Revelation 3:19

Christ reproves and disciplines those he loves and calls them to be zealous and repent. It matters because his rebuke is an expression of love seeking their restoration.

Cross-references · 30

• Prov 3:11–12My son, do not reject the discipline of the LORD, and do not loathe His rebuke;
• 1 Cor 11:32But when we are judged by the Lord, we are being disciplined so that we will not be condemned with the world.
• Heb 12:5–11And you have forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons: “My son, do not take lightly the discipline of the Lord, and do not lose heart when He rebukes you.
• Job 5:17Blessed indeed is the man whom God corrects; so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.
• Rev 2:5Therefore, keep in mind how far you have fallen. Repent and perform the deeds you did at first. But if you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place.
• 2 Cor 7:11Consider what this godly sorrow has produced in you: what earnestness, what eagerness to clear yourselves, what indignation, what alarm, what longing, what zeal, what vindication! In every way you have proved yourselves to be innocent in this matter.
• Jer 31:18I have surely heard Ephraim’s moaning: ‘You disciplined me severely, like an untrained calf. Restore me, that I may return, for You are the LORD my God.
• Jer 10:24Correct me, O LORD, but only with justice—not in Your anger, or You will bring me to nothing.
• Prov 22:15Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him.
• 2 Sam 7:14I will be his Father, and he will be My son. When he does wrong, I will discipline him with the rod of men and with the blows of the sons of men.
• Rev 2:21–22Even though I have given her time to repent of her immorality, she is unwilling.
• Deut 8:5So know in your heart that just as a man disciplines his son, so the LORD your God disciplines you.
• Prov 15:32He who ignores discipline despises himself, but whoever heeds correction gains understanding.
• Jer 7:28Therefore you must say to them, ‘This is the nation that would not listen to the voice of the LORD their God and would not receive correction. Truth has perished; it has disappeared from their lips.
• Isa 26:16O LORD, they sought You in their distress; when You disciplined them, they poured out a quiet prayer.
• Ps 69:9because zeal for Your house has consumed me, and the insults of those who insult You have fallen on me.
• Ps 39:11You discipline and correct a man for his iniquity, consuming like a moth what he holds dear; surely each man is but a vapor. Selah
• John 2:17His disciples remembered that it is written: “Zeal for Your house will consume Me.”
• Titus 2:14He gave Himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds.
• Ps 94:10He who admonishes the nations, does He not discipline? He who teaches man, does He lack knowledge?
• Prov 15:10Discipline is harsh for him who leaves the path; he who hates correction will die.
• Rom 12:11Do not let your zeal subside; keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord.
• Ps 6:1For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments, according to Sheminith. A Psalm of David. O LORD, do not rebuke me in Your anger or discipline me in Your wrath.
• Jer 30:11For I am with you to save you, declares the LORD. Though I will completely destroy all the nations to which I have scattered you, I will not completely destroy you. Yet I will discipline you justly, and will by no means leave you unpunished.”
• Jas 1:12Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him.
• Num 25:11–13“Phinehas son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, has turned My wrath away from the Israelites; for he was zealous for My sake among them, so that I did not consume the Israelites in My zeal.
• 2 Cor 6:9as unknown, yet well-known; dying, and yet we live on; punished, yet not killed;
• Gal 4:18Nevertheless, it is good to be zealous if it serves a noble purpose—at any time, and not only when I am with you.
• Jer 2:30“I have struck your sons in vain; they accepted no discipline. Your own sword has devoured your prophets like a voracious lion.”
• Zeph 3:2She heeded no voice; she accepted no correction. She does not trust in the LORD; she has not drawn near to her God.

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