2Cor 5:12, Phili 2:16, 4:1, 1Th 2:19-20 | ISV | STEP | We are not recommending ourselves to you again but are giving you a reason to be proud of us, so that you can answer those who are proud of outward things rather than inward character.

2 Corinthians 5:12

12 We are not recommending ourselves to you again but are giving you a reason to be proud of us, so that you can answer those who are proud of outward things rather than inward character. ^{▼▼Lit. rather than the heart}2Cor 1:14; 3:1

Philippians 2:16

16 as you hold out ^{▼▼Or hold firmly to} the word of life. Then I can boast in the day of Christ that I did not run in vain or work hard in vain.2Cor 1:14; Gal 2:2; 1Thes 2:19; 3:5

Philippians 4:1

1 Closing ExhortationsTherefore, my dear brothers whom I long for, my joy and my victor's crown, stand firm in the Lord in this way, dear friends.2Cor 1:14; Phil 1:8, 27; 2:16; 1Thes 2:19-20

1 Thessalonians 2:19-20

19 After all, who is our hope, joy, or reason for ^{▼▼Lit. crown of} boasting in the presence of our Lord Jesus at his coming? It is you, isn't it?Prov 16:31; 1Cor 15:23; 2Cor 1:14; Phil 2:16; 4:1; 1Thes 3:13; Rev 1:7; 22:12 20 Yes, you are our glory and joy!