2 Corinthians 6:5
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Corinthians 6:5 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Corinthians 6:5 is a verse from the book of 2 Corinthians in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "In stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labours, in watchings, in fastings; in tumults: or, in tossings to and fro" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Corinthians 6:5 — KJV
“In stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labours, in watchings, in fastings; in tumults: or, in tossings to and fro”
— 2 Corinthians 6:5 (KJV)
2 Corinthians 6:5 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 6:5
“When I lie down, I say, When shall I arise, and the night be gone? and I am full of tossings to and fro unto the dawning of the day. the night...: Heb. the evening be measured?”
Shares key themes with 2 Corinthians 6:5: tossings, fro
“And she was a widow of about fourscore and four years, which departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day.”
Shares key themes with 2 Corinthians 6:5: fastings, fro
“And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them. from henceforth...: or, from henceforth saith the Spirit, Yea”
Shares key themes with 2 Corinthians 6:5: labours, fro
“Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as a fool) I am more; in labours more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequent, in deaths oft.”
Shares key themes with 2 Corinthians 6:5: stripes, labours
“In weariness and painfulness, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness.”
Shares key themes with 2 Corinthians 6:5: watchings, fastings
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