FINISH,HE,JOB,NOT,PAUL,SEEMS,STARTED,TEACHING,TITUS,WANTED,WHAT" 2 Corinthians,8,6,"Paul wanted Titus to teach the Corinthian church to be as generous and joyful as the Macedonian church","CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,GENEROUS,JOYFUL,MACEDONIAN,PAUL,TEACH,TITUS,WANTED" 2 Corinthians,8,6,"Titus ministered to the Corinthian church","CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,MINISTERED,TITUS" 2 Corinthians,8,6,"When Paul saw the generosity of the Macedonian church, it motivated him to see the Corinthians develop that same spirit of generosity","CHURCH,CORINTHIANS,GENEROSITY,HIM,MACEDONIAN,MOTIVATED,PAUL,SAME,SAW,SEE,SPIRIT,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,8,7,"Churches should abound in diligence","ABOUND,CHURCHES,DILIGENCE,SHOULD" 2 Corinthians,8,7,"Churches should abound in faith","ABOUND,CHURCHES,FAITH,SHOULD" 2 Corinthians,8,7,"Churches should abound in knowledge","ABOUND,CHURCHES,KNOWLEDGE,SHOULD" 2 Corinthians,8,7,"Churches should be generous","CHURCHES,GENEROUS,SHOULD" 2 Corinthians,8,7,"Churches should love the apostles","APOSTLES,CHURCHES,LOVE,SHOULD" 2 Corinthians,8,7,"Even though the Corinthian church abounded in faith and knowledge, and even though they were diligent, and even though they loved the apostles, they were not generous; Paul wanted them to become generous","ABOUNDED,APOSTLES,BECOME,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,DILIGENT,FAITH,GENEROUS,KNOWLEDGE,LOVED,NOT,PAUL,WANTED" 2 Corinthians,8,7,"It is not enough for a church to have one or two good qualities; churches need to fully develop and abound in all good qualities","ABOUND,ALL,CHURCH,CHURCHES,FULLY,GOOD,NEED,NOT,ONE,QUALITIES,TWO" 2 Corinthians,8,7,"Paul wanted the Corinthian church to abound in generosity","ABOUND,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,GENEROSITY,PAUL,WANTED" 2 Corinthians,8,7,"The Corinthian church abounded in 'utterance'; (this may be tongues, or this may be proclaiming the gospel)","ABOUNDED,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,GOSPEL,PROCLAIMING,TONGUES,UTTERANCE" 2 Corinthians,8,7,"The Corinthian church abounded in diligence","ABOUNDED,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,DILIGENCE" 2 Corinthians,8,7,"The Corinthian church abounded in faith","ABOUNDED,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,FAITH" 2 Corinthians,8,7,"The Corinthian church abounded in knowledge","ABOUNDED,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,KNOWLEDGE" 2 Corinthians,8,7,"The Corinthian church abounded in love toward the apostles","ABOUNDED,APOSTLES,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,LOVE" 2 Corinthians,8,7,"The Corinthian church did not abound in generosity","ABOUND,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,GENEROSITY,NOT" 2 Corinthians,8,8,"It is good to prove that your love is real","GOOD,LOVE,PROVE,REAL,YOUR" 2 Corinthians,8,8,"The sincerity of a person's love is proven through their actions, not through their words","ACTIONS,LOVE,NOT,PERSON,PROVEN,SINCERITY,WORDS" 2 Corinthians,8,8,"The way to prove the sincerity of your love is by generosity (by giving generously to those who are in need)","GENEROSITY,GENEROUSLY,GIVING,LOVE,NEED,PROVE,SINCERITY,WHO,YOUR" 2 Corinthians,8,9,"Before Jesus came into this world He was rich","BEFORE,HE,JESUS,RICH,WORLD" 2 Corinthians,8,9,"Jesus became poor for our sake","BECAME,JESUS,OUR,POOR,SAKE" 2 Corinthians,8,9,"Jesus chose to become poor so that we might be made rich","BECOME,CHOSE,JESUS,MADE,MIGHT,POOR,RICH" 2 Corinthians,8,9,"Jesus is Lord","JESUS,LORD" 2 Corinthians,8,9,"Jesus is the Messiah (the Christ)","CHRIST,JESUS,MESSIAH" 2 Corinthians,8,9,"The coming of Jesus into this world was an act of generosity","ACT,COMING,GENEROSITY,JESUS,WORLD" 2 Corinthians,8,9,"The coming of Jesus into this world was an act of grace","ACT,COMING,GRACE,JESUS,WORLD" 2 Corinthians,8,9,"The reason Jesus came into this world and became poor was so that He might help us","BECAME,HE,HELP,JESUS,MIGHT,POOR,REASON,WORLD" 2 Corinthians,8,9,"When Jesus came into this world He became poor","BECAME,HE,JESUS,POOR,WHEN,WORLD" 2 Corinthians,8,9,"When Jesus was in this world He was poor","HE,JESUS,POOR,WHEN,WORLD" 2 Corinthians,8,10,"Churches need to continually be generous; generosity should not be a one-time thing","CHURCHES,CONTINUALLY,GENEROSITY,GENEROUS,NEED,NOT,SHOULD,THING" 2 Corinthians,8,10,"It seems that the Corinthian church had been generous in the past, and Paul wanted them to be generous again","AGAIN,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,GENEROUS,PAST,PAUL,SEEMS,WANTED" 2 Corinthians,8,10,"It was expedient for the Corinthian church to become generous","BECOME,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,EXPEDIENT,GENEROUS" 2 Corinthians,8,10,"It was expedient for the Corinthian church to give generously to the saints","CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,EXPEDIENT,GENEROUSLY,GIVE,SAINTS" 2 Corinthians,8,11,"It is not enough to be willing to be generous; we must actually be generous, and give","ACTUALLY,GENEROUS,GIVE,MUST,NOT,WILLING" 2 Corinthians,8,11,"It is not enough to have a desire to be generous; we must actually be generous, and give","ACTUALLY,DESIRE,GENEROUS,GIVE,MUST,NOT" 2 Corinthians,8,12,"God does not expect us to give things that we do not have","DO,EXPECT,GIVE,GOD,NOT,THINGS" 2 Corinthians,8,12,"God is looking for those who will give willingly","GIVE,GOD,LOOKING,WHO,WILLINGLY" 2 Corinthians,8,12,"God looks at what we have to give, and uses that to measure our generosity","GENEROSITY,GIVE,GOD,LOOKS,MEASURE,OUR,USES,WHAT" 2 Corinthians,8,12,"God wants people to give willingly","GIVE,GOD,PEOPLE,WANTS,WILLINGLY" 2 Corinthians,8,12,"If we give, we must do so with a willing heart","DO,GIVE,HEART,IF,MUST,WILLING" 2 Corinthians,8,12,"We must give what we have, even if we do not have very much","DO,GIVE,IF,MUCH,MUST,NOT,WHAT" 2 Corinthians,8,12,"We must give willingly","GIVE,MUST,WILLINGLY" 2 Corinthians,8,12,"What matters to God is that we give what we have, even if what we have is not very much","GIVE,GOD,IF,MATTERS,MUCH,NOT,WHAT" 2 Corinthians,8,13,"All churches have a responsibility to give generously to the needs of the saints","ALL,CHURCHES,GENEROUSLY,GIVE,NEEDS,RESPONSIBILITY,SAINTS" 2 Corinthians,8,13,"Paul wanted all churches to give generously","ALL,CHURCHES,GENEROUSLY,GIVE,PAUL,WANTED" 2 Corinthians,8,13,"Paul was not saying that he wanted the Corinthian church to give so that other churches did not have to give","CHURCH,CHURCHES,CORINTHIAN,GIVE,HE,NOT,PAUL,SAYING,WANTED" 2 Corinthians,8,14,"Churches have a responsibility to help out other churches in their time of need","CHURCHES,HELP,NEED,RESPONSIBILITY,TIME" 2 Corinthians,8,14,"Equality is about helping other people through their time of need, when you are in a position to do so","DO,EQUALITY,HELPING,NEED,PEOPLE,POSITION,TIME,WHEN,YOU" 2 Corinthians,8,14,"Paul believed that although the Corinthian church was in a period of financial abundance, there might be a time in the future when they were in need; therefore the church should help now, while it could, and then other churches would help them when their time of need came","ABUNDANCE,ALTHOUGH,BELIEVED,CHURCH,CHURCHES,CORINTHIAN,FINANCIAL,FUTURE,HELP,MIGHT,NEED,NOW,PAUL,SHOULD,THERE,THEREFORE,TIME,WHEN,WHILE" 2 Corinthians,8,14,"There may be some churches which have financial abundance","ABUNDANCE,CHURCHES,FINANCIAL,SOME,THERE,WHICH" 2 Corinthians,8,14,"There may be some churches which have financial needs","CHURCHES,FINANCIAL,NEEDS,SOME,THERE,WHICH" 2 Corinthians,8,14,"To Paul, equality meant that churches which had an abundance should supply the needs of others; if someone is in need, and a church has the ability to help them, then they should do so","ABILITY,ABUNDANCE,CHURCH,CHURCHES,DO,EQUALITY,HELP,IF,MEANT,NEED,NEEDS,PAUL,SHOULD,SOMEONE,SUPPLY,WHICH" 2 Corinthians,8,15,"God expects those who are in a position to help others to do so","DO,EXPECTS,GOD,HELP,POSITION,WHO" 2 Corinthians,8,15,"When the Israelites gathered manna in the days of the Exodus, the reason no one lacked anything was because those who gathered much gave to those who gathered little","ANYTHING,BECAUSE,DAYS,EXODUS,GATHERED,GAVE,ISRAELITES,LACKED,LITTLE,MANNA,MUCH,NO,ONE,REASON,WHEN,WHO" 2 Corinthians,8,16,"God has the ability to cause us to love others","ABILITY,CAUSE,GOD,LOVE" 2 Corinthians,8,16,"God is the one who gives us love for others","GIVES,GOD,LOVE,ONE,WHO" 2 Corinthians,8,16,"Our love for others comes from God","COMES,GOD,LOVE,OUR" 2 Corinthians,8,16,"Paul praised God that Titus loved the Corinthian church","CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,GOD,LOVED,PAUL,PRAISED,TITUS" 2 Corinthians,8,16,"The reason Titus loved the Corinthian church was because God put that love in his heart","BECAUSE,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,GOD,HEART,HIS,LOVE,LOVED,PUT,REASON,TITUS" 2 Corinthians,8,16,"Titus had a great love for the Corinthian church","CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,GREAT,LOVE,TITUS" 2 Corinthians,8,16,"Titus sought to care for the Corinthian church","CARE,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,SOUGHT,TITUS" 2 Corinthians,8,17,"The reason Titus chose to visit the Corinthian church was because he loved them","BECAUSE,CHOSE,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,HE,LOVED,REASON,TITUS,VISIT" 2 Corinthians,8,17,"Titus chose to go to the Corinthian church, even though no one asked him to do that","ASKED,CHOSE,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,DO,GO,HIM,NO,ONE,TITUS" 2 Corinthians,8,18,"The person who Paul sent with Titus to the Corinthian church is not named; no one knows who it was","CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,KNOWS,NAMED,NO,NOT,ONE,PAUL,PERSON,SENT,TITUS,WHO" 2 Corinthians,8,18,"Titus did not go to the Corinthian church alone; Paul sent another person with him","ALONE,ANOTHER,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,GO,HIM,NOT,PAUL,PERSON,SENT,TITUS" 2 Corinthians,8,18,"Whoever Paul sent with Titus was well known by all the churches; he was highly praised and was faithful to the gospel","ALL,CHURCHES,FAITHFUL,GOSPEL,HE,HIGHLY,KNOWN,PAUL,PRAISED,SENT,TITUS,WHOEVER" 2 Corinthians,8,19,"Churches should have a ready mind; they should have a mind that is ready to hear and believe the truths of the Scriptures","BELIEVE,CHURCHES,HEAR,MIND,READY,SCRIPTURES,SHOULD,TRUTHS" 2 Corinthians,8,19,"It seems that the apostles had a spirit of generosity","APOSTLES,GENEROSITY,SEEMS,SPIRIT" 2 Corinthians,8,19,"It seems that the person that Paul sent with Titus was chosen by the churches to travel with Paul","CHOSEN,CHURCHES,PAUL,PERSON,SEEMS,SENT,TITUS,TRAVEL" 2 Corinthians,8,19,"The Corinthian church had a ready mind","CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,MIND,READY" 2 Corinthians,8,19,"The reason the apostles had a spirit of generosity was because God gave it to them","APOSTLES,BECAUSE,GAVE,GENEROSITY,GOD,REASON,SPIRIT" 2 Corinthians,8,20,"It is not wrong to give to churches that are in need","CHURCHES,GIVE,NEED,NOT,WRONG" 2 Corinthians,8,20,"It seems that the apostles administered the gifts that were given by the churches to other churches","ADMINISTERED,APOSTLES,CHURCHES,GIFTS,GIVEN,SEEMS" 2 Corinthians,8,20,"Paul did not want anyone to condemn the apostles for accepting financial gifts from churches and giving them to other churches that were in meed","ACCEPTING,ANYONE,APOSTLES,CHURCHES,CONDEMN,FINANCIAL,GIFTS,GIVING,NOT,PAUL,WANT" 2 Corinthians,8,21,"It is important for the church to be honest","CHURCH,HONEST,IMPORTANT" 2 Corinthians,8,21,"It is important for the church to have a reputation for honesty","CHURCH,HONESTY,IMPORTANT,REPUTATION" 2 Corinthians,8,21,"It is important for us to be honest","HONEST,IMPORTANT" 2 Corinthians,8,21,"The apostles wanted to be honest in the sight of God","APOSTLES,GOD,HONEST,SIGHT,WANTED" 2 Corinthians,8,21,"The apostles wanted to be honest in the sight of men","APOSTLES,HONEST,MEN,SIGHT,WANTED" 2 Corinthians,8,22,"Paul said that he had great confidence in the Corinthian church","CHURCH,CONFIDENCE,CORINTHIAN,GREAT,HE,PAUL,SAID" 2 Corinthians,8,22,"The fellow Christian that Paul sent with Titus was diligent in many things","CHRISTIAN,DILIGENT,FELLOW,MANY,PAUL,SENT,THINGS,TITUS" 2 Corinthians,8,23,"Paul called Titus his partner and his fellow helper in helping the Corinthian church","CALLED,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,FELLOW,HELPER,HELPING,HIS,PARTNER,PAUL,TITUS" 2 Corinthians,8,23,"Paul said that the other Christians who accompanied Titus were messengers of the churches","ACCOMPANIED,CHRISTIANS,CHURCHES,MESSENGERS,PAUL,SAID,TITUS,WHO" 2 Corinthians,8,23,"Paul said that the other Christians who accompanied Titus were messengers of the glory of Christ","ACCOMPANIED,CHRIST,CHRISTIANS,GLORY,MESSENGERS,PAUL,SAID,TITUS,WHO" 2 Corinthians,8,24,"Paul had been boasting about the Corinthian church; he wanted the Corinthian church to give substance to those boasts by giving generously","BOASTING,BOASTS,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,GENEROUSLY,GIVE,GIVING,HE,PAUL,SUBSTANCE,WANTED" 2 Corinthians,8,24,"Paul wanted the Corinthian church to prove their love (by giving generously)","CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,GENEROUSLY,GIVING,LOVE,PAUL,PROVE,WANTED" 2 Corinthians,9,1,"After Paul spent an entire chapter talking about ministering to the saints, and how important it was for the Corinthian church to learn to be generous, he said he didn't need to talk to them about ministering to the saints; Paul seems to be saying that there was a time in the past when they helped someone, and therefore Paul expected them to live up to their reputation","AFTER,CHAPTER,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,ENTIRE,EXPECTED,GENEROUS,HE,HELPED,IMPORTANT,LEARN,LIVE,MINISTERING,NEED,PAST,PAUL,REPUTATION,SAID,SAINTS,SAYING,SEEMS,SOMEONE,SPENT,TALK,TALKING,THERE,THEREFORE,TIME,UP,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,9,2,"Churches should try to set a good example for other churches to follow","CHURCHES,EXAMPLE,FOLLOW,GOOD,SET,SHOULD,TRY" 2 Corinthians,9,2,"It is good for churches to see the good behavior of other churches and become motivated to be like them","BECOME,BEHAVIOR,CHURCHES,GOOD,LIKE,MOTIVATED,SEE" 2 Corinthians,9,2,"It is not wrong to boast about the good behavior of specific churches","BEHAVIOR,BOAST,CHURCHES,GOOD,NOT,SPECIFIC,WRONG" 2 Corinthians,9,2,"It is not wrong to hold up a church as an example of how to behave","BEHAVE,CHURCH,EXAMPLE,HOLD,NOT,UP,WRONG" 2 Corinthians,9,2,"It seems that in the past the Corinthian church had helped someone, and their zeal to provide help had motivated other churches to copy their example","CHURCH,CHURCHES,CORINTHIAN,EXAMPLE,HELP,HELPED,MOTIVATED,PAST,PROVIDE,SEEMS,SOMEONE,ZEAL" 2 Corinthians,9,2,"It seems that the Corinthian church had provided some kind of support to Achaia a year before Paul wrote this letter","ACHAIA,BEFORE,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,KIND,LETTER,PAUL,PROVIDED,SEEMS,SOME,SUPPORT,WROTE,YEAR" 2 Corinthians,9,2,"Paul boasted to the churches in Macedonia about what the Corinthian church had done","BOASTED,CHURCH,CHURCHES,CORINTHIAN,DONE,MACEDONIA,PAUL,WHAT" 2 Corinthians,9,3,"Paul wanted the church to be ready to give to those who were in need, so that when the opportunity came up they could immediately meet the need","CHURCH,GIVE,IMMEDIATELY,MEET,NEED,OPPORTUNITY,PAUL,READY,UP,WANTED,WHEN,WHO" 2 Corinthians,9,3,"Paul was doing everything he could to make sure that the Corinthian church lived up to its reputation","CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,DOING,EVERYTHING,HE,LIVED,MAKE,PAUL,REPUTATION,SURE,UP" 2 Corinthians,9,3,"Paul was going to great lengths to make the Corinthian church look good","CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,GOING,GOOD,GREAT,LENGTHS,LOOK,MAKE,PAUL" 2 Corinthians,9,3,"Paul was worried that he had boasted about the Corinthian church in vain, and if he didn't send people in advance to warn them that a request was coming then they would fail the test","ADVANCE,BOASTED,CHURCH,COMING,CORINTHIAN,FAIL,HE,IF,PAUL,PEOPLE,REQUEST,SEND,TEST,VAIN,WARN,WORRIED" 2 Corinthians,9,3,"The reason Paul sent people to visit the Corinthian church was so they would be ready to give to other churches that were in need","CHURCH,CHURCHES,CORINTHIAN,GIVE,NEED,PAUL,PEOPLE,READY,REASON,SENT,VISIT" 2 Corinthians,9,4,"It seems that one of the reasons Paul boasted about the Corinthian church was to put pressure on them to live up to their reputation","BOASTED,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,LIVE,ONE,PAUL,PUT,REASONS,REPUTATION,SEEMS,UP" 2 Corinthians,9,4,"Paul believed the only way the Corinthian church would be ready for his return was if he sent people ahead of his trip to warn them that he was coming, and to help them get ready","BELIEVED,CHURCH,COMING,CORINTHIAN,HE,HELP,HIS,IF,ONLY,PAUL,PEOPLE,READY,RETURN,SENT,TRIP,WARN" 2 Corinthians,9,4,"Paul did not want to visit the Corinthian church, find them unprepared, and be ashamed","ASHAMED,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,FIND,NOT,PAUL,UNPREPARED,VISIT,WANT" 2 Corinthians,9,4,"Paul had boasted about the generosity of the Corinthian church; however, he was afraid that if he didn't warn them in advance that he was coming, he would find them unprepared and would be ashamed about how much he had boasted about them","ADVANCE,AFRAID,ASHAMED,BOASTED,CHURCH,COMING,CORINTHIAN,FIND,GENEROSITY,HE,IF,MUCH,PAUL,UNPREPARED,WARN" 2 Corinthians,9,4,"Paul wanted the Corinthian church to be prepared when he returned","CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,HE,PAUL,PREPARED,RETURNED,WANTED,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,9,4,"Paul was concerned that unless he gave the Corinthian church advance notice, when he showed up with people from Macedonia they would not be ready to receive them and meet their needs","ADVANCE,CHURCH,CONCERNED,CORINTHIAN,GAVE,HE,MACEDONIA,MEET,NEEDS,NOT,NOTICE,PAUL,PEOPLE,READY,RECEIVE,SHOWED,UNLESS,UP,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,9,4,"Paul was planning on making another visit to the Corinthian church","ANOTHER,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,MAKING,PAUL,PLANNING,VISIT" 2 Corinthians,9,4,"When Paul visited the Corinthian church he was going to bring people from the Macedonian church with him","BRING,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,GOING,HE,HIM,MACEDONIAN,PAUL,PEOPLE,VISITED,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,9,5,"It is wrong to covet the possessions of others","COVET,POSSESSIONS,WRONG" 2 Corinthians,9,5,"It seems that before Paul wrote this letter, he had already told the Corinthian church about the offering that he wanted them to put together; this was not the first time he had told them about it","BEFORE,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,FIRST,HE,LETTER,NOT,OFFERING,PAUL,PUT,SEEMS,TIME,TOLD,WANTED,WROTE" 2 Corinthians,9,5,"It seems that in the days of the early church, offerings were not collected on a regular basis; instead they were only collected when another church had a need, and they were collected for the purpose of meeting that need","ANOTHER,BASIS,CHURCH,COLLECTED,DAYS,EARLY,INSTEAD,MEETING,NEED,NOT,OFFERINGS,ONLY,PURPOSE,SEEMS,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,9,5,"It seems that Paul did not want the offering to be collected when he arrived; instead he wanted it to be collected ahead of time, so that it would be ready when he got there","ARRIVED,COLLECTED,HE,INSTEAD,NOT,OFFERING,PAUL,READY,SEEMS,THERE,TIME,WANT,WANTED,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,9,5,"It seems that the Corinthian church was well off","CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,OFF,SEEMS" 2 Corinthians,9,5,"Paul seemed to think it was shameful for an offering to have to be taken when he was there; instead it was better for it to already be ready","BETTER,HE,INSTEAD,OFFERING,PAUL,READY,SEEMED,SHAMEFUL,TAKEN,THERE,THINK,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,9,5,"Paul sent people ahead of his visit to the Corinthian church; the goal was for them to collect an offering of the Corinthian church so that when Paul arrived everything would be ready","ARRIVED,CHURCH,COLLECT,CORINTHIAN,EVERYTHING,GOAL,HIS,OFFERING,PAUL,PEOPLE,READY,SENT,VISIT,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,9,5,"Paul wanted the Corinthian church to give out of their abundance","ABUNDANCE,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,GIVE,PAUL,WANTED" 2 Corinthians,9,5,"Paul was not asking the Corinthian church to give from a position of covetousness; he did not covet what they had","ASKING,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,COVET,COVETOUSNESS,GIVE,HE,NOT,PAUL,POSITION,WHAT" 2 Corinthians,9,5,"Paul was sending multiple people to the Corinthian church, in order to gather the offering","CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,GATHER,OFFERING,ORDER,PAUL,PEOPLE,SENDING" 2 Corinthians,9,6,"Churches should give generously to other churches","CHURCHES,GENEROUSLY,GIVE,SHOULD" 2 Corinthians,9,6,"Churches should take care of one another","ANOTHER,CARE,CHURCHES,ONE,SHOULD,TAKE" 2 Corinthians,9,6,"If you want to reap a bountiful harvest then you need to sow a lot of seed","BOUNTIFUL,HARVEST,IF,LOT,NEED,REAP,SEED,SOW,WANT,YOU" 2 Corinthians,9,6,"Paul applied the principle of 'sowing bountifully to reap bountifully' to giving to those who were in need; it was specifically about giving to other poor churches","APPLIED,BOUNTIFULLY,CHURCHES,GIVING,NEED,PAUL,POOR,PRINCIPLE,REAP,SOWING,SPECIFICALLY,WHO" 2 Corinthians,9,6,"Paul wanted the Corinthian church to give generously to other churches that were in need","CHURCH,CHURCHES,CORINTHIAN,GENEROUSLY,GIVE,NEED,PAUL,WANTED" 2 Corinthians,9,6,"Those who sow bountifully will reap bountifully","BOUNTIFULLY,REAP,SOW,WHO" 2 Corinthians,9,6,"Those who sow sparingly will reap sparingly","REAP,SOW,SPARINGLY,WHO" 2 Corinthians,9,6,"When a church gives generously to another church, it is sowing bountifully","ANOTHER,BOUNTIFULLY,CHURCH,GENEROUSLY,GIVES,SOWING,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,9,6,"When Paul told the Corinthian church that they needed to sow bountifully if they wanted to reap bountifully, he said that in the context of giving to churches who were in need","BOUNTIFULLY,CHURCH,CHURCHES,CONTEXT,CORINTHIAN,GIVING,HE,IF,NEED,NEEDED,PAUL,REAP,SAID,SOW,TOLD,WANTED,WHEN,WHO" 2 Corinthians,9,7,"Christians should willingly give whatever they want to the church; God does not require us to give a certain amount, or a certain percentage","AMOUNT,CERTAIN,CHRISTIANS,CHURCH,GIVE,GOD,NOT,PERCENTAGE,REQUIRE,SHOULD,WANT,WILLINGLY" 2 Corinthians,9,7,"God loves a cheerful giver","CHEERFUL,GIVER,GOD,LOVES" 2 Corinthians,9,7,"Paul did not teach tithing; he never mentioned it in any of his letters, and he never told any church to tithe","ANY,CHURCH,HE,HIS,LETTERS,MENTIONED,NEVER,NOT,PAUL,TEACH,TITHE,TITHING,TOLD" 2 Corinthians,9,7,"Paul never even hinted that Christians are required to give a certain percentage of their income to the church; instead he said that each person should give whatever he wants to give","CERTAIN,CHRISTIANS,CHURCH,GIVE,HE,INCOME,INSTEAD,NEVER,PAUL,PERCENTAGE,PERSON,REQUIRED,SAID,SHOULD,WANTS" 2 Corinthians,9,7,"Paul said that each person should give as he has purposed in his heart","GIVE,HE,HEART,HIS,PAUL,PERSON,PURPOSED,SAID,SHOULD" 2 Corinthians,9,7,"Paul said that giving must not be done grudgingly; it must not be forced, or done reluctantly","DONE,FORCED,GIVING,GRUDGINGLY,MUST,NOT,PAUL,RELUCTANTLY,SAID" 2 Corinthians,9,7,"Paul specifically said that Christians must never give out of 'necessity'; it is wrong for them to give on the grounds that they have to (which completely goes against tithing)","AGAINST,CHRISTIANS,COMPLETELY,GIVE,GOES,GROUNDS,MUST,NECESSITY,NEVER,PAUL,SAID,SPECIFICALLY,TITHING,WHICH,WRONG" 2 Corinthians,9,7,"The important thing about giving is that giving must be done willingly and cheerfully","CHEERFULLY,DONE,GIVING,IMPORTANT,MUST,THING,WILLINGLY" 2 Corinthians,9,7,"Those who teach that Christians are required to give a certain amount are violating what the apostle Paul taught, because Paul taught the opposite","AMOUNT,APOSTLE,BECAUSE,CERTAIN,CHRISTIANS,GIVE,OPPOSITE,PAUL,REQUIRED,TAUGHT,TEACH,VIOLATING,WHAT,WHO" 2 Corinthians,9,8,"God can give us enough grace so that we can perform every good work","CAN,EVERY,GIVE,GOD,GOOD,GRACE,PERFORM,WORK" 2 Corinthians,9,8,"God does not want us to just perform some good works; instead He wants us to abound to every good work","ABOUND,EVERY,GOD,GOOD,HE,INSTEAD,JUST,NOT,PERFORM,SOME,WANT,WANTS,WORK,WORKS" 2 Corinthians,9,8,"God is able to make all grace abound toward us, so that we can perform every good work","ABLE,ABOUND,ALL,CAN,EVERY,GOD,GOOD,GRACE,MAKE,PERFORM,WORK" 2 Corinthians,9,8,"God is the one who enables us to do good works; our ability to do good works comes from Him, for we need His grace in order to do them","ABILITY,COMES,DO,GOD,GOOD,GRACE,HIM,HIS,NEED,ONE,ORDER,OUR,WHO,WORKS" 2 Corinthians,9,8,"God wants us to perform every good work","EVERY,GOD,GOOD,PERFORM,WANTS,WORK" 2 Corinthians,9,8,"If we want to perform good works then we need to pursue the grace of God","GOD,GOOD,GRACE,IF,NEED,PERFORM,PURSUE,WANT,WORKS" 2 Corinthians,9,8,"In order for us to perform good works we need the grace of God","GOD,GOOD,GRACE,NEED,ORDER,PERFORM,WORKS" 2 Corinthians,9,8,"Paul taught the 'all things' principle; he did not teach the 'major on the majors' principle; he expected the church to be faithful in all things, sufficient in all things, and doing all things","ALL,CHURCH,DOING,EXPECTED,FAITHFUL,HE,MAJOR,NOT,PAUL,PRINCIPLE,SUFFICIENT,TAUGHT,TEACH,THINGS" 2 Corinthians,9,8,"Paul wanted the Corinthian church to have all sufficiency in all things; it was not enough for them to be doing just some things, or a few things","ALL,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,DOING,FEW,JUST,NOT,PAUL,SOME,SUFFICIENCY,THINGS,WANTED" 2 Corinthians,9,8,"We must seek the grace of God, so that we can do all good works","ALL,CAN,DO,GOD,GOOD,GRACE,MUST,SEEK,WORKS" 2 Corinthians,9,8,"We must seek to do all good works; it is not enough to just do some of them","ALL,DO,GOOD,JUST,MUST,NOT,SEEK,SOME,WORKS" 2 Corinthians,9,9,"God cares about the poor","CARES,GOD,POOR" 2 Corinthians,9,9,"God has dispensed His grace abroad","GOD,GRACE,HIS" 2 Corinthians,9,9,"God has given to the poor","GIVEN,GOD,POOR" 2 Corinthians,9,9,"God is righteous","GOD,RIGHTEOUS" 2 Corinthians,9,9,"God will never become evil; instead He will remain righteous for all of eternity","ALL,BECOME,ETERNITY,EVIL,GOD,HE,INSTEAD,NEVER,REMAIN,RIGHTEOUS" 2 Corinthians,9,9,"The righteousness of God is everlasting","EVERLASTING,GOD,RIGHTEOUSNESS" 2 Corinthians,9,10,"Churches should produce fruits of righteousness","CHURCHES,FRUITS,PRODUCE,RIGHTEOUSNESS,SHOULD" 2 Corinthians,9,10,"Churches should seek to grow in righteousness","CHURCHES,GROW,RIGHTEOUSNESS,SEEK,SHOULD" 2 Corinthians,9,10,"God is able to provide us with food","ABLE,FOOD,GOD,PROVIDE" 2 Corinthians,9,10,"God is the one who controls the size of the harvest that we reap","CONTROLS,GOD,HARVEST,ONE,REAP,WHO" 2 Corinthians,9,10,"God is the one who provides us with food","FOOD,GOD,ONE,PROVIDES,WHO" 2 Corinthians,9,10,"It is good to pray that God would increase the righteousness of a church","CHURCH,GOD,GOOD,INCREASE,PRAY,RIGHTEOUSNESS" 2 Corinthians,9,10,"It is good to pray that God would multiply the works that we have done, so that they would reap a bountiful harvest","BOUNTIFUL,DONE,GOD,GOOD,HARVEST,MULTIPLY,PRAY,REAP,WORKS" 2 Corinthians,9,10,"Paul prayed that God would increase the righteous fruit of the Corinthian church; Paul wanted to see the church abound in righteousness and grow in righteousness","ABOUND,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,FRUIT,GOD,GROW,INCREASE,PAUL,PRAYED,RIGHTEOUS,RIGHTEOUSNESS,SEE,WANTED" 2 Corinthians,9,10,"Paul prayed that God would multiply the seed that the Corinthian church had sown","CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,GOD,MULTIPLY,PAUL,PRAYED,SEED,SOWN" 2 Corinthians,9,10,"Paul prayed that God would provide food for the Corinthian church","CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,FOOD,GOD,PAUL,PRAYED,PROVIDE" 2 Corinthians,9,10,"The Corinthian church had sown some seed","CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,SEED,SOME,SOWN" 2 Corinthians,9,11,"God is the one who enriches us","ENRICHES,GOD,ONE,WHO" 2 Corinthians,9,11,"It is good to give thanks to God","GIVE,GOD,GOOD,THANKS" 2 Corinthians,9,11,"It is not wrong to pray that God would bless a church in all things","ALL,BLESS,CHURCH,GOD,NOT,PRAY,THINGS,WRONG" 2 Corinthians,9,11,"Our bounty comes from the Lord","BOUNTY,COMES,LORD,OUR" 2 Corinthians,9,11,"Paul prayed that the Corinthian church would be enriched in all things","ALL,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,ENRICHED,PAUL,PRAYED,THINGS" 2 Corinthians,9,11,"Paul prayed that the Corinthian church would experience bountifulness","BOUNTIFULNESS,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,EXPERIENCE,PAUL,PRAYED" 2 Corinthians,9,11,"We should give thanks to God when He enriches us","ENRICHES,GIVE,GOD,HE,SHOULD,THANKS,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,9,12,"Giving thanks to God is very important","GIVING,GOD,IMPORTANT,THANKS" 2 Corinthians,9,12,"Giving to other Christians does more than just meet their needs; it also results in thanksgiving to God","CHRISTIANS,GIVING,GOD,JUST,MEET,NEEDS,RESULTS,THANKSGIVING" 2 Corinthians,9,12,"It is good for churches to collect offerings to meet the needs of other Christians","CHRISTIANS,CHURCHES,COLLECT,GOOD,MEET,NEEDS,OFFERINGS" 2 Corinthians,9,12,"The church should be characterized by thanksgiving; the church should thank God for the great things He has done for them","CHARACTERIZED,CHURCH,DONE,GOD,GREAT,HE,SHOULD,THANK,THANKSGIVING,THINGS" 2 Corinthians,9,12,"There are times when Christians have needs","CHRISTIANS,NEEDS,THERE,TIMES,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,9,12,"When Christians have needs, the church should seek to meet them; this includes churches from other areas","AREAS,CHRISTIANS,CHURCH,CHURCHES,INCLUDES,MEET,NEEDS,SEEK,SHOULD,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,9,12,"When God uses other people to meet the needs of the church, the church should give thanks to God","CHURCH,GIVE,GOD,MEET,NEEDS,PEOPLE,SHOULD,THANKS,USES,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,9,13,"It is good for churches to give generously to those who are in need (both to other churches, and to the poor)","CHURCHES,GENEROUSLY,GIVE,GOOD,NEED,POOR,WHO" 2 Corinthians,9,13,"Other churches glorified God because the Corinthian church gave generously to churches that were in need","BECAUSE,CHURCH,CHURCHES,CORINTHIAN,GAVE,GENEROUSLY,GLORIFIED,GOD,NEED" 2 Corinthians,9,13,"Other churches glorified God because the Corinthian church gave generously to the poor","BECAUSE,CHURCH,CHURCHES,CORINTHIAN,GAVE,GENEROUSLY,GLORIFIED,GOD,POOR" 2 Corinthians,9,13,"Other churches glorified God because the Corinthian church obeyed the gospel","BECAUSE,CHURCH,CHURCHES,CORINTHIAN,GLORIFIED,GOD,GOSPEL,OBEYED" 2 Corinthians,9,13,"Paul said that the Corinthian church had submitted itself to the gospel, and was under subjection to it; in other words, the Corinthian church had put itself under the authority of the gospel and had obeyed it","AUTHORITY,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,GOSPEL,OBEYED,PAUL,PUT,SAID,SUBJECTION,SUBMITTED,UNDER,WORDS" 2 Corinthians,9,13,"The gospel has authority (both over us, and over the churches)","AUTHORITY,CHURCHES,GOSPEL" 2 Corinthians,9,13,"The gospel is the gospel of Christ","CHRIST,GOSPEL" 2 Corinthians,9,13,"Those who are genuinely saved are in subjection to the gospel; they submit to it and obey it","GENUINELY,GOSPEL,OBEY,SAVED,SUBJECTION,SUBMIT,WHO" 2 Corinthians,9,13,"We must put ourselves in subjection to the gospel; we must put ourselves under it, and obey it","GOSPEL,MUST,OBEY,OURSELVES,PUT,SUBJECTION,UNDER" 2 Corinthians,9,13,"When a church gives generously to the poor, we should glorify God","CHURCH,GENEROUSLY,GIVES,GLORIFY,GOD,POOR,SHOULD,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,9,13,"When a church gives to other churches that are in need, we should glorify God","CHURCH,CHURCHES,GIVES,GLORIFY,GOD,NEED,SHOULD,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,9,13,"When a church obeys the gospel, we should glorify God","CHURCH,GLORIFY,GOD,GOSPEL,OBEYS,SHOULD,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,9,13,"When people give to us to meet our needs, we should glorify God","GIVE,GLORIFY,GOD,MEET,NEEDS,OUR,PEOPLE,SHOULD,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,9,14,"It is good for a church to pray for other churches","CHURCH,CHURCHES,GOOD,PRAY" 2 Corinthians,9,14,"Other churches were praying that God would give grace to the Corinthian church","CHURCH,CHURCHES,CORINTHIAN,GIVE,GOD,GRACE,PRAYING" 2 Corinthians,9,14,"Paul told the Corinthian church that other churches were praying for them","CHURCH,CHURCHES,CORINTHIAN,PAUL,PRAYING,TOLD" 2 Corinthians,9,15,"Paul gave God thanks for His unspeakable gift (the gift of the gospel, and the gift of grace)","GAVE,GIFT,GOD,GOSPEL,GRACE,HIS,PAUL,THANKS,UNSPEAKABLE" 2 Corinthians,9,15,"The gospel is an unspeakable gift","GIFT,GOSPEL,UNSPEAKABLE" 2 Corinthians,9,15,"The grace of God is an unspeakable gift","GIFT,GOD,GRACE,UNSPEAKABLE" 2 Corinthians,9,15,"We should give God thanks for the great and mighty gifts that He has given to us","GIFTS,GIVE,GIVEN,GOD,GREAT,HE,MIGHTY,SHOULD,THANKS" 2 Corinthians,10,1,"Christ is gentle","CHRIST,GENTLE" 2 Corinthians,10,1,"Christ is meek","CHRIST,MEEK" 2 Corinthians,10,1,"Paul treated the Corinthian church with great gentleness","CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,GENTLENESS,GREAT,PAUL,TREATED" 2 Corinthians,10,1,"Paul was very bold toward the Corinthian church in his letters to them","BOLD,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,HIS,LETTERS,PAUL" 2 Corinthians,10,1,"Paul was very humble when he visited the Corinthian church in person","CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,HE,HUMBLE,PAUL,PERSON,VISITED,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,10,1,"We should be gentle","GENTLE,SHOULD" 2 Corinthians,10,1,"We should be meek","MEEK,SHOULD" 2 Corinthians,10,2,"Paul did not want to be bold with the Corinthian church when he was with them in person; he was hoping that since he was bold in his letters, he would not have to be bold in person","BOLD,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,HE,HIS,HOPING,LETTERS,NOT,PAUL,PERSON,SINCE,WANT,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,10,2,"Paul gently asked the Corinthian church to listen to what he had to say in his letter so that he would not have to be bold with them when he visited them","ASKED,BOLD,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,GENTLY,HE,HIS,LETTER,LISTEN,NOT,PAUL,SAY,VISITED,WHAT,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,10,2,"Paul spoke very boldly to some people who needed it","BOLDLY,NEEDED,PAUL,PEOPLE,SOME,SPOKE,WHO" 2 Corinthians,10,2,"We do not walk according to the flesh","ACCORDING,DO,FLESH,NOT,WALK" 2 Corinthians,10,3,"Although we walk in the flesh (because we are in mortal bodies), we do not walk according to the flesh or wage spiritual warfare according to the flesh","ACCORDING,ALTHOUGH,BECAUSE,BODIES,DO,FLESH,MORTAL,NOT,SPIRITUAL,WAGE,WALK,WARFARE" 2 Corinthians,10,3,"Right now, while we are in our mortal bodies, we walk in the flesh","BODIES,FLESH,MORTAL,NOW,OUR,RIGHT,WALK,WHILE" 2 Corinthians,10,4,"God is the one who gives might to the weapons of spiritual warfare","GIVES,GOD,MIGHT,ONE,SPIRITUAL,WARFARE,WEAPONS,WHO" 2 Corinthians,10,4,"In order to pull down strongholds you must use the weapons of spiritual warfare; you cannot use carnal weapons, or the weapons of this world","CANNOT,CARNAL,DOWN,MUST,ORDER,PULL,SPIRITUAL,STRONGHOLDS,USE,WARFARE,WEAPONS,WORLD,YOU" 2 Corinthians,10,4,"The church is waging a spiritual war with spiritual weapons; it is not waging a carnal war with the weapons of this world","CARNAL,CHURCH,NOT,SPIRITUAL,WAR,WEAPONS,WORLD" 2 Corinthians,10,4,"The weapons of spiritual warfare are able to pull down strongholds","ABLE,DOWN,PULL,SPIRITUAL,STRONGHOLDS,WARFARE,WEAPONS" 2 Corinthians,10,4,"The weapons of spiritual warfare are mighty through God","GOD,MIGHTY,SPIRITUAL,WARFARE,WEAPONS" 2 Corinthians,10,4,"The weapons of spiritual warfare are not carnal; they are not according to the flesh, or according to the world","ACCORDING,CARNAL,FLESH,NOT,SPIRITUAL,WARFARE,WEAPONS,WORLD" 2 Corinthians,10,4,"The weapons of spiritual warfare are spiritual","SPIRITUAL,WARFARE,WEAPONS" 2 Corinthians,10,5,"Christ commands us to be obedient in both our actions and our thoughts","ACTIONS,CHRIST,COMMANDS,OBEDIENT,OUR,THOUGHTS" 2 Corinthians,10,5,"Our thoughts matter; it is not enough for our actions to be righteous, because our thoughts need to be righteous as well","ACTIONS,BECAUSE,MATTER,NEED,NOT,OUR,RIGHTEOUS,THOUGHTS" 2 Corinthians,10,5,"Our thoughts need to be made obedient to Christ","CHRIST,MADE,NEED,OBEDIENT,OUR,THOUGHTS" 2 Corinthians,10,5,"The church must seek to defend the knowledge of God","CHURCH,DEFEND,GOD,KNOWLEDGE,MUST,SEEK" 2 Corinthians,10,5,"The church must wage a spiritual war against anything that attacks God","AGAINST,ANYTHING,ATTACKS,CHURCH,GOD,MUST,SPIRITUAL,WAGE,WAR" 2 Corinthians,10,5,"The church must wage a spiritual war against anything that attacks the knowledge of God","AGAINST,ANYTHING,ATTACKS,CHURCH,GOD,KNOWLEDGE,MUST,SPIRITUAL,WAGE,WAR" 2 Corinthians,10,5,"The church must wage a spiritual war against anything that exalts itself against God","AGAINST,ANYTHING,CHURCH,EXALTS,GOD,MUST,SPIRITUAL,WAGE,WAR" 2 Corinthians,10,5,"The knowledge of God is important; it is worth fighting for","FIGHTING,GOD,IMPORTANT,KNOWLEDGE,WORTH" 2 Corinthians,10,5,"The spiritual weapons of the church are used to cast down everything that exalts itself against God","AGAINST,CAST,CHURCH,DOWN,EVERYTHING,EXALTS,GOD,SPIRITUAL,USED,WEAPONS" 2 Corinthians,10,5,"The spiritual weapons of the church are used to make every thought obedient to Christ","CHRIST,CHURCH,EVERY,MAKE,OBEDIENT,SPIRITUAL,THOUGHT,USED,WEAPONS" 2 Corinthians,10,5,"The spiritual weapons of the church fight against anything that attacks the knowledge of God","AGAINST,ANYTHING,ATTACKS,CHURCH,FIGHT,GOD,KNOWLEDGE,SPIRITUAL,WEAPONS" 2 Corinthians,10,5,"The spiritual weapons of the church fight against evil imaginations","AGAINST,CHURCH,EVIL,FIGHT,IMAGINATIONS,SPIRITUAL,WEAPONS" 2 Corinthians,10,5,"The way to make our thoughts obedient to Christ is by using the spiritual weapons that God has given us","CHRIST,GIVEN,GOD,MAKE,OBEDIENT,OUR,SPIRITUAL,THOUGHTS,USING,WEAPONS" 2 Corinthians,10,5,"We must control our thoughts","CONTROL,MUST,OUR,THOUGHTS" 2 Corinthians,10,6,"Obedience is not optional","NOT,OBEDIENCE,OPTIONAL" 2 Corinthians,10,6,"The church is only in a position to attack disobedience after it has become obedient in all areas","AFTER,ALL,AREAS,ATTACK,BECOME,CHURCH,DISOBEDIENCE,OBEDIENT,ONLY,POSITION" 2 Corinthians,10,6,"The church must care about obedience, and must oppose disobedience","CARE,CHURCH,DISOBEDIENCE,MUST,OBEDIENCE,OPPOSE" 2 Corinthians,10,6,"The church must not ignore disobedience","CHURCH,DISOBEDIENCE,IGNORE,MUST,NOT" 2 Corinthians,10,6,"The church must seek to be obedient","CHURCH,MUST,OBEDIENT,SEEK" 2 Corinthians,10,6,"The church must seek to fulfill all obedience; it must be obedient in all areas, not just in some areas","ALL,AREAS,CHURCH,FULFILL,JUST,MUST,NOT,OBEDIENCE,OBEDIENT,SEEK,SOME" 2 Corinthians,10,7,"Christians are those who belong to Christ","BELONG,CHRIST,CHRISTIANS,WHO" 2 Corinthians,10,7,"The apostles are in Christ","APOSTLES,CHRIST" 2 Corinthians,10,7,"The outward appearance is deceiving and cannot be trusted","APPEARANCE,CANNOT,DECEIVING,OUTWARD,TRUSTED" 2 Corinthians,10,7,"Those who are in Christ must not despise the apostles","APOSTLES,CHRIST,DESPISE,MUST,NOT,WHO" 2 Corinthians,10,7,"Those who trust that they are in Christ must understand that the apostles are in Christ as well","APOSTLES,CHRIST,MUST,TRUST,UNDERSTAND,WHO" 2 Corinthians,10,7,"We must not look at the outward appearance","APPEARANCE,LOOK,MUST,NOT,OUTWARD" 2 Corinthians,10,8,"God did not give the apostles authority for the purposes of destruction","APOSTLES,AUTHORITY,DESTRUCTION,GIVE,GOD,NOT,PURPOSES" 2 Corinthians,10,8,"God gave the apostles authority","APOSTLES,AUTHORITY,GAVE,GOD" 2 Corinthians,10,8,"Paul gently reminded the Corinthian church that he was using his God-given authority to edify them, not to destroy them","AUTHORITY,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,DESTROY,EDIFY,GENTLY,HE,HIS,NOT,PAUL,REMINDED,USING" 2 Corinthians,10,8,"Paul gently reminded the Corinthian church that since he was an apostle he did have God-given authority","APOSTLE,AUTHORITY,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,GENTLY,HE,PAUL,REMINDED,SINCE" 2 Corinthians,10,8,"The reason God gave apostles authority was for the edification of the church","APOSTLES,AUTHORITY,CHURCH,EDIFICATION,GAVE,GOD,REASON" 2 Corinthians,10,9,"It seems that Paul's previous letter to the Corinthian church had terrified them","CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,LETTER,PAUL,PREVIOUS,SEEMS,TERRIFIED" 2 Corinthians,10,9,"Paul did not want his letters to the Corinthian church to terrify them","CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,HIS,LETTERS,NOT,PAUL,TERRIFY,WANT" 2 Corinthians,10,10,"Paul had a reputation for being a very bad public speaker","BAD,BEING,PAUL,PUBLIC,REPUTATION,SPEAKER" 2 Corinthians,10,10,"Paul had a reputation for having a very weak physical presence","PAUL,PHYSICAL,PRESENCE,REPUTATION,WEAK" 2 Corinthians,10,10,"Paul had a reputation for writing weighty and powerful letters","LETTERS,PAUL,POWERFUL,REPUTATION,WEIGHTY,WRITING" 2 Corinthians,10,10,"The Corinthian church had respect for Paul's letters, but not for his physical presence","CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,HIS,LETTERS,NOT,PAUL,PHYSICAL,PRESENCE,RESPECT" 2 Corinthians,10,11,"Paul did not just speak boldly; he also acted boldly when he visited the churches; he did what he said he would do, and he backed up his words with actions","ACTED,ACTIONS,BACKED,BOLDLY,CHURCHES,DO,HE,HIS,JUST,NOT,PAUL,SAID,SPEAK,UP,VISITED,WHAT,WHEN,WORDS" 2 Corinthians,10,11,"Paul gently told the Corinthian church not to despise him, for when he visited them his words would be backed by actions","ACTIONS,BACKED,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,DESPISE,GENTLY,HE,HIM,HIS,NOT,PAUL,TOLD,VISITED,WHEN,WORDS" 2 Corinthians,10,11,"Paul told the Corinthian church that the things he said in his letters would be backed by actions when he visited them","ACTIONS,BACKED,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,HE,HIS,LETTERS,PAUL,SAID,THINGS,TOLD,VISITED,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,10,12,"It is wrong for you to commend yourself","COMMEND,WRONG,YOU" 2 Corinthians,10,12,"It is wrong to measure yourself against other people; you cannot use others as a basis to determine how good you are; (instead we must measure ourselves against what the Scriptures have to say)","AGAINST,BASIS,CANNOT,DETERMINE,GOOD,INSTEAD,MEASURE,MUST,OURSELVES,PEOPLE,SAY,SCRIPTURES,USE,WHAT,WRONG,YOU" 2 Corinthians,10,12,"It is wrong to measure yourself against yourself; you cannot use yourself as a basis to determine how good you are","AGAINST,BASIS,CANNOT,DETERMINE,GOOD,MEASURE,USE,WRONG,YOU" 2 Corinthians,10,12,"The standard that we live by must not be other people","LIVE,MUST,NOT,PEOPLE,STANDARD" 2 Corinthians,10,12,"Those who compare themselves to others are not wise","COMPARE,NOT,WHO,WISE" 2 Corinthians,10,12,"We must not live by our own standard","LIVE,MUST,NOT,OUR,OWN,STANDARD" 2 Corinthians,10,13,"God gave the apostles authority over the churches","APOSTLES,AUTHORITY,CHURCHES,GAVE,GOD" 2 Corinthians,10,13,"Paul gently told the Corinthian church that God gave him authority over them","AUTHORITY,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,GAVE,GENTLY,GOD,HIM,PAUL,TOLD" 2 Corinthians,10,13,"The authority of the apostles was given to them by God","APOSTLES,AUTHORITY,GIVEN,GOD" 2 Corinthians,10,14,"Paul preached the gospel to the Corinthians","CORINTHIANS,GOSPEL,PAUL,PREACHED" 2 Corinthians,10,14,"The authority of the apostles extended to the Corinthian church; it did not exclude them","APOSTLES,AUTHORITY,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,EXCLUDE,EXTENDED,NOT" 2 Corinthians,10,14,"The gospel is the gospel of Christ","CHRIST,GOSPEL" 2 Corinthians,10,15,"Churches should seek to have their faith increased","CHURCHES,FAITH,INCREASED,SEEK,SHOULD" 2 Corinthians,10,15,"Paul wanted to see the faith of the Corinthian church increased","CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,FAITH,INCREASED,PAUL,SEE,WANTED" 2 Corinthians,10,15,"Paul was not the only person who preached the gospel; there were others who preached it as well","GOSPEL,NOT,ONLY,PAUL,PERSON,PREACHED,THERE,WHO" 2 Corinthians,10,16,"Paul wanted to preach the gospel in areas beyond Corinth","AREAS,BEYOND,CORINTH,GOSPEL,PAUL,PREACH,WANTED" 2 Corinthians,10,16,"Paul was eager to preach the gospel in areas that had not yet been reached with the gospel","AREAS,EAGER,GOSPEL,NOT,PAUL,PREACH,REACHED" 2 Corinthians,10,17,"Those who boast must boast in the Lord (and not in themselves)","BOAST,LORD,MUST,NOT,WHO" 2 Corinthians,10,17,"We should boast in the Lord","BOAST,LORD,SHOULD" 2 Corinthians,10,18,"There are some who are commended by the Lord","COMMENDED,LORD,SOME,THERE,WHO" 2 Corinthians,10,18,"Those who are approved are those who are commended by the Lord, not those who are commended by themselves","APPROVED,COMMENDED,LORD,NOT,WHO" 2 Corinthians,10,18,"Those who commend themselves are accomplishing nothing; our self-commendations are worthless and empty","ACCOMPLISHING,COMMEND,EMPTY,NOTHING,OUR,WHO,WORTHLESS" 2 Corinthians,10,18,"We must seek commendation from the Lord","COMMENDATION,LORD,MUST,SEEK" 2 Corinthians,11,1,"It seems that the Corinthian church was not where it needed to be, and Paul was trying to correct them","CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,CORRECT,NEEDED,NOT,PAUL,SEEMS,TRYING,WHERE" 2 Corinthians,11,1,"Much of this letter is Paul pleading with the church to listen to him and do what was right","CHURCH,DO,HIM,LETTER,LISTEN,MUCH,PAUL,PLEADING,RIGHT,WHAT" 2 Corinthians,11,1,"Paul wanted the Corinthian church to listen to what he had to say","CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,HE,LISTEN,PAUL,SAY,WANTED,WHAT" 2 Corinthians,11,2,"Christians are those who have been dedicated to the Lord Jesus Christ","CHRIST,CHRISTIANS,DEDICATED,JESUS,LORD,WHO" 2 Corinthians,11,2,"It seems that the relationship between Christ and the church has not yet reached its fullest extent; we are depicted as the bride of Christ, not the wife of Christ (unlike Israel in the Old Testament, which was called the wife of Jehovah)","BETWEEN,BRIDE,CALLED,CHRIST,CHURCH,DEPICTED,EXTENT,ISRAEL,JEHOVAH,NOT,OLD,REACHED,RELATIONSHIP,SEEMS,TESTAMENT,UNLIKE,WHICH,WIFE" 2 Corinthians,11,2,"Paul said that he wanted the church to be a chaste virgin; the church must not have relationships with any other gods, but must be wholly dedicated to the Lord and faithful to the gospel","ANY,CHASTE,CHURCH,DEDICATED,FAITHFUL,GODS,GOSPEL,HE,LORD,MUST,NOT,PAUL,RELATIONSHIPS,SAID,VIRGIN,WANTED,WHOLLY" 2 Corinthians,11,2,"The New Testament consistently depicts the church as the bride of Christ","BRIDE,CHRIST,CHURCH,CONSISTENTLY,DEPICTS,NEW,TESTAMENT" 2 Corinthians,11,3,"Eve really was tempted by a serpent","EVE,SERPENT,TEMPTED" 2 Corinthians,11,3,"Paul said that Eve was deceived; he did not say that Adam was also deceived","ADAM,DECEIVED,EVE,HE,NOT,PAUL,SAID,SAY" 2 Corinthians,11,3,"Paul was concerned that people might try to corrupt the gospel and draw the church away from it","AWAY,CHURCH,CONCERNED,CORRUPT,DRAW,GOSPEL,MIGHT,PAUL,PEOPLE,TRY" 2 Corinthians,11,3,"The gospel of Christ is simple","CHRIST,GOSPEL,SIMPLE" 2 Corinthians,11,3,"The serpent is the one who tempted Eve","EVE,ONE,SERPENT,TEMPTED,WHO" 2 Corinthians,11,3,"The story in Genesis 3 of the serpent tempting Eve really happened; Paul referred to it as a genuine historical event, not as a myth or fairy tale","EVE,EVENT,GENESIS,GENUINE,HAPPENED,HISTORICAL,MYTH,NOT,PAUL,REFERRED,SERPENT,STORY,TALE,TEMPTING" 2 Corinthians,11,4,"All those who preach Jesus are not preaching the truth; there is such a thing as a false Jesus (a Jesus who is different from the one found in the Bible)","ALL,BIBLE,DIFFERENT,FALSE,FOUND,JESUS,NOT,ONE,PREACH,PREACHING,THERE,THING,TRUTH,WHO" 2 Corinthians,11,4,"It is not good to accept those who teach a false gospel","ACCEPT,FALSE,GOOD,GOSPEL,NOT,TEACH,WHO" 2 Corinthians,11,4,"It is not good to accept those who teach a false Jesus","ACCEPT,FALSE,GOOD,JESUS,NOT,TEACH,WHO" 2 Corinthians,11,4,"Not all gospels are true; there are some that are false","ALL,FALSE,GOSPELS,NOT,SOME,THERE,TRUE" 2 Corinthians,11,4,"Not all spirits and good and true; there are false spirits that are dangerous and seek to lead us away from God","ALL,AWAY,DANGEROUS,FALSE,GOD,GOOD,LEAD,NOT,SEEK,SPIRITS,THERE,TRUE" 2 Corinthians,11,4,"Paul did not believe that the Corinthian church had discernment","BELIEVE,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,DISCERNMENT,NOT,PAUL" 2 Corinthians,11,4,"Paul was concerned that if someone preached a false gospel to the Corinthian church, they would accept it","ACCEPT,CHURCH,CONCERNED,CORINTHIAN,FALSE,GOSPEL,IF,PAUL,PREACHED,SOMEONE" 2 Corinthians,11,4,"The apostles preached the true Jesus; what they taught about Jesus was true","APOSTLES,JESUS,PREACHED,TAUGHT,TRUE,WHAT" 2 Corinthians,11,4,"The Corinthians had been taught the true gospel","CORINTHIANS,GOSPEL,TAUGHT,TRUE" 2 Corinthians,11,4,"There are some people who may preach another Jesus","ANOTHER,JESUS,PEOPLE,PREACH,SOME,THERE,WHO" 2 Corinthians,11,4,"We must learn to discern between the true gospel and those that are false","BETWEEN,DISCERN,FALSE,GOSPEL,LEARN,MUST,TRUE" 2 Corinthians,11,4,"We must learn to discern between true and false teachings about Jesus","BETWEEN,DISCERN,FALSE,JESUS,LEARN,MUST,TEACHINGS,TRUE" 2 Corinthians,11,4,"We must learn to discern between true spirits and false ones","BETWEEN,DISCERN,FALSE,LEARN,MUST,ONES,SPIRITS,TRUE" 2 Corinthians,11,5,"It is not wrong to defend yourself","DEFEND,NOT,WRONG" 2 Corinthians,11,5,"It seems that the Corinthian church had been putting Paul down, and did not take his apostleship seriously","APOSTLESHIP,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,DOWN,HIS,NOT,PAUL,PUTTING,SEEMS,SERIOUSLY,TAKE" 2 Corinthians,11,5,"It seems that there was a certain amount of rank among the apostles; Paul spoke of the 'very chiefest apostles'","AMONG,AMOUNT,APOSTLES,CERTAIN,CHIEFEST,PAUL,RANK,SEEMS,SPOKE,THERE" 2 Corinthians,11,5,"Paul defended his apostleship to the Corinthian church; he told them he was not an inferior apostle","APOSTLE,APOSTLESHIP,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,DEFENDED,HE,HIS,INFERIOR,NOT,PAUL,TOLD" 2 Corinthians,11,6,"It seems that one of the reasons the Corinthian church did not take Paul seriously was because he was a poor public speaker","BECAUSE,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,HE,NOT,ONE,PAUL,POOR,PUBLIC,REASONS,SEEMS,SERIOUSLY,SPEAKER,TAKE" 2 Corinthians,11,6,"It seems that the Corinthian church believed that a person's public speaking ability was more important than the content of the message; Paul rebuked them for this","ABILITY,BELIEVED,CHURCH,CONTENT,CORINTHIAN,IMPORTANT,MESSAGE,PAUL,PERSON,PUBLIC,REBUKED,SEEMS,SPEAKING" 2 Corinthians,11,6,"Paul did not teach just some things to the church; instead he taught all things","ALL,CHURCH,HE,INSTEAD,JUST,NOT,PAUL,SOME,TAUGHT,TEACH,THINGS" 2 Corinthians,11,6,"Paul had a tremendous amount of knowledge","AMOUNT,KNOWLEDGE,PAUL,TREMENDOUS" 2 Corinthians,11,6,"Paul said that he had taught all things to the Corinthian church","ALL,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,HE,PAUL,SAID,TAUGHT,THINGS" 2 Corinthians,11,6,"Paul was a very poor public speaker","PAUL,POOR,PUBLIC,SPEAKER" 2 Corinthians,11,6,"We must teach all things to the church; we are not at liberty to leave things out","ALL,CHURCH,LEAVE,LIBERTY,MUST,NOT,TEACH,THINGS" 2 Corinthians,11,6,"What mattered was not Paul's public speaking ability, but the content of what he had taught the church","ABILITY,CHURCH,CONTENT,HE,MATTERED,NOT,PAUL,PUBLIC,SPEAKING,TAUGHT,WHAT" 2 Corinthians,11,7,"It is good to preach the gospel for free","FREE,GOOD,GOSPEL,PREACH" 2 Corinthians,11,7,"It is good to serve a church without charging them for it","CHARGING,CHURCH,GOOD,SERVE" 2 Corinthians,11,7,"It seems that since Paul didn't charge the Corinthian church for his services, the church disrespected him and did not take him seriously","CHARGE,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,HIM,HIS,NOT,PAUL,SEEMS,SERIOUSLY,SERVICES,SINCE,TAKE" 2 Corinthians,11,7,"Paul did not charge the Corinthian church for preaching to them; when he preached the gospel to them he did not take any money from them at all","ALL,ANY,CHARGE,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,GOSPEL,HE,MONEY,NOT,PAUL,PREACHED,PREACHING,TAKE,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,11,7,"Paul preached the gospel of God to the Corinthian church","CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,GOD,GOSPEL,PAUL,PREACHED" 2 Corinthians,11,7,"When Paul did not take money from the church, he was exercising humility; he was humbling himself so that the church might be exalted","CHURCH,EXALTED,EXERCISING,HE,HIMSELF,HUMBLING,HUMILITY,MIGHT,MONEY,NOT,PAUL,TAKE,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,11,8,"It seems that when Paul preached the gospel to the Corinthian church, he accepted money from other churches in order to pay his bills","ACCEPTED,CHURCH,CHURCHES,CORINTHIAN,GOSPEL,HE,HIS,MONEY,ORDER,PAUL,PAY,PREACHED,SEEMS,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,11,8,"The Corinthian church did not give the apostle Paul any money","ANY,APOSTLE,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,GIVE,MONEY,NOT,PAUL" 2 Corinthians,11,8,"There were times when other churches gave Paul financial gifts","CHURCHES,FINANCIAL,GAVE,GIFTS,PAUL,THERE,TIMES,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,11,8,"There were times when Paul accepted financial gifts from other churches","ACCEPTED,CHURCHES,FINANCIAL,GIFTS,PAUL,THERE,TIMES,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,11,9,"Paul did not want to be a financial burden to the Corinthian church","BURDEN,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,FINANCIAL,NOT,PAUL,WANT" 2 Corinthians,11,9,"Paul said that he was going to continue to not take money from the Corinthians","CONTINUE,CORINTHIANS,GOING,HE,MONEY,NOT,PAUL,SAID,TAKE" 2 Corinthians,11,9,"The church at Corinth did not seek to meet the needs of the apostle Paul","APOSTLE,CHURCH,CORINTH,MEET,NEEDS,NOT,PAUL,SEEK" 2 Corinthians,11,9,"The church at Macedonia sought to meet the needs of the apostle Paul","APOSTLE,CHURCH,MACEDONIA,MEET,NEEDS,PAUL,SOUGHT" 2 Corinthians,11,9,"When Paul was at Corinth, he was visited by several people from the Macedonian church","CHURCH,CORINTH,HE,MACEDONIAN,PAUL,PEOPLE,SEVERAL,VISITED,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,11,9,"When Paul was visiting the Corinthian church, the church did not provide for him in any way; instead Paul's needs were met by the church at Macedonia","ANY,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,HIM,INSTEAD,MACEDONIA,NEEDS,NOT,PAUL,PROVIDE,VISITING,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,11,9,"When Paul was with the Corinthians, the church at Macedonia was already established","CHURCH,CORINTHIANS,ESTABLISHED,MACEDONIA,PAUL,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,11,10,"Paul boasted about not taking money from the Corinthian church throughout the region of Achaia","ACHAIA,BOASTED,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,MONEY,NOT,PAUL,REGION,TAKING" 2 Corinthians,11,10,"Paul said that not taking money from a church was something to boast about","BOAST,CHURCH,MONEY,NOT,PAUL,SAID,SOMETHING,TAKING" 2 Corinthians,11,10,"Paul wanted it publicly known that he did not take money from the Corinthian church","CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,HE,KNOWN,MONEY,NOT,PAUL,PUBLICLY,TAKE,WANTED" 2 Corinthians,11,10,"Paul was determined to continue to not take money from the Corinthian church","CHURCH,CONTINUE,CORINTHIAN,DETERMINED,MONEY,NOT,PAUL,TAKE" 2 Corinthians,11,11,"God knows if we love one another","ANOTHER,GOD,IF,KNOWS,LOVE,ONE" 2 Corinthians,11,11,"It is loving to not take money from a church that you are serving","CHURCH,LOVING,MONEY,NOT,SERVING,TAKE,YOU" 2 Corinthians,11,11,"Paul loved the Corinthian church","CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,LOVED,PAUL" 2 Corinthians,11,11,"Paul's decision to not take money from the Corinthian church was an act of love","ACT,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,DECISION,LOVE,MONEY,NOT,PAUL,TAKE" 2 Corinthians,11,12,"One of the reasons Paul did not accept money from the Corinthian church was to keep others from finding an occasion to condemn him; Paul knew that the church had opponents, and he wanted to make sure they were not able to raise a complaint of any kind","ABLE,ACCEPT,ANY,CHURCH,COMPLAINT,CONDEMN,CORINTHIAN,FINDING,HE,HIM,KEEP,KIND,KNEW,MAKE,MONEY,NOT,OCCASION,ONE,PAUL,RAISE,REASONS,SURE,WANTED" 2 Corinthians,11,12,"Paul was careful about the way that he behaved because he knew that the church had opponents who were looking for an occasion against them","AGAINST,BECAUSE,BEHAVED,CAREFUL,CHURCH,HE,KNEW,LOOKING,OCCASION,PAUL,WHO" 2 Corinthians,11,13,"Some people are deceitful workers; they claim to be true servants of the church but they are not","CHURCH,CLAIM,DECEITFUL,NOT,PEOPLE,SERVANTS,SOME,TRUE,WORKERS" 2 Corinthians,11,13,"Some people are false apostles; they claim to be the apostles of Christ but they are not","APOSTLES,CHRIST,CLAIM,FALSE,NOT,PEOPLE,SOME" 2 Corinthians,11,13,"The church must learn to discern between true apostles and false ones","APOSTLES,BETWEEN,CHURCH,DISCERN,FALSE,LEARN,MUST,ONES,TRUE" 2 Corinthians,11,13,"The church must learn to discern between true workers and deceitful workers","BETWEEN,CHURCH,DECEITFUL,DISCERN,LEARN,MUST,TRUE,WORKERS" 2 Corinthians,11,13,"There are some people who try to turn themselves into an apostle; (this is different from genuine apostles, who were made apostles by God Himself)","APOSTLE,APOSTLES,DIFFERENT,GENUINE,GOD,HIMSELF,MADE,PEOPLE,SOME,THERE,TRY,TURN,WHO" 2 Corinthians,11,14,"Just as the devil can disguise himself, so his servants can disguise themselves as well; there are people who seem to be of God, but who are actually of the devil","ACTUALLY,CAN,DEVIL,DISGUISE,GOD,HIMSELF,HIS,JUST,PEOPLE,SEEM,SERVANTS,THERE,WHO" 2 Corinthians,11,14,"The devil can appear as an angel of light","ANGEL,APPEAR,CAN,DEVIL,LIGHT" 2 Corinthians,11,14,"The devil is able to disguise himself","ABLE,DEVIL,DISGUISE,HIMSELF" 2 Corinthians,11,15,"Appearances can be deceiving","APPEARANCES,CAN,DECEIVING" 2 Corinthians,11,15,"In the end the servants of the devil will be punished for what they have done; God will punish them for their wickedness","DEVIL,DONE,END,GOD,PUNISH,PUNISHED,SERVANTS,WHAT,WICKEDNESS" 2 Corinthians,11,15,"It is possible for the servants of the devil to seem to be ministers of righteousness","DEVIL,MINISTERS,POSSIBLE,RIGHTEOUSNESS,SEEM,SERVANTS" 2 Corinthians,11,15,"Sometimes those who appear to be righteous are actually the servants of the devil","ACTUALLY,APPEAR,DEVIL,RIGHTEOUS,SERVANTS,SOMETIMES,WHO" 2 Corinthians,11,15,"The church needs to learn discernment, so it can tell the difference between the servants of God and the servants of the devil; this is very important because the servants of the devil can appear to be righteous","APPEAR,BECAUSE,BETWEEN,CAN,CHURCH,DEVIL,DIFFERENCE,DISCERNMENT,GOD,IMPORTANT,LEARN,NEEDS,RIGHTEOUS,SERVANTS,TELL" 2 Corinthians,11,15,"The servants of the devil cannot deceive God","CANNOT,DECEIVE,DEVIL,GOD,SERVANTS" 2 Corinthians,11,16,"It seems that Paul felt foolish for having to talk about himself and his qualifications; he did not want to have to do that, but he felt that it was necessary in order to get the Corinthian church to listen to his message","CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,DO,FELT,FOOLISH,HE,HIMSELF,HIS,LISTEN,MESSAGE,NECESSARY,NOT,ORDER,PAUL,QUALIFICATIONS,SEEMS,TALK,WANT" 2 Corinthians,11,16,"It seems that the Corinthian church refused to take Paul seriously, so he defended his qualifications","CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,DEFENDED,HE,HIS,PAUL,QUALIFICATIONS,REFUSED,SEEMS,SERIOUSLY,TAKE" 2 Corinthians,11,16,"Paul was not a fool","FOOL,NOT,PAUL" 2 Corinthians,11,16,"Paul was reluctant to talk about himself, and only did so when necessary in order to get people to listen to the truth","HIMSELF,LISTEN,NECESSARY,ONLY,ORDER,PAUL,PEOPLE,RELUCTANT,TALK,TRUTH,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,11,17,"Boasting is foolish","BOASTING,FOOLISH" 2 Corinthians,11,17,"It is not good to boast","BOAST,GOOD,NOT" 2 Corinthians,11,17,"Paul believed that it was foolish to tell other people how great you are, and what great things you have done","BELIEVED,DONE,FOOLISH,GREAT,PAUL,PEOPLE,TELL,THINGS,WHAT,YOU" 2 Corinthians,11,17,"Telling other people how great you are is a type of boasting","BOASTING,GREAT,PEOPLE,TELLING,YOU" 2 Corinthians,11,18,"It seems that there were people who claimed to be greater than Paul, and who falsely claimed to be apostles","APOSTLES,CLAIMED,FALSELY,GREATER,PAUL,PEOPLE,SEEMS,THERE,WHO" 2 Corinthians,11,18,"Since other people were boasting about themselves (in order to magnify themselves above the apostles), Paul defended himself","ABOVE,APOSTLES,BOASTING,DEFENDED,HIMSELF,MAGNIFY,ORDER,PAUL,PEOPLE,SINCE" 2 Corinthians,11,18,"The reason Paul defended himself and talked about his qualifications was so that the Corinthian church would listen to what the genuine apostles had to say, and would not listen to those who preached a false gospel","APOSTLES,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,DEFENDED,FALSE,GENUINE,GOSPEL,HIMSELF,HIS,LISTEN,NOT,PAUL,PREACHED,QUALIFICATIONS,REASON,SAY,TALKED,WHAT,WHO" 2 Corinthians,11,18,"There are many people who boast about themselves","BOAST,MANY,PEOPLE,THERE,WHO" 2 Corinthians,11,19,"Although the Corinthian church was convinced they were wise, they were actually wrong; they were listening to those who were not apostles, and they were not listening to those who genuinely were apostles","ACTUALLY,ALTHOUGH,APOSTLES,CHURCH,CONVINCED,CORINTHIAN,GENUINELY,LISTENING,NOT,WHO,WISE,WRONG" 2 Corinthians,11,19,"It is not good for a church to listen to fools","CHURCH,FOOLS,GOOD,LISTEN,NOT" 2 Corinthians,11,19,"It is possible for churches to deceive themselves into thinking they are wise, when in reality they are fools","CHURCHES,DECEIVE,FOOLS,POSSIBLE,REALITY,THINKING,WHEN,WISE" 2 Corinthians,11,19,"It seems that the people the Corinthian church chose to listen to were fools","CHOSE,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,FOOLS,LISTEN,PEOPLE,SEEMS" 2 Corinthians,11,19,"Just because a church believes that it is wise does not mean it is actually wise","ACTUALLY,BECAUSE,BELIEVES,CHURCH,JUST,MEAN,NOT,WISE" 2 Corinthians,11,19,"Some churches are foolish","CHURCHES,FOOLISH,SOME" 2 Corinthians,11,19,"The Corinthian church was convinced they were wise","CHURCH,CONVINCED,CORINTHIAN,WISE" 2 Corinthians,11,19,"The Corinthian church was listening to people who were fools, but would not listen to people who were wise","CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,FOOLS,LISTEN,LISTENING,NOT,PEOPLE,WHO,WISE" 2 Corinthians,11,20,"Being assaulted is a form of suffering","ASSAULTED,BEING,FORM,SUFFERING" 2 Corinthians,11,20,"Being devoured is a form of suffering","BEING,DEVOURED,FORM,SUFFERING" 2 Corinthians,11,20,"Being imprisoned is a form of suffering","BEING,FORM,IMPRISONED,SUFFERING" 2 Corinthians,11,20,"Being robbed is a form of suffering","BEING,FORM,ROBBED,SUFFERING" 2 Corinthians,11,20,"If a person exalts himself over others then that imposes suffering on them","EXALTS,HIMSELF,IF,PERSON,SUFFERING" 2 Corinthians,11,21,"It seems that some false apostles had been boldly bragging about how great they were","APOSTLES,BOLDLY,FALSE,GREAT,SEEMS,SOME" 2 Corinthians,11,21,"Paul defended himself when he was under attack; he did not remain in silence as false apostles bragged about their qualifications and tried to convince the churches to listen to them","APOSTLES,ATTACK,BRAGGED,CHURCHES,CONVINCE,DEFENDED,FALSE,HE,HIMSELF,LISTEN,NOT,PAUL,QUALIFICATIONS,REMAIN,SILENCE,TRIED,UNDER,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,11,21,"Paul felt it was very foolish for him to talk about himself","FELT,FOOLISH,HIM,HIMSELF,PAUL,TALK" 2 Corinthians,11,21,"Paul talked about himself when the gospel was at stake, but even then he didn't like doing it","DOING,GOSPEL,HE,HIMSELF,LIKE,PAUL,TALKED,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,11,21,"Since false apostles had spoken boldly, Paul spoke boldly as well","APOSTLES,BOLDLY,FALSE,PAUL,SINCE,SPOKE,SPOKEN" 2 Corinthians,11,21,"Since Paul did not want the Corinthian church to be led away from the gospel, he spoke boldly about his qualifications","AWAY,BOLDLY,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,GOSPEL,HE,HIS,LED,NOT,PAUL,QUALIFICATIONS,SINCE,SPOKE,WANT" 2 Corinthians,11,22,"Paul seemed to think there was a difference between being a Hebrew and an Israelite","BEING,BETWEEN,DIFFERENCE,HEBREW,ISRAELITE,PAUL,SEEMED,THERE,THINK" 2 Corinthians,11,22,"Paul was a descendant of Abraham","ABRAHAM,DESCENDANT,PAUL" 2 Corinthians,11,22,"Paul was a Hebrew","HEBREW,PAUL" 2 Corinthians,11,22,"Paul was an Israelite","ISRAELITE,PAUL" 2 Corinthians,11,22,"The false apostles claimed to be Jews; so was Paul","APOSTLES,CLAIMED,FALSE,JEWS,PAUL" 2 Corinthians,11,23,"By the time that Paul wrote this letter he had already been greatly persecuted (and this was one of his earliest letters)","EARLIEST,GREATLY,HE,HIS,LETTER,LETTERS,ONE,PAUL,PERSECUTED,TIME,WROTE" 2 Corinthians,11,23,"Paul labored more than others","LABORED,PAUL" 2 Corinthians,11,23,"Paul said that he was a far greater minister of Christ than any of those who opposed him","ANY,CHRIST,FAR,GREATER,HE,HIM,MINISTER,OPPOSED,PAUL,SAID,WHO" 2 Corinthians,11,23,"Paul was beaten more than others","BEATEN,PAUL" 2 Corinthians,11,23,"Paul was imprisoned more than others","IMPRISONED,PAUL" 2 Corinthians,11,23,"Paul's life was imperiled more than others","IMPERILED,LIFE,PAUL" 2 Corinthians,11,23,"The false apostles claimed to be ministers of Christ, even though they weren't","APOSTLES,CHRIST,CLAIMED,FALSE,MINISTERS" 2 Corinthians,11,23,"The validity of Paul's apostleship, and the validity of his authority over the churches, can be seen in how much he labored and how much he was persecuted","APOSTLESHIP,AUTHORITY,CAN,CHURCHES,HE,HIS,LABORED,MUCH,PAUL,PERSECUTED,SEEN" 2 Corinthians,11,23,"Those who criticize Paul cannot come close to his record; Paul proved that he was an apostle, and that his teachings were true, by his actions","ACTIONS,APOSTLE,CANNOT,CLOSE,COME,CRITICIZE,HE,HIS,PAUL,PROVED,RECORD,TEACHINGS,TRUE,WHO" 2 Corinthians,11,24,"On five separate occasions the Jews beat Paul with 39 stripes","BEAT,FIVE,JEWS,OCCASIONS,PAUL,SEPARATE,STRIPES" 2 Corinthians,11,24,"The Jews fiercely persecuted Paul","FIERCELY,JEWS,PAUL,PERSECUTED" 2 Corinthians,11,24,"The Jews fiercely persecuted the church","CHURCH,FIERCELY,JEWS,PERSECUTED" 2 Corinthians,11,24,"The Jews hated Paul","HATED,JEWS,PAUL" 2 Corinthians,11,24,"The Jews hated the church","CHURCH,HATED,JEWS" 2 Corinthians,11,24,"The Jews hated the gospel","GOSPEL,HATED,JEWS" 2 Corinthians,11,24,"The Jews were violently opposed to Jesus","JESUS,JEWS,OPPOSED,VIOLENTLY" 2 Corinthians,11,24,"The Jews were violently opposed to the gospel","GOSPEL,JEWS,OPPOSED,VIOLENTLY" 2 Corinthians,11,25,"Paul spent an entire day in the ocean","DAY,ENTIRE,OCEAN,PAUL,SPENT" 2 Corinthians,11,25,"Paul was beaten with rods three times","BEATEN,PAUL,RODS,THREE,TIMES" 2 Corinthians,11,25,"Paul was shipwrecked three times","PAUL,THREE,TIMES" 2 Corinthians,11,25,"Paul was stoned","PAUL,STONED" 2 Corinthians,11,25,"Those who criticize and condemn Paul, and who claim to be greater than Paul, cannot come close to matching Paul's achievements or suffering","CANNOT,CLAIM,CLOSE,COME,CONDEMN,CRITICIZE,GREATER,PAUL,SUFFERING,WHO" 2 Corinthians,11,26,"Paul frequently traveled","FREQUENTLY,PAUL,TRAVELED" 2 Corinthians,11,26,"Paul was fiercely persecuted and suffered greatly; he did not have an easy or wealthy life","EASY,FIERCELY,GREATLY,HE,LIFE,NOT,PAUL,PERSECUTED,SUFFERED,WEALTHY" 2 Corinthians,11,26,"Paul was imperiled among false brethren","AMONG,BRETHREN,FALSE,IMPERILED,PAUL" 2 Corinthians,11,26,"Paul was imperiled by Gentiles","GENTILES,IMPERILED,PAUL" 2 Corinthians,11,26,"Paul was imperiled by Jews","IMPERILED,JEWS,PAUL" 2 Corinthians,11,26,"Paul was imperiled by thieves","IMPERILED,PAUL,THIEVES" 2 Corinthians,11,26,"Paul was imperiled by water","IMPERILED,PAUL,WATER" 2 Corinthians,11,26,"Paul was imperiled in the city","CITY,IMPERILED,PAUL" 2 Corinthians,11,26,"Paul was imperiled in the sea","IMPERILED,PAUL,SEA" 2 Corinthians,11,26,"Paul was imperiled in the wilderness","IMPERILED,PAUL,WILDERNESS" 2 Corinthians,11,27,"God did not promise that the life of a Christian would be a good one; even the apostles suffered tremendously and were in terrible pain and weariness","APOSTLES,CHRISTIAN,GOD,GOOD,LIFE,NOT,ONE,PAIN,PROMISE,SUFFERED,TERRIBLE,WEARINESS" 2 Corinthians,11,27,"It is not true that God doesn't allow Christians to go hungry or thirsty","ALLOW,CHRISTIANS,GO,GOD,HUNGRY,NOT,THIRSTY,TRUE" 2 Corinthians,11,27,"Paul often fasted","FASTED,OFTEN,PAUL" 2 Corinthians,11,27,"Paul was cold","COLD,PAUL" 2 Corinthians,11,27,"Paul was hungry","HUNGRY,PAUL" 2 Corinthians,11,27,"Paul was in pain","PAIN,PAUL" 2 Corinthians,11,27,"Paul was thirsty","PAUL,THIRSTY" 2 Corinthians,11,27,"Paul was weary","PAUL,WEARY" 2 Corinthians,11,27,"There are times when it is the will of God for us to lack even the most basic necessities of life","BASIC,GOD,LACK,LIFE,NECESSITIES,THERE,TIMES,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,11,27,"There were times when Paul even lacked clothing","CLOTHING,LACKED,PAUL,THERE,TIMES,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,11,27,"There were times when the apostles had no clothing to wear","APOSTLES,CLOTHING,NO,THERE,TIMES,WEAR,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,11,27,"There were times when the apostles had no food, and had to go hungry","APOSTLES,FOOD,GO,HUNGRY,NO,THERE,TIMES,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,11,27,"There were times when the apostles had nothing to drink, and had to go thirsty","APOSTLES,DRINK,GO,NOTHING,THERE,THIRSTY,TIMES,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,11,28,"Each day Paul tried to meet the needs of the churches; he was aware of their problems and he tried to help them","AWARE,CHURCHES,DAY,HE,HELP,MEET,NEEDS,PAUL,PROBLEMS,TRIED" 2 Corinthians,11,28,"Paul cared for all the churches","ALL,CARED,CHURCHES,PAUL" 2 Corinthians,11,28,"Paul tried to help the churches even though he was fiercely persecuted, he was in great pain, and he was weary","CHURCHES,FIERCELY,GREAT,HE,HELP,PAIN,PAUL,PERSECUTED,TRIED,WEARY" 2 Corinthians,11,28,"Paul tried to meet the needs of all the churches","ALL,CHURCHES,MEET,NEEDS,PAUL,TRIED" 2 Corinthians,11,29,"It is good to take upon yourself the suffering of others; it is good to help others bear the burdens of their life","BEAR,BURDENS,GOOD,HELP,LIFE,SUFFERING,TAKE" 2 Corinthians,11,29,"Paul deeply cared about the churches","CARED,CHURCHES,DEEPLY,PAUL" 2 Corinthians,11,29,"Paul sought to put himself in the place of those who were hurting and in need; he did not ignore the needs of others","HE,HIMSELF,HURTING,IGNORE,NEED,NEEDS,NOT,PAUL,PLACE,PUT,SOUGHT,WHO" 2 Corinthians,11,30,"Paul said that he would rather boast about his weaknesses than his greatness","BOAST,GREATNESS,HE,HIS,PAUL,RATHER,SAID" 2 Corinthians,11,31,"Even though Paul suffered so many terrible things, and even though there were times when he went hungry and thirsty, he still blessed God; he did not believe that the many terrible things that he suffered meant that God did not love him, or that God was cruel and unjust; instead he accepted the persecution and continued to faithfully serve the Lord and praise Him","ACCEPTED,BELIEVE,BLESSED,CONTINUED,CRUEL,FAITHFULLY,GOD,HE,HIM,HUNGRY,INSTEAD,LORD,LOVE,MANY,MEANT,NOT,PAUL,PERSECUTION,PRAISE,SERVE,SUFFERED,TERRIBLE,THERE,THINGS,THIRSTY,TIMES,UNJUST,WENT,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,11,31,"God is blessed forevermore","BLESSED,GOD" 2 Corinthians,11,31,"God is the Father of Jesus","FATHER,GOD,JESUS" 2 Corinthians,11,31,"God knew that Paul was telling the truth","GOD,KNEW,PAUL,TELLING,TRUTH" 2 Corinthians,11,31,"Jesus is Lord","JESUS,LORD" 2 Corinthians,11,31,"Jesus is the Messiah (the Christ)","CHRIST,JESUS,MESSIAH" 2 Corinthians,11,31,"Paul was telling the truth; the things that he said were true","HE,PAUL,SAID,TELLING,THINGS,TRUE,TRUTH" 2 Corinthians,11,32,"When Paul was in Damascus, Aretas was the king","ARETAS,DAMASCUS,KING,PAUL,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,11,32,"When Paul was in Damascus, the governor tried to use an army to arrest Paul","ARMY,ARREST,DAMASCUS,GOVERNOR,PAUL,TRIED,USE,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,11,32,"When Paul was in Damascus, the governor wanted to arrest Paul","ARREST,DAMASCUS,GOVERNOR,PAUL,WANTED,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,11,33,"It is not wrong to flee persecution","FLEE,NOT,PERSECUTION,WRONG" 2 Corinthians,11,33,"Paul escaped the city of Damascus by being let down the wall through a window in a basket","BASKET,BEING,CITY,DAMASCUS,DOWN,ESCAPED,LET,PAUL,WALL,WINDOW" 2 Corinthians,11,33,"When the governor of Damascus tried to arrest Paul, he did not quietly submit to arrest; instead he fled the city","ARREST,CITY,DAMASCUS,FLED,GOVERNOR,HE,INSTEAD,NOT,PAUL,QUIETLY,SUBMIT,TRIED,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,12,1,"After Paul told the Corinthian church all the things that he had suffered for the sake of the gospel, he then talked about the visions and revelations that God had given him; Paul was defending his claim to be an apostle and was showing that the things his opponents had done could not begin to compare","AFTER,ALL,APOSTLE,BEGIN,CHURCH,CLAIM,COMPARE,CORINTHIAN,DEFENDING,DONE,GIVEN,GOD,GOSPEL,HE,HIM,HIS,NOT,PAUL,REVELATIONS,SAKE,SHOWING,SUFFERED,TALKED,THINGS,TOLD,VISIONS" 2 Corinthians,12,1,"It is not good for us to talk about ourselves, or boast about ourselves, or for us to tell others all the great things we have done","ALL,BOAST,DONE,GOOD,GREAT,NOT,OURSELVES,TALK,TELL,THINGS" 2 Corinthians,12,1,"Paul actually did not tell the Corinthian church everything he had done; Paul had also performed miracles (including raising the dead), but he didn't mention any of those at all; he also didn't list all the churches he had founded; Paul's purpose was to defend his apostleship, not make sure the church knew every great thing he had done","ACTUALLY,ALL,ANY,APOSTLESHIP,CHURCH,CHURCHES,CORINTHIAN,DEAD,DEFEND,DONE,EVERY,EVERYTHING,FOUNDED,GREAT,HE,HIS,INCLUDING,KNEW,LIST,MAKE,MENTION,MIRACLES,NOT,PAUL,PERFORMED,PURPOSE,RAISING,SURE,TELL,THING" 2 Corinthians,12,1,"Paul did not want to tell the Corinthian church about all the great things he had done for the Lord; he did not want to talk about himself or glorify himself","ALL,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,DONE,GLORIFY,GREAT,HE,HIMSELF,LORD,NOT,PAUL,TALK,TELL,THINGS,WANT" 2 Corinthians,12,1,"Paul was eager to boast about the Lord, but very reluctant to glorify himself","BOAST,EAGER,GLORIFY,HIMSELF,LORD,PAUL,RELUCTANT" 2 Corinthians,12,1,"Paul's claim to be an apostle was backed by extraordinary suffering and extraordinary divine revelations; God gave us many solid reasons to believe Paul and to take his letters seriously","APOSTLE,BACKED,BELIEVE,CLAIM,DIVINE,EXTRAORDINARY,GAVE,GOD,HIS,LETTERS,MANY,PAUL,REASONS,REVELATIONS,SERIOUSLY,SOLID,SUFFERING,TAKE" 2 Corinthians,12,2,"Paul is another example of a person in the Bible who clearly experienced Heaven, but who was not allowed to talk about it; it is consistent throughout the Scriptures that those who saw Heaven were not allowed to talk about it (with the notable exceptions of Isaiah and John)","ALLOWED,ANOTHER,BIBLE,CLEARLY,CONSISTENT,EXAMPLE,EXCEPTIONS,EXPERIENCED,HEAVEN,ISAIAH,JOHN,NOT,NOTABLE,PAUL,PERSON,SAW,SCRIPTURES,TALK,WHO" 2 Corinthians,12,2,"Paul refers to the Heaven where God dwells as the 'third heaven' (the first being the sky, and the second being outer space)","BEING,DWELLS,FIRST,GOD,HEAVEN,OUTER,PAUL,REFERS,SECOND,SKY,THIRD,WHERE" 2 Corinthians,12,2,"Paul was given his vision of Heaven 14 years before he wrote this letter; that means it happened fairly early in his career","BEFORE,EARLY,FAIRLY,GIVEN,HAPPENED,HE,HEAVEN,HIS,LETTER,MEANS,PAUL,VISION,WROTE,YEARS" 2 Corinthians,12,2,"When Paul had his vision of Heaven he didn't immediately tell everyone or try to use the experience to make a lot of money; instead he kept it a secret, and referred to it with great reluctance - and even then he refused to give any details about what he saw or experienced; (this is a huge difference from the 'Heaven tourism' books that are released on a fairly regular basis, which seem to be obvious frauds)","ANY,BASIS,BOOKS,DIFFERENCE,EVERYONE,EXPERIENCE,EXPERIENCED,FAIRLY,GIVE,GREAT,HE,HEAVEN,HIS,HUGE,IMMEDIATELY,INSTEAD,KEPT,LOT,MAKE,MONEY,OBVIOUS,PAUL,REFERRED,REFUSED,RELEASED,SAW,SECRET,SEEM,TELL,TRY,USE,VISION,WHAT,WHEN,WHICH" 2 Corinthians,12,2,"When Paul talked about his vision of Heaven, he referred to himself in the third person; he wanted to defend his apostleship and make it clear to the Corinthian church that God had given him revelations and visions that were far beyond anything his enemies could claim, but at the same time he told this story in a very humble way, because his goal was to defend himself not glorify himself","ANYTHING,APOSTLESHIP,BECAUSE,BEYOND,CHURCH,CLAIM,CLEAR,CORINTHIAN,DEFEND,ENEMIES,FAR,GIVEN,GLORIFY,GOAL,GOD,HE,HEAVEN,HIM,HIMSELF,HIS,HUMBLE,MAKE,NOT,PAUL,PERSON,REFERRED,REVELATIONS,SAME,STORY,TALKED,THIRD,TIME,TOLD,VISION,VISIONS,WANTED,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,12,2,"When Paul was given his vision of Heaven he couldn't tell if he visited Heaven bodily, or if it was an out-of-body experience","BODILY,EXPERIENCE,GIVEN,HE,HEAVEN,HIS,IF,PAUL,TELL,VISION,VISITED,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,12,3,"It seems that it might be possible to visit Heaven in a physical body; Paul thought that might have been what happened to him","BODY,HAPPENED,HEAVEN,HIM,MIGHT,PAUL,PHYSICAL,POSSIBLE,SEEMS,THOUGHT,VISIT,WHAT" 2 Corinthians,12,3,"Paul repeated that he didn't know if he actually visisted Heaven in person or if it was an out-of-body experience","ACTUALLY,EXPERIENCE,HE,HEAVEN,IF,KNOW,PAUL,PERSON,REPEATED" 2 Corinthians,12,3,"Paul was so humble about his vision of Heaven that he kept referring to himself in the third person; he truly didn't want to talk about it or glorify himself; (this is an enormous difference from the way that many pastors act today, where they are eager to glorify themselves and make sure everyone knows everything about them)","ACT,DIFFERENCE,EAGER,ENORMOUS,EVERYONE,EVERYTHING,GLORIFY,HE,HEAVEN,HIMSELF,HIS,HUMBLE,KEPT,KNOWS,MAKE,MANY,PASTORS,PAUL,PERSON,REFERRING,SURE,TALK,THIRD,TODAY,TRULY,VISION,WANT,WHERE" 2 Corinthians,12,4,"God forbade Paul from telling other people what he saw and experienced in Heaven; it seems that the vision was solely for Paul's benefit alone, and could not be shared","ALONE,BENEFIT,EXPERIENCED,FORBADE,GOD,HE,HEAVEN,NOT,PAUL,PEOPLE,SAW,SEEMS,SHARED,SOLELY,TELLING,VISION,WHAT" 2 Corinthians,12,4,"Paul heard something in Heaven, but whatever he heard he was not allowed to share","ALLOWED,HE,HEARD,HEAVEN,NOT,PAUL,SHARE,SOMETHING" 2 Corinthians,12,4,"Paul refers to Heaven as paradise","HEAVEN,PARADISE,PAUL,REFERS" 2 Corinthians,12,5,"It is not good for us to boast about ourselves, or the things we have done","BOAST,DONE,GOOD,NOT,OURSELVES,THINGS" 2 Corinthians,12,5,"It is not good for us to glorify ourselves","GLORIFY,GOOD,NOT,OURSELVES" 2 Corinthians,12,5,"Paul did not want to boast about his greatness; instead he wanted to boast about his infirmities","BOAST,GREATNESS,HE,HIS,INFIRMITIES,INSTEAD,NOT,PAUL,WANT,WANTED" 2 Corinthians,12,5,"Paul refused to glorify himself","GLORIFY,HIMSELF,PAUL,REFUSED" 2 Corinthians,12,5,"Paul was more eager to talk about his struggles than he was to talk about his greatness","EAGER,GREATNESS,HE,HIS,PAUL,STRUGGLES,TALK" 2 Corinthians,12,5,"Paul was very open about his weaknesses and struggles; he did not pretend to be greater than he was, and he did not put on a false image","FALSE,GREATER,HE,HIS,IMAGE,NOT,OPEN,PAUL,PRETEND,PUT,STRUGGLES" 2 Corinthians,12,6,"It is not good to put on an imagine in order to trick people into thinking that we are better than we actually are","ACTUALLY,BETTER,GOOD,IMAGINE,NOT,ORDER,PEOPLE,PUT,THINKING,TRICK" 2 Corinthians,12,6,"Paul did not want other people to think more highly of him than he deserved","DESERVED,HE,HIGHLY,HIM,NOT,PAUL,PEOPLE,THINK,WANT" 2 Corinthians,12,6,"Those who desire to boast about themselves are fools","BOAST,DESIRE,FOOLS,WHO" 2 Corinthians,12,6,"Those who desire to glorify themselves are fools","DESIRE,FOOLS,GLORIFY,WHO" 2 Corinthians,12,6,"Those who seek to magnify themselves in the sight of others are fools","FOOLS,MAGNIFY,SEEK,SIGHT,WHO" 2 Corinthians,12,7,"Although Paul's physical infirmity was inflicted upon him by the devil, Paul believed that it was ultimately from God for the purpose of keeping him humble","ALTHOUGH,BELIEVED,DEVIL,GOD,HIM,HUMBLE,INFIRMITY,INFLICTED,KEEPING,PAUL,PHYSICAL,PURPOSE" 2 Corinthians,12,7,"Divine revelations can tempt a person to pride","CAN,DIVINE,PERSON,PRIDE,REVELATIONS,TEMPT" 2 Corinthians,12,7,"God hates pride","GOD,HATES,PRIDE" 2 Corinthians,12,7,"In order to keep Paul humble he was given a 'thorn in the flesh' (a physical infirmity)","FLESH,GIVEN,HE,HUMBLE,INFIRMITY,KEEP,ORDER,PAUL,PHYSICAL,THORN" 2 Corinthians,12,7,"Paul said that his thorn in the flesh was from the devil","DEVIL,FLESH,HIS,PAUL,SAID,THORN" 2 Corinthians,12,7,"Since God gave Paul so many divine revelations (including a vision of Heaven), there was a danger that Paul would be exalted above measure","ABOVE,DANGER,DIVINE,EXALTED,GAVE,GOD,HEAVEN,INCLUDING,MANY,MEASURE,PAUL,REVELATIONS,SINCE,THERE,VISION" 2 Corinthians,12,7,"The devil can cause physical infirmities; the devil is able to inflict physical health problems on people, and make them suffer for a very long time","ABLE,CAN,CAUSE,DEVIL,HEALTH,INFIRMITIES,LONG,MAKE,PEOPLE,PHYSICAL,PROBLEMS,SUFFER,TIME" 2 Corinthians,12,8,"If the problems in our life are from the devil then we need to go to God for help, since it is a spiritual problem","DEVIL,GO,GOD,HELP,IF,LIFE,NEED,OUR,PROBLEM,PROBLEMS,SINCE,SPIRITUAL" 2 Corinthians,12,8,"On three separate occasions Paul asked God to cure his physical infirmity and remove his 'thorn in the flesh'","ASKED,CURE,FLESH,GOD,HIS,INFIRMITY,OCCASIONS,PAUL,PHYSICAL,REMOVE,SEPARATE,THORN,THREE" 2 Corinthians,12,8,"Paul knew that his physical infirmity came from the devil, so he asked God to cure him","ASKED,CURE,DEVIL,GOD,HE,HIM,HIS,INFIRMITY,KNEW,PAUL,PHYSICAL" 2 Corinthians,12,8,"When Paul had a problem, he did not just pray about it once; instead he brought it to God repeatedly","BROUGHT,GOD,HE,INSTEAD,JUST,NOT,ONCE,PAUL,PRAY,PROBLEM,REPEATEDLY,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,12,9,"Although Paul prayed three times that God would heal him, God did not heal him","ALTHOUGH,GOD,HEAL,HIM,NOT,PAUL,PRAYED,THREE,TIMES" 2 Corinthians,12,9,"God allowed Paul to suffer because God wanted Paul to be humble; (God hates pride)","ALLOWED,BECAUSE,GOD,HATES,HUMBLE,PAUL,PRIDE,SUFFER,WANTED" 2 Corinthians,12,9,"God did not grant all of the prayers of the apostles; there were times when He told them no","ALL,APOSTLES,GOD,GRANT,HE,NO,NOT,PRAYERS,THERE,TIMES,TOLD,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,12,9,"God did not heal Paul; instead God gave Paul grace so that he could endure the physical problem","ENDURE,GAVE,GOD,GRACE,HE,HEAL,INSTEAD,NOT,PAUL,PHYSICAL,PROBLEM" 2 Corinthians,12,9,"God does not always grant healing","ALWAYS,GOD,GRANT,HEALING,NOT" 2 Corinthians,12,9,"God does not grant all of our prayers; there are times when He says no","ALL,GOD,GRANT,HE,NO,NOT,OUR,PRAYERS,SAYS,THERE,TIMES,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,12,9,"God's strength is made perfect in weakness","GOD,MADE,PERFECT,STRENGTH,WEAKNESS" 2 Corinthians,12,9,"Paul gladly accepted his physical infirmity because he wanted the power of Christ to rest on him","ACCEPTED,BECAUSE,CHRIST,GLADLY,HE,HIM,HIS,INFIRMITY,PAUL,PHYSICAL,POWER,REST,WANTED" 2 Corinthians,12,9,"Paul valued the power of Christ more than he valued his health","CHRIST,HE,HEALTH,HIS,PAUL,POWER,VALUED" 2 Corinthians,12,9,"There are times when God allows us to suffer because it is accomplishing a specific purpose","ACCOMPLISHING,ALLOWS,BECAUSE,GOD,PURPOSE,SPECIFIC,SUFFER,THERE,TIMES,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,12,9,"There are times when God deliberately chooses to make us weak","CHOOSES,DELIBERATELY,GOD,MAKE,THERE,TIMES,WEAK,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,12,9,"When we are weak, that is when the power of Christ can rest on us","CAN,CHRIST,POWER,REST,WEAK,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,12,10,"God gives the power of Christ to those who are weak, and suffering, and reproached, and persecuted, and in need; that is the path to the power of Christ","CHRIST,GIVES,GOD,NEED,PATH,PERSECUTED,POWER,REPROACHED,SUFFERING,WEAK,WHO" 2 Corinthians,12,10,"Paul knew that his strength came from Christ, and the power of Christ was upon him when he was weak; he therefore valued being weak because he wanted the power of Christ","BECAUSE,BEING,CHRIST,HE,HIM,HIS,KNEW,PAUL,POWER,STRENGTH,THEREFORE,VALUED,WANTED,WEAK,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,12,10,"Paul took pleasure in being in need (going hungry and thirsty) because he knew they caused the power of Christ to rest upon him; he valued Christ more than food and drink","BECAUSE,BEING,CAUSED,CHRIST,DRINK,FOOD,GOING,HE,HIM,HUNGRY,KNEW,NEED,PAUL,PLEASURE,POWER,REST,THIRSTY,TOOK,VALUED" 2 Corinthians,12,10,"Paul took pleasure in being persecuted because he knew they caused the power of Christ to rest upon him; he valued Christ more than comfort","BECAUSE,BEING,CAUSED,CHRIST,COMFORT,HE,HIM,KNEW,PAUL,PERSECUTED,PLEASURE,POWER,REST,TOOK,VALUED" 2 Corinthians,12,10,"Paul took pleasure in being reproached because he knew they caused the power of Christ to rest upon him; he valued Christ more than the praise of the world","BECAUSE,BEING,CAUSED,CHRIST,HE,HIM,KNEW,PAUL,PLEASURE,POWER,PRAISE,REPROACHED,REST,TOOK,VALUED,WORLD" 2 Corinthians,12,10,"Paul took pleasure in his physical infirmities because he knew they caused the power of Christ to rest upon him; he valued Christ more than his health","BECAUSE,CAUSED,CHRIST,HE,HEALTH,HIM,HIS,INFIRMITIES,KNEW,PAUL,PHYSICAL,PLEASURE,POWER,REST,TOOK,VALUED" 2 Corinthians,12,10,"We are not strong when we believe in ourselves, or when we are at our best; instead we are strong when God gives us the power of Christ, and He does that when we are weak and suffering and in need","BELIEVE,BEST,CHRIST,GIVES,GOD,HE,INSTEAD,NEED,NOT,OUR,OURSELVES,POWER,STRONG,SUFFERING,WEAK,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,12,11,"Even after all that Paul did and all that he suffered, he said that he was nothing","AFTER,ALL,HE,NOTHING,PAUL,SAID,SUFFERED" 2 Corinthians,12,11,"It is not wrong for us to defend ourselves against false accusations","ACCUSATIONS,AGAINST,DEFEND,FALSE,NOT,OURSELVES,WRONG" 2 Corinthians,12,11,"It seems that the Corinthian church had been attacking Paul","ATTACKING,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,PAUL,SEEMS" 2 Corinthians,12,11,"Paul did not want to talk about himself; he considered it foolish","CONSIDERED,FOOLISH,HE,HIMSELF,NOT,PAUL,TALK,WANT" 2 Corinthians,12,11,"Paul said that he ranked with the very chiefest apostles; he was not an inferior apostle, and he was able to defend that with evidence","ABLE,APOSTLE,APOSTLES,CHIEFEST,DEFEND,EVIDENCE,HE,INFERIOR,NOT,PAUL,SAID" 2 Corinthians,12,11,"The church has no business rejecting the apostle Paul","APOSTLE,BUSINESS,CHURCH,NO,PAUL,REJECTING" 2 Corinthians,12,11,"The church should commend the apostles, not condemn them; it should believe the apostles, not reject them","APOSTLES,BELIEVE,CHURCH,COMMEND,CONDEMN,NOT,REJECT,SHOULD" 2 Corinthians,12,11,"The Corinthian church should have commended Paul, but they did not","CHURCH,COMMENDED,CORINTHIAN,NOT,PAUL,SHOULD" 2 Corinthians,12,11,"The reason Paul talked about himself was because the Corinthian church forced him to do so; it seems that they questioned his credentials and refused to accept him as an apostle, so Paul defended himself","ACCEPT,APOSTLE,BECAUSE,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,DEFENDED,DO,FORCED,HIM,HIMSELF,HIS,PAUL,QUESTIONED,REASON,REFUSED,SEEMS,TALKED" 2 Corinthians,12,12,"Even though the Corinthian church saw Paul perform miracles, they still refused to take him seriously; they saw the proof but they ignored it","CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,HIM,IGNORED,MIRACLES,PAUL,PERFORM,PROOF,REFUSED,SAW,SERIOUSLY,TAKE" 2 Corinthians,12,12,"Paul vaguely referred to the signs of the apostles; he could have listed his mighty deeds, but he didn't because he truly didn't want to talk about himself","APOSTLES,BECAUSE,DEEDS,HE,HIMSELF,HIS,LISTED,MIGHTY,PAUL,REFERRED,SIGNS,TALK,TRULY,WANT" 2 Corinthians,12,12,"Paul was very patient with the Corinthian church and yet they still refused to take him seriously; they had no reason to reject him and yet they did anyway","ANYWAY,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,HIM,NO,PATIENT,PAUL,REASON,REFUSED,REJECT,SERIOUSLY,TAKE" 2 Corinthians,12,12,"The Corinthian church saw the apostles do signs, wonders, and mighty deeds","APOSTLES,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,DEEDS,DO,MIGHTY,SAW,SIGNS,WONDERS" 2 Corinthians,12,12,"The Corinthian church saw the signs of the apostle","APOSTLE,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,SAW,SIGNS" 2 Corinthians,12,12,"There are certain signs that prove that a person is an apostle; those signs include the ability to perform miracles, do wonders, and do mighty deeds","ABILITY,APOSTLE,CERTAIN,DEEDS,DO,INCLUDE,MIGHTY,MIRACLES,PERFORM,PERSON,PROVE,SIGNS,THERE,WONDERS" 2 Corinthians,12,12,"There are some people who will not believe even if they are eyewitnesses to miracles and wonders","BELIEVE,EYEWITNESSES,IF,MIRACLES,NOT,PEOPLE,SOME,THERE,WHO,WONDERS" 2 Corinthians,12,12,"Those who cannot perform the signs of an apostle are not an apostle","APOSTLE,CANNOT,NOT,PERFORM,SIGNS,WHO" 2 Corinthians,12,13,"It seems that Paul did take money from other churches","CHURCHES,MONEY,PAUL,SEEMS,TAKE" 2 Corinthians,12,13,"Paul did not take money from the Corinthian church","CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,MONEY,NOT,PAUL,TAKE" 2 Corinthians,12,13,"Paul did not treat the Corinthian church as inferior in any way","ANY,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,INFERIOR,NOT,PAUL,TREAT" 2 Corinthians,12,13,"The Corinthian church had no reason to oppose Paul or be upset with him, but they were anyway","ANYWAY,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,HIM,NO,OPPOSE,PAUL,REASON,UPSET" 2 Corinthians,12,14,"Children should not have to take care of their parents","CARE,CHILDREN,NOT,PARENTS,SHOULD,TAKE" 2 Corinthians,12,14,"Parents should take care of their children","CARE,CHILDREN,PARENTS,SHOULD,TAKE" 2 Corinthians,12,14,"Paul did not seek the property or wealth of the Corinthian church","CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,NOT,PAUL,PROPERTY,SEEK,WEALTH" 2 Corinthians,12,14,"Paul had visited the Corinthian church twice before writing this letter","BEFORE,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,LETTER,PAUL,TWICE,VISITED,WRITING" 2 Corinthians,12,14,"Paul viewed the Corinthian church as his children, and he wanted to take care of them the way a father would care for his children","CARE,CHILDREN,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,FATHER,HE,HIS,PAUL,TAKE,VIEWED,WANTED" 2 Corinthians,12,14,"Paul was planning on visiting the Corinthian church for a third time","CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,PAUL,PLANNING,THIRD,TIME,VISITING" 2 Corinthians,12,14,"Paul was still not going to accept any money from the Corinthian church; he refused to be a burden to them","ACCEPT,ANY,BURDEN,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,GOING,HE,MONEY,NOT,PAUL,REFUSED" 2 Corinthians,12,14,"What Paul sought were the Corinthians themselves; he wanted to visit them so he could help them, not so he could take their wealth","CORINTHIANS,HE,HELP,NOT,PAUL,SOUGHT,TAKE,VISIT,WANTED,WEALTH,WHAT" 2 Corinthians,12,15,"Even though Paul knew that the Corinthian church did not love him, he still loved them anyway; he did not allow their hostile attitude to change how he felt about them, or how he served them, or what he did for them","ALLOW,ANYWAY,ATTITUDE,CHANGE,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,FELT,HE,HIM,HOSTILE,KNEW,LOVE,LOVED,NOT,PAUL,SERVED,WHAT" 2 Corinthians,12,15,"Paul did not pretend that things were better than they actually were, and he also did not ignore problems","ACTUALLY,BETTER,HE,IGNORE,NOT,PAUL,PRETEND,PROBLEMS,THINGS" 2 Corinthians,12,15,"Paul loved the Corinthian church","CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,LOVED,PAUL" 2 Corinthians,12,15,"Paul served the Corinthian church gladly","CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,GLADLY,PAUL,SERVED" 2 Corinthians,12,15,"Paul was very honest: he told the church that he loved them, and he also told the church that they did not love him","CHURCH,HE,HIM,HONEST,LOVE,LOVED,NOT,PAUL,TOLD" 2 Corinthians,12,15,"Paul was willing to suffer for the Corinthian church","CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,PAUL,SUFFER,WILLING" 2 Corinthians,12,15,"The Corinthian church did not love Paul","CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,LOVE,NOT,PAUL" 2 Corinthians,12,15,"The more that Paul loved the Corinthian church, the less they loved him in return","CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,HIM,LESS,LOVED,PAUL,RETURN" 2 Corinthians,12,16,"Paul was not a burden to the Corinthian church","BURDEN,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,NOT,PAUL" 2 Corinthians,12,17,"None of the people that Paul sent to the Corinthian church took money from the church and then gave it to Paul","CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,GAVE,MONEY,NONE,PAUL,PEOPLE,SENT,TOOK" 2 Corinthians,12,17,"Paul did not accept any money from the Corinthian church","ACCEPT,ANY,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,MONEY,NOT,PAUL" 2 Corinthians,12,17,"Paul did not send people to visit the Corinthian church in order to obtain money from them","CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,MONEY,NOT,OBTAIN,ORDER,PAUL,PEOPLE,SEND,VISIT" 2 Corinthians,12,17,"Paul sent a number of people to visit the Corinthian church","CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,NUMBER,PAUL,PEOPLE,SENT,VISIT" 2 Corinthians,12,18,"Paul did not do anything wrong to the Corinthian church, and Titus didn't either","ANYTHING,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,DO,NOT,PAUL,TITUS,WRONG" 2 Corinthians,12,18,"Paul did not use Titus to extract money from the Corinthian church","CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,MONEY,NOT,PAUL,TITUS,USE" 2 Corinthians,12,18,"Paul sent Titus to the Corinthian church","CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,PAUL,SENT,TITUS" 2 Corinthians,12,18,"Titus did not take money from the Corinthian church","CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,MONEY,NOT,TAKE,TITUS" 2 Corinthians,12,18,"Titus visited the Corinthian church","CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,TITUS,VISITED" 2 Corinthians,12,18,"When Paul sent Titus to the Corinthian church, he sent another person as well; however, this other person is left unnamed","ANOTHER,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,HE,LEFT,PAUL,PERSON,SENT,TITUS,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,12,18,"When Titus visited the Corinthian church, he acted the same way Paul did","ACTED,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,HE,PAUL,SAME,TITUS,VISITED,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,12,19,"All the things that the apostles did were done for the edification of the church","ALL,APOSTLES,CHURCH,DONE,EDIFICATION,THINGS" 2 Corinthians,12,19,"In spite of all the things that the Corinthian church had done to Paul, he still referred to them as 'dearly beloved'","ALL,BELOVED,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,DEARLY,DONE,HE,PAUL,REFERRED,SPITE,THINGS" 2 Corinthians,12,19,"It is important to seek the edification of the church","CHURCH,EDIFICATION,IMPORTANT,SEEK" 2 Corinthians,12,19,"Paul believed that the defense he was making was being made to God, not to the Corinthian church (even though he was writing to the Corinthian church)","BEING,BELIEVED,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,DEFENSE,GOD,HE,MADE,MAKING,NOT,PAUL,WRITING" 2 Corinthians,12,19,"Paul knew that the things he was saying were being said to God in Christ","BEING,CHRIST,GOD,HE,KNEW,PAUL,SAID,SAYING,THINGS" 2 Corinthians,12,20,"Christians must love one another; churches should be characterized by blessing, not cursing","ANOTHER,BLESSING,CHARACTERIZED,CHRISTIANS,CHURCHES,CURSING,LOVE,MUST,NOT,ONE,SHOULD" 2 Corinthians,12,20,"Christians must not be conceited","CHRISTIANS,CONCEITED,MUST,NOT" 2 Corinthians,12,20,"Christians must not envy one another","ANOTHER,CHRISTIANS,ENVY,MUST,NOT,ONE" 2 Corinthians,12,20,"Christians must not hate one another; we must not be characterized by wrath","ANOTHER,CHARACTERIZED,CHRISTIANS,HATE,MUST,NOT,ONE,WRATH" 2 Corinthians,12,20,"Churches must not be characterized by gossip; Christians must not treat one another maliciously","ANOTHER,CHARACTERIZED,CHRISTIANS,CHURCHES,GOSSIP,MALICIOUSLY,MUST,NOT,ONE,TREAT" 2 Corinthians,12,20,"Churches must not be characterized by strife","CHARACTERIZED,CHURCHES,MUST,NOT,STRIFE" 2 Corinthians,12,20,"It is bad for a church to be mired in debates; the church should be of one mind","BAD,CHURCH,DEBATES,MIND,ONE,SHOULD" 2 Corinthians,12,20,"It seems that the Corinthian church was extremely dysfunctional","CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,EXTREMELY,SEEMS" 2 Corinthians,12,20,"Paul believed that the Corinthian church would be full of 'swellings' (conceit)","BELIEVED,CHURCH,CONCEIT,CORINTHIAN,FULL,PAUL,SWELLINGS" 2 Corinthians,12,20,"Paul believed that the Corinthian church would be in a tumult (an uproar) when he arrived","ARRIVED,BELIEVED,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,HE,PAUL,TUMULT,UPROAR,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,12,20,"Paul believed that when he visited the Corinthian church they would be a complete mess","BELIEVED,CHURCH,COMPLETE,CORINTHIAN,HE,MESS,PAUL,VISITED,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,12,20,"Paul believed the Corinthian church would be engaged in backbiting","BACKBITING,BELIEVED,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,ENGAGED,PAUL" 2 Corinthians,12,20,"Paul believed the Corinthian church would be engaged in debates","BELIEVED,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,DEBATES,ENGAGED,PAUL" 2 Corinthians,12,20,"Paul believed the Corinthian church would be engaged in envy","BELIEVED,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,ENGAGED,ENVY,PAUL" 2 Corinthians,12,20,"Paul believed the Corinthian church would be engaged in whisperings (gossip)","BELIEVED,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,ENGAGED,GOSSIP,PAUL,WHISPERINGS" 2 Corinthians,12,20,"Paul believed the Corinthian church would be engaged in wrath","BELIEVED,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,ENGAGED,PAUL,WRATH" 2 Corinthians,12,20,"Paul believed the Corinthian church would be full of strife","BELIEVED,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,FULL,PAUL,STRIFE" 2 Corinthians,12,20,"Paul did not want the Corinthian church to be a mess when he visited them","CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,HE,MESS,NOT,PAUL,VISITED,WANT,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,12,20,"The church in the New Testament that refused to accept Paul, and refused to take his apostleship seriously, was completely dysfunctional; it was full of strife, hatred, and conceit","ACCEPT,APOSTLESHIP,CHURCH,COMPLETELY,CONCEIT,FULL,HATRED,HIS,NEW,PAUL,REFUSED,SERIOUSLY,STRIFE,TAKE,TESTAMENT" 2 Corinthians,12,21,"Christians must repent of their sin","CHRISTIANS,MUST,REPENT,SIN" 2 Corinthians,12,21,"Churches must not have people in their midst who are living in unrepentant sin","CHURCHES,LIVING,MIDST,MUST,NOT,PEOPLE,SIN,UNREPENTANT,WHO" 2 Corinthians,12,21,"Churches must not tolerate sin","CHURCHES,MUST,NOT,SIN,TOLERATE" 2 Corinthians,12,21,"It is a terrible, awful thing for a church to have people in their midst who are living in unrepentant sin; it is completely unacceptable","AWFUL,CHURCH,COMPLETELY,LIVING,MIDST,PEOPLE,SIN,TERRIBLE,THING,UNREPENTANT,WHO" 2 Corinthians,12,21,"It is very wrong for Christians to be involved in any form of sexual immorality","ANY,CHRISTIANS,FORM,IMMORALITY,INVOLVED,SEXUAL,WRONG" 2 Corinthians,12,21,"It is very wrong for Christians to be involved in any form of uncleanness or wickedness","ANY,CHRISTIANS,FORM,INVOLVED,UNCLEANNESS,WICKEDNESS,WRONG" 2 Corinthians,12,21,"It is very wrong for Christians to sin and not repent","CHRISTIANS,NOT,REPENT,SIN,WRONG" 2 Corinthians,12,21,"Paul believed that finding people in the church who were living in sin was humbling and humiliating; he did not want to find that, but he was afraid he would","AFRAID,BELIEVED,CHURCH,FIND,FINDING,HE,HUMBLING,HUMILIATING,LIVING,NOT,PAUL,PEOPLE,SIN,WANT,WHO" 2 Corinthians,12,21,"Paul believed that finding people in the church who were living in sin was something to weep and mourn over","BELIEVED,CHURCH,FINDING,LIVING,MOURN,PAUL,PEOPLE,SIN,SOMETHING,WEEP,WHO" 2 Corinthians,12,21,"Paul was concerned that when he arrived he would find people in the church who were engaged in unrepentant sin","ARRIVED,CHURCH,CONCERNED,ENGAGED,FIND,HE,PAUL,PEOPLE,SIN,UNREPENTANT,WHEN,WHO" 2 Corinthians,13,1,"A testimony is not established by a single witness; instead you need two or three witnesses","ESTABLISHED,INSTEAD,NEED,NOT,SINGLE,TESTIMONY,THREE,TWO,WITNESS,WITNESSES,YOU" 2 Corinthians,13,1,"It seems that Paul was not in prison when he wrote this letter","HE,LETTER,NOT,PAUL,PRISON,SEEMS,WHEN,WROTE" 2 Corinthians,13,1,"It seems that under the 'two or three witnesses' principle, you could have just one person who was a witness on three separate occasions; it didn't have to be three different people","DIFFERENT,JUST,OCCASIONS,ONE,PEOPLE,PERSON,PRINCIPLE,SEEMS,SEPARATE,THREE,TWO,UNDER,WHO,WITNESS,WITNESSES,YOU" 2 Corinthians,13,1,"Paul had visited the Corinthian church twice before he wrote this letter; his next visit was going to be his third visit","BEFORE,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,GOING,HE,HIS,LETTER,NEXT,PAUL,THIRD,TWICE,VISIT,VISITED,WROTE" 2 Corinthians,13,1,"Paul planned on visiting the Corinthian church after he wrote this letter","AFTER,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,HE,LETTER,PAUL,PLANNED,VISITING,WROTE" 2 Corinthians,13,1,"Since Paul's next visit would be his third, he considered that to be his third witness; he believed that three visits from the same person counted as three witnesses (under the 'two or three witnesses' principle)","BELIEVED,CONSIDERED,COUNTED,HE,HIS,NEXT,PAUL,PERSON,PRINCIPLE,SAME,SINCE,THIRD,THREE,TWO,UNDER,VISIT,VISITS,WITNESS,WITNESSES" 2 Corinthians,13,1,"Testimony is established by two or three witnesses","ESTABLISHED,TESTIMONY,THREE,TWO,WITNESSES" 2 Corinthians,13,2,"A person living in sin in the church was such a serious matter that Paul said he would personally remove those people from the church when he visited them","CHURCH,HE,LIVING,MATTER,PAUL,PEOPLE,PERSON,PERSONALLY,REMOVE,SAID,SERIOUS,SIN,VISITED,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,13,2,"Churches must not tolerate any amount of sin in their midst; (this means those who are living in unrepentant sin must be removed from the congregation)","AMOUNT,ANY,CHURCHES,CONGREGATION,LIVING,MEANS,MIDST,MUST,NOT,REMOVED,SIN,TOLERATE,UNREPENTANT,WHO" 2 Corinthians,13,2,"It is completely unacceptable for there to be sin in the church","CHURCH,COMPLETELY,SIN,THERE" 2 Corinthians,13,2,"Paul said that he would not spare those who were living in sin; when he visited the Corinthian church again he would remove them from the congregation","AGAIN,CHURCH,CONGREGATION,CORINTHIAN,HE,LIVING,NOT,PAUL,REMOVE,SAID,SIN,SPARE,VISITED,WHEN,WHO" 2 Corinthians,13,2,"Paul told the church a second time that those who were living in unrepentant sin had to be removed from the church","CHURCH,LIVING,PAUL,REMOVED,SECOND,SIN,TIME,TOLD,UNREPENTANT,WHO" 2 Corinthians,13,2,"Paul told the church before that those who were living in unrepentant sin had to be removed from the church; (this can be found in 1 Corinthians)","BEFORE,CAN,CHURCH,CORINTHIANS,FOUND,LIVING,PAUL,REMOVED,SIN,TOLD,UNREPENTANT,WHO" 2 Corinthians,13,2,"The apostle Paul did not tolerate sin in the church; not only did he condemn it, and command the church to remove such people, but he even said he would personally remove such people if the church did not do it before he got there","APOSTLE,BEFORE,CHURCH,COMMAND,CONDEMN,DO,HE,IF,NOT,ONLY,PAUL,PEOPLE,PERSONALLY,REMOVE,SAID,SIN,THERE,TOLERATE" 2 Corinthians,13,2,"There was not supposed to be sin in the Corinthian church; the fact that there was sin in the church meant that something very serious was wrong","CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,FACT,MEANT,NOT,SERIOUS,SIN,SOMETHING,SUPPOSED,THERE,WRONG" 2 Corinthians,13,2,"There was sin in the Corinthian church","CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,SIN,THERE" 2 Corinthians,13,3,"A church that refuses to tolerate sin, and that removes unrepentant sinners from their midst, is proof that Christ is with that church","CHRIST,CHURCH,MIDST,PROOF,REFUSES,REMOVES,SIN,SINNERS,TOLERATE,UNREPENTANT" 2 Corinthians,13,3,"Christ spoke through the apostle Paul","APOSTLE,CHRIST,PAUL,SPOKE" 2 Corinthians,13,3,"It seems that the Corinthian church was demanding proof that Christ was speaking through Paul","CHRIST,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,DEMANDING,PAUL,PROOF,SEEMS,SPEAKING" 2 Corinthians,13,3,"Paul said the proof that Christ was speaking through him would be this: when he arrived at the Corinthian church he was going to remove from the congregation all those who were living in unrepentant sin","ALL,ARRIVED,CHRIST,CHURCH,CONGREGATION,CORINTHIAN,GOING,HE,HIM,LIVING,PAUL,PROOF,REMOVE,SAID,SIN,SPEAKING,UNREPENTANT,WHEN,WHO" 2 Corinthians,13,3,"Paul told the Corinthian church that through him, Christ spoke to them in a mighty way","CHRIST,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,HIM,MIGHTY,PAUL,SPOKE,TOLD" 2 Corinthians,13,4,"Christ lives by the power of God","CHRIST,GOD,LIVES,POWER" 2 Corinthians,13,4,"Christ was crucified","CHRIST,CRUCIFIED" 2 Corinthians,13,4,"Christ was weak when He was crucified","CHRIST,CRUCIFIED,HE,WEAK,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,13,4,"Christians are weak in Christ; (one of the themes of this letter is that God's power is made perfect through weakness, and we are strongest in Christ when we are weak)","CHRIST,CHRISTIANS,GOD,LETTER,MADE,ONE,PERFECT,POWER,STRONGEST,THEMES,WEAK,WEAKNESS,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,13,4,"We will live in Christ by the power of God","CHRIST,GOD,LIVE,POWER" 2 Corinthians,13,5,"If we are saved then Jesus is within us","IF,JESUS,SAVED" 2 Corinthians,13,5,"In order to determine if we are genuinely saved, we need to examine ourselves","DETERMINE,EXAMINE,GENUINELY,IF,NEED,ORDER,OURSELVES,SAVED" 2 Corinthians,13,5,"It is a true statement that Jesus is within those who are genuinely saved","GENUINELY,JESUS,SAVED,TRUE,WHO" 2 Corinthians,13,5,"It is possible to know for sure if we are saved or not","IF,KNOW,NOT,POSSIBLE,SAVED,SURE" 2 Corinthians,13,5,"It seems that Paul had grave doubts about the salvation of the Corinthian church; he wanted them to examine themselves to see if they were actually Christians at all","ACTUALLY,ALL,CHRISTIANS,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,DOUBTS,EXAMINE,GRAVE,HE,IF,PAUL,SALVATION,SEE,SEEMS,WANTED" 2 Corinthians,13,5,"It seems that there is a way to prove that we are genuinely saved","GENUINELY,PROVE,SAVED,SEEMS,THERE" 2 Corinthians,13,5,"Jesus is not within those who are not saved","JESUS,NOT,SAVED,WHO" 2 Corinthians,13,5,"Jesus is the Christ (the Messiah)","CHRIST,JESUS,MESSIAH" 2 Corinthians,13,5,"Jesus is within all those who are truly saved","ALL,JESUS,SAVED,TRULY,WHO" 2 Corinthians,13,5,"Paul expected the Corinthian church to know that Jesus was within all those who are genuinely saved","ALL,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,EXPECTED,GENUINELY,JESUS,KNOW,PAUL,SAVED,WHO" 2 Corinthians,13,5,"Paul told the Corinthian church to examine themselves to see if they were in the faith","CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,EXAMINE,FAITH,IF,PAUL,SEE,TOLD" 2 Corinthians,13,5,"There are some people who think they are saved but are not","NOT,PEOPLE,SAVED,SOME,THERE,THINK,WHO" 2 Corinthians,13,5,"There are some who are reprobates; those people are not saved, and do not have Jesus within them","DO,JESUS,NOT,PEOPLE,REPROBATES,SAVED,SOME,THERE,WHO" 2 Corinthians,13,5,"We should examine ourselves to make sure we are genuinely saved","EXAMINE,GENUINELY,MAKE,OURSELVES,SAVED,SHOULD,SURE" 2 Corinthians,13,6,"It seems that the Corinthian church did not accept Paul as an apostle, and did not believe that he was saved; Paul had to defend himself to them","ACCEPT,APOSTLE,BELIEVE,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,DEFEND,HE,HIMSELF,NOT,PAUL,SAVED,SEEMS" 2 Corinthians,13,6,"The apostle Paul actually had to tell the church that the apostles were genuinely saved","ACTUALLY,APOSTLE,APOSTLES,CHURCH,GENUINELY,PAUL,SAVED,TELL" 2 Corinthians,13,6,"The apostles were not reprobates; they were genuinely saved","APOSTLES,GENUINELY,NOT,REPROBATES,SAVED" 2 Corinthians,13,7,"It is wrong for the church to do something that is evil","CHURCH,DO,EVIL,SOMETHING,WRONG" 2 Corinthians,13,7,"It seems that the Corinthian church considered the apostle Paul to be a reprobate; apparently they did not consider him to be a Christian at all","ALL,APOSTLE,CHRISTIAN,CHURCH,CONSIDER,CONSIDERED,CORINTHIAN,HIM,NOT,PAUL,REPROBATE,SEEMS" 2 Corinthians,13,7,"Paul prayed that the Corinthian church would not do anything that was evil","ANYTHING,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,DO,EVIL,NOT,PAUL,PRAYED" 2 Corinthians,13,7,"The church must do that which is honest","CHURCH,DO,HONEST,MUST,WHICH" 2 Corinthians,13,7,"The church must never do anything that is evil","ANYTHING,CHURCH,DO,EVIL,MUST,NEVER" 2 Corinthians,13,7,"The church must not be deceptive, or tell lies","CHURCH,DECEPTIVE,LIES,MUST,NOT,TELL" 2 Corinthians,13,8,"The apostles did not do anything against the truth; the apostles were not opposed to the truth and did not fight against it","AGAINST,ANYTHING,APOSTLES,DO,FIGHT,NOT,OPPOSED,TRUTH" 2 Corinthians,13,8,"The apostles proclaimed the truth, taught the truth, and lived the truth; they were on the side of the truth","APOSTLES,LIVED,PROCLAIMED,SIDE,TAUGHT,TRUTH" 2 Corinthians,13,8,"The things that the apostles taught and wrote are true","APOSTLES,TAUGHT,THINGS,TRUE,WROTE" 2 Corinthians,13,9,"It is good for churches to be strong","CHURCHES,GOOD,STRONG" 2 Corinthians,13,9,"It is good for us to be weak (for that is when the power of Christ is with us)","CHRIST,GOOD,POWER,WEAK,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,13,9,"Paul said he was glad when he was weak; (as he said earlier in his letter, he was strongest when he was weak because that was when the power of Christ was with him)","BECAUSE,CHRIST,EARLIER,GLAD,HE,HIM,HIS,LETTER,PAUL,POWER,SAID,STRONGEST,WEAK,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,13,9,"Paul said he was glad when the churches were strong","CHURCHES,GLAD,HE,PAUL,SAID,STRONG,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,13,9,"Paul sought the perfection of the Corinthian church","CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,PAUL,PERFECTION,SOUGHT" 2 Corinthians,13,9,"The church should seek to be perfect","CHURCH,PERFECT,SEEK,SHOULD" 2 Corinthians,13,9,"We should seek the perfection of the church","CHURCH,PERFECTION,SEEK,SHOULD" 2 Corinthians,13,10,"God gave power to the apostles","APOSTLES,GAVE,GOD,POWER" 2 Corinthians,13,10,"Paul did not want to have to be sharp with the Corinthian church; he did not want to have to rebuke them sharply in person","CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,HE,NOT,PAUL,PERSON,REBUKE,SHARP,SHARPLY,WANT" 2 Corinthians,13,10,"Paul said that he wanted to use the power that God had given him for edification, not for destruction","DESTRUCTION,EDIFICATION,GIVEN,GOD,HE,HIM,NOT,PAUL,POWER,SAID,USE,WANTED" 2 Corinthians,13,10,"Paul said that he wrote all these rebukes to the Corinthian church so that he would not have to be sharp with them when he visited them","ALL,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,HE,NOT,PAUL,REBUKES,SAID,SHARP,THESE,VISITED,WHEN,WROTE" 2 Corinthians,13,10,"Paul wanted to perfect the Corinthian church; he did not want to destroy it","CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,DESTROY,HE,NOT,PAUL,PERFECT,WANT,WANTED" 2 Corinthians,13,10,"We should seek to edify the church","CHURCH,EDIFY,SEEK,SHOULD" 2 Corinthians,13,11,"Christians should be of one mind; (this means achieving one mind by all believing the truth, not achieving one mind by rejecting doctrine)","ALL,BELIEVING,CHRISTIANS,DOCTRINE,MEANS,MIND,NOT,ONE,REJECTING,SHOULD,TRUTH" 2 Corinthians,13,11,"Christians should live in peace with one another","ANOTHER,CHRISTIANS,LIVE,ONE,PEACE,SHOULD" 2 Corinthians,13,11,"Christians should seek to be perfect","CHRISTIANS,PERFECT,SEEK,SHOULD" 2 Corinthians,13,11,"God is a God of love","GOD,LOVE" 2 Corinthians,13,11,"God is a God of peace","GOD,PEACE" 2 Corinthians,13,11,"If we are perfect, and are of one mind, and live in peace, then God will be with us","GOD,IF,LIVE,MIND,ONE,PEACE,PERFECT" 2 Corinthians,13,11,"It is good to comfort others","COMFORT,GOOD" 2 Corinthians,13,11,"It is not good for Christians to disagree; when Christians are not of one mind in the truth it is a sign of a serious problem","CHRISTIANS,DISAGREE,GOOD,MIND,NOT,ONE,PROBLEM,SERIOUS,SIGN,TRUTH,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,13,11,"It is not good when Christians fight with one another","ANOTHER,CHRISTIANS,FIGHT,GOOD,NOT,ONE,WHEN" 2 Corinthians,13,11,"Paul wanted the Corinthians to be comforted","COMFORTED,CORINTHIANS,PAUL,WANTED" 2 Corinthians,13,11,"The goal of Christians should be perfection; we must not be content with anything less","ANYTHING,CHRISTIANS,CONTENT,GOAL,LESS,MUST,NOT,PERFECTION,SHOULD" 2 Corinthians,13,12,"In ancient times, people greeted one another with a kiss","ANCIENT,ANOTHER,GREETED,KISS,ONE,PEOPLE,TIMES" 2 Corinthians,13,12,"It is good for Christians to greet one another","ANOTHER,CHRISTIANS,GOOD,GREET,ONE" 2 Corinthians,13,12,"It seems that kissing in public is not considered inappropriate or wrong","CONSIDERED,INAPPROPRIATE,KISSING,NOT,PUBLIC,SEEMS,WRONG" 2 Corinthians,13,12,"It seems that there is such a thing as a holy kiss","HOLY,KISS,SEEMS,THERE,THING" 2 Corinthians,13,13,"Paul believed it was meaningful to send greetings in a letter","BELIEVED,GREETINGS,LETTER,MEANINGFUL,PAUL,SEND" 2 Corinthians,13,13,"The Christians who were with Paul when he wrote this letter sent their greetings to the Corinthian church","CHRISTIANS,CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,GREETINGS,HE,LETTER,PAUL,SENT,WHEN,WHO,WROTE" 2 Corinthians,13,14,"God is able to give us love","ABLE,GIVE,GOD,LOVE" 2 Corinthians,13,14,"Jesus is able to give us grace","ABLE,GIVE,GRACE,JESUS" 2 Corinthians,13,14,"Jesus is Lord","JESUS,LORD" 2 Corinthians,13,14,"Jesus is the Christ (the Messiah)","CHRIST,JESUS,MESSIAH" 2 Corinthians,13,14,"Paul ended his letter with 'amen' (let it be)","AMEN,ENDED,HIS,LET,LETTER,PAUL" 2 Corinthians,13,14,"Paul prayed that the communion of the Holy Spirit would be with the Corinthian church","CHURCH,COMMUNION,CORINTHIAN,HOLY,PAUL,PRAYED,SPIRIT" 2 Corinthians,13,14,"Paul prayed that the grace of Jesus would be with the Corinthian church","CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,GRACE,JESUS,PAUL,PRAYED" 2 Corinthians,13,14,"Paul prayed that the love of God would be with the Corinthian church","CHURCH,CORINTHIAN,GOD,LOVE,PAUL,PRAYED" 2 Corinthians,13,14,"The church needs the grace of Jesus","CHURCH,GRACE,JESUS,NEEDS" 2 Corinthians,13,14,"The church needs the Holy Spirit","CHURCH,HOLY,NEEDS,SPIRIT" 2 Corinthians,13,14,"The church needs the love of God","CHURCH,GOD,LOVE,NEEDS" 2 Corinthians,13,14,"The Holy Spirit is able to bring communion (fellowship) to the church","ABLE,BRING,CHURCH,COMMUNION,FELLOWSHIP,HOLY,SPIRIT"