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2 Corinthians 1:12

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our rejoicing: Job 13:15, Job 23:10-12, Job 27:5-6, Job 31:1-40; Psalms 7:3-5, Psalms 44:17-21; Isaiah 38:3; Acts 24:16; Romans 9:1; 1 Corinthians 4:4; Galatians 6:4; 1 Timothy 1:5, 1 Timothy 1:19-20; Hebrews 13:18; 1 Peter 3:16, 1 Peter 3:21; 1 John 3:19-22

simplicity: 2 Corinthians 11:3; Romans 16:18-19

godly: 2 Corinthians 2:17, 2 Corinthians 8:8; Joshua 24:14; 1 Corinthians 5:8; Ephesians 6:14; Philippians 1:10; Titus 2:7

not: 2 Corinthians 1:17, 2 Corinthians 4:2, 2 Corinthians 10:2-4, 2 Corinthians 12:15-19; 1 Corinthians 2:4-5, 1 Corinthians 2:13, 1 Corinthians 15:10; James 3:13-18, James 4:6

we have: That is, "We have conducted ourselves;" for αναστρεφω: strong:G390 in Greek, and conversatio: in Latin, are used to denote the whole of a man's conduct, the tenor and practice of his life.

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