2 Corinthians 10:1
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The Spiritual War
10 Now (A)I, Paul, myself am pleading with you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ—(B)who in presence am lowly among you, but being absent am bold toward you.
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2 Corinthians 10:10
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10 “For his letters,” they say, “are weighty and powerful, but (A)his bodily presence is weak, and his (B)speech contemptible.”
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Matthew 11:29
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29 Take My yoke upon you (A)and learn from Me, for I am [a]gentle and (B)lowly in heart, (C)and you will find rest for your souls.
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- Matthew 11:29 meek
Galatians 5:2
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2 Indeed I, Paul, say to you that (A)if you become circumcised, Christ will profit you nothing.
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Romans 12:1
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Living Sacrifices to God
12 I (A)beseech[a] you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies (B)a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your [b]reasonable service.
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- Romans 12:1 urge
- Romans 12:1 rational
Isaiah 42:3-4
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3 A bruised reed He will not break,
And [a]smoking flax He will not [b]quench;
He will bring forth justice for truth.
4 He will not fail nor be discouraged,
Till He has established justice in the earth;
(A)And the coastlands shall wait for His law.”
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- Isaiah 42:3 dimly burning
- Isaiah 42:3 extinguish
1 Corinthians 2:3
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3 (A)I was with you (B)in weakness, in fear, and in much trembling.
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Zechariah 9:9
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The Coming King(A)
9 “Rejoice (B)greatly, O daughter of Zion!
Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem!
Behold, (C)your King is coming to you;
He is just and having salvation,
Lowly and riding on a donkey,
A colt, the foal of a donkey.
Revelation 1:9
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Vision of the Son of Man
9 I, John, [a]both your brother and (A)companion in the tribulation and (B)kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was on the island that is called Patmos for the word of God and for the testimony of Jesus Christ.
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- Revelation 1:9 NU, M omit both
1 Peter 2:22-23
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22 “Who(A) committed no sin,
Nor was deceit found in His mouth”;
23 (B)who, when He was reviled, did not revile in return; when He suffered, He did not threaten, but (C)committed Himself to Him who judges righteously;
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1 Peter 2:11
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Living Before the World
11 Beloved, I beg you as sojourners and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts (A)which war against the soul,
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Philemon 9
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9 yet for love’s sake I rather appeal to you—being such a one as Paul, the aged, and now also a prisoner of Jesus Christ—
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2 Thessalonians 3:17
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17 (A)The salutation of Paul with my own hand, which is a sign in every [a]epistle; so I write.
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- 2 Thessalonians 3:17 letter
Ephesians 4:1
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Walk in Unity
4 I, therefore, the prisoner [a]of the Lord, [b]beseech you to (A)walk worthy of the calling with which you were called,
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- Ephesians 4:1 Lit. in
- Ephesians 4:1 exhort, encourage
Galatians 4:13
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13 You know that (A)because of physical infirmity I preached the gospel to you at the first.
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2 Corinthians 13:2-4
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2 (A)I have told you before, and foretell as if I were present the second time, and now being absent [a]I write to those (B)who have sinned before, and to all the rest, that if I come again (C)I will not spare— 3 since you seek a proof of Christ (D)speaking in me, who is not weak toward you, but mighty (E)in you. 4 (F)For though He was crucified in weakness, yet (G)He lives by the power of God. For (H)we also are weak in Him, but we shall live with Him by the power of God toward you.
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- 2 Corinthians 13:2 NU omits I write
2 Corinthians 12:7-9
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The Thorn in the Flesh
7 And lest I should be exalted above measure by the abundance of the revelations, a (A)thorn in the flesh was given to me, (B)a messenger of Satan to [a]buffet me, lest I be exalted above measure. 8 (C)Concerning this thing I pleaded with the Lord three times that it might depart from me. 9 And He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore most gladly (D)I will rather boast in my infirmities, (E)that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
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- 2 Corinthians 12:7 beat
2 Corinthians 12:5
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5 Of such a one I will boast; yet of myself I will not (A)boast, except in my infirmities.
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2 Corinthians 11:30
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30 If I must boast, (A)I will boast in the things which concern my [a]infirmity.
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- 2 Corinthians 11:30 weakness
2 Corinthians 11:21
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21 To our shame (A)I say that we were too weak for that! But (B)in whatever anyone is bold—I speak foolishly—I am bold also.
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2 Corinthians 10:7
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Reality of Paul’s Authority
7 (A)Do you look at things according to the outward appearance? (B)If anyone is convinced in himself that he is Christ’s, let him again consider this in himself, that just as he is Christ’s, even [a]so (C)we are Christ’s.
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- 2 Corinthians 10:7 NU as we are.
2 Corinthians 10:2
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2 But I beg you (A)that when I am present I may not be bold with that confidence by which I intend to be bold against some, who think of us as if we walked according to the flesh.
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2 Corinthians 7:4
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4 (A)Great is my boldness of speech toward you, (B)great is my boasting on your behalf. (C)I am filled with comfort. I am exceedingly joyful in all our tribulation.
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2 Corinthians 6:1
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Marks of the Ministry
6 We then, as (A)workers together with Him also (B)plead with you not to receive the grace of God in vain.
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2 Corinthians 5:20
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20 Now then, we are (A)ambassadors for Christ, as though God were pleading through us: we implore you on Christ’s behalf, be reconciled to God.
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