Cross references

2 Corinthians 2:4

For through many tears I wrote you out of great distress and anguish of heart, not to grieve you but to let you know how much I love you.

2 Corinthians 2:4 BSB

2 Corinthians 2:4 has 11 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 4 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to 2 Corinthians 7:12 (10 votes) and Proverbs 27:5–6 (9 votes). 20 other verses point back to it. It links with 13 other books, from Leviticus 19 to Philippians 3.

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Which verses does 2 Corinthians 2:4 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. So even though I wrote to you, it was not on account of the one who did wrong or the one who was harmed, but rather that your earnestness on our behalf would be made clear to you in the sight of God.

  2. Better an open rebuke than love that is concealed. The wounds of a friend are faithful, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.

  3. You must not harbor hatred against your brother in your heart. Directly rebuke your neighbor, so that you will not incur guilt on account of him. Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against any of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD.

  4. As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it and said, “If only you had known on this day what would bring you peace! But now it is hidden from your eyes. …

  5. My eyes shed streams of tears because Your law is not obeyed.

  6. Even if I caused you sorrow by my letter, I do not regret it. Although I did regret it—for I see that my letter caused you sorrow, but only for a short time— yet now I rejoice, not because you were made sorrowful, but because your sorrow led you to repentance. For you felt the sorrow that God had intended, and so were not harmed in any way by us.

  7. I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy. For I promised you to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ.

  8. For as I have often told you before, and now say again even with tears: Many live as enemies of the cross of Christ.

  9. Listen and give heed. Do not be arrogant, for the LORD has spoken. Give glory to the LORD your God before He brings darkness, before your feet stumble on the dusky mountains. You wait for light, but He turns it into deep gloom and thick darkness. …

  10. I have deep sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart. For I could wish that I myself were cursed and cut off from Christ for the sake of my brothers, my own flesh and blood,

Which verses point to 2 Corinthians 2:4?

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