2 Corinthians 8 Cross References - ACV

¹ And, brothers, we declare to you the grace of God that has been given in the congregations of Macedonia, ² that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy, even from the depth of their poverty, abounded for the wealth of their generosity, ³ so that according to their ability, I testify, and beyond their ability, willingly, ⁴ with much exhortation, begging of us the favor, even the fellowship of service for the sanctified. ⁵ And it was not as we expected, but first they gave themselves to the Lord and to us through the will of God, ⁶ for us to urge Titus that, as he earlier began this kindness, so he would even finish it for you also. ⁷ But as ye abound in everything, in faith, and word, and knowledge, and all diligence, and in your love to us, so that ye may also abound in this kindness. ⁸ I speak not from commandment, but because of the zeal of others, also examining the genuineness of your love. ⁹ For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that although he was rich he became poor for your sakes, so that by that man's poverty ye might become rich. ¹⁰ And in this I give judgment, for this is expedient for you who earlier began, from a year ago, not only the doing but also the intending. ¹¹ And now also finish the doing, so that just as was the willingness of the intending, so also to finish from the having. ¹² For if the willingness is present, it is acceptable to the extent if some man has, not to the extent he does not have. ¹³ For it is not so that ease is for others and stress for you, but out of parity your abundance at the present time is for the need of those men. ¹⁴ So that the abundance of those men may also happen for your need, so that there may become equity, ¹⁵ as it is written, he of much did not abound, and he of little did not lack. ¹⁶ But thanks to God who gives the same eagerness for you in the heart of Titus. ¹⁷ Because he indeed accepted the exhortation, but his own will being more zealous, he went forth to you. ¹⁸ And we sent along with him the brother whose praise in the good news is throughout all the congregations. ¹⁹ And not only so, but who was also chosen by the congregations, a traveling companion of us with this gift administered by us, for the glory of the same Lord and our willingness. ²⁰ Arranging this lest any man may criticize us in this bounty administered by us, ²¹ providing things right, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men. ²² And we sent along with them our brother whom we often proved being diligent in many things, but is now much more diligent (with much confidence toward you) ²³ whether on behalf of Titus my partner and co-workman for you, or our brothers, apostles of congregations, a glory of Christ. ²⁴ Therefore show ye the proof of your love and our boast about you, for them in the face of the congregations.

²³ who, having arrived, and having seen the grace of God, rejoiced. And he encouraged all, with purpose of heart, to remain in the Lord.

⁹ And a vision appeared to Paul during the night. A certain Macedonian man was standing, imploring him, and saying, After crossing over into Macedonia, help us.

²⁶ For Macedonia and Achaia were pleased to make a certain participation for the poor of the sanctified at Jerusalem.

¹⁰ But by the grace of God I am what I am. And his grace for me did not become empty, but I labored more abundantly than them all, yet not I, but the grace of God with me.

² that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy, even from the depth of their poverty, abounded for the wealth of their generosity, ³ so that according to their ability, I testify, and beyond their ability, willingly, ⁴ with much exhortation, begging of us the favor, even the fellowship of service for the sanctified. ⁵ And it was not as we expected, but first they gave themselves to the Lord and to us through the will of God, ⁶ for us to urge Titus that, as he earlier began this kindness, so he would even finish it for you also. ⁷ But as ye abound in everything, in faith, and word, and knowledge, and all diligence, and in your love to us, so that ye may also abound in this kindness.

² For I know your willingness, which I boast about you to the Macedonians, that Achaia was prepared from a year ago. And your zeal provoked the majority.

⁴ if somehow Macedonians should come with me and find you unprepared, we (that we might not say, ye) would be embarrassed in this confidence of boast.

¹² Because the service of this ministry is not only supplying the needs of the sanctified, but also abounding through many thanksgivings to God

⁹ And being present with you, and when needy, I was a burden to no man. For the brothers who came from Macedonia, they supplied my need. And in everything I kept and I will keep myself non-burdensome to you.

⁸ To me, a man less than the least of all the sanctified, this grace was given to preach good news among the Gentiles, the unsearchable wealth of Christ,

²⁹ For which also I labor, striving according to his working, which works in me with power.

⁷ in order for you to become examples to all those who believe, in Macedonia and in Achaia. ⁸ For the word of the Lord has sounded forth from you, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith toward God has gone forth, so that we have no need to say anything.

¹⁰ For ye are also doing it toward all the brothers in all Macedonia. But we exhort you, brothers, to abound more,

⁴ However there shall be no poor with thee (for LORD will surely bless thee in the land which LORD thy God gives thee for an inheritance to possess it),

¹⁰ Then he said to them, Go your way, eat fat things, and drink sweet things, and send portions to him for whom nothing is prepared. For this day is holy to our Lord; neither be ye grieved, for the joy of LORD is your strength. ¹¹ So the Levites quieted all the people, saying, Be silent, for the day is holy, neither be ye grieved. ¹² And all the people went their way to eat, and to drink, and to send portions, and to make great mirth, because they had understood the words that were declared to them.

²⁵ The generous soul shall be made prosperous, and he who waters shall also be watered himself.

⁵ The fool shall no more be called noble, nor the churl said to be bountiful. ⁶ For the fool will speak folly, and his heart will work iniquity, to practice profaneness, and to utter error against LORD, to make empty the soul of the hungry, and to cause the drink of the thirsty to fail. ⁷ And the instruments of the churl are evil. He devises wicked devices to destroy the poor with lying words, even when the needy speaks right. ⁸ But a noble man devises noble things, and in noble things he shall continue.

⁴² And one poor widow having come, she cast in two mites, which are a quadrans. ⁴³ And having summoned his disciples, he says to them, Truly I say to you, that this poor widow cast in more than all those who are casting into the treasury. ⁴⁴ For they all cast in from that which is abundant to them, but she from her need cast in all, as many things she had, her whole living.

¹ And having looked up, he saw the rich casting their gifts into the treasury. ² And he also saw a certain poor widow there casting in two mites. ³ And he said, Truly I say to you, that this poor widow cast in more than they all. ⁴ For all these cast into the offerings of God from their abundance, but this woman from her poverty cast in all the living that she had.

⁴⁵ And they sold properties and possessions, and divided them to all, according as any man had need. ⁴⁶ And continuing steadfastly, daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they partook of nourishment in gladness and evenness of heart,

⁸ or he who exhorts, in the exhortation; he who gives, in simplicity; he who leads, in diligence; he who does mercy, in cheerfulness.

¹² For our pride is this (the testimony from our conscience), that we behave in the world in the simplicity and purity of God, not by fleshly wisdom but in the grace of God, and especially toward you.

¹⁰ as grieving, but always rejoicing; as poor, but making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.

¹¹ being enriched in everything for every generosity, which works gratitude to God through us.

¹³ through the evidence of this service, glorifying God at the subjection of your confession toward the good news of the Christ, and at the generosity of the participation, for them and for all,

⁶ And ye became imitators of us and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Spirit,

¹⁴ For ye, brothers, became imitators of the congregations of God, which are in Judea in Christ Jesus, because ye also suffered the same things by your own countrymen, just as also they by the Jews.

³ for no man to be disturbed by these afflictions. For ye yourselves know that we are set for this. ⁴ For also when we were with you we foretold you that we were going to be oppressed, just as it also happened, and ye know.

⁵ Listen, my beloved brothers, did not God choose the poor of the world, rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom, which he promised to those who love him?

⁹ I know thy works and tribulation and poverty (but thou are rich), and the blasphemy of those who say themselves to be Jews, and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan.

⁵ Take ye from among you an offering to LORD. Whoever is of a willing heart, let him bring it-LORD's offering: gold, and silver, and brass,

²¹ And they came, everyone whose heart stirred him up, and everyone whom his spirit made willing, and brought LORD's offering, for the work of the tent of meeting, and for all the service of it, and for the holy garments. ²² And they came, both men and women, as many as were willing-hearted, and brought brooches, and earrings, and signet-rings, and armlets, all jewels of gold, even every man who offered an offering of gold to LORD.

²⁹ The sons of Israel brought a freewill offering to LORD, every man and woman, whose heart made them willing to bring for all the work, which LORD had commanded to be made by Moses.

⁵ of gold for the things of gold, and of silver for the things of silver, and for all manner of work to be made by the hands of artisans. Who then offers willingly to consecrate himself this day to LORD? ⁶ Then the rulers of the fathers, and the rulers of the tribes of Israel, and the captains of thousands and of hundreds, with the rulers over the king's work, offered willingly.

⁹ Then the people rejoiced, because they offered willingly, because with a perfect heart they offered willingly to LORD. And David the king also rejoiced with great joy.

¹³ Now therefore, our God, we thank thee, and praise thy glorious name. ¹⁴ But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly after this sort? For all things come of thee, and of thine own have we given thee. ¹⁵ For we are strangers before thee, and sojourners, as all our fathers were. Our days on the earth are as a shadow, and there is no abiding. ¹⁶ O LORD our God, all this store that we have prepared to build thee a house for thy holy name comes of thy hand, and is all thine own. ¹⁷ I know also, my God, that thou try the heart, and have pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of my heart I have willingly offered all these things. And now I have seen with joy thy people, who are present here, offer willingly to thee.

³ Thy people offer themselves willingly in the day of thy power, in holy array. Out of the womb of the morning thou have the dew of thy youth.

⁸ She applied what she had to anoint my body. She did it beforehand for the burial.

²⁹ And the disciples, as any man prospered, determined, each of them regarding aid, to send to the brothers who dwell in Judea,

² For I testify to them that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.

¹⁷ For if I do this voluntarily, I have a reward, but if involuntarily, I have been entrusted with a commission.

² Upon the first day of the week let each of you set something aside near himself, storing up whatever he may prosper, so that when I come no collections may be made then.

¹¹ And now also finish the doing, so that just as was the willingness of the intending, so also to finish from the having. ¹² For if the willingness is present, it is acceptable to the extent if some man has, not to the extent he does not have.

¹⁶ But thanks to God who gives the same eagerness for you in the heart of Titus. ¹⁷ Because he indeed accepted the exhortation, but his own will being more zealous, he went forth to you.

⁶ But this, he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows in blessings will also reap in blessings. ⁷ Each man as he purposes in his heart, not from regret or from necessity, for God loves a cheerful giver.

¹⁵ Where then is your satisfaction? For I testify to you, that if possible, having plucked your eyes out, ye would have given them to me.

¹³ For it is God who works in you both to desire and to work for approval.

¹³ For I testify about him, that he has much zeal for you, and those in Laodicea, and those in Hierapolis.

⁸ Thus being desirous of you, we were pleased to impart to you, not only the good news of God, but also our own souls, because ye have become beloved to us.

¹⁴ But I wanted to do nothing without thy mind, so that thy goodness might not be as from obligation, but from volition.

¹¹ If any man speaks, as oracles of God. If any man serves, as of ability as God supplies. So that God may be glorified in all things through Jesus Christ, to whom is the glory and the dominion into the ages of the ages. Truly.

² Tend ye the flock of God among you, watching over, not by obligation, but willingly, nor greedily, but readily,

¹⁰ And Jacob said, No, I pray thee, if now I have found favor in thy sight, then receive my present at my hand, inasmuch as I have seen thy face, as any man would see the face of God, and thou were pleased with me. ¹¹ Take, I pray thee, my gift that is brought to thee, because God has dealt graciously with me, and because I have enough. And he urged him, and he took it.

¹⁵ And he returned to the man of God, he and all his company, and came, and stood before him. And he said, Behold, now I know that there is no God in all the earth, but in Israel. Now therefore, I pray thee, take a present from thy servant. ¹⁶ But he said, As LORD lives, before whom I stand, I will receive none. And he urged him to take it, but he refused.

⁴² And whoever may give to drink one of these little ones merely a cold cup in the name of a disciple, truly I say to you he will, no, not lose his reward.

⁵⁰ For whoever does the will of my Father in the heavens, he is my brother, and sister, and mother.

⁴⁰ And having answered, the King will say to them, Truly I say to you, inasmuch as ye did it to one of these my brothers, the least, ye did it to me.

⁴⁴ Then they will also answer, saying, Lord, when did we see thee hungering, or thirsting, or a stranger, or naked, or weak, or in prison, and did not serve thee? ⁴⁵ Then he will answer them, saying, Truly I say to you, inasmuch as ye did it not to one of these least, ye did it not to me.

⁷ For ye always have the poor with you, and whenever ye may desire ye can do them well, but ye do not always have me.

²⁶ When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple whom he loved standing by, he says to his mother, Woman, behold thy son. ²⁷ Then he says to the disciple, Behold, thy mother. And from that hour the disciple took her to his own place.

¹ Now in those days, the disciples being multiplied, there developed a murmuring of the Hellenists against the Hebrews because their widows were neglected in the daily assistance. ² And the twelve, having summoned the multitude of the disciples, they said, It is not right for us, having left the word of God behind, to serve tables. ³ Therefore, brothers, seek ye out seven men from you being well reported, full of the Holy Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may appoint over this need. ⁴ But we will continue steadfastly in prayer, and in the service of the word. ⁵ And the word was pleasing before all the multitude. And they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas, a proselyte, a citizen of Antioch, ⁶ men whom they placed before the apostles. And having prayed, they laid hands upon them. ⁷ And the word of God increased, and the number of the disciples multiplied greatly in Jerusalem, and a large company of the priests were obedient to the faith.

³⁹ And after rising, Peter went with them, whom, after coming, they brought into the upper chamber. And all the widows stood by him weeping, and exhibiting the coats and garments, as many things as Dorcas made being with them. ⁴⁰ But Peter, having sent them all out, having knelt down, he prayed. And having turned to the body, he said, Tabitha, arise. And the woman opened her eyes. And when she saw Peter, she sat up. ⁴¹ And having given her a hand, he raised her up. And after calling the sanctified and the widows, he presented her alive.

¹⁵ And when she was immersed, and her household, she urged us, saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, after coming into my house, remain. And she constrained us.

¹⁷ Now after more years I came, going to make donations to my nation, and offerings,

²⁵ But now I am going to Jerusalem serving the sanctified. ²⁶ For Macedonia and Achaia were pleased to make a certain participation for the poor of the sanctified at Jerusalem.

³¹ So that I may be rescued from those who are disobedient in Judea, and that my service for Jerusalem may become acceptable to the sanctified,

¹ Now concerning the collection for the sanctified, as I arranged for the congregations of Galatia, so also do ye.

³ And when I arrive, whomever ye may approve by letters, I will send these men to bring your gift to Jerusalem. ⁴ And if it is fitting for me to go also, they will go with me.

¹⁵ Now I beseech you, brothers (ye know the house of Stephanas, that it is the first fruit of Achaia, and that they committed themselves to service for the sanctified),

¹⁸ And we sent along with him the brother whose praise in the good news is throughout all the congregations. ¹⁹ And not only so, but who was also chosen by the congregations, a traveling companion of us with this gift administered by us, for the glory of the same Lord and our willingness.

¹ For indeed it is superfluous for me to write to you about the service for the sanctified.

¹² Because the service of this ministry is not only supplying the needs of the sanctified, but also abounding through many thanksgivings to God ¹³ through the evidence of this service, glorifying God at the subjection of your confession toward the good news of the Christ, and at the generosity of the participation, for them and for all, ¹⁴ and by their supplication about you, yearning for you because of the transcending grace of God in you.

¹⁰ only that we should remember the poor, which this same thing I also was eager to do.

¹⁰ So then as we have time, let us work what is good toward all men, and especially toward those belonging to a household of the faith.

¹⁰ being testified in good works: if she has reared children, if she has been hospitable to strangers, if she has washed the feet of the sanctified, if she has relieved those who are afflicted, if she has followed every good work.

⁵ hearing of thy love and faith, which thou have toward the Lord Jesus and for all the sanctified, ⁶ so that the fellowship of thy faith may become potent (in the knowledge of every good thing in us) for Christ Jesus.

¹⁰ For God is not unrighteous to forget your work, and the labor of love that ye showed toward his name, having served the sanctified, and who are serving.

¹⁶ By this we know love, because that man laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers. ¹⁷ But whoever has the world's living, and sees his brother having need, and closes his bowels from him, how does the love of God abide in him? ¹⁸ My little children, we should not love in word, nor with the tongue, but in deed and in truth.

²⁸ Therefore also I have granted him to LORD; as long as he lives he is granted to LORD. And he worshiped LORD there.

¹⁸ Then the Spirit came upon Amasai, who was chief of the thirty, and he said, We are thine, David, and on thy side, thou son of Jesse. Peace, peace be to thee, and peace be to thy helpers, for thy God helps thee. Then David received them, and made them captains of the band.

⁸ Now be ye not stiff-necked, as your fathers were, but yield yourselves to LORD, and enter into his sanctuary, which he has sanctified forever, and serve LORD your God, that his fierce anger may turn away from you.

¹² Also the hand of God came upon Judah to give them one heart, to do the commandment of the king and of the rulers by the word of LORD.

³ For I will pour water upon him who is thirsty, and streams upon the dry ground. I will pour my Spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring. ⁴ And they shall spring up among the grass, as willows by the watercourses. ⁵ One shall say, I am LORD's, and another shall call himself by the name of Jacob, and another shall subscribe with his hand to LORD, and surname himself by the name of Israel.

³³ But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says LORD: I will give my laws into their mind, and I will write them on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they shall be my people.

⁹ And I will bring the third part into the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried. They shall call on my name, and I will hear them. I will say, It is my people, and they shall say, LORD is my God.

¹³ And do not present your body-parts as instruments of unrighteousness to sin, but present yourselves to God, as living out of the dead, and your body-parts as instruments of righteousness to God,

¹ I beseech you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, your reasonable service.

⁷ For none of us lives to himself, and no man dies to himself. ⁸ For both if we live, we live for the Lord, and if we die, we die for the Lord. Both if we live and if we die, therefore, we are the Lord's. ⁹ For because of this Christ both died and arose, and he became alive so that he might be Lord over both the dead and the living.

¹⁹ Or know ye not that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit in you, which ye have from God? And ye are not your own, ²⁰ for ye were bought with a price. Therefore glorify God in your body and your spirit, which is of God.

⁵ For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves are your bondmen through Jesus.

¹⁴ For the love of Christ holds us together, having judge this, that if one died for all, then all died. ¹⁵ And he died for all so that those who live would no longer live to themselves, but to him who died for them, and was raised.

¹ And, brothers, we declare to you the grace of God that has been given in the congregations of Macedonia,

⁴ with much exhortation, begging of us the favor, even the fellowship of service for the sanctified.

¹⁹ And not only so, but who was also chosen by the congregations, a traveling companion of us with this gift administered by us, for the glory of the same Lord and our willingness.

⁵ Therefore I thought it necessary to exhort the brothers that they would go ahead to you, and arrange in advance your gift that was earlier announced, for this to be ready this way as a gift and not as an exaction.

¹⁸ I encouraged Titus, and I sent the brother with him. Did Titus exploit you in anything? Did we not walk in the same spirit, not in the same steps?

¹⁸ But I receive all things, and I abound. I have been filled, having received from Epaphroditus the things from you, an aroma of fragrance, an acceptable sacrifice well-pleasing to God.

¹⁰ As each has received a gift, serving it for yourselves, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.

¹⁴ And I also myself am persuaded about you, my brothers, that ye yourselves are also full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish others.

⁵ that in everything ye were enriched in him, in all speech and in all knowledge.

⁷ For who makes thee different? And what have thou that thou did not receive? And also if thou received it, why do thou boast as not having received it?

¹ Now about the things sacrificed to idols. We know that all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up. ² If any man presumes to know anything, he knows nothing yet as he ought to know.

¹³ For also by one Spirit we are all immersed into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether bondmen or freemen, and we were all made to drink into one Spirit.

² And if I have prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith so as to remove mountains, and have not love, I am nothing.

⁸ Love never fails. But whether prophecies, they will be abolished, whether tongues, they will cease, whether knowledge, it will be abolished.

¹² So also ye, since ye are zealots of spirits, seek so that ye may excel for the edification of the church.

⁷ And not only by his presence, but also by the encouragement with which he was encouraged by you, reporting to us your earnest desire, your mourning, your zeal for me, so that I rejoiced the more.

⁶ for us to urge Titus that, as he earlier began this kindness, so he would even finish it for you also.

⁸ And God is able to abound all grace for you, so that always in everything having all sufficiency, ye may abound for every good work,

¹⁴ and by their supplication about you, yearning for you because of the transcending grace of God in you.

²⁹ Let no corrupt speech go out of your mouth, rather if there is any good word for edification of a need, so that it may give grace to those who hear.

⁹ And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in knowledge and all discernment

¹¹ having been filled with fruits of righteousness, through Jesus Christ, for glory and praise of God.

⁹ But about brotherly love ye have no need to write to you, for ye yourselves are taught by God in order to love each other. ¹⁰ For ye are also doing it toward all the brothers in all Macedonia. But we exhort you, brothers, to abound more,

³ We are indebted to thank God always about you, brothers, as it is fitting, because your faith is increasing greatly, and the love of each one of you all toward each other abounds.

¹ Thou therefore, my child, be strong in the grace in Christ Jesus.

²⁸ Therefore, receiving an immovable kingdom, we may have grace, through which we may serve God acceptably with reverence and awe.

²² men who have purified your souls in obedience of the truth through the Spirit for non-hypocritical brotherly love. Ye should love each other fervently from a pure heart,

⁵ Now this same thing also, having applied all eagerness, furnish in your faith, virtue, and in virtue, knowledge, ⁶ and in knowledge, self-control, and in self-control, perseverance, and in perseverance, piety, ⁷ and in piety, brotherly affection, and in brotherly affection, love. ⁸ For these things existing in you and abounding, it leads to not being idle nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

¹⁸ But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him is the glory both now and into the day of the age. Truly.

¹⁷ Because thou say, I am rich, and have become wealthy, and have need of nothing, and do not know that thou are wretched and miserable and poor and blind and naked.

¹⁴ Now therefore fear LORD, and serve him in sincerity and in truth. And put away the gods which your fathers served beyond the River, and in Egypt, and serve ye LORD.

³¹ And they come to thee as the people come, and they sit before thee as my people. And they hear thy words, but do not do them. For with their mouth they show much love, but their heart goes after their gain.

¹² Now if their transgression is wealth of the world, and their failure is wealth of Gentiles, how much more their fullness? ¹³ For I speak to you the Gentiles. Inasmuch as I am indeed an apostle of Gentiles, I enhance my ministry, ¹⁴ if somehow I may provoke my flesh to jealousy and may save some of them.

⁹ Love without hypocrisy, abhorring what is evil, clinging to what is good,

⁶ But I say this from concession not from commandment.

¹² But to the rest I say, not the Lord. If any brother has an unbelieving wife, and this woman consents to dwell with him, he should not leave her.

²⁵ Now concerning the virgins I have no commandment of the Lord, but I give an opinion, as having obtained mercy from the Lord to be trustworthy.

⁶ in purity, in knowledge, in longsuffering, in kindness, in the Holy Spirit, in non-hypocritical love,

¹ And, brothers, we declare to you the grace of God that has been given in the congregations of Macedonia, ² that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy, even from the depth of their poverty, abounded for the wealth of their generosity, ³ so that according to their ability, I testify, and beyond their ability, willingly,

¹⁰ And in this I give judgment, for this is expedient for you who earlier began, from a year ago, not only the doing but also the intending.

²⁴ Therefore show ye the proof of your love and our boast about you, for them in the face of the congregations.

⁷ Each man as he purposes in his heart, not from regret or from necessity, for God loves a cheerful giver.

¹⁵ But being truthful in love, we may cause all things to grow for him who is the head-the Christ-

²⁴ The grace is with all those who love our Lord Jesus Christ with incorruptibility. Truly.

²⁴ And let us examine each other for provocation of love and good works.

¹⁴ What is the benefit, my brothers, if some man should say to have faith, but has no works? Can the faith save him? ¹⁵ And if a brother or sister may be unclothed, and may be destitute of daily food, ¹⁶ and some man of you would say to them, Go in peace, be ye warmed and fed, but ye would not give them the things necessary for the body, what is the benefit?

¹⁷ But whoever has the world's living, and sees his brother having need, and closes his bowels from him, how does the love of God abide in him? ¹⁸ My little children, we should not love in word, nor with the tongue, but in deed and in truth. ¹⁹ And by this we know that we are of the truth, and will assure our hearts before him.

²⁵ Of old thou laid the foundation of the earth, and the heavens are the work of thy hands. ²⁶ They shall perish, but thou shall endure. Yea, all of them shall grow old like a garment. As a vesture thou shall change them, and they shall be changed, ²⁷ but thou are the same, and thy years shall have no end.

² For he grew up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground. He has no form nor comeliness. And when we see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.

¹ For Zion's sake I will not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest, until her righteousness goes forth as brightness, and her salvation as a lamp that burns.

⁸ Thus says LORD, As the new wine is found in the cluster, and a man says, Destroy it not, for a blessing is in it, so I will do for my servants' sake, that I may not destroy them all.

²⁰ And Jesus says to him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the sky, nests, but the Son of man has nowhere he may lay his head.

²⁷ But, so that we might not offend them, after going to the sea, cast a hook. And take up the first fish coming up, and having opened its mouth, thou will find a four-drachma coin. After taking that, give thou to them for me and thee.

²⁸ Just as the Son of man came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many.

³ Is this not the carpenter, the son of Mary, and brother of James and Joses and Judah and Simon? And are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended by him.

⁷ And she brought forth her son, the firstborn, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in the feed trough, because there was no place for them in the inn.

³ and Joanna the wife of Chuza, Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many other women who served them from the things they possessed.

⁵⁸ And Jesus said to him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the sky, nests, but the Son of man has not where he might lay his head.

¹¹ If therefore ye did not become faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will entrust to you what is true?

¹ In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. ² This man was in the beginning with God. ³ All things came to be through him, and apart from him not even one thing came to be that has come to be. ⁴ In him was life, and the life was the light of men.

¹⁰ He was in the world, and the world came to be through him, and the world knew him not.

¹⁴ And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us. And we beheld his glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth.

¹⁷ Because the law was given through Moses. Grace and truth came to be through Jesus Christ.

³⁰ Jesus answered and said, This voice occurred not for my sake, but for your sakes.

¹⁵ All things, as many as the Father has are mine. Because of this I said that he takes from me, and will report to you.

¹⁹ And for their sakes I sanctify myself, so that they may also themselves be sanctified in truth.

⁸ But God commends his love toward us, that, while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

²⁰ And the law entered so that the offense might abound. But where sin abounded, grace was more abundant, ²¹ so that, as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign, through righteousness, for eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

³² He who did not even spare his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how will he not also give us all things with him?

¹² Now if their transgression is wealth of the world, and their failure is wealth of Gentiles, how much more their fullness?

⁴ I thank my God always about you, for the grace of God that was given you in Christ Jesus,

²¹ Therefore let not one man boast in men. For all things are yours, ²² whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things coming, all are yours,

⁴⁷ The first man was of the earth, earthly. The second man is the Lord from heaven.

¹⁴ The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, is with all of you. Truly.

⁶ for appreciation of the glory of his grace, by which he blessed us in him who is beloved. ⁷ In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of transgressions, according to the wealth of his grace, ⁸ which he abounded for us in all wisdom and intelligence.

⁷ So that in the coming ages he might show the transcending wealth of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.

¹⁹ and to become aware of the love of the Christ, which transcends knowledge, so that ye may be filled in all the fullness of God.

⁶ who, existing in the form of God, did not consider being equal to God something to seize and hold. ⁷ But he emptied himself, having taken a form of a bondman, having become in a likeness of men. ⁸ And having been found in a form like a man, he lowered himself, having become obedient until death, even of death from a cross.

¹⁶ Because in him all things were created, things in the heavens and things upon the earth, things visible and things invisible, whether thrones or lordships or principal offices or positions of authority, all things have been created through him, and for him. ¹⁷ And he is before all, and in him all things hold together.

²⁴ I now rejoice in sufferings for you, and make complete in my flesh things lacking of the afflictions of the Christ for his body, which is the church.

¹⁸ to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous, willing to share,

² whom he appointed heir of all things, through whom also he made the ages.

⁶ And again when he brings the firstborn into the world he says, And let all the agents of God worship him. ⁷ And indeed toward the agents he says, He who makes his agents spirits, and his ministers a flame of fire. ⁸ But toward the Son, Thy throne, O God, is into the age of the age. The scepter of thy kingdom is a scepter of straightness. ⁹ Thou have loved righteousness and hated lawlessness. Because of this, God, thy God, anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy companions. ¹⁰ And thou, Lord, at the beginnings founded the earth, and the heavens are the works of thy hands. ¹¹ They will perish, but thou are permanent. And they will all become old as a garment. ¹² And thou will roll them up as a mantle, and they will be changed. But thou are the same, and thy years will not cease. ¹³ But to which of the agents has he ever said, Sit thou by my right hand until I place thine enemies a footstool of thy feet? ¹⁴ Are they not all ministering spirits sent forth for service for the sake of those who are going to inherit salvation?

¹⁸ I counsel thee to buy from me gold refined from fire, so that thou may become wealthy, and white garments, so that thou may clothe thyself, and the shame of thy nakedness may not be made known, and eye-salve, so that thou may anoint thine eyes, so that thou may see.

⁷ He who overcomes will inherit these things, and I will be God to him, and he will be a son to me.

¹⁷ He who has pity upon a poor man lends to LORD, and he will repay him his good deed.

⁵⁰ nor do ye consider that it is expedient for us that one man should die for the people, and not the whole nation should perish.

⁷ Nevertheless I tell you the truth, it is expedient for you that I depart, for if I do not depart, the helper will not come to you. But whenever I go, I will send him to you.

¹⁴ Now Caiaphas was the man who counseled the Jews that it was expedient for one man to die on behalf of the people.

¹² All things are lawful for me, but not all things are expedient. All things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under control by anything.

⁴⁰ But she is more blessed if she remains this way according to my opinion. And I also seem to have Spirit of God.

²³ All things are permitted for me, but not all things are expedient. All things are permitted for me, but not all things are constructive.

⁸ I speak not from commandment, but because of the zeal of others, also examining the genuineness of your love.

¹ (Really, to me boasting is not helpful.) For I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord.

¹⁷ Not that I seek the gift, but I seek the fruit that abounds to your account.

¹⁸ to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous, willing to share, ¹⁹ storing up for themselves a good foundation for that which is coming, so that they may take hold of the eternal life.

¹⁶ But do not forget benevolence and fellowship, for God is well pleased with such sacrifices.

² Speak to the sons of Israel, that they take for me an offering; of every man whose heart makes him willing ye shall take my offering.

³ Moreover also, because I have set my affection on the house of my God, seeing that I have a treasure of my own of gold and silver, I give it to the house of my God over and above all that I have prepared for the holy house, ⁴ even three thousand talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents of refined silver, with which to overlay the walls of the houses, ⁵ of gold for the things of gold, and of silver for the things of silver, and for all manner of work to be made by the hands of artisans. Who then offers willingly to consecrate himself this day to LORD? ⁶ Then the rulers of the fathers, and the rulers of the tribes of Israel, and the captains of thousands and of hundreds, with the rulers over the king's work, offered willingly. ⁷ And they gave for the service of the house of God of gold five thousand talents and ten thousand darics, and of silver ten thousand talents, and of brass eighteen thousand talents, and of iron a hundred thousand talents. ⁸ And those with whom precious stones were found gave them to the treasure of the house of LORD under the hand of Jehiel the Gershonite. ⁹ Then the people rejoiced, because they offered willingly, because with a perfect heart they offered willingly to LORD. And David the king also rejoiced with great joy. ¹⁰ Therefore David praised LORD before all the assembly. And David said, Blessed be thou, O LORD, the God of Israel our father, forever and ever. ¹¹ Thine, O LORD, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty, for all that is in the heavens and on the earth is thine. Thine is the kingdom, O LORD, and thou are exalted as head above all. ¹² Both riches and honor come of thee, and thou rule over all. And in thy hand is power and might. And in thy hand it is to make great, and to give strength to all. ¹³ Now therefore, our God, we thank thee, and praise thy glorious name. ¹⁴ But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly after this sort? For all things come of thee, and of thine own have we given thee. ¹⁵ For we are strangers before thee, and sojourners, as all our fathers were. Our days on the earth are as a shadow, and there is no abiding. ¹⁶ O LORD our God, all this store that we have prepared to build thee a house for thy holy name comes of thy hand, and is all thine own. ¹⁷ I know also, my God, that thou try the heart, and have pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of my heart I have willingly offered all these things. And now I have seen with joy thy people, who are present here, offer willingly to thee. ¹⁸ O LORD, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Israel, our fathers, keep this forever in the imagination of the thoughts of the heart of thy people, and prepare their heart to thee.

⁸ But LORD said to David my father, Whereas it was in thy heart to build a house for my name, thou did well that it was in thy heart.

²² That which makes a man to be desired is his kindness, and a poor man is better than a liar.

⁷ For ye always have the poor with you, and whenever ye may desire ye can do them well, but ye do not always have me. ⁸ She applied what she had to anoint my body. She did it beforehand for the burial.

⁴⁴ And having turned to the woman, he said to Simon, See thou this woman? I entered into thy house; thou gave no water for my feet. But this woman has wet my feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head. ⁴⁵ Thou gave me no kiss, but this woman, since I came in, has not ceased kissing my feet much. ⁴⁶ Thou did not anoint my head with olive oil, but this woman has anointed my feet with ointment.

⁴⁷ And that bondman who knew his lord's will, and who did not prepare, nor do according to his will, will be beaten much, ⁴⁸ but he who did not know, and did things worthy of blows, will be beaten little. And to every man to whom much was given, much will be required from him. And to whom they entrust much, they will ask him more abundantly.

¹⁰ The man faithful in the least is faithful also in much, and the man unrighteous in the least is unrighteous also in much.

³⁴ For not even any needy was among them, for as many as were owners of lands or houses, selling, they brought the proceeds of the things that were sold,

²⁶ For Macedonia and Achaia were pleased to make a certain participation for the poor of the sanctified at Jerusalem. ²⁷ For they were pleased. And they are debtors of them, for if the Gentiles were partakers in their spiritual things, they are obligated also to serve them in the carnal things.

¹⁸ And when they measured it with an omer, he who gathered much had nothing over, and he who gathered little had no lack; they gathered every man according to his eating.

³⁵ And he said to them, When I sent you without bag and pouch and shoes, did ye lack anything? And they said, Nothing.

²⁷ Blessed be LORD, the God of our fathers, who has put such a thing as this in the king's heart, to beautify the house of LORD which is in Jerusalem,

¹² And I arose in the night, I and some few men with me. I neither told any man what my God put into my heart to do for Jerusalem, nor was there any beast with me except the beast that I rode upon.

³¹ Behold, the days come, says LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah,

⁴⁰ And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from following them, to do them good. And I will put my fear in their hearts, that they may not depart from me.

¹³ I had no rest in my spirit, my not finding Titus my brother. But having departed from them, I went forth into Macedonia. ¹⁴ And thanks is to God who always causes us to triumph in the Christ, and who makes manifest the aroma of the knowledge of him in every place, through us.

¹² And so then, although I wrote to you, it was not because of the man who did wrong, nor because of the man who was wronged, but in order to reveal to you your eagerness for us in the sight of God.

²⁰ For I have no man like-minded who will genuinely care for the things about you.

¹⁷ And all things, anything whatever ye may do in word or in deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, expressing thanks to the God and Father through him.

¹⁷ For God gave in their hearts to do his will. Even to do one will, and to give their kingdom to the beast until the words of God would be ended.

²² And I urge you, brothers, bear with the word of exhortation, for I also wrote to you in brief.

⁴ (who laid down their own neck for my life, to whom not only I thank, but also all the congregations of the Gentiles), and the congregation associated with their house.

¹⁷ Except, as God has distributed to each man, as the Lord has called each, so let him walk. And so I command in all the congregations.

¹² Now having come to Troas for the good news of the Christ, and a door having been opened to me in the Lord,

²² And we sent along with them our brother whom we often proved being diligent in many things, but is now much more diligent (with much confidence toward you) ²³ whether on behalf of Titus my partner and co-workman for you, or our brothers, apostles of congregations, a glory of Christ.

³ Therefore, brothers, seek ye out seven men from you being well reported, full of the Holy Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may appoint over this need. ⁴ But we will continue steadfastly in prayer, and in the service of the word. ⁵ And the word was pleasing before all the multitude. And they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas, a proselyte, a citizen of Antioch, ⁶ men whom they placed before the apostles. And having prayed, they laid hands upon them.

²² Then it was decided by the apostles and the elders, with the whole assembly, to send men chosen from them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas, namely, Judas called Barsabbas, and Silas, leading men among the brothers,

²⁵ it was decided by us, having become unanimous, to send chosen men to you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,

¹⁵ For all things are for your sakes, so that the grace, which has multiplied because of the thankfulness of the many, may abound for the glory of God.

¹ And, brothers, we declare to you the grace of God that has been given in the congregations of Macedonia, ² that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy, even from the depth of their poverty, abounded for the wealth of their generosity, ³ so that according to their ability, I testify, and beyond their ability, willingly, ⁴ with much exhortation, begging of us the favor, even the fellowship of service for the sanctified.

¹⁸ But I receive all things, and I abound. I have been filled, having received from Epaphroditus the things from you, an aroma of fragrance, an acceptable sacrifice well-pleasing to God. ¹⁹ And my God will fill your every need according to his wealth in glory in Christ Jesus.

¹⁰ As each has received a gift, serving it for yourselves, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God. ¹¹ If any man speaks, as oracles of God. If any man serves, as of ability as God supplies. So that God may be glorified in all things through Jesus Christ, to whom is the glory and the dominion into the ages of the ages. Truly.

¹⁶ Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves. Become ye therefore wise as serpents, and innocent as doves.

¹⁶ Therefore do not let your good be maligned.

³ And when I arrive, whomever ye may approve by letters, I will send these men to bring your gift to Jerusalem.

¹² But what I do, I also will do, so that I may cut off the opportunity of those who desire an opportunity, that in what they boast, they might appear just as we also.

¹⁵ Therefore watch carefully how ye walk, not as unwise but as wise,

²² Abstain from all appearance of evil.

¹⁶ Thus your light should shine before men, so that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father in the heavens.

¹ Be careful not to do your charity before men in order to be seen by them, otherwise ye have no reward from your Father in the heavens.

⁴ so that thy charity may be in secret. And thy Father who sees in secret will himself reward thee in the open.

⁵ But all their works they do in order to be seen by men. And they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the hems of their garments.

¹⁷ rendering to no man evil for evil, premeditating things right in the sight of all men.

¹⁸ For he who serves Christ in these things is acceptable to God, and approved by men.

¹⁷ For we are not as other men, huckstering the word of God, but as from purity. But we speak in Christ as from God in the sight of God.

⁹ Therefore also we aspire, whether at home or away from home, to be well-pleasing to him. ¹⁰ For we must all appear before the judgment-seat of the Christ, so that each man may receive back about the things that he did through the body, whether good or bad. ¹¹ Having seen therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men. But we have been manifested to God, and I hope also to have been manifested in your consciences.

⁸ Finally brothers, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honorable, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are commendable, if anything is a virtue, and if anything is praiseworthy, think on these things.

¹⁴ I desire therefore the younger women to marry, to bear children, to manage house, to give not one occasion to him who opposes on account of slander.

⁵ to be serious-minded, pure, homemakers, good, submissive to their own husbands, so that the word of God may not be blasphemed. ⁶ Likewise exhort the younger men to be sober-minded. ⁷ Concerning all things presenting thyself a pattern of good works in the doctrine: incorruption, dignity, incorruptibility, ⁸ sound speech, irreproachable, so that the man of opposition may be ashamed, having nothing bad to say about us.

¹² Having your behavior good among the Gentiles, so that, upon which they speak against you as evildoers, they may glorify God in the day of visitation, from having observed your good works.

²⁰ For I have no man like-minded who will genuinely care for the things about you. ²¹ For they all seek the things of themselves, not the things of Christ Jesus. ²² But ye know the proof of him, that, as a child to a father, he served with me for the good news.

⁷ And they beckoned to their partners in the other boat, after coming, to assist them. And they came and filled both the boats, so as for them to be sunk down.

¹⁰ and likewise also James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, Fear not, from henceforth thou will be catching men.

⁶ Nevertheless God, who encourages the lowly, encouraged us by the arrival of Titus.

¹⁶ But thanks to God who gives the same eagerness for you in the heart of Titus.

²⁵ But I considered it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother and co-workman and fellow soldier, and your apostle and servant of my need,

³ Yes, I ask thee also, genuine yokefellow, help them-the women who labored with me in the good news-with Clement also, and the rest of my co-workmen whose names are in the book of life.

⁷ Just as also ye learned from Epaphras our beloved fellow bondman, who is a faithful helper of the Christ for you,

² But having suffered before and been mistreated in Philippi, as ye know, we were bold in our God to speak to you the good news of God within much conflict.

¹⁷ If then thou have me a partner, accept him as myself.

²⁴ and Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, Luke, my co-workmen.

⁸ We therefore ought to welcome such men, so that we might become fellow workmen for the truth.

⁴ Great is my boldness toward you, great is my pride for you. I have been filled with encouragement. I over-abound with joy in all our affliction.

¹⁴ Because, if I have boasted anything to him about you, I am not ashamed, but as we spoke all things in truth to you, so also our boast to Titus became truth.

² For I know your willingness, which I boast about you to the Macedonians, that Achaia was prepared from a year ago. And your zeal provoked the majority. ³ But I sent the brothers so that our boast about you would not be empty in this regard. So that, as I said, ye may be prepared, ⁴ if somehow Macedonians should come with me and find you unprepared, we (that we might not say, ye) would be embarrassed in this confidence of boast.