2 Corinthians 7:9

Which verses does 2 Corinthians 7:9 point to?

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

1. Luke 15:77 votes

   I tell you that in the same way there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous ones who do not need to repent.

2. Jeremiah 31:18–205 votes

   I 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. After I returned, I repented; and after I was instructed, I struck my thigh in grief. I was ashamed and humiliated because I bore the disgrace of my youth.’ …

3. Psalm 38:184 votes

   Yes, I confess my iniquity; I am troubled by my sin.

4. Ecclesiastes 7:34 votes

   Sorrow is better than laughter, for a sad countenance is good for the heart.

5. 2 Corinthians 7:10–114 votes

   Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation without regret, but worldly sorrow brings death. Consider 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.

6. 2 Corinthians 13:8–104 votes

   For we cannot do anything against the truth, but only for the truth. In fact, we rejoice when we are weak but you are strong, and our prayer is for your perfection. …

7. Zechariah 12:103 votes

   Then I will pour out on the house of David and on the people of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and prayer, and they will look on Me, the One they have pierced. They will mourn for Him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for Him as one grieves for a firstborn son.

8. 2 Corinthians 10:8–103 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. I do not want to seem to be trying to frighten you by my letters. …

9. Isaiah 6:9–112 votes

   And He replied: “Go and tell this people, ‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’ Make the hearts of this people calloused; deafen their ears and close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.” …

10. Luke 15:102 votes

    In the same way, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of God’s angels over one sinner who repents.”

11. Luke 15:17–242 votes
12. Acts 20:212 votes
13. 2 Corinthians 1:122 votes

    For this is our boast: Our conscience testifies that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially in relation to you, in the holiness and sincerity that are from God—not in worldly wisdom, but in the grace of God.

14. 2 Corinthians 7:6–72 votes

    But God, who comforts the downcast, comforted us by the arrival of Titus, and not only by his arrival, but also by the comfort he had received from you. He told us about your longing, your mourning, and your zeal for me, so that I rejoiced all the more.

15. Luke 15:321 vote
16. 2 Corinthians 2:161 vote

Which verses point to 2 Corinthians 7:9?

The 10 strongest of 26.

• Matthew 5:4 80
• Psalm 30:5 19
• Ecclesiastes 7:3 12
• Psalm 126:5 11
• 1 Corinthians 13:6 7
• Isaiah 54:6 5
• 1 Corinthians 5:2 4
• Titus 1:13 4
• Numbers 29:7 3
• Psalm 38:18 3