2 Corinthians 13:8

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2 Corinthians 13:6–10 · Berean Standard Bible

6 And I hope you will realize that we have not failed the test.

7 Now we pray to God that you will not do anything wrong—not that we will appear to have stood the test, but that you will do what is right, even if we appear to have failed.

8 For we cannot do anything against the truth, but only for the truth.

9 In fact, we rejoice when we are weak but you are strong, and our prayer is for your perfection.

10 This is why I write these things while absent, so that when I am present I will not need to be severe in my use of the authority that the Lord gave me for building you up, not for tearing you down.

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2 Corinthians 13:10

This is why I write these things while absent, so that when I am present I will not need to be severe in my use of the authority that the Lord gave me for building you up, not for tearing you down.

2 Corinthians 10:8

For even if I boast somewhat excessively about the authority the Lord gave us for building you up rather than tearing you down, I will not be ashamed.

Numbers 16:28

Then Moses said, “This is how you will know that the LORD has sent me to do all these things, for it was not my own doing:

Numbers 16:29

If these men die a natural death, or if they suffer the fate of all men, then the LORD has not sent me.

Numbers 16:30

But if the LORD brings about something unprecedented, and the earth opens its mouth and swallows them and all that belongs to them so that they go down alive into Sheol, then you will know that these men have treated the LORD with contempt.”

Numbers 16:31

As soon as Moses had finished saying all this, the ground beneath them split open,

Numbers 16:32

and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them and their households—all Korah’s men and all their possessions.

Numbers 16:33

They went down alive into Sheol with all they owned. The earth closed over them, and they vanished from the assembly.

Numbers 16:34

At their cries, all the people of Israel who were around them fled, saying, “The earth may swallow us too!”

Numbers 16:35

And fire came forth from the LORD and consumed the 250 men who were offering the incense.

1 Kings 22:28

But Micaiah replied, “If you ever return safely, the LORD has not spoken through me.” Then he added, “Take heed, all you people!”

2 Kings 1:9

Then King Ahaziah sent to Elijah a captain with his company of fifty men. So the captain went up to Elijah, who was sitting on top of a hill, and said to him, “Man of God, the king declares, ‘Come down!’”

2 Kings 1:10

Elijah answered the captain, “If I am a man of God, may fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty men.” And fire came down from heaven and consumed the captain and his fifty men.

2 Kings 1:11

So the king sent to Elijah another captain with his fifty men. And the captain said to Elijah, “Man of God, the king declares, ‘Come down at once!’”

2 Kings 1:12

Again Elijah replied, “If I am a man of God, may fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty men.” And the fire of God came down from heaven and consumed the captain and his fifty men.

2 Kings 1:13

So the king sent a third captain with his fifty men. And the third captain went up, fell on his knees before Elijah, and begged him, “Man of God, may my life and the lives of these fifty servants please be precious in your sight.

2 Kings 2:23

From there, Elisha went up to Bethel, and as he was walking up the road, a group of boys came out of the city and jeered at him, chanting, “Go up, you baldhead! Go up, you baldhead!”

2 Kings 2:24

Then he turned around, looked at them, and called down a curse on them in the name of the LORD. Suddenly two female bears came out of the woods and mauled forty-two of the boys.

2 Kings 2:25

And Elisha went on to Mount Carmel, and from there he returned to Samaria.

Proverbs 21:30

There is no wisdom, no understanding, no counsel that can prevail against the LORD.

Proverbs 26:2

Like a fluttering sparrow or darting swallow, an undeserved curse does not come to rest.

Mark 9:39

“Do not stop him,” Jesus replied. “For no one who performs a miracle in My name can turn around and speak evil of Me.

Mark 16:17

And these signs will accompany those who believe: In My name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues;

Mark 16:18

they will pick up snakes with their hands, and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not harm them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will be made well.”

Mark 16:19

After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, He was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.

Luke 9:49

“Master,” said John, “we saw someone driving out demons in Your name, and we tried to stop him, because he does not accompany us.”

Luke 9:50

“Do not stop him,” Jesus replied, “for whoever is not against you is for you.”

Luke 9:51

As the day of His ascension approached, Jesus resolutely set out for Jerusalem.

Luke 9:52

He sent messengers on ahead, who went into a village of the Samaritans to make arrangements for Him.

Luke 9:53

But the people there refused to welcome Him, because He was heading for Jerusalem.

Luke 9:54

When the disciples James and John saw this, they asked, “Lord, do You want us to call down fire from heaven to consume them?”

Luke 9:55

But Jesus turned and rebuked them.

Luke 9:56

And He and His disciples went on to another village.

Acts 4:28

They carried out what Your hand and will had decided beforehand would happen.

Acts 4:29

And now, Lord, consider their threats, and enable Your servants to speak Your word with complete boldness,

Acts 4:30

as You stretch out Your hand to heal and perform signs and wonders through the name of Your holy servant Jesus.”

Acts 5:1

Now a man named Ananias, together with his wife Sapphira, also sold a piece of property.

Acts 5:2

With his wife’s full knowledge, he kept back some of the proceeds for himself, but brought a portion and laid it at the apostles’ feet.

Acts 5:3

Then Peter said, “Ananias, how is it that Satan has filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and withhold some of the proceeds from the land?

Acts 5:4

Did it not belong to you before it was sold? And after it was sold, was it not at your disposal? How could you conceive such a deed in your heart? You have not lied to men, but to God!”

Acts 5:5

On hearing these words, Ananias fell down and died. And great fear came over all who heard what had happened.

Acts 5:6

Then the young men stepped forward, wrapped up his body, and carried him out and buried him.

Acts 5:7

About three hours later his wife also came in, unaware of what had happened.

Acts 5:8

“Tell me,” said Peter, “is this the price you and your husband got for the land?” “Yes,” she answered, “that is the price.”

Acts 5:9

“How could you agree to test the Spirit of the Lord?” Peter replied. “Look, the feet of the men who buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out also.”

Acts 5:10

At that instant she fell down at his feet and died. Then the young men came in and, finding her dead, carried her out and buried her beside her husband.

Acts 5:11

And great fear came over the whole church and all who heard about these events.

Acts 13:3

And after they had fasted and prayed, they laid their hands on them and sent them off.

Acts 13:4

So Barnabas and Saul, sent forth by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia and sailed from there to Cyprus.

Acts 13:5

When they arrived at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the Jewish synagogues. And John was with them as their helper.

Acts 13:6

They traveled through the whole island as far as Paphos, where they found a Jewish sorcerer and false prophet named Bar-Jesus,

Acts 13:7

an attendant of the proconsul, Sergius Paulus. The proconsul, a man of intelligence, summoned Barnabas and Saul because he wanted to hear the word of God.

Acts 13:8

But Elymas the sorcerer (for that is what his name means) opposed them and tried to turn the proconsul from the faith.

Acts 13:9

Then Saul, who was also called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, looked directly at Elymas

Acts 13:10

and said, “O child of the devil and enemy of all righteousness, you are full of all kinds of deceit and trickery! Will you never stop perverting the straight ways of the Lord?

Acts 13:11

Now look, the hand of the Lord is against you, and for a time you will be blind and unable to see the light of the sun.” Immediately mist and darkness came over him, and he groped about, seeking someone to lead him by the hand.

Acts 13:12

When the proconsul saw what had happened, he believed, for he was astonished at the teaching about the Lord.

Acts 19:11

God did extraordinary miracles through the hands of Paul,

Acts 19:12

so that even handkerchiefs and aprons that had touched him were taken to the sick, and the diseases and evil spirits left them.

Acts 19:13

Now there were some itinerant Jewish exorcists who tried to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those with evil spirits. They would say, “I bind you by Jesus, whom Paul proclaims.”

Acts 19:14

Seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, were doing this.

Acts 19:15

Eventually, one of the evil spirits answered them, “Jesus I know, and I know about Paul, but who are you?”

Acts 19:16

Then the man with the evil spirit jumped on them and overpowered them all. The attack was so violent that they ran out of the house naked and wounded.

Acts 19:17

This became known to all the Jews and Greeks living in Ephesus, and fear came over all of them. So the name of the Lord Jesus was held in high honor.

1 Corinthians 5:4

When you are assembled in the name of our Lord Jesus and I am with you in spirit, along with the power of the Lord Jesus,

1 Corinthians 5:5

hand this man over to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so that his spirit may be saved on the Day of the Lord.

1 Timothy 1:20

Among them are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have handed over to Satan to be taught not to blaspheme.

Hebrews 2:3

how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? This salvation was first announced by the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard Him,

Hebrews 2:4

and was affirmed by God through signs, wonders, various miracles, and gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to His will.