2 Corinthians 2:17
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Corinthians 2:17 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Corinthians 2:17 is a verse from the book of 2 Corinthians in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "For we are not as many, which corrupt the word of God: but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God speak we ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Corinthians 2:17 — KJV
“For we are not as many, which corrupt the word of God: but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God speak we in Christ. corrupt: or, deal deceitfully with in Christ: or, of Christ”
— 2 Corinthians 2:17 (KJV)
2 Corinthians 2:17 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 2:17
“And devils also came out of many, crying out, and saying, Thou art Christ the Son of God. And he rebuking them suffered them not to speak: for they knew that he was Christ. to speak...: or, to say that they knew him to be Christ”
Shares key themes with 2 Corinthians 2:17: many, god, speak
“But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God. dishonesty: Gr. shame”
Shares key themes with 2 Corinthians 2:17: word, god, sight
“And Balaam said unto Balak, Lo, I am come unto thee: have I now any power at all to say any thing? the word that God putteth in my mouth, that shall I speak.”
Shares key themes with 2 Corinthians 2:17: word, god, speak
“When thou shalt beget children, and children's children, and ye shall have remained long in the land, and shall corrupt yourselves, and make a graven image, or the likeness of any thing, and shall do evil in the sight of the LORD thy God, to provoke him to anger:”
Shares key themes with 2 Corinthians 2:17: corrupt, god, sight
“Observe and hear all these words which I command thee, that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee for ever, when thou doest that which is good and right in the sight of the LORD thy God.”
Shares key themes with 2 Corinthians 2:17: word, god, sight
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