2 Corinthians 6:4
2 Corinthians · New Testament · Chapter 6
“But in all things approving ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses,”2 Corinthians 6:4
What Does 2 Corinthians 6:4 Mean?
2 Corinthians 6:4 is found in the book of 2 Corinthians, chapter 6, 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 Patience.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to 2 Corinthians 6:4 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
1 Corinthians 9:27“But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.”1 Timothy 4:12“Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.”James 5:7“Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain.”2 Corinthians 12:10“Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ’s sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.”Romans 8:35“Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?”2 Corinthians 4:8“We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair;”Philippians 4:12“I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need.”Acts 9:16“For I will shew him how great things he must suffer for my name’s sake.”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?”2 Corinthians 11:27“In weariness and painfulness, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness.”2 Corinthians 11:23“Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as a fool) I am more; in labours more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequent, in deaths oft.”Acts 20:24“But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.”1 Corinthians 4:11“Even unto this present hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain dwellingplace;”2 Corinthians 4:2“But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.”Colossians 1:11“Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;”2 Peter 1:6“And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;”Romans 5:3“And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience;”Philippians 4:11“Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content.”Revelation 3:10“Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.”Genesis 42:11“We are all one man’s sons; we are true men, thy servants are no spies.”
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