2 Corinthians 4:2

Good News Translation

We put aside all secret and shameful deeds; we do not act with deceit, nor do we falsify the word of God. In the full light of truth we live in God's sight and try to commend ourselves to everyone's good conscience.

Cross References

1 Kings 18:34

and he said, “Do it again”—and they did. “Do it once more,” he said—and they did.

Romans 1:16

I have complete confidence in the gospel; it is God's power to save all who believe, first the Jews and also the Gentiles.

Romans 6:21

What did you gain from doing the things that you are now ashamed of? The result of those things is death!

1 Corinthians 4:5

So you should not pass judgment on anyone before the right time comes. Final judgment must wait until the Lord comes; he will bring to light the dark secrets and expose the hidden purposes of people's minds. And then all will receive from God the praise they deserve.

2 Corinthians 1:12

We are proud that our conscience assures us that our lives in this world, and especially our relations with you, have been ruled by God-given frankness and sincerity, by the power of God's grace and not by human wisdom.

2 Corinthians 11:3

I am afraid that your minds will be corrupted and that you will abandon your full and pure devotion to Christ—in the same way that Eve was deceived by the snake's clever lies.

2 Corinthians 11:6

Perhaps I am an amateur in speaking, but certainly not in knowledge; we have made this clear to you at all times and in all conditions.

2 Corinthians 2:17

We are not like so many others, who handle God's message as if it were cheap merchandise; but because God has sent us, we speak with sincerity in his presence, as servants of Christ.

2 Corinthians 5:11

We know what it means to fear the Lord, and so we try to persuade others. God knows us completely, and I hope that in your hearts you know me as well.

2 Corinthians 6:8

We are honored and disgraced; we are insulted and praised. We are treated as liars, yet we speak the truth;

2 Corinthians 7:14

I did boast of you to him, and you have not disappointed me. We have always spoken the truth to you, and in the same way the boast we made to Titus has proved true.

Ephesians 4:14

Then we shall no longer be children, carried by the waves and blown about by every shifting wind of the teaching of deceitful people, who lead others into error by the tricks they invent.

Ephesians 5:12

It is really too shameful even to talk about the things they do in secret.)