Revelation 3:19

Easy To Read Version

“I correct and punish those people that I love. So start trying hard! Change your hearts and lives!

Cross References

2 Samuel 7:14

I will be his father, and he will be my son. [51] When he sins, I will use other people to punish him. They will be my whips.

Job 5:17

“A person is fortunate\par when God corrects him!\par So don’t complain when\par God All-Powerful punishes you.\par

Psalm 39:11

Lord, you punish people for doing wrong\par to teach them the right way to live.\par Like a moth destroys cloth,\par you destroy the things people love.\par Yes, our lives are like a small cloud \{that quickly disappears\}.\par \i (SELAH {\cf2\super [240]})\i0 \par

Psalm 6:1

Lord, don’t correct me in anger.\par Don’t be angry and punish {\cf2\super [31]} me.\par

Psalm 69:9

My strong feelings {\cf2\super [401]} for your temple are destroying me.\par I get the insults from people\par who make fun of you.\par

Psalm 94:10

God will discipline those people.\par God will teach people what they should do.\par

Proverbs 15:10

If a person begins to live wrong, then he will be punished. And the person that hates to be corrected will be destroyed.

Proverbs 15:32

If a person refuses to learn, then he is only hurting himself. But the person who listens when someone tells him he is wrong, will understand more and more.

Proverbs 22:15

Children do foolish things. But if you punish them, they will learn not to do those things.

Isaiah 26:16

Lord, people remember you\par when they are in trouble.\par People say quiet prayers to you\par when you punish them.\par

Jeremiah 10:24

Lord, correct us!\par But be fair!\par Don’t punish us in anger!\par

Jeremiah 2:30

“I punished you people of Judah,\par but it did not help.\par You did not come back when you were punished.\par You killed with your swords the prophets that came to you.\par You were like a dangerous lion and you killed the prophets.”\par

Jeremiah 30:11

People of Israel and Judah, I am with you.”\par This message is from the Lord.\par “And I will save you.\par I sent you to those nations.\par But I will completely destroy\par all those nations.\par It is true, I will destroy those nations,\par but I will not destroy you.\par You must be punished\par for the bad things you did.\par But I will discipline you fairly.”\par

Jeremiah 31:18

I have heard Ephraim {\cf2\super [254]} crying.\par I heard Ephraim say these things:\par ‘Lord, you really punished me!\par And I learned my lesson.\par I was like a calf that was never trained.\par Please stop punishing me,\par and I will come back to you.\par You truly are the Lord my God.\par

Jeremiah 7:28

So you must tell them these things: This is the nation that did not obey the Lord its God. These people did not listen to God’s teachings. These people don’t know the true teachings.

Zephaniah 3:2

Your people didn’t listen to me! They didn’t accept my teachings. Jerusalem didn’t trust the Lord. Jerusalem didn’t go to her God.

Matthew 25:7

“Then all the girls woke up. The girls made their lamps ready.

John 2:17

When this happened the followers of Jesus remembered what was written \{in the Scriptures {\cf2\super [40]} \}:

Romans 12:11

Don’t be lazy when you need to be working for the Lord. Be spiritually excited about serving him.

1 Corinthians 11:32

Never do anything that might make other people do wrong—Jews, Greeks (non-Jews), or God’s church.

2 Corinthians 6:9

To some people we are not known (not important), but we are well known. We seem to be dying, but look! We continue to live. We are punished, but we are not killed.

2 Corinthians 7:11

You had the kind of sorrow God wanted you to have. Now see what that sorrow has brought you: That sorrow has made you very serious. It made you want to prove that you were not wrong. It made you angry and afraid. It made you want \{to see me\}. It made you care. It made you want the right thing to be done. You proved that you were not guilty in any part of that problem.

Galatians 4:18

It is good for people to show interest in you, but only if their purpose is good. This is always true. It is true when I am with you and when I am away.

Deuteronomy 8:5

You must remember that the Lord your God did all those things for you. God was like a father teaching and correcting his son.

Titus 2:14

He gave himself for us. He died to free us from all evil. He died to make us pure people that belong only to him—people that are always wanting to do good things.

James 1:12

What great blessings there are for the person who is tempted and still continues strong. Why? Because after he has proved his faith, God will give him the reward of life forever. God promised this to all people who love him.

Revelation 2:5

So remember where you were before you fell. Change your hearts and do the things you did at first. If you don’t change, I will come to you. I will take away your lampstand from its place.