Bible Cross References
therefore
1 Corinthians 4:9-13
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For it seems to me that God has given the very last place to us apostles, like people condemned to die in public as a spectacle for the whole world of angels and of human beings.
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For Christ's sake we are fools; but you are wise in union with Christ! We are weak, but you are strong! We are despised, but you are honored!
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To this very moment we go hungry and thirsty; we are clothed in rags; we are beaten; we wander from place to place;
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we wear ourselves out with hard work. When we are cursed, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure;
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when we are insulted, we answer back with kind words. We are no more than this world's garbage; we are the scum of the earth to this very moment!
2 Corinthians 4:8-10
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We are often troubled, but not crushed; sometimes in doubt, but never in despair;
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there are many enemies, but we are never without a friend; and though badly hurt at times, we are not destroyed.
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At all times we carry in our mortal bodies the death of Jesus, so that his life also may be seen in our bodies.
2 Corinthians 6:3-10
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We do not want anyone to find fault with our work, so we try not to put obstacles in anyone's way.
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Instead, in everything we do we show that we are God's servants by patiently enduring troubles, hardships, and difficulties.
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We have been beaten, jailed, and mobbed; we have been overworked and have gone without sleep or food.
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By our purity, knowledge, patience, and kindness we have shown ourselves to be God's servants---by the Holy Spirit, by our true love,
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by our message of truth, and by the power of God. We have righteousness as our weapon, both to attack and to defend ourselves.
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We are honored and disgraced; we are insulted and praised. We are treated as liars, yet we speak the truth;
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as unknown, yet we are known by all; as though we were dead, but, as you see, we live on. Although punished, we are not killed;
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although saddened, we are always glad; we seem poor, but we make many people rich; we seem to have nothing, yet we really possess everything.
2 Corinthians 11:23-27
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Are they Christ's servants? I sound like a madman---but I am a better servant than they are! I have worked much harder, I have been in prison more times, I have been whipped much more, and I have been near death more often.
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Five times I was given the thirty-nine lashes by the Jews;
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three times I was whipped by the Romans; and once I was stoned. I have been in three shipwrecks, and once I spent twenty-four hours in the water.
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In my many travels I have been in danger from floods and from robbers, in danger from my own people and from Gentiles; there have been dangers in the cities, dangers in the wilds, dangers on the high seas, and dangers from false friends.
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There has been work and toil; often I have gone without sleep; I have been hungry and thirsty; I have often been without enough food, shelter, or clothing.
2 Timothy 2:9
Because I preach the Good News, I suffer and I am even chained like a criminal. But the word of God is not in chains,
2 Timothy 2:10
and so I endure everything for the sake of God's chosen people, in order that they too may obtain the salvation that comes through Christ Jesus and brings eternal glory.
2 Timothy 3:10-12
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But you have followed my teaching, my conduct, and my purpose in life; you have observed my faith, my patience, my love, my endurance,
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my persecutions, and my sufferings. You know all that happened to me in Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra, the terrible persecutions I endured! But the Lord rescued me from them all.
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Everyone who wants to live a godly life in union with Christ Jesus will be persecuted;
Hebrews 11:26
He reckoned that to suffer scorn for the Messiah was worth far more than all the treasures of Egypt, for he kept his eyes on the future reward.
Hebrews 13:13
Let us, then, go to him outside the camp and share his shame.
1 Peter 4:14
Happy are you if you are insulted because you are Christ's followers; this means that the glorious Spirit, the Spirit of God, is resting on you.
1 Peter 4:15
If you suffer, it must not be because you are a murderer or a thief or a criminal or a meddler in other people's affairs.
because
1 Timothy 6:17
Command those who are rich in the things of this life not to be proud, but to place their hope, not in such an uncertain thing as riches, but in God, who generously gives us everything for our enjoyment.
Psalm 37:40
He helps them and rescues them; he saves them from the wicked, because they go to him for protection.
Psalm 52:8
But I am like an olive tree growing in the house of God; I trust in his constant love forever and ever.
Psalm 84:12
LORD Almighty, how happy are those who trust in you!
Psalm 118:8
It is better to trust in the LORD than to depend on people.
Isaiah 12:2
God is my savior; I will trust him and not be afraid. The LORD gives me power and strength; he is my savior.
Isaiah 50:10
All of you that honor the LORD and obey the words of his servant, the path you walk may be dark indeed, but trust in the LORD, rely on your God.
Jeremiah 17:7
"But I will bless the person who puts his trust in me.
Daniel 3:28
The king said, "Praise the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego! He sent his angel and rescued these men who serve and trust him. They disobeyed my orders and risked their lives rather than bow down and worship any god except their own.
Nahum 1:7
The LORD is good; he protects his people in times of trouble; he takes care of those who turn to him.
Matthew 27:43
He trusts in God and claims to be God's Son. Well, then, let us see if God wants to save him now!"
Romans 15:12
And again, Isaiah says, "A descendant of Jesse will appear; he will come to rule the Gentiles, and they will put their hope in him."
Romans 15:13
May God, the source of hope, fill you with all joy and peace by means of your faith in him, so that your hope will continue to grow by the power of the Holy Spirit.
1 Peter 1:21
Through him you believe in God, who raised him from death and gave him glory; and so your faith and hope are fixed on God.
the living
1 Timothy 3:15
But if I delay, this letter will let you know how we should conduct ourselves in God's household, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and support of the truth.
the saviour
1 Timothy 2:4
who wants everyone to be saved and to come to know the truth.
1 Timothy 2:6
who gave himself to redeem the whole human race. That was the proof at the right time that God wants everyone to be saved,
Psalm 36:6
Your righteousness is towering like the mountains; your justice is like the depths of the sea. People and animals are in your care.
Psalm 107:2
Repeat these words in praise to the LORD, all you whom he has saved. He has rescued you from your enemies
Psalm 107:6-43
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Then in their trouble they called to the LORD, and he saved them from their distress.
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He led them by a straight road to a city where they could live.
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They must thank the LORD for his constant love, for the wonderful things he did for them.
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He satisfies those who are thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.
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Some were living in gloom and darkness, prisoners suffering in chains,
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because they had rebelled against the commands of Almighty God and had rejected his instructions.
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They were worn out from hard work; they would fall down, and no one would help.
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Then in their trouble they called to the LORD, and he saved them from their distress.
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He brought them out of their gloom and darkness and broke their chains in pieces.
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They must thank the LORD for his constant love, for the wonderful things he did for them.
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He breaks down doors of bronze and smashes iron bars.
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Some were fools, suffering because of their sins and because of their evil;
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they couldn't stand the sight of food and were close to death.
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Then in their trouble they called to the LORD, and he saved them from their distress.
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He healed them with his command and saved them from the grave.
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They must thank the LORD for his constant love, for the wonderful things he did for them.
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They must thank him with sacrifices, and with songs of joy must tell all that he has done.
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Some sailed over the ocean in ships, earning their living on the seas.
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They saw what the LORD can do, his wonderful acts on the seas.
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He commanded, and a mighty wind began to blow and stirred up the waves.
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The ships were lifted high in the air and plunged down into the depths. In such danger the sailors lost their courage;
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they stumbled and staggered like drunks--- all their skill was useless.
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Then in their trouble they called to the LORD, and he saved them from their distress.
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He calmed the raging storm, and the waves became quiet.
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They were glad because of the calm, and he brought them safe to the port they wanted.
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They must thank the LORD for his constant love, for the wonderful things he did for them.
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They must proclaim his greatness in the assembly of the people and praise him before the council of the leaders.
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The LORD made rivers dry up completely and stopped springs from flowing.
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He made rich soil become a salty wasteland because of the wickedness of those who lived there.
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He changed deserts into pools of water and dry land into flowing springs.
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He let hungry people settle there, and they built a city to live in.
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They sowed the fields and planted grapevines and reaped an abundant harvest.
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He blessed his people, and they had many children; he kept their herds of cattle from decreasing.
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When God's people were defeated and humiliated by cruel oppression and suffering,
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he showed contempt for their oppressors and made them wander in trackless deserts.
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But he rescued the needy from their misery and made their families increase like flocks.
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The righteous see this and are glad, but all the wicked are put to silence.
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May those who are wise think about these things; may they consider the LORD's constant love.
Isaiah 45:21
Come and present your case in court; let the defendants consult one another. Who predicted long ago what would happen? Was it not I, the LORD, the God who saves his people? There is no other god.
Isaiah 45:22
"Turn to me now and be saved, people all over the world! I am the only God there is.
John 1:29
The next day John saw Jesus coming to him, and said, "There is the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
John 3:15-17
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so that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life.
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For God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not die but have eternal life.
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For God did not send his Son into the world to be its judge, but to be its savior.
1 John 2:2
And Christ himself is the means by which our sins are forgiven, and not our sins only, but also the sins of everyone.
1 John 4:14
And we have seen and tell others that the Father sent his Son to be the Savior of the world.
specially
John 5:24
"I am telling you the truth: those who hear my words and believe in him who sent me have eternal life. They will not be judged, but have already passed from death to life.
1 John 5:10-13
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So those who believe in the Son of God have this testimony in their own heart; but those who do not believe God, have made a liar of him, because they have not believed what God has said about his Son.
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The testimony is this: God has given us eternal life, and this life has its source in his Son.
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Whoever has the Son has this life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.
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I am writing this to you so that you may know that you have eternal life---you that believe in the Son of God.