2 Corinthians 6:11

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“We have spoken freely to you, Corinthians. Our hearts are open wide.”

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BSBPD

“We have spoken freely to you, Corinthians. Our hearts are open wide.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Our mouth is open unto you, O Corinthians, our heart is enlarged.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Our mouth hath been open unto you, O Corinthians, our heart hath been enlarged!”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 2 Corinthians 6:11 — 14 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 1 Samuel 2:1At that time Hannah prayed: “My heart rejoices in the LORD in whom my horn is exalted. My mouth speaks boldly against my enemies, for I rejoice in Your salvation.
  2. Job 32:20I must speak and find relief; I must open my lips and respond.
  3. Job 33:2Behold, I will open my mouth; my address is on the tip of my tongue.
  4. Psalms 51:15O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will declare Your praise.
  5. Psalms 119:32I run in the path of Your commandments, for You will enlarge my heart.
  6. Habakkuk 2:5and wealth indeed betrays him. He is an arrogant man never at rest. He enlarges his appetite like Sheol, and like Death, he is never satisfied. He gathers all the nations to himself and collects all the peoples as his own.
  7. 2 Corinthians 2:4For through many tears I wrote you out of great distress and anguish of heart, not to grieve you but to let you know how much I love you.
  8. 2 Corinthians 7:3I do not say this to condemn you. I have said before that you so occupy our hearts that we live and die together with you.
  9. 2 Corinthians 12:15And for the sake of your souls, I will most gladly spend my money and myself. If I love you more, will you love me less?
  10. Galatians 3:1O foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you? Before your very eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed as crucified.
  11. Ephesians 6:8because you know that the Lord will reward each one for whatever good he does, whether he is slave or free.
  12. Philippians 1:8God is my witness how I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus.
  13. Philippians 4:15And as you Philippians know, in the early days of the gospel, when I left Macedonia, no church but you partnered with me in the matter of giving and receiving.
  14. Revelation 22:12“Behold, I am coming soon, and My reward is with Me, to give to each one according to what he has done.

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