2 Corinthians 2:3
2 Corinthians · New Testament · Chapter 2
“And I wrote this same unto you, lest, when I came, I should have sorrow from them of whom I ought to rejoice; having confidence in you all, that my joy is the joy of you all.”2 Corinthians 2:3
What Does 2 Corinthians 2:3 Mean?
2 Corinthians 2:3 is found in the book of 2 Corinthians, chapter 2, verse 3 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to 2 Corinthians 2:3 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Philippians 1:6“Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:”Galatians 5:10“I have confidence in you through the Lord, that ye will be none otherwise minded: but he that troubleth you shall bear his judgment, whosoever he be.”Romans 12:15“Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.”2 Corinthians 8:22“And we have sent with them our brother, whom we have oftentimes proved diligent in many things, but now much more diligent, upon the great confidence which I have in you.”2 Corinthians 12:15“And I will very gladly spend and be spent for you; though the more abundantly I love you, the less I be loved.”2 Corinthians 13:10“Therefore I write these things being absent, lest being present I should use sharpness, according to the power which the Lord hath given me to edification, and not to destruction.”2 Thessalonians 3:4“And we have confidence in the Lord touching you, that ye both do and will do the things which we command you.”Philemon 1:21“Having confidence in thy obedience I wrote unto thee, knowing that thou wilt also do more than I say.”1 Corinthians 4:21“What will ye? shall I come unto you with a rod, or in love, and in the spirit of meekness?”2 Corinthians 7:16“I rejoice therefore that I have confidence in you in all things.”Philippians 2:2“Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind.”2 Corinthians 7:12“Wherefore, though I wrote unto you, I did it not for his cause that had done the wrong, nor for his cause that suffered wrong, but that our care for you in the sight of God might appear unto you.”Philippians 2:28“I sent him therefore the more carefully, that, when ye see him again, ye may rejoice, and that I may be the less sorrowful.”2 Corinthians 1:15“And in this confidence I was minded to come unto you before, that ye might have a second benefit;”2 Corinthians 7:5“For, when we were come into Macedonia, our flesh had no rest, but we were troubled on every side; without were fightings, within were fears.”2 Corinthians 7:6“Nevertheless God, that comforteth those that are cast down, comforted us by the coming of Titus;”2 Corinthians 7:7“And not by his coming only, but by the consolation wherewith he was comforted in you, when he told us your earnest desire, your mourning, your fervent mind toward me; so that I rejoiced the more.”2 Corinthians 7:8“For though I made you sorry with a letter, I do not repent, though I did repent: for I perceive that the same epistle hath made you sorry, though it were but for a season.”2 Corinthians 7:13“Therefore we were comforted in your comfort: yea, and exceedingly the more joyed we for the joy of Titus, because his spirit was refreshed by you all.”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.”
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