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2 Corinthians 12:19

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Have you been thinking all along that we have been defending ourselves before you? It is in the sight of God that we have been speaking in Christ, and all for your upbuilding, beloved.

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Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God; for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.”

Let us then pursue what makes for peace and for mutual upbuilding.

let each of us please his neighbor for his good, to edify him.

I am speaking the truth in Christ, I am not lying; my conscience bears me witness in the Holy Spirit,

Therefore, my beloved, shun the worship of idols.

just as I try to please all men in everything I do, not seeking my own advantage, but that of many, that they may be saved.

What then, brethren? When you come together, each one has a hymn, a lesson, a revelation, a tongue, or an interpretation. Let all things be done for edification.

For even if I boast a little too much of our authority, which the Lord gave for building you up and not for destroying you, I shall not be put to shame.

As the truth of Christ is in me, this boast of mine shall not be silenced in the regions of Achaia.

The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, he who is blessed for ever, knows that I do not lie.

I will most gladly spend and be spent for your souls. If I love you the more, am I to be loved the less?

I write this while I am away from you, in order that when I come I may not have to be severe in my use of the authority which the Lord has given me for building up and not for tearing down.

For we are not, like so many, peddlers of God's word; but as men of sincerity, as commissioned by God, in the sight of God we speak in Christ.

Are we beginning to commend ourselves again? Or do we need, as some do, letters of recommendation to you, or from you?

Since we have these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of body and spirit, and make holiness perfect in the fear of God.

Therefore, my brethren, whom I love and long for, my joy and crown, stand firm thus in the Lord, my beloved.

Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing.

Though we speak thus, yet in your case, beloved, we feel sure of better things that belong to salvation.




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