2 Corinthians 7:12

2 Corinthians · New Testament · Chapter 7

“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.”2 Corinthians 7:12

What Does 2 Corinthians 7:12 Mean?

2 Corinthians 7:12 is found in the book of 2 Corinthians, chapter 7, verse 12 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 14 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Cross-References (14)

These passages are connected to 2 Corinthians 7:12 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

2 Corinthians 2:4“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 2:9“For to this end also did I write, that I might know the proof of you, whether ye be obedient in all things.”1 Timothy 3:5“(For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)”1 Corinthians 12:25“That there should be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same care one for another.”1 Corinthians 5:1“It is reported commonly that there is fornication among you, and such fornication as is not so much as named among the Gentiles, that one should have his father’s wife.”2 Corinthians 2:3“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 2:17“For we are not as many, which corrupt the word of God: but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God speak we in Christ.”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 11:11“Wherefore? because I love you not? God knoweth.”2 Corinthians 11:28“Beside those things that are without, that which cometh upon me daily, the care of all the churches.”2 Corinthians 7:3“I speak not this to condemn you: for I have said before, that ye are in our hearts to die and live with you.”2 Corinthians 8:16“But thanks be to God, which put the same earnest care into the heart of Titus for you.”Matthew 18:15“Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.”2 Corinthians 5:13“For whether we be beside ourselves, it is to God: or whether we be sober, it is for your cause.”

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