2 Corinthians 12:19-21

Concern for the Corinthian Church

¹⁹ Have you been thinking all along that we have been defending ourselves to you? It is _f in the sight of God that we have been speaking in Christ, and _g all for your upbuilding, beloved. ²⁰ For I fear that perhaps _h when I come I may find you not as I wish, and that you may find me not as you wish - that perhaps there may be quarreling, jealousy, anger, hostility, slander, gossip, conceit, and disorder. ²¹ I fear that when I come again my God may humble me before you, and I may have to mourn over many of those _i who sinned earlier and have not repented of the impurity, _j sexual immorality, and sensuality that they have practiced.

1. Cross References
   Romans 1:9
   For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I mention you
   Romans 9:1
   I am speaking the truth in Christ - I am not lying; my conscience bears me witness in the Holy Spirit -
   
2. Cross References
   1 Corinthians 14:26
   What then, brothers? When you come together, each one has a hymn, a lesson, a revelation, a tongue, or an interpretation. Let all things be done for building up.
   
3. Cross References
   2 Corinthians 2:1 - 4
   For I made up my mind not to make another painful visit to you.
   1 Corinthians 4:21
   What do you wish? Shall I come to you with a rod, or with love in a spirit of gentleness?
   
4. Cross References
   2 Corinthians 13:2
   I warned those who sinned before and all the others, and I warn them now while absent, as I did when present on my second visit, that if I come again I will not spare them -
   Revelation 2:21
   I gave her time to repent, but she refuses to repent of her sexual immorality.
   
5. Cross References
   1 Corinthians 5:1
   It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and of a kind that is not tolerated even among pagans, for a man has his father's wife.
   1 Corinthians 6:18
   Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a person commits is outside the body, but the sexually immoral person sins against his own body.