2 Corinthians (2/4)

So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on… 2 Corinthians 4:18

For our eyes are fixed not on what is seen but rather on that which cannot be seen. What is visible is transitory; what is invisible is eternal. 2 Corinthians 4:18	So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal. eternal life materialism understanding
And God is able to enrich you with an abundance of every grace, so that, with all of your needs provided for, you may be able to produce a surplus of good works. 2 Corinthians 9:8	And God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work. blessing worrying goodness

Just as in Adam all die, so all will be brought to life in Christ. 1 Corinthians 15:22	For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive. salvation death life
Do not associate with unbelievers. For what basis can there be for a partnership between righteousness and lawlessness? What do light and darkness have in common? 2 Corinthians 6:14	Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness? law righteousness relationships
For this reason, I rejoice when I endure weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and distress for the sake of Christ. For it is when I am weak that I am strong. 2 Corinthians 12:10	That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong. joy strength persecution
For we are God’s coworkers; you are God’s field, God’s building. 1 Corinthians 3:9	For we are co-workers in God’s service; you are God’s field, God’s building. serving church evangelism
Since we have these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from anything that can defile flesh or spirit, and thereby make our holiness perfect in the fear of God. 2 Corinthians 7:1	Therefore, since we have these promises, dear friends, let us purify ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit, perfecting holiness out of reverence for God. purification holiness awe
Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Do you not realize that Jesus Christ is in you? If he is not, then you have failed the test. 2 Corinthians 13:5	Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves. Do you not realize that Christ Jesus is in you—unless, of course, you fail the test? faith salvation Jesus
In other words, God was in Christ, reconciling the world to himself, and not holding people’s transgressions against them, and he committed to us the message of reconciliation. 2 Corinthians 5:19	That God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting people’s sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation. sin salvation Jesus
Now we know that if the earthly tent in which we live is destroyed, we have a dwelling prepared for us by God, a dwelling in the heavens, not made with human hands, that will be eternal. 2 Corinthians 5:1	For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands. body life death
But thanks be to God who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Corinthians 15:57	But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Jesus gratitude overcoming
And as we gaze upon the glory of the Lord with unveiled faces, all of us are being transformed into that same image from glory to glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit. 2 Corinthians 3:18	And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit. Spirit transformation
However, to avoid the temptation to immorality, each man should have his own wife and each woman her own husband. 1 Corinthians 7:2	But since sexual immorality is occurring, each man should have sexual relations with his own wife, and each woman with her own husband. desires marriage relationships
Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do everything for the glory of God. 1 Corinthians 10:31	So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God. food life worship
However, God has revealed these things to us through the Spirit. For the Spirit explores everything, even the depths of God. 1 Corinthians 2:10	These are the things God has revealed to us by his Spirit. The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God. God Spirit planning
But he answered me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for power is made perfect in weakness.” Hence, I will boast most gladly of my weaknesses, in order that the power of Christ may dwell within me. 2 Corinthians 12:9	But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. grace strength weakness
Thus there are three things that endure: faith, hope, and love, and the greatest of these is love. 1 Corinthians 13:13	And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love. faith love hope
Do you not realize that you are God’s temple, and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? 1 Corinthians 3:16	Don’t you know that you yourselves are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in your midst? holiness Holy Spirit Spirit
For since death came into the world through a man, the resurrection of the dead has also come through a man. 1 Corinthians 15:21	For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man. Jesus death resurrection
God is faithful, and it is by him that you have been called into fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. 1 Corinthians 1:9	God is faithful, who has called you into fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. Jesus calling reliability
For as it is written, “Eye has not seen, ear has not heard, nor has the human heart imagined what God has prepared for those who love him.” 1 Corinthians 2:9	However, as it is written: “What no eye has seen, what no ear has heard, and what no human mind has conceived”— the things God has prepared for those who love him. love reward
Come to your senses and sin no more. For some of you have no knowledge of God. I say this to your shame. 1 Corinthians 15:34	Come back to your senses as you ought, and stop sinning; for there are some who are ignorant of God—I say this to your shame. righteousness sin conversion
If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy that person. For the temple of God is holy, and you are that temple. 1 Corinthians 3:17	If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy that person; for God’s temple is sacred, and you together are that temple. church community holiness
For the love of Christ urges us forward, once we conclude that one has died for all, and therefore all have died. And he died for all, so that those who live might no longer live for themselves, but for him who for their sakes died and was raised to life. 2 Corinthians 5:14-15	For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died. And he died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him who died for them and was raised again. love life resurrection
The body is one, although it has many parts; and all the parts, though many, form one body. So it is with Christ. 1 Corinthians 12:12	Just as a body, though one, has many parts, but all its many parts form one body, so it is with Christ. body community church

And just as no human being comprehends any person’s innermost being except the person’s own spirit within him, so also no one comprehends what pertains to God except the Spirit of God.

For who knows a person’s thoughts except their own spirit within them? In the same way no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God.