2 Corinthians 12:20
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Corinthians 12:20 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Corinthians 12:20 is a verse from the book of 2 Corinthians in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "For I fear, lest, when I come, I shall not find you such as I would, and that I shall be found unto you such as ye would..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Corinthians 12:20 — KJV
“For I fear, lest, when I come, I shall not find you such as I would, and that I shall be found unto you such as ye would not: lest there be debates, envyings, wraths, strifes, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults:”
— 2 Corinthians 12:20 (KJV)
2 Corinthians 12:20 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 12:20
“Deliver me, I pray thee, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau: for I fear him, lest he will come and smite me, and the mother with the children. with: Heb. upon”
Shares key themes with 2 Corinthians 12:20: fear, lest, come
“And Judah said, Let her take it to her, lest we be shamed: behold, I sent this kid, and thou hast not found her. be shamed: Heb. become a contempt”
Shares key themes with 2 Corinthians 12:20: lest, come, found
“For how shall I go up to my father, and the lad be not with me? lest peradventure I see the evil that shall come on my father. come...: Heb. find my father”
Shares key themes with 2 Corinthians 12:20: lest, come, find
“O that there were such an heart in them, that they would fear me, and keep all my commandments always, that it might be well with them, and with their children for ever!”
Shares key themes with 2 Corinthians 12:20: fear, such, would
“When a man hath taken a wife, and married her, and it come to pass that she find no favour in his eyes, because he hath found some uncleanness in her: then let him write her a bill of divorcement, and give it in her hand, and send her out of his house. some...: Heb. matter of nakedness divorcement: Heb. cutting off”
Shares key themes with 2 Corinthians 12:20: come, find, found
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