2 Corinthians 12:20

New Century Version

I am afraid that when I come, you will not be what I want you to be, and I will not be what you want me to be. I am afraid that among you there may be arguing, jealousy, anger, selfish fighting, evil talk, gossip, pride, and confusion.

Cross References

Psalm 41:7

All my enemies whisper about me and think the worst about me.

Proverbs 16:28

A useless person causes trouble, and a gossip ruins friendships.

Romans 1:29

They are filled with every kind of sin, evil, selfishness, and hatred. They are full of jealousy, murder, fighting, lying, and thinking the worst about each other. They gossip

Romans 1:30

and say evil things about each other. They hate God. They are rude and conceited and brag about themselves. They invent ways of doing evil. They do not obey their parents.

Romans 2:8

But other people are selfish. They refuse to follow truth and, instead, follow evil. God will give them his punishment and anger.

1 Corinthians 1:11

My brothers and sisters, some people from Chloe’s family have told me quite plainly that there are quarrels among you.

1 Corinthians 14:33

God is not a God of confusion but a God of peace. As is true in all the churches of God’s people,

1 Corinthians 5:2

And you are proud! You should have been filled with sadness so that the man who did this should be put out of your group.

2 Corinthians 1:23

I tell you this, and I ask God to be my witness that this is true: The reason I did not come back to Corinth was to keep you from being punished or hurt.

2 Corinthians 10:2

They think we live in a worldly way, and I plan to be very bold with them when I come. I beg you that when I come I will not need to use that same boldness with you.

2 Corinthians 10:6

We are ready to punish anyone there who does not obey, but first we want you to obey fully.

2 Corinthians 12:21

I am afraid that when I come to you again, my God will make me ashamed before you. I may be saddened by many of those who have sinned because they have not changed their hearts or turned from their sexual sins and the shameful things they have done.

2 Corinthians 13:2

When I was with you the second time, I gave a warning to those who had sinned. Now I am away from you, and I give a warning to all the others. When I come to you again, I will not be easy with them.

2 Corinthians 2:1

So I decided that my next visit to you would not be another one to make you sad.

Galatians 5:15

If you go on hurting each other and tearing each other apart, be careful, or you will completely destroy each other.

Galatians 5:26

We must not be proud or make trouble with each other or be jealous of each other.

James 4:11

Brothers and sisters, do not tell evil lies about each other. If you speak against your fellow believers or judge them, you are judging and speaking against the law they follow. And when you are judging the law, you are no longer a follower of the law. You have become a judge.

1 Peter 2:1

So then, rid yourselves of all evil, all lying, hypocrisy, jealousy, and evil speech.

2 Peter 2:18

They brag with words that mean nothing. By their evil desires they lead people into the trap of sin—people who are just beginning to escape from others who live in error.

Jude 1:16

These people complain and blame others, doing the evil things they want to do. They brag about themselves, and they flatter others to get what they want.