2 Corinthians 2:4
2 Corinthians · New Testament · Chapter 2
“For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote unto you with many tears; not that ye should be grieved, but that ye might know the love which I have more abundantly unto you.”2 Corinthians 2:4
What Does 2 Corinthians 2:4 Mean?
2 Corinthians 2:4 is found in the book of 2 Corinthians, chapter 2, verse 4 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Suffering, and Compassion.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to 2 Corinthians 2:4 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
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.”Proverbs 27:5“Open rebuke is better than secret love.”Proverbs 12:25“Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad.”Acts 20:19“Serving the LORD with all humility of mind, and with many tears, and temptations, which befell me by the lying in wait of the Jews:”Mark 9:24“And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief.”2 Corinthians 6:6“By pureness, by knowledge, by longsuffering, by kindness, by the Holy Ghost, by love unfeigned,”Leviticus 19:17“Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him.”2 Corinthians 6:10“As sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.”Job 7:11“Therefore I will not refrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.”Luke 19:41“And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it,”2 Corinthians 6:11“O ye Corinthians, our mouth is open unto you, our heart is enlarged.”Psalms 119:136“Rivers of waters run down mine eyes, because they keep not thy law.”1 Corinthians 9:23“And this I do for the gospel’s sake, that I might be partaker thereof with you.”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 11:2“For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ.”Philippians 3:18“(For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ:”Job 4:2“If we assay to commune with thee, wilt thou be grieved? but who can withhold himself from speaking?”Jeremiah 13:15“Hear ye, and give ear; be not proud: for the LORD hath spoken.”John 21:17“He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep.”Romans 9:2“That I have great heaviness and continual sorrow in my heart.”
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