2 Corinthians 4:6-12; 2 Corinthians 4:8;  1 Corinthians 10:13; Psalm 51:16-17; 2 Corinthians 4: 8b; 2 Corinthians 4:8-9a; 2 Corinthians 4:7; 2 Corinthians 4:8-9; Psalms 44:22; Ephesians 1:9; Romans 8:36-38