2 Corinthians 5:11

Knowing the Lord is to be feared, Paul earnestly seeks to persuade people, his sincerity open before God. Reverence for God drives honest, persuasive ministry.

Cross-references · 36

• Jude 1:23And others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh.
• Heb 10:31It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.
• 2 Tim 2:24–26And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient,
• 2 Cor 4:1–2Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not;
• Luke 12:5But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him.
• Rev 20:15And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.
• 2 Cor 5:20Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ’s stead, be ye reconciled to God.
• 2 Cor 6:1We then, as workers together with him, beseech you also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain.
• Ps 90:11Who knoweth the power of thine anger? even according to thy fear, so is thy wrath.
• Acts 18:13Saying, This fellow persuadeth men to worship God contrary to the law.
• 2 Cor 1:12–14For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have had our conversation in the world, and more abundantly to you-ward.
• Ps 76:7Thou, even thou, art to be feared: and who may stand in thy sight when once thou art angry?
• Nah 1:6Who can stand before his indignation? and who can abide in the fierceness of his anger? his fury is poured out like fire, and the rocks are thrown down by him.
• Job 31:23For destruction from God was a terror to me, and by reason of his highness I could not endure.
• 1 Th 2:3–12For our exhortation was not of deceit, nor of uncleanness, nor in guile:
• Mark 9:43–50And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched:
• Isa 33:14The sinners in Zion are afraid; fearfulness hath surprised the hypocrites. Who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire? who among us shall dwell with everlasting burnings?
• Matt 10:28And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
• Acts 19:26Moreover ye see and hear, that not alone at Ephesus, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul hath persuaded and turned away much people, saying that they be no gods, which are made with hands:
• Ps 73:19How are they brought into desolation, as in a moment! they are utterly consumed with terrors.
• 1 Cor 4:4–5For I know nothing by myself; yet am I not hereby justified: but he that judgeth me is the Lord.
• Acts 28:23And when they had appointed him a day, there came many to him into his lodging; to whom he expounded and testified the kingdom of God, persuading them concerning Jesus, both out of the law of Moses, and out of the prophets, from morning till evening.
• Gen 35:5And they journeyed: and the terror of God was upon the cities that were round about them, and they did not pursue after the sons of Jacob.
• Acts 20:18–27And when they were come to him, he said unto them, Ye know, from the first day that I came into Asia, after what manner I have been with you at all seasons,
• Ps 88:15–16I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up: while I suffer thy terrors I am distracted.
• Acts 26:26For the king knoweth of these things, before whom also I speak freely: for I am persuaded that none of these things are hidden from him; for this thing was not done in a corner.
• Luke 16:31And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.
• Col 1:28–29Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus:
• Mark 8:35–38For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel’s, the same shall save it.
• 2 Cor 2:17For we are not as many, which corrupt the word of God: but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God speak we in Christ.
• Matt 25:46And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.
• Acts 13:43Now when the congregation was broken up, many of the Jews and religious proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas: who, speaking to them, persuaded them to continue in the grace of God.
• Job 6:4For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, the poison whereof drinketh up my spirit: the terrors of God do set themselves in array against me.
• Job 18:11Terrors shall make him afraid on every side, and shall drive him to his feet.
• Acts 18:4And he reasoned in the synagogue every sabbath, and persuaded the Jews and the Greeks.
• Gal 1:10For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.

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