2 Corinthians 5:20

Conservative English Version

We were sent to speak for Christ, and God is begging you to listen to our message. We speak for Christ and sincerely ask you to make peace with God.

Cross References

2 Kings 17:13

So the LORD made sure that every prophet warned Israel and Judah with these words: "I, the LORD, command you to stop doing sinful things and start obeying my laws and teachings! I gave them to your ancestors, and I told my servants the prophets to repeat them to you."

2 Chronicles 36:15

But the LORD God felt sorry for his people, and instead of destroying the temple, he sent prophets who warned the people over and over about their sins.

Nehemiah 9:29

You warned them to turn back and discover true life by obeying your laws. But they stubbornly refused and continued to sin.

Job 22:21

Surrender to God All-Powerful! You will find peace and prosperity.

Job 33:23

One of a thousand angels then comes to our rescue by saying we are innocent.

Job 33:6

We each were made from clay, and God has no favorites,

Proverbs 13:17

Whoever delivers your message can make things better or worse for you.

Isaiah 27:5

Yet if the vineyard depends on me for protection, it will become my friend and be at peace with me.

Jeremiah 38:20

I said, "If you will just obey the LORD, the Babylonians won't hand you over to those Jews. You will be allowed to live, and all will go well for you.

Jeremiah 44:4

Time after time I sent my servants the prophets to tell the people of Judah how much I hated their disgusting sins. The prophets warned them to stop sinning,

Malachi 2:7

You priests should be eager to spread knowledge, and everyone should come to you for instruction, because you speak for me, the LORD All-Powerful.

Luke 10:16

My followers, whoever listens to you is listening to me. Anyone who says "No" to you is saying "No" to me. And anyone who says "No" to me is really saying "No" to the one who sent me.

Luke 14:23

His master then told him, "Go out along the back roads and fence rows and make people come in, so that my house will be full.

John 20:21

After Jesus had greeted them again, he said, "I am sending you, just as the Father has sent me."

Romans 5:10

Even when we were God's enemies, he made peace with us, because his Son died for us. Yet something even greater than friendship is ours. Now that we are at peace with God, we will be saved by his Son's life.

2 Corinthians 12:10

Yes, I am glad to be weak or insulted or mistreated or to have troubles and sufferings, if it is for Christ. Because when I am weak, I am strong.

2 Corinthians 3:6

He makes us worthy to be the servants of his new agreement that comes from the Holy Spirit and not from a written Law. After all, the Law brings death, but the Spirit brings life.

2 Corinthians 5:11

We know what it means to respect the Lord, and we encourage everyone to turn to him. God himself knows what we are like, and I hope you also know what kind of people we are.

2 Corinthians 6:1

We work together with God, and we beg you to make good use of God's kindness to you.

Ephesians 6:20

I was sent to do this work, and that's the reason I am in jail. So pray that I will be brave and will speak as I should.

Colossians 1:20

And God was pleased for him to make peace by sacrificing his blood on the cross, so that all beings in heaven and on earth would be brought back to God.

1 Thessalonians 4:8

So if you don't obey these rules, you are not really disobeying us. You are disobeying God, who gives you his Holy Spirit.