2 Corinthians 12:6
2 Corinthians · New Testament · Chapter 12
“For though I would desire to glory, I shall not be a fool; for I will say the truth: but now I forbear, lest any man should think of me above that which he seeth me to be, or that he heareth of me.”2 Corinthians 12:6
What Does 2 Corinthians 12:6 Mean?
2 Corinthians 12:6 is found in the book of 2 Corinthians, chapter 12, verse 6 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 14 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Humility.
Cross-References (14)
These passages are connected to 2 Corinthians 12:6 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
1 Corinthians 4:6“And these things, brethren, I have in a figure transferred to myself and to Apollos for your sakes; that ye might learn in us not to think of men above that which is written, that no one of you be puffed up for one against another.”2 Corinthians 5:13“For whether we be beside ourselves, it is to God: or whether we be sober, it is for your cause.”2 Corinthians 11:16“I say again, Let no man think me a fool; if otherwise, yet as a fool receive me, that I may boast myself a little.”1 Corinthians 4:1“Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God.”2 Corinthians 10:8“For though I should boast somewhat more of our authority, which the Lord hath given us for edification, and not for your destruction, I should not be ashamed:”2 Corinthians 11:31“The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which is blessed for evermore, knoweth that I lie not.”2 Corinthians 12:11“I am become a fool in glorying; ye have compelled me: for I ought to have been commended of you: for in nothing am I behind the very chiefest apostles, though I be nothing.”Job 24:25“And if it be not so now, who will make me a liar, and make my speech nothing worth?”Romans 15:18“For I will not dare to speak of any of those things which Christ hath not wrought by me, to make the Gentiles obedient, by word and deed,”1 Corinthians 3:5“Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers by whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to every man?”1 Corinthians 3:9“For we are labourers together with God: ye are God’s husbandry, ye are God’s building.”2 Corinthians 1:18“But as God is true, our word toward you was not yea and nay.”2 Corinthians 12:7“And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure.”Romans 9:1“I say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Ghost,”
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