2 Corinthians 12:19 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

¹⁹ Have you been thinking all along that we were defending ourselves to you? No, in the sight of God we are speaking in Christ, and everything, dear friends, is for building you up.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁹ Again, think ye that we excuse ourselves unto you? we speak before God in Christ: but we do all things, dearly beloved, for your edifying.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁹ Have you been supposing [all this time] that we have been defending ourselves and apologizing to you? [It is] in the sight and the [very] presence of God [and as one] in Christ (the Messiah) that we have been speaking, dearly beloved, and all in order to build you up [spiritually].

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁹ Ye think all this time that we are excusing ourselves unto you. In the sight of God speak we in Christ. But all things, beloved, are for your edifying.

Common English Bible

¹⁹ Have you been thinking up to now that we are defending ourselves to you? Actually, we are speaking in the sight of God and in Christ. Dear friends, everything is meant to build you up.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁹ Have you ever thought that we should explain ourselves to you? We speak in the sight of God, in Christ. But all things, most beloved, are for your edification.

2 Corinthians 12:19 Cross References

Romans 12:19

Friends, do not avenge yourselves; instead, leave room for God’s wrath, because it is written, Vengeance belongs to me; I will repay,   , says the Lord.

Romans 14:19

So then, let us pursue what promotes peace  and what builds up one another.

Romans 15:2

Each one of us is to please his neighbour for his good, to build him up.

Romans 9:1

I speak the truth in Christ   #– #I am not lying; my conscience testifies to me through the Holy Spirit   #– #

1 Corinthians 10:14

So then, my dear friends, flee from idolatry.

1 Corinthians 10:33

just as I also try to please everyone in everything, not seeking my own benefit, but the benefit of many,  so that they may be saved.

1 Corinthians 14:26

What then, brothers and sisters? Whenever you come together, each one  has a hymn, a teaching, a revelation, a tongue, or an interpretation.  Everything is to be done for building up.

2 Corinthians 10:8

For if I boast a little too much about our authority, which the Lord gave for building you up  and not for tearing you down, I will not be put to shame.

2 Corinthians 11:10

As the truth of Christ is in me, this boasting of mine will not be stopped  in the regions of Achaia.

2 Corinthians 11:31

The God and Father  of the Lord Jesus, who is blessed for ever, knows I am not lying.

2 Corinthians 12:15

I will most gladly spend and be spent for you.  , If I love you more, am I to be loved less?

2 Corinthians 13:10

This is why I am writing these things while absent, so that when I am there I may not have to deal harshly with you, in keeping with the authority the Lord gave me for building up  and not for tearing down.

2 Corinthians 2:17

For we do not market the word of God  for profit like so many.  On the contrary, we speak with sincerity in Christ, as from God and before God.

2 Corinthians 3:1

Are we beginning to commend ourselves again? Or do we need, like some, letters of recommendation to you or from you?

2 Corinthians 7:1

So then, dear friends, since we have these promises,  let us cleanse ourselves from every impurity of the flesh and spirit,  bringing holiness to completion  in the fear of God.

Philippians 4:1

So then, my dearly loved and longed for brothers and sisters, my joy and crown,  in this manner stand firm  in the Lord, dear friends.

1 Thessalonians 5:11

Therefore encourage one another and build each other up as you are already doing.

Hebrews 6:9

Even though we are speaking this way, dearly loved friends, in your case we are confident of things that are better and that pertain to salvation.