2 Corinthians 7:5

Easy To Read Version

When we came into Macedonia, we had no rest. We found trouble all around us. We had fighting on the outside and fear on the inside.

Cross References

Genesis 8:9

The dove could not find a place to rest because water still covered the earth, so the dove came back to the boat. Noah reached out his hand and caught the dove and brought it back into the boat.

Job 18:11

Terror is waiting for him all around.\par Fears will follow every step he takes.\par

Isaiah 33:12

People will be burned until their bones become lime. {\cf2\super [307]} The people will burn quickly like thorns and dry bushes.

Jeremiah 20:10

I hear people whispering against me.\par Everywhere, I hear things that scare me.\par Even my friends are saying things\par against me.\par People are just waiting for me\par to make some mistake.\par They are saying,\par “Let us lie and say he did some bad thing.\par Maybe we can trick Jeremiah.\par Then we will have him.\par We will finally be rid of him.\par Then we will grab him\par and take our revenge on him.”\par

Jeremiah 45:3

‘Baruch, you have said: It is very bad for me. The Lord has given me sorrow along with my pain. I am very tired. I am worn out because of my suffering. I can’t find rest.’

Jeremiah 6:25

Don’t go out into the fields.\par Don’t go on the roads.\par Why? Because the enemy has swords\par and there is danger everywhere.\par

Jeremiah 8:18

God, I am very sad and afraid.\par

Acts 20:1

When the trouble stopped, Paul invited the followers \{of Jesus\} to come visit him. He said things to comfort them and then told them good-bye. Paul left and went to the country of Macedonia.

Romans 15:26

Some of God’s people in Jerusalem are poor. And \{The believers in\} Macedonia and Achaia wanted to help those people. So they gathered some money to give them.

1 Corinthians 15:31

I die every day. That is true, brothers, the same as it is true that I boast about you in Christ Jesus our Lord.

1 Corinthians 16:5

I plan to go through Macedonia. So I will come to you after I go through Macedonia.

2 Corinthians 2:13

But I had no peace because I did not find my brother Titus there. So I said good-bye and went to Macedonia.

2 Corinthians 2:3

I wrote you a letter for this reason: so that when I came to you I would not be made sad by those people who should make me happy. I felt sure of all of you. I felt sure that all of you would share my joy.

2 Corinthians 2:9

This is why I wrote to you. I wanted to test you and see if you obey in everything.

Deuteronomy 32:25

In the streets, soldiers will kill them. In their houses, terrible things will happen. Soldiers will kill young men and women. They will kill babies and old people.

1 Thessalonians 3:5

This is why I sent \{Timothy\} to you, so that I could know about your faith. I sent him when I could not wait any more. I was afraid that the one (the devil) who tempts people might have defeated you with temptations. Then our hard work would have been wasted.