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2 Corinthians 6:8–10

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By honour and dishonour, by evil report and good report: as deceivers, and yet true;
As unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and, behold, we live; as chastened, and not killed;
As sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.
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From verse 8

  1. 1 Peter 4:14Rank 1 from verse 8
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    14If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified.

  2. Matthew 27:63Rank 2 from verse 8
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    63Saying, Sir, we remember that that deceiver said, while he was yet alive, After three days I will rise again.

  3. 1 Timothy 4:10Rank 3 from verse 8
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    10For therefore we both labour and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, specially of those that believe.

  4. Acts 24:5Rank 4 from verse 8
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    5For we have found this man a pestilent fellow, and a mover of sedition among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes:

  5. Acts 28:22Rank 5 from verse 8
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    22But we desire to hear of thee what thou thinkest: for as concerning this sect, we know that every where it is spoken against.

From verse 9

  1. 2 Corinthians 4:10–11Rank 1 from verse 9
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    10Always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body.

    11For we which live are alway delivered unto death for Jesus’ sake, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our mortal flesh.

  2. Romans 8:36Rank 2 from verse 9
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    36As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.

  3. 2 Corinthians 1:8–10Rank 3 from verse 9
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    8For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above strength, insomuch that we despaired even of life:

    9But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God which raiseth the dead:

    10Who delivered us from so great a death, and doth deliver: in whom we trust that he will yet deliver us;

  4. 2 Corinthians 4:2Rank 4 from verse 9
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    2But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.

  5. 1 Corinthians 4:9Rank 5 from verse 9
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    9For I think that God hath set forth us the apostles last, as it were appointed to death: for we are made a spectacle unto the world, and to angels, and to men.

From verse 10

  1. John 16:22Rank 1 from verse 10
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    22And ye now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you.

  2. 2 Corinthians 8:9Rank 2 from verse 10
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    9For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.

  3. James 2:5Rank 3 from verse 10
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    5Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?

  4. Revelation 2:9Rank 4 from verse 10
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    9I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but thou art rich) and I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan.

  5. 1 Peter 1:6–8Rank 5 from verse 10
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    6Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations:

    7That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:

    8Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:

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DEFINED WORDS

2 Corinthians 6:8

COMBINED MEANING

honour

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Sense 1: Esteem, respect, dignity, glory, distinction, or exalted standing. Sense 2: To esteem, respect, acknowledge, reward, or adorn.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

dishonour

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1. Shame, disgrace, reproach, or lack of honour. 2. To treat shamefully or without honour.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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evil

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Sense 1: Moral wickedness, sin, wrong, or corruption. Sense 2: Harm, misery, calamity, adversity, or punishment.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

report

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Sense 1: A statement or account of facts. Sense 2: As a verb, to tell, relate, or make known.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

good

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Sense 1: Right, morally upright, beneficial, pleasing, useful, suitable, sound, favourable, or excellent. Sense 2: A good thing, benefit, welfare, possession, or goods. Sense 3: In ‘make good,’ to repair, repay, fulfil, establish, or prove.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

yet

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1. Up to or at the present or stated time; still. 2. At some future time. 3. Nevertheless; however. 4. In addition; further.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

true

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Conforming to fact, reality, or a right standard; faithful, genuine, correct, or dependable.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

2 Corinthians 6:9

COMBINED MEANING

unknown

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Not known, recognized, identified, understood, disclosed, or familiar to the persons concerned.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

yet

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1. Up to or at the present or stated time; still. 2. At some future time. 3. Nevertheless; however. 4. In addition; further.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

dying

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Present-participial, verbal-noun, or adjectival form of die. Sense 1: Losing life or approaching death. Sense 2: Mortal or destined to death. Sense 3: Fading, failing, or languishing.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

behold

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1. Used as an attention word or command directing someone to look at or take notice of the person, thing, statement, or event presented: look; see; take notice. 2. As a verb, to look upon, see, observe, or witness.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

live

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Sense 1: As a verb, to have or continue in life; to remain alive, be restored to life, or not die. Sense 2: To dwell, abide, or continue in a place, state, relation, or manner of life. Sense 3: To subsist or be sustained by or upon what is named. Sense 4: As an adjective, alive rather than dead; or containing fire and not extinguished.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

chastened

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of chasten, meaning to correct or discipline, often through reproof or suffering.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

killed

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of kill, meaning to cause death, slay, put to death, or destroy life.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

2 Corinthians 6:10

COMBINED MEANING

sorrowful

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Filled with, expressing, or causing grief, sadness, heaviness, pain, regret, distress, or anguish.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

yet

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1. Up to or at the present or stated time; still. 2. At some future time. 3. Nevertheless; however. 4. In addition; further.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

rich

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Possessing abundance, wealth, resources, value, fruitfulness, or fullness.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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possessing

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Present-participial or verbal-noun form of possess, meaning to have, hold, occupy, obtain, or take as one's own.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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7By the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armour of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,

8By honour and dishonour, by evil report and good report: as deceivers, and yet true;

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9As unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and, behold, we live; as chastened, and not killed;

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10As sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.

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11O ye Corinthians, our mouth is open unto you, our heart is enlarged.

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