2 Corinthians 2:8
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Corinthians 2:8 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Corinthians 2:8 is a verse from the book of 2 Corinthians in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "Wherefore I beseech you that ye would confirm your love toward him." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Corinthians 2:8 — KJV
“Wherefore I beseech you that ye would confirm your love toward him.”
— 2 Corinthians 2:8 (KJV)
2 Corinthians 2:8 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 2:8
“And now, though thou wouldest needs be gone, because thou sore longedst after thy father's house, yet wherefore hast thou stolen my gods?”
Shares key themes with 2 Corinthians 2:8: wherefore, would
“But because the LORD loved you, and because he would keep the oath which he had sworn unto your fathers, hath the LORD brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you out of the house of bondmen, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.”
Shares key themes with 2 Corinthians 2:8: would, love
“Nevertheless the LORD thy God would not hearken unto Balaam; but the LORD thy God turned the curse into a blessing unto thee, because the LORD thy God loved thee.”
Shares key themes with 2 Corinthians 2:8: would, love
“The tender and delicate woman among you, which would not adventure to set the sole of her foot upon the ground for delicateness and tenderness, her eye shall be evil toward the husband of her bosom, and toward her son, and toward her daughter,”
Shares key themes with 2 Corinthians 2:8: would, toward
“And Joshua said, Alas, O Lord GOD, wherefore hast thou at all brought this people over Jordan, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us? would to God we had been content, and dwelt on the other side Jordan!”
Shares key themes with 2 Corinthians 2:8: wherefore, would
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