2 Corinthians 7:11

The Corinthians' godly sorrow produced earnest care, defense, indignation, fear, longing, zeal, and a desire to set things right, proving their sincerity. True repentance bears visible, active fruit.

Cross-references · 40

• Rom 14:18For he that in these things serveth Christ is acceptable to God, and approved of men.
• 1 Tim 5:21–22I charge thee before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the elect angels, that thou observe these things without preferring one before another, doing nothing by partiality.
• 2 Tim 2:15Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
• Eph 5:11And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.
• Ps 2:11Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling.
• Rev 3:19As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.
• Heb 12:15–16Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled;
• 1 Cor 5:13But them that are without God judgeth. Therefore put away from among yourselves that wicked person.
• 1 Pet 2:2As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:
• Eph 4:26Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:
• Jude 1:23And others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh.
• 2 Cor 7:7And not by his coming only, but by the consolation wherewith he was comforted in you, when he told us your earnest desire, your mourning, your fervent mind toward me; so that I rejoiced the more.
• 2 Cor 2:6Sufficient to such a man is this punishment, which was inflicted of many.
• Ps 42:1As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God.
• 2 Cor 6:4But in all things approving ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses,
• 2 Cor 7:1Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
• Rom 11:20Well; because of unbelief they were broken off, and thou standest by faith. Be not highminded, but fear:
• Heb 4:1Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it.
• 2 Cor 9:2For I know the forwardness of your mind, for which I boast of you to them of Macedonia, that Achaia was ready a year ago; and your zeal hath provoked very many.
• 1 Pet 1:17And if ye call on the Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to every man’s work, pass the time of your sojourning here in fear:
• Ps 35:13But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth: I humbled my soul with fasting; and my prayer returned into mine own bosom.
• Phil 2:12Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.
• 1 Cor 12:25That there should be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same care one for another.
• Titus 3:8This is a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou affirm constantly, that they which have believed in God might be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable unto men.
• Ps 38:9Lord, all my desire is before thee; and my groaning is not hid from thee.
• Acts 17:16Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was stirred in him, when he saw the city wholly given to idolatry.
• 2 Cor 13:7Now I pray to God that ye do no evil; not that we should appear approved, but that ye should do that which is honest, though we be as reprobates.
• 1 Cor 5:2And ye are puffed up, and have not rather mourned, that he that hath done this deed might be taken away from among you.
• Ps 69:9For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me.
• Ps 119:139My zeal hath consumed me, because mine enemies have forgotten thy words.
• Isa 66:2For all those things hath mine hand made, and all those things have been, saith the LORD: but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word.
• 2 Sam 12:5–7And David’s anger was greatly kindled against the man; and he said to Nathan, As the LORD liveth, the man that hath done this thing shall surely die:
• John 2:17And his disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up.
• Mark 9:43–48And 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:
• Ps 145:19He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him: he also will hear their cry, and will save them.
• Jer 31:18–20I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus; Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised, as a bullock unaccustomed to the yoke: turn thou me, and I shall be turned; for thou art the LORD my God.
• Prov 28:14Happy is the man that feareth alway: but he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief.
• Matt 5:29–30And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.
• Gen 44:6–7And he overtook them, and he spake unto them these same words.
• Ps 130:6My soul waiteth for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning: I say, more than they that watch for the morning.

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