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2 Corinthians · read by Zac Poonen
84 verses, in order. Only the verses Zac read aloud are shown.
2 Corinthians 1
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Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.Read from ESV · (Galatians) Ch1:1-Ch2:21
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Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort,Read from KJV · The Call of God - a Loving Father in Heaven
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who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.Read from ESV · Do Everything Without Complaining
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We do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of the hardships we encountered in the province of Asia. We were under a burden far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired even of life.Read from NASB1995 · (2 Corinthians) ch.1:1-1:19
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For all the promises of God are "Yes" in Christ. And so through Him, our "Amen" is spoken to the glory of God.Read from NASB1995 · Seven Wonderful Promises
2 Corinthians 2
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For if I grieve you, who is left to cheer me but those whom I have grieved?Read from NASB1995 · (2 Corinthians) ch.1:20-3:4
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Now if anyone has caused grief, he has not grieved me but all of you—to some degree, not to overstate it.Read from NASB1995 · (2 Corinthians) ch.1:20-3:4
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The punishment imposed on him by the majority is sufficient for him.Read from NASB1995 · (2 Corinthians) ch.1:20-3:4
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If you forgive anyone, I also forgive him. And if I have forgiven anything, I have forgiven it in the presence of Christ for your sake,Read from NASB1995 · 09 New Wine in New Wineskins God Will Exalt Us in His Time
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in order that Satan should not outwit us. For we are not unaware of his schemes.Read from NASB1995 · Men Who are Rooted in the Love of God
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But thanks be to God, who always leads us triumphantly as captives in Christ and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of the knowledge of Him.Read from NASB1995 · (Christian Leadership) the Aroma of Christ
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For we are to God the sweet aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing.Read from NASB1995 · (2 Corinthians) ch.1:20-3:4
2 Corinthians 3
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Are we beginning to commend ourselves again? Or do we need, like some people, letters of recommendation to you or from you?Read from NASB1995 · (2 Corinthians) ch.1:20-3:4
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It is clear that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts.Read from NASB1995 · (Hebrews) ch.8:10-10:18
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Not that we are competent in ourselves to claim that anything comes from us, but our competence comes from God.Read from NASB1995 · (2 Corinthians) ch.3:5-4:2
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And He has qualified us as ministers of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.Read from NASB1995 · (2 Corinthians) ch.3:5-4:2
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Now if the ministry of death, which was engraved in letters on stone, came with such glory that the Israelites could not gaze at the face of Moses because of its fleeting glory,Read from NASB1995 · (2 Corinthians) ch.3:5-4:2
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For if the ministry of condemnation was glorious, how much more glorious is the ministry of righteousness!Read from NASB1995 · (2 Corinthians) ch.3:5-4:2
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For if what was fading away came with glory, how much greater is the glory of that which endures!Read from NASB1995 · (2 Corinthians) ch.3:5-4:2
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But whenever anyone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away.Read from NASB1995 · Daily Transformation to Christlikeness
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Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.Read from NASB1995 · (The Real Jesus) 2 How Jesus Lived on Earth
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And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into His image with intensifying glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.Read from NASB1995 · (Hebrews) ch.8:10-10:18
2 Corinthians 4
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Therefore, since God in His mercy has given us this ministry, we do not lose heart.Read from NASB1995 · (2 Corinthians) ch.3:5-4:2
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The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers so they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.Read from NASB1995 · Seek for Reality in Your Inner Life
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For God, who said, "Let light shine out of darkness," made His light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.Read from NASB1995 · God Speaks and Watches Over Us
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Now we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this surpassingly great power is from God and not from us.Read from NASB1995 · (2 Corinthians) ch.4:3-4:11
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We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body.Read from KJV · (Secret of Paul's Authority) 3. Paul Accepted the Cross
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For we who are alive are always consigned to death for Jesus' sake, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our mortal body.Read from NASB1995 · Religiosity or Spirituality - Life and Laws
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And in keeping with what is written: "I believed, therefore I have spoken," we who have the same spirit of faith also believe and therefore speak,Read from NASB1995 · (Hebrews) ch.11:1-22
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Therefore we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, yet our inner self is being renewed day by day.Read from NASB1995 · Allow God to Break You
2 Corinthians 5
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Now we know that if the earthly tent we live in is dismantled, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands.Read from NASB1995 · (2 Corinthians) ch.4:12-5:9
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Therefore we are always confident, although we know that while we are at home in the body, we are away from the Lord.Read from NASB1995 · (2 Corinthians) ch.4:12-5:9
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For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive his due for the things done in the body, whether good or bad.Read from NASB1995 · (2 Corinthians) ch.5:10-6:2
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For Christ's love compels us, because we are convinced that One died for all, therefore all died.Read from NASB1995 · A People Who Judge Themselves
2 Corinthians 6
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We have spoken freely to you, Corinthians. Our hearts are open wide.Read from NASB1995 · (2 Corinthians) ch.6:3-7:5
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It is not our affection, but yours, that is restrained.Read from NASB1995 · Enlarging Our Hearts - Part 1
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As a fair exchange, I ask you as my children: Open wide your hearts also.Read from NASB1995 · (2 Corinthians) ch.6:3-7:5
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Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership can righteousness have with wickedness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness?Read from NASB1995 · (Genesis) - Part 2
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"Therefore come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you."Read from NASB1995 · God's Dwelling Place - 1st Floor, a Clean Heart
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And: "I will be a Father to you, and you will be My sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty."Read from NKJV · (Hebrews) ch.11:1-22
2 Corinthians 7
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Therefore, beloved, since we have these promises, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that defiles body and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.Read from NASB1995 · Learning the Fear of God
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Make room for us in your hearts. We have wronged no one, we have corrupted no one, we have exploited no one.Read from NASB1995 · The Attitude Christ Had
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For when we arrived in Macedonia, our bodies had no rest, but we were pressed from every direction—conflicts on the outside, fears within.Read from NASB1995 · (2 Corinthians) ch.6:3-7:5
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But God, who comforts the downcast, comforted us by the arrival of Titus,Read from NASB1995 · (2 Corinthians) ch.6:3-7:5
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Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation without regret, but worldly sorrow brings death.Read from NASB1995 · (Beginnings) Repentance
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So even though I wrote to you, it was not on account of the one who did wrong or the one who was harmed, but rather that your earnestness on our behalf would be made clear to you in the sight of God.Read from NASB1995 · (2 Corinthians) ch.7:6-8:9
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And his affection for you is even greater when he remembers that you were all obedient as you welcomed him with fear and trembling.Read from NASB1995 · (2 Corinthians) ch.7:6-8:9
2 Corinthians 8
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Now, brothers, we want you to know about the grace that God has given the churches of Macedonia.Read from NASB1995 · (2 Corinthians) ch.7:6-8:9
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So we urged Titus to help complete your act of grace, just as he had started it.Read from NASB1995 · (2 Corinthians) ch.7:6-8:9
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For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, so that you through His poverty might become rich.Read from NKJV · The Law of Giving
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And this is my opinion about what is helpful for you in this matter: Last year you were the first not only to give, but even to have such a desire.Read from NASB1995 · (2 Corinthians) ch.7:6-8:9
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But thanks be to God, who put into the heart of Titus the same devotion I have for you.Read from NASB1995 · (2 Corinthians) ch.8:10-9:15
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For not only did he welcome our appeal, but he is eagerly coming to you of his own volition.Read from NASB1995 · (2 Corinthians) ch.8:10-9:15
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Along with Titus we are sending the brother who is praised by all the churches for his work in the gospel.Read from NASB1995 · (2 Corinthians) ch.8:10-9:15
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For we are taking great care to do what is right, not only in the eyes of the Lord, but also in the eyes of men.Read from NASB1995 · (2 Corinthians) ch.8:10-9:15
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In full view of the churches, then, show these men the proof of your love and the reason for our boasting about you.Read from NASB1995 · (2 Corinthians) ch.8:10-9:15
2 Corinthians 9
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And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things, at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.Read from NASB1995 · Secrets of Victory
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You will be enriched in every way to be generous on every occasion, so that through us your giving will produce thanksgiving to God.Read from NASB1995 · (2 Corinthians) ch.8:10-9:15
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For this ministry of service is not only supplying the needs of the saints, but is also overflowing in many expressions of thanksgiving to God.Read from NASB1995 · (2 Corinthians) ch.8:10-9:15
2 Corinthians 10
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Now by the mildness and gentleness of Christ, I appeal to you—I, Paul, who am humble when face to face with you, but bold when away.Read from NASB1995 · (2 Corinthians) ch.10:1-11:3
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The weapons of our warfare are not the weapons of the world. Instead, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.Read from NASB1995 · Ambassadors for Christ - Part 3
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We tear down arguments and every presumption set up against the knowledge of God; and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.Read from NASB1995 · (2 Corinthians) ch.10:1-11:3
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For some say, "His letters are weighty and forceful, but his physical presence is unimpressive, and his speaking is of no account."Read from NASB1995 · Power Through Being Broken
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We, however, will not boast beyond our limits, but only within the field of influence that God has assigned to us—a field that reaches even to you.Read from NASB1995 · (2 Corinthians) ch.10:1-11:3
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We are not overstepping our bounds, as if we had not come to you. Indeed, we were the first to reach you with the gospel of Christ.Read from NASB1995 · (2 Corinthians) ch.10:1-11:3
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so that we can preach the gospel in the regions beyond you. Then we will not be boasting in the work already done in another man's territory.Read from NASB1995 · (2 Corinthians) ch.10:1-11:3
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For it is not the one who commends himself who is approved, but the one whom the Lord commends.Read from NKJV · (2 Corinthians) ch.10:1-11:3
2 Corinthians 11
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I am afraid, however, that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent's cunning, your minds may be led astray from your simple and pure devotion to Christ.Read from NASB1995 · 8 Ways to Deceive Ourselves
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For if someone comes and proclaims a Jesus other than the One we proclaimed, or if you receive a different spirit than the One you received, or a different gospel than the one you accepted, you put up with it way too easily.Read from NASB1995 · (2 Corinthians) ch.11:4-11:33
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I consider myself in no way inferior to those "super-apostles."Read from NASB1995 · How to Escape Deception
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Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they descendants of Abraham? So am I.Read from NASB1995 · (2 Corinthians) ch.11:4-11:33
2 Corinthians 12
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I will boast about such a man, but I will not boast about myself, except in my weaknesses.Read from NASB1995 · (2 Corinthians) ch.12:1-13:14
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or because of these surpassingly great revelations. So to keep me from becoming conceited, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me.Read from NASB1995 · (2 Corinthians) ch.12:1-13:14
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But He said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me.Read from NASB1995 · Secrets of Victory
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That is why, for the sake of Christ, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.Read from NASB1995 · Secrets of Victory
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The true marks of an apostle—signs, wonders, and miracles—were performed among you with great perseverance.Read from NASB1995 · Principles for Serving God - Being a Servant on the Power of God
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I urged Titus to visit you, and I sent our brother with him. Did Titus exploit you in any way? Did we not walk in the same Spirit and follow in the same footsteps?Read from NASB1995 · Ambassadors for Christ - Part 3
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I am afraid that when I come again, my God will humble me before you, and I will be grieved over many who have sinned earlier and have not repented of their acts of impurity, sexual immorality, and debauchery.Read from NASB1995 · (2 Corinthians) ch.12:1-13:14
2 Corinthians 13
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I already warned you the second time I was with you. So now in my absence I warn those who sinned earlier and everyone else: If I return, I will not spare anyone,Read from NASB1995 · (2 Corinthians) ch.12:1-13:14
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since you are demanding proof that Christ is speaking through me. He is not weak in dealing with you, but is powerful among you.Read from NASB1995 · (2 Corinthians) ch.12:1-13:14
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Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves. Can't you see for yourselves that Jesus Christ is in you—unless you actually fail the test?Read from NASB1995 · Finding the Narrow Way