Bible Cross References
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2 Corinthians 7:6
But God, who encourages the downhearted, encouraged us with the coming of Titus.
2 Corinthians 7:11
See what God did with this sadness of yours: how earnest it has made you, how eager to prove your innocence! Such indignation, such alarm, such feelings, such devotion, such readiness to punish wrongdoing! You have shown yourselves to be without fault in the whole matter.
2 Corinthians 2:2-11
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For if I were to make you sad, who would be left to cheer me up? Only the very persons I had made sad.
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That is why I wrote that letter to you---I did not want to come to you and be made sad by the very people who should make me glad. For I am convinced that when I am happy, then all of you are happy too.
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I wrote you with a greatly troubled and distressed heart and with many tears; my purpose was not to make you sad, but to make you realize how much I love you all.
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Now, if anyone has made somebody sad, he has not done it to me but to all of you---in part, at least. (I say this because I do not want to be too hard on him.)
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It is enough that this person has been punished in this way by most of you.
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Now, however, you should forgive him and encourage him, in order to keep him from becoming so sad as to give up completely.
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And so I beg you to let him know that you really do love him.
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I wrote you that letter because I wanted to find out how well you had stood the test and whether you are always ready to obey my instructions.
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When you forgive people for what they have done, I forgive them too. For when I forgive---if, indeed, I need to forgive anything---I do it in Christ's presence because of you,
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in order to keep Satan from getting the upper hand over us; for we know what his plans are.
Lamentations 3:32
He may bring us sorrow, but his love for us is sure and strong.
Matthew 26:21
During the meal Jesus said, "I tell you, one of you will betray me."
Matthew 26:22
The disciples were very upset and began to ask him, one after the other, "Surely, Lord, you don't mean me?"
Luke 22:61
The Lord turned around and looked straight at Peter, and Peter remembered that the Lord had said to him, "Before the rooster crows tonight, you will say three times that you do not know me."
Luke 22:62
Peter went out and wept bitterly.
John 16:6
And now that I have told you, your hearts are full of sadness.
John 21:17
A third time Jesus said, "Simon son of John, do you love me?" Peter became sad because Jesus asked him the third time, "Do you love me?" and so he said to him, "Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you!" Jesus said to him, "Take care of my sheep.
Hebrews 12:9-11
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In the case of our human fathers, they punished us and we respected them. How much more, then, should we submit to our spiritual Father and live!
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Our human fathers punished us for a short time, as it seemed right to them; but God does it for our own good, so that we may share his holiness.
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When we are punished, it seems to us at the time something to make us sad, not glad. Later, however, those who have been disciplined by such punishment reap the peaceful reward of a righteous life.
Revelation 3:19
I rebuke and punish all whom I love. Be in earnest, then, and turn from your sins.
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Exodus 5:22
Then Moses turned to the LORD again and said, "Lord, why do you mistreat your people? Why did you send me here?
Exodus 5:23
Ever since I went to the king to speak for you, he has treated them cruelly. And you have done nothing to help them!"
Jeremiah 20:7-9
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LORD, you have deceived me, and I was deceived. You are stronger than I am, and you have overpowered me. Everyone makes fun of me; they laugh at me all day long.
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Whenever I speak, I have to cry out and shout, "Violence! Destruction!" LORD, I am ridiculed and scorned all the time because I proclaim your message.
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But when I say, "I will forget the LORD and no longer speak in his name," then your message is like a fire burning deep within me. I try my best to hold it in, but can no longer keep it back.