Bible Cross References
but
Acts 11:23
When he arrived and saw how God had blessed the people, he was glad and urged them all to be faithful and true to the Lord with all their hearts.
Romans 1:12
What I mean is that both you and I will be helped at the same time, you by my faith and I by yours.
Colossians 2:5
For even though I am absent in body, yet I am with you in spirit, and I am glad as I see the resolute firmness with which you stand together in your faith in Christ.
1 Thessalonians 3:8
because now we really live if you stand firm in your life in union with the Lord.
2 John 1:4
How happy I was to find that some of your children live in the truth, just as the Father commanded us.
when
2 Corinthians 7:11
See what God did with this sadness of yours: how earnest it has made you, how eager to prove your innocence! Such indignation, such alarm, such feelings, such devotion, such readiness to punish wrongdoing! You have shown yourselves to be without fault in the whole matter.
2 Corinthians 2:9
I wrote you that letter because I wanted to find out how well you had stood the test and whether you are always ready to obey my instructions.
Psalm 141:5
Good people may punish me and rebuke me in kindness, but I will never accept honor from evil people, because I am always praying against their evil deeds.
Proverbs 9:8
Never correct conceited people; they will hate you for it. But if you correct the wise, they will respect you.
Proverbs 9:9
Anything you say to the wise will make them wiser. Whatever you tell the righteous will add to their knowledge.
earnest
2 Corinthians 5:2
And now we sigh, so great is our desire that our home which comes from heaven should be put on over us;
2 Corinthians 8:16
How we thank God for making Titus as eager as we are to help you!
Luke 22:44
In great anguish he prayed even more fervently; his sweat was like drops of blood falling to the ground.
Philippians 1:20
My deep desire and hope is that I shall never fail in my duty, but that at all times, and especially right now, I shall be full of courage, so that with my whole being I shall bring honor to Christ, whether I live or die.
Hebrews 2:1
That is why we must hold on all the more firmly to the truths we have heard, so that we will not be carried away.
James 5:17
Elijah was the same kind of person as we are. He prayed earnestly that there would be no rain, and no rain fell on the land for three and a half years.
Jude 1:3
My dear friends, I was doing my best to write to you about the salvation we share in common, when I felt the need of writing at once to encourage you to fight on for the faith which once and for all God has given to his people.
mourning
2 Corinthians 7:10
For the sadness that is used by God brings a change of heart that leads to salvation---and there is no regret in that! But sadness that is merely human causes death.
Judges 2:4
When the angel had said this, all the people of Israel began to cry,
Judges 2:5
and that is why the place is called Bochim. There they offered sacrifices to the LORD.
Psalm 6:1-6
1
LORD, don't be angry and rebuke me! Don't punish me in your anger!
2
I am worn out, O LORD; have pity on me! Give me strength; I am completely exhausted
3
and my whole being is deeply troubled. How long, O LORD, will you wait to help me?
4
Come and save me, LORD; in your mercy rescue me from death.
5
In the world of the dead you are not remembered; no one can praise you there.
6
I am worn out with grief; every night my bed is damp from my weeping; my pillow is soaked with tears.
Psalm 30:5
His anger lasts only a moment, his goodness for a lifetime. Tears may flow in the night, but joy comes in the morning.
Psalm 31:9-11
9
Be merciful to me, LORD, for I am in trouble; my eyes are tired from so much crying; I am completely worn out.
10
I am exhausted by sorrow, and weeping has shortened my life. I am weak from all my troubles; even my bones are wasting away.
11
All my enemies, and especially my neighbors, treat me with contempt. Those who know me are afraid of me; when they see me in the street, they run away.
Psalm 38:18
I confess my sins; they fill me with anxiety.
Psalm 51:1
Be merciful to me, O God, because of your constant love. Because of your great mercy wipe away my sins!
Psalm 126:5
Let those who wept as they planted their crops, gather the harvest with joy!
Psalm 126:6
Those who wept as they went out carrying the seed will come back singing for joy, as they bring in the harvest.
Jeremiah 31:18-20
18
"I hear the people of Israel say in grief, ' LORD, we were like an untamed animal, but you taught us to obey. Bring us back; we are ready to return to you, the LORD our God.
19
We turned away from you, but soon we wanted to return. After you had punished us, we hung our heads in grief. We were ashamed and disgraced because we sinned when we were young.'
20
"Israel, you are my dearest child, the one I love best. Whenever I mention your name, I think of you with love. My heart goes out to you; I will be merciful.
Matthew 5:4
"Happy are those who mourn; God will comfort them!
Matthew 26:75
and Peter remembered what Jesus had told him: "Before the rooster crows, you will say three times that you do not know me." He went out and wept bitterly.
James 4:9
Be sorrowful, cry, and weep; change your laughter into crying, your joy into gloom!
James 4:10
Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.
fervent
2 Corinthians 1:14
2 Corinthians 2:3
That is why I wrote that letter to you---I did not want to come to you and be made sad by the very people who should make me glad. For I am convinced that when I am happy, then all of you are happy too.
2 Corinthians 2:4
I wrote you with a greatly troubled and distressed heart and with many tears; my purpose was not to make you sad, but to make you realize how much I love you all.
1 Thessalonians 3:6
Now Timothy has come back, and he has brought us the welcome news about your faith and love. He has told us that you always think well of us and that you want to see us just as much as we want to see you.