2 Thessalonians 2:12

That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

Cross-reference

2 Thessalonians 2:13 immediately contrasts the condemned with those chosen for salvation through belief in truth.

Romans 12:9 Contrast

Romans 12:9 commands abhorring evil — the opposite of taking pleasure in unrighteousness.

Jude 1:5 Parallel

Jude 1:5 recalls God destroying those who did not believe — same cause (unbelief) leading to destruction.

Jude 1:4 Parallel

Jude 1:4 describes ungodly people designated for condemnation — directly parallel to those condemned for unbelief and wickedness.

1 Thessalonians 5:9 contrasts believers destined for salvation, not wrath — opposite to the condemned here.

Romans 2:8 Parallel

Romans 2:8 contrasts disobeying truth and obeying unrighteousness, leading to wrath.

Romans 1:32 Parallel

Romans 1:32 describes approving evil — mirroring the pleasure in unrighteousness here.

John 3:36 Parallel

John 3:36 warns that disobedience to the Son brings God's wrath — matching the condemnation for not believing truth.

John 3:19-21 says men loved darkness because deeds were evil — same delight leading to condemnation.

Mark 16:16 Parallel

In Mark 16:16, unbelief leads to condemnation — the same consequence for those rejecting truth here.

Micah 3:2 Parallel

Micah 3:2 condemns those who love evil — same delight in wrongdoing as here.

Psalm 52:3 Parallel

Psalm 52:3 says you love evil more than good — directly parallels the pleasure in unrighteousness here.

Philippians 3:19 describes those whose end is destruction, whose god is their belly—mirroring the condemned who delight in unrighteousness.

Hebrews 3:19 shows unbelief prevented entering rest, paralleling how disbelief in truth leads to condemnation here.

Hebrews 4:2 Parallel

Hebrews 4:2 says the message did not benefit because it was not mixed with faith—just as these did not believe the truth.

Hebrews 10:39 contrasts those who shrink back to destruction with those who have faith—mirroring the condemned versus the saved in 2:12-13.

2 Peter 2:12 describes false teachers perishing in corruption — similar condemnation for evil.

John 16:13 Contrast

John 16:13 describes the Spirit of truth guiding believers, contrasting those in 2:12 who reject truth and are condemned.

Deuteronomy 32:35 declares God's vengeance on the wicked — this judgment parallels the condemnation for those who reject truth and love unrighteousness.

2 Peter 2:3 Parallel

2 Peter 2:3 speaks of false teachers' condemnation long ago — echoing the judgment on those who love unrighteousness.

Psalm 50:16-21 rebukes the wicked who reject discipline — parallels condemnation for those who delight in evil.

Psalm 11:5 Parallel

Psalm 11:5 says God hates the wicked who love violence — parallels the pleasure in unrighteousness leading to condemnation.