2 Corinthians 5:11

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2 Corinthians 5:9–13 · Berean Standard Bible

9 So we aspire to please Him, whether we are here in this body or away from it.

10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive his due for the things done in the body, whether good or bad.

11 Therefore, since we know what it means to fear the Lord, we try to persuade men. What we are is clear to God, and I hope it is clear to your conscience as well.

12 We are not commending ourselves to you again. Instead, we are giving you an occasion to be proud of us, so that you can answer those who take pride in appearances rather than in the heart.

13 If we are out of our mind, it is for God; if we are of sound mind, it is for you.

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Genesis 35:5

As they set out, a terror from God fell over the surrounding cities, so that they did not pursue Jacob’s sons.

Job 6:4

For the arrows of the Almighty have pierced me; my spirit drinks in their poison; the terrors of God are arrayed against me.

Job 18:11

Terrors frighten him on every side and harass his every step.

Job 31:23

For calamity from God terrifies me, and His splendor I cannot overpower.

Psalms 73:19

How suddenly they are laid waste, completely swept away by terrors!

Psalms 76:7

You alone are to be feared. When You are angry, who can stand before You?

Psalms 88:15

From my youth I was afflicted and near death. I have borne Your terrors; I am in despair.

Psalms 88:16

Your wrath has swept over me; Your terrors have destroyed me.

Psalms 90:11

Who knows the power of Your anger? Your wrath matches the fear You are due.

Isaiah 33:14

The sinners in Zion are afraid; trembling grips the ungodly: “Who of us can dwell with a consuming fire? Who of us can dwell with everlasting flames?”

Nahum 1:6

Who can withstand His indignation? Who can endure His burning anger? His wrath is poured out like fire; even rocks are shattered before Him.

Matthew 10:28

Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.

Matthew 25:46

And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”

Mark 8:35

For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and for the gospel will save it.

Mark 8:36

What does it profit a man to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul?

Mark 8:37

Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?

Mark 8:38

If anyone is ashamed of Me and My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when He comes in His Father’s glory with the holy angels.”

Mark 9:43

If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life crippled than to have two hands and go into hell, into the unquenchable fire.

Mark 9:45

If your foot causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life lame than to have two feet and be thrown into hell.

Mark 9:47

And if your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out. It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into hell,

Mark 9:48

where ‘their worm never dies, and the fire is never quenched.’

Mark 9:49

For everyone will be salted with fire.

Mark 9:50

Salt is good, but if the salt loses its saltiness, with what will you season it? Have salt among yourselves, and be at peace with one another.”

Luke 12:5

But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear the One who, after you have been killed, has authority to throw you into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear Him!

Hebrews 10:31

It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.

Jude 1:23

save others by snatching them from the fire; and to still others show mercy tempered with fear, hating even the clothing stained by the flesh.

Revelation 20:15

And if anyone was found whose name was not written in the Book of Life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.

2 Corinthians 5:20

Therefore we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making His appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ: Be reconciled to God.

2 Corinthians 6:1

As God’s fellow workers, then, we urge you not to receive God’s grace in vain.

Luke 16:31

Then Abraham said to him, ‘If they do not listen to Moses and the prophets, they will not be persuaded even if someone rises from the dead.’”

Acts 13:43

After the synagogue was dismissed, many of the Jews and devout converts to Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas, who spoke to them and urged them to continue in the grace of God.

Acts 18:4

Every Sabbath he reasoned in the synagogue, trying to persuade Jews and Greeks alike.

Acts 18:13

“This man is persuading the people to worship God in ways contrary to the law,” they said.

Acts 19:26

And you can see and hear that not only in Ephesus, but in nearly the whole province of Asia, Paul has persuaded a great number of people to turn away. He says that man-made gods are no gods at all.

Acts 20:18

When they came to him, he said, “You know how I lived the whole time I was with you, from the first day I arrived in the province of Asia.

Acts 20:19

I served the Lord with great humility and with tears, especially in the trials that came upon me through the plots of the Jews.

Acts 20:20

I did not shrink back from declaring anything that was helpful to you as I taught you publicly and from house to house,

Acts 20:21

testifying to Jews and Greeks alike about repentance to God and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.

Acts 20:22

And now, compelled by the Spirit, I am going to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there.

Acts 20:23

I only know that in town after town the Holy Spirit warns me that chains and afflictions await me.

Acts 20:24

But I consider my life of no value to me, if only I may finish my course and complete the ministry I have received from the Lord Jesus—the ministry of testifying to the good news of God’s grace.

Acts 20:25

Now I know that none of you among whom I have preached the kingdom will see my face again.

Acts 20:26

Therefore I testify to you this day that I am innocent of the blood of all men.

Acts 20:27

For I did not shrink back from declaring to you the whole will of God.

Acts 26:26

For the king knows about these matters, and I can speak freely to him. I am confident that none of this has escaped his notice, because it was not done in a corner.

Acts 28:23

So they set a day to meet with Paul, and many people came to the place he was staying. He expounded to them from morning to evening, testifying about the kingdom of God and persuading them about Jesus from the Law of Moses and the Prophets.

Galatians 1:10

Am I now seeking the approval of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a servant of Christ.

Colossians 1:28

We proclaim Him, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone perfect in Christ.

Colossians 1:29

To this end I also labor, striving with all His energy working powerfully within me.

2 Timothy 2:24

And a servant of the Lord must not be quarrelsome, but must be kind to everyone, able to teach, and forbearing.

2 Timothy 2:25

He must gently reprove those who oppose him, in the hope that God may grant them repentance leading to a knowledge of the truth.

2 Timothy 2:26

Then they will come to their senses and escape the snare of the devil, who has taken them captive to his will.

2 Corinthians 1:12

And this is our boast: Our conscience testifies that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially in relation to you, in the holiness and sincerity that are from God—not in worldly wisdom, but in the grace of God.

2 Corinthians 1:13

For we do not write you anything that is beyond your ability to read and understand. And I hope that you will understand us completely,

2 Corinthians 1:14

as you have already understood us in part, so that you may boast of us just as we will boast of you in the day of our Lord Jesus.

2 Corinthians 2:17

For we are not like so many others, who peddle the word of God for profit. On the contrary, in Christ we speak before God with sincerity, as men sent from God.

2 Corinthians 4:1

Therefore, since God in His mercy has given us this ministry, we do not lose heart.

2 Corinthians 4:2

Instead, we have renounced secret and shameful ways. We do not practice deceit, nor do we distort the word of God. On the contrary, by open proclamation of the truth, we commend ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.

1 Corinthians 4:4

My conscience is clear, but that does not vindicate me. It is the Lord who judges me.

1 Corinthians 4:5

Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of men’s hearts. At that time each will receive his praise from God.

1 Thessalonians 2:3

For our appeal does not arise from deceit or ulterior motives or trickery.

1 Thessalonians 2:4

Instead, we speak as those approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, not in order to please men but God, who examines our hearts.

1 Thessalonians 2:5

As you know, we never used words of flattery or any pretext for greed. God is our witness!

1 Thessalonians 2:6

Nor did we seek praise from you or from anyone else, although as apostles of Christ we had authority to demand it.

1 Thessalonians 2:7

On the contrary, we were gentle among you, like a nursing mother caring for her children.

1 Thessalonians 2:8

We cared so deeply that we were delighted to share with you not only the gospel of God, but our own lives as well. That is how beloved you have become to us.

1 Thessalonians 2:9

Surely you recall, brothers, our labor and toil. We worked night and day so that we would not be a burden to anyone while we proclaimed to you the gospel of God.

1 Thessalonians 2:10

You are witnesses, and so is God, of how holy, righteous, and blameless our conduct was among you who believed.

1 Thessalonians 2:11

For you know that we treated each of you as a father treats his own children—

1 Thessalonians 2:12

encouraging you, comforting you, and urging you to walk in a manner worthy of God, who calls you into His own kingdom and glory.