2 Corinthians 5:12

Which verses does 2 Corinthians 5:12 point to?

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1. 2 Corinthians 3:16 votes

   Are we beginning to commend ourselves again? Or do we need, like some people, letters of recommendation to you or from you?

2. 2 Corinthians 1:145 votes

   as you have already understood us in part, that you may boast of us just as we will boast of you in the day of our Lord Jesus.

3. Galatians 6:12–144 votes

   Those who want to make a good impression outwardly are trying to compel you to be circumcised. They only do this to avoid persecution for the cross of Christ. For the circumcised do not even keep the law themselves, yet they want you to be circumcised that they may boast in your flesh. …

4. 2 Corinthians 10:183 votes

   For it is not the one who commends himself who is approved, but the one whom the Lord commends.

5. 2 Corinthians 11:12–163 votes

   But I will keep on doing what I am doing, in order to undercut those who want an opportunity to be regarded as our equals in the things of which they boast. For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, masquerading as apostles of Christ. …

6. Proverbs 27:22 votes

   Let another praise you, and not your own mouth—a stranger, and not your own lips.

7. 2 Corinthians 6:42 votes

   Rather, as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: in great endurance; in troubles, hardships, and calamities;

8. 2 Corinthians 10:82 votes

   For even if I boast somewhat excessively about the authority the Lord gave us for building you up rather than tearing you down, I will not be ashamed.

9. 2 Corinthians 10:122 votes

   We do not dare to classify or compare ourselves with some who commend themselves. When they measure themselves by themselves and compare themselves with themselves, they show their ignorance.

10. 2 Corinthians 12:1–92 votes

    I must go on boasting. Although there is nothing to gain, I will go on to visions and revelations from the Lord. I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up to the third heaven. Whether it was in the body or out of it I do not know, but God knows. …

11. 2 Corinthians 12:112 votes

    I have become a fool, but you drove me to it. In fact, you should have commended me, since I am in no way inferior to those “super-apostles,” even though I am nothing.

Which verses point to 2 Corinthians 5:12?

Ranked by reader votes.

• 2 Corinthians 10:12 9
• 2 Corinthians 3:1 7
• 2 Corinthians 10:7 6
• Philippians 1:26 5
• Psalm 51:13 3
• Romans 4:2 3
• 2 Corinthians 1:14 3
• 2 Corinthians 10:18 2
• 2 Corinthians 11:12 2
• 2 Corinthians 12:19 2