2 Corinthians 12:16
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Corinthians 12:16 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Corinthians 12:16 is a verse from the book of 2 Corinthians in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "But be it so, I did not burden you: nevertheless, being crafty, I caught you with guile." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Corinthians 12:16 — KJV
“But be it so, I did not burden you: nevertheless, being crafty, I caught you with guile.”
— 2 Corinthians 12:16 (KJV)
2 Corinthians 12:16 in Context — About the Book of 2 Corinthians
2 Corinthians is Paul's most personal letter — defending his ministry through a catalogue of beatings, shipwrecks, and sleepless nights, then unveiling the secret: God's power is made perfect in weakness. Treasure in jars of clay, the God of all comfort, and grace that is always sufficient.
Cross-References for 2 Corinthians 12:16
“And the booty, being the rest of the prey which the men of war had caught, was six hundred thousand and seventy thousand and five thousand sheep,”
Shares key themes with 2 Corinthians 12:16: being, caught
“Nevertheless man being in honour abideth not: he is like the beasts that perish.”
Shares key themes with 2 Corinthians 12:16: nevertheless, being
“The burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap.”
Shares key themes with 2 Corinthians 12:16: burden, being
“Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind, beguile...: or, judge against you in a...: Gr. being a voluntary in humility”
Shares key themes with 2 Corinthians 12:16: being, guile
“For we that are in this tabernacle do groan, being burdened: not for that we would be unclothed, but clothed upon, that mortality might be swallowed up of life.”
Shares key themes with 2 Corinthians 12:16: burden, being
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