2 Corinthians 5:9
2 Corinthians · New Testament · Chapter 5
“Wherefore we labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him.”2 Corinthians 5:9
What Does 2 Corinthians 5:9 Mean?
2 Corinthians 5:9 is found in the book of 2 Corinthians, chapter 5, verse 9 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 5:9 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
2 Timothy 2:15“Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.”Galatians 1:10“For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.”2 Timothy 2:4“No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.”Colossians 1:10“That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;”1 Thessalonians 4:11“And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;”2 Peter 3:14“Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless.”Romans 14:18“For he that in these things serveth Christ is acceptable to God, and approved of men.”2 Corinthians 5:8“We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.”Genesis 4:7“If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.”1 Timothy 4:10“For therefore we both labour and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, specially of those that believe.”Matthew 6:18“That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.”2 Timothy 4:1“I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom;”Isaiah 56:7“Even them will I bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer: their burnt offerings and their sacrifices shall be accepted upon mine altar; for mine house shall be called an house of prayer for all people.”Acts 10:35“But in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him.”Romans 14:8“For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord’s.”Romans 15:20“Yea, so have I strived to preach the gospel, not where Christ was named, lest I should build upon another man’s foundation:”1 Corinthians 9:26“I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air:”1 Corinthians 15:58“Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.”2 Corinthians 8:21“Providing for honest things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men.”Colossians 1:29“Whereunto I also labour, striving according to his working, which worketh in me mightily.”
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