2 Corinthians 13:11

Paul closes with exhortations to rejoice, be restored, be encouraged, agree, and live in peace, promising that the God of love and peace will be with them. It matters because pursuing unity and holiness brings the experienced presence of God.

Cross-references · 40

• Heb 12:14Pursue peace with everyone, as well as holiness, without which no one will see the Lord.
• Rom 12:16Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but enjoy the company of the lowly. Do not be conceited.
• 1 Cor 1:10I appeal to you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree together, so that there may be no divisions among you and that you may be united in mind and conviction.
• Rom 15:33The God of peace be with all of you. Amen.
• Rom 12:18If it is possible on your part, live at peace with everyone.
• Mark 9:50Salt 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.”
• Phil 2:1–3Therefore if you have any encouragement in Christ, if any comfort from His love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any affection and compassion,
• 1 Jn 4:8–16Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.
• 1 Pet 3:11He must turn from evil and do good; he must seek peace and pursue it.
• 2 Cor 13:9In fact, we rejoice when we are weak but you are strong, and our prayer is for your perfection.
• 2 Cor 13:14The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with all of you.
• 1 Pet 3:8Finally, all of you, be like-minded and sympathetic, love as brothers, be tenderhearted and humble.
• 1 Pet 5:10And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself restore you, secure you, strengthen you, and establish you.
• Jas 3:17–18But the wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peace-loving, gentle, accommodating, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial, and sincere.
• Jas 1:4Allow perseverance to finish its work, so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.
• Phil 4:9Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me, put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.
• Rom 16:20The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
• 2 Th 2:16Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself and God our Father, who by grace has loved us and given us eternal comfort and good hope,
• 1 Th 4:1Finally, brothers, we ask and encourage you in the Lord Jesus to live in a way that is pleasing to God, just as you have received from us. This is how you already live, so you should do so all the more.
• Phil 1:27Nevertheless, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm in one spirit, contending side by side for the faith of the gospel,
• Rom 15:13Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
• John 17:23I in them and You in Me—that they may be perfectly united, so that the world may know that You sent Me and have loved them just as You have loved Me.
• Acts 15:29You must abstain from food sacrificed to idols, from blood, from the meat of strangled animals, and from sexual immorality. You will do well to avoid these things. Farewell.
• Mark 10:49Jesus stopped and said, “Call him.” So they called the blind man. “Take courage!” they said. “Get up! He is calling for you.”
• Rom 15:5–6Now may the God who gives endurance and encouragement grant you harmony with one another in Christ Jesus,
• Phil 4:2I urge Euodia and Syntyche to agree with each other in the Lord.
• 2 Cor 1:4who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.
• Gen 37:4When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father loved him more than any of them, they hated him and could not speak a kind word to him.
• Phil 3:16Nevertheless, we must live up to what we have already attained.
• 1 Th 5:16Rejoice at all times.
• Matt 1:23“Behold, the virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call Him Immanuel” (which means, “God with us”).
• Luke 9:61Still another said, “I will follow You, Lord; but first let me bid farewell to my family.”
• Heb 13:20Now may the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep,
• 2 Tim 2:22Flee from youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, together with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
• Phil 4:4Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!
• Matt 5:48Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
• 2 Th 3:16Now may the Lord of peace Himself give you peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be with all of you.
• Eph 6:23Peace to the brothers and love with faith from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
• 1 Th 4:18Therefore encourage one another with these words.
• Acts 18:21But as he left, he said, “I will come back to you if God is willing.” And he set sail from Ephesus.

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