2 Corinthians 4:12
4:12 As a result,
death is at work in us, but life is at work in you.
2 Corinthians 2:7
2:7 so that now instead
you should rather forgive and comfort him.
This will keep him from being overwhelmed by excessive grief to the point of despair.
2 Corinthians 5:17
5:17 So then, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; what is old has passed away
– look, what is new
has come!
2 Corinthians 5:16
5:16 So then from now on we acknowledge
no one from an outward human point of view.
Even though we have known Christ from such a human point of view,
now we do not know him in that way any longer.
2 Corinthians 1:8
1:8 For we do not want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters,
regarding the affliction that happened to us in the province of Asia,
that we were burdened excessively, beyond our strength, so that we despaired even of living.
2 Corinthians 3:7
The Greater Glory of the Spirit’s Ministry
3:7 But if the ministry that produced death – carved in letters on stone tablets – came with glory, so that the Israelites could not keep their eyes fixed on the face of Moses because of the glory of his face (a glory which was made ineffective),
2 Corinthians 7:7
7:7 We were encouraged
not only by his arrival, but also by the encouragement
you gave
him, as he reported to us your longing, your mourning,
your deep concern
for me, so that I rejoiced more than ever.