2 Corinthians 7:7

New English Translation

We were encouraged not only by his arrival, but also by the encouragement you gave him, as he reported to us your longing, your mourning, your deep concern for me, so that I rejoiced more than ever.

Cross References

Psalm 141:5

May the godly strike me in love and correct me! May my head not refuse choice oil! Indeed, my prayer is a witness against their evil deeds.

Psalm 30:5

For his anger lasts only a brief moment, and his good favor restores one’s life. One may experience sorrow during the night, but joy arrives in the morning.

Psalm 38:18

Yes, I confess my wrongdoing, and I am concerned about my sins.

Psalm 51:1

Have mercy on me, O God, because of your loyal love! Because of your great compassion, wipe away my rebellious acts!

Matthew 26:75

Then Peter remembered what Jesus had said: “Before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times.” And he went outside and wept bitterly.

Matthew 5:4

“Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.

Luke 22:44

And in his anguish he prayed more earnestly, and his sweat was like drops of blood falling to the ground.]

Acts 11:23

When he came and saw the grace of God, he rejoiced and encouraged them all to remain true to the Lord with devoted hearts,

Romans 1:12

that is, that we may be mutually comforted by one another’s faith, both yours and mine.

1 Corinthians 5:2

And you are proud! Shouldn’t you have been deeply sorrowful instead and removed the one who did this from among you?

2 Corinthians 1:14

just as also you have partly understood us, that we are your source of pride just as you also are ours in the day of the Lord Jesus.

2 Corinthians 1:4

who comforts us in all our troubles so that we may be able to comfort those experiencing any trouble with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.

2 Corinthians 2:9

For this reason also I wrote you: to test you to see if you are obedient in everything.

2 Corinthians 5:2

For in this earthly house we groan, because we desire to put on our heavenly dwelling,

2 Corinthians 7:6

But God, who encourages the downhearted, encouraged us by the arrival of Titus.

2 Corinthians 7:8

For even if I made you sad by my letter, I do not regret having written it (even though I did regret it, for I see that my letter made you sad, though only for a short time).

2 Corinthians 8:16

But thanks be to God who put in the heart of Titus the same devotion I have for you,

Philippians 1:20

My confident hope is that I will in no way be ashamed but that with complete boldness, even now as always, Christ will be exalted in my body, whether I live or die.

Colossians 2:5

For though I am absent from you in body, I am present with you in spirit, rejoicing to see your morale and the firmness of your faith in Christ.

1 Thessalonians 3:6

But now Timothy has come to us from you and given us the good news of your faith and love and that you always think of us with affection and long to see us just as we also long to see you!

1 Thessalonians 3:8

For now we are alive again, if you stand firm in the Lord.

Hebrews 2:1

Therefore we must pay closer attention to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away.

James 5:17

Elijah was a human being like us, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain and there was no rain on the land for three years and six months!

2 John 1:4

I rejoiced greatly because I have found some of your children living according to the truth, just as the Father commanded us.

Jude 1:3

Dear friends, although I have been eager to write to you about our common salvation, I now feel compelled instead to write to encourage you to contend earnestly for the faith that was once for all entrusted to the saints.