2 Corinthians 12:19

Conservative English Version

Have you been thinking all along that we have been defending ourselves to you? Actually, we have been speaking to God as followers of Christ. But, my friends, we did it all for your good.

Cross References

Romans 12:19

Dear friends, don't try to get even. Let God take revenge. In the Scriptures the Lord says, "I am the one to take revenge and pay them back."

Romans 14:19

We should try to live at peace and help each other have a strong faith.

Romans 15:2

We should think of their good and try to help them by doing what pleases them.

Romans 9:1

I am a follower of Christ, and the Holy Spirit is a witness to my conscience. So I tell the truth and I am not lying when I say

1 Corinthians 10:14

My friends, you must keep away from idols.

1 Corinthians 10:33

I always try to please others instead of myself, in the hope that many of them will be saved.

1 Corinthians 14:26

My friends, when you meet to worship, you must do everything for the good of everyone there. That's how it should be when someone sings or teaches or tells what God has said or speaks an unknown language or explains what the language means.

2 Corinthians 10:8

Maybe I brag a little too much about the authority that the Lord gave me to help you and not to hurt you. Yet I am not embarrassed to brag.

2 Corinthians 11:10

As surely as I speak the truth about Christ, no one in Achaia can stop me from bragging about this.

2 Corinthians 11:31

God, the Father of our Lord Jesus, knows I am not lying. And God is to be praised forever!

2 Corinthians 12:15

So I will gladly give all that I have and all that I am. Will you love me less for loving you too much?

2 Corinthians 13:10

I am writing these things to you before I arrive. This way I won't have to be hard on you when I use the authority that the Lord has given me. I was given this authority, so that I could help you and not destroy you.

2 Corinthians 2:17

A lot of people try to get rich from preaching God's message. But we are God's sincere messengers, and by the power of Christ we speak our message with God as our witness.

2 Corinthians 3:1

Are we once again bragging about ourselves? Do we need letters to you or from you to tell others about us? Some people do need letters that tell about them.

2 Corinthians 7:1

My friends, God has made us these promises. So we should stay away from everything that keeps our bodies and spirits from being clean. We should honor God and try to be completely like him.

Philippians 4:1

Dear friends, I love you and long to see you. Please keep on being faithful to the Lord. You are my pride and joy.

1 Thessalonians 5:11

That's why you must encourage and help each other, just as you are already doing.

Hebrews 6:9

My friends, we are talking this way. But we are sure that you are doing those really good things that people do when they are being saved.