2 Corinthians 1:19

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was proclaimed among you by me and Silvanus and Timothy, was not “Yes” and “No,” but in Him it has always been “Yes.””

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BSBPD

“For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was proclaimed among you by me and Silvanus and Timothy, was not “Yes” and “No,” but in Him it has always been “Yes.””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us, even by me and Silvanus and Timotheus, was not yea and nay, but in him was yea.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us, even by me and Silvanus and Timothy, was not yea and nay, but in him is yea.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“for the Son of God, Jesus Christ, among you through us having been preached--through me and Silvanus and Timotheus--did not become Yes and No, but in him it hath become Yes;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 2 Corinthians 1:19 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 3:14God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I AM has sent me to you.’”
  2. Psalms 2:7I will proclaim the decree spoken to Me by the LORD: “You are My Son; today I have become Your Father.
  3. Matthew 3:17And a voice from heaven said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased!”
  4. Matthew 16:16Simon Peter answered, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”
  5. Matthew 17:5While Peter was still speaking, a bright cloud enveloped them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Listen to Him!”
  6. Matthew 24:35Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.
  7. Matthew 26:63But Jesus remained silent. Then the high priest said to Him, “I charge You under oath by the living God: Tell us if You are the Christ, the Son of God.”
  8. Matthew 27:40and saying, “You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save Yourself! If You are the Son of God, come down from the cross!”
  9. Matthew 27:54When the centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and all that had happened, they were terrified and said, “Truly this was the Son of God.”
  10. Mark 1:1This is the beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
  11. Luke 1:35The angel replied, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the Holy One to be born will be called the Son of God.
  12. John 1:34I have seen and testified that this is the Son of God.”
  13. John 1:49“Rabbi,” Nathanael answered, “You are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!”
  14. John 3:16For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.
  15. John 3:35The Father loves the Son and has placed all things in His hands.
  16. John 6:69We believe and know that You are the Holy One of God.”
  17. John 8:58“Truly, truly, I tell you,” Jesus declared, “before Abraham was born, I am!”
  18. John 19:7“We have a law,” answered the Jews, “and according to that law He must die, because He declared Himself to be the Son of God.”
  19. John 20:28Thomas replied, “My Lord and my God!”
  20. John 20:31But these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in His name.
  21. Acts 8:36As they traveled along the road and came to some water, the eunuch said, “Look, here is water! What is there to prevent me from being baptized?”
  22. Acts 9:20Saul promptly began to proclaim Jesus in the synagogues, declaring, “He is the Son of God.”
  23. Acts 15:22Then the apostles and elders, with the whole church, decided to select men from among them to send to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. They chose Judas called Barsabbas and Silas, two leaders among the brothers,
  24. Acts 18:5And when Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul devoted himself fully to the word, testifying to the Jews that Jesus is the Christ.

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