2 Corinthians 9:1 Cross References - BBE

¹ But there is no need for me to say anything in my letter about the giving to the saints:

⁴² Then Rebekah, hearing what Esau had said, sent for Jacob, her younger son, and said to him, It seems that your brother Esau is purposing to put you to death.

²³ As for what you and I were talking of, the Lord is between you and me for ever.

¹⁸ But to the king of Judah who sent you to get directions from the Lord, say, This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, has said: As to the words which have come to your ears,

²³ There is no searching out of the Ruler of all: his strength and his judging are great; he is full of righteousness, doing no wrong.

¹ To the chief music-maker; put to Shoshannim. Of the sons of Korah. Maschil. A Song of loves. My heart is flowing over with good things; my words are of that which I have made for a king; my tongue is the pen of a ready writer.

³¹ But about the dead coming back to life, have you no knowledge of what was said to you by God in the Writings:

²⁸ As far as the good news is in question, they are cut off from God on account of you, but as far as the selection is in question, they are loved on account of the fathers.

⁴ Seriously requesting us that they might have a part in this grace of being servants to the needs of the saints: ⁵ And going even farther than our hope, they first gave themselves to the Lord and to us after the purpose of God. ⁶ So that we made a request to Titus that, as he had made a start before, so he might make this grace complete in you. ⁷ And that as you are full of every good thing, of faith, of the word, of knowledge, of a ready mind, and of love to us, so you may be full of this grace in the same way. ⁸ I am not giving you an order, but using the ready mind of others as a test of the quality of your love. ⁹ For you see the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, how though he had wealth, he became poor on your account, so that through his need you might have wealth. ¹⁰ And in this I give my opinion: for it is to your profit, who were the first to make a start a year before, not only to do this, but to make clear that your minds were more than ready to do it. ¹¹ Then make the doing of it complete; so that as you had a ready mind, you may give effect to it as you are able. ¹² For if there is a ready mind, a man will have God's approval in the measure of what he has, and not of what he has not. ¹³ And I am not saying this so that others may get off free, while the weight comes on you: ¹⁴ But so that things may be equal; that from those things of which you have more than enough at the present time their need may be helped, and that if you are in any need they may be a help to you in the same way, making things equal. ¹⁵ As it says in the Writings, He who had taken up much had nothing over and he who had little had enough.

¹² For this work of giving not only takes care of the needs of the saints, but is the cause of much praise to God; ¹³ For when, through this work of giving, they see what you are, they give glory to God for the way in which you have given yourselves to the good news of Christ, and for the wealth of your giving to them and to all; ¹⁴ While their hearts go out to you in love and in prayer for you, because of the great grace of God which is in you.

¹⁰ Only it was their desire that we would give thought to the poor; which very thing I had much in mind to do.

¹⁰ So then, as we have the chance, let us do good to all men, and specially to those who are of the family of the faith.

⁵ Being given circumcision on the eighth day, of the nation of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; in relation to the law, a Pharisee: ⁶ In bitter hate I was cruel to the church; I kept all the righteousness of the law to the last detail.

⁹ But about loving the brothers, there is no need for me to say anything to you in this letter: for you have the teaching of God that love for one another is right and necessary; ¹⁰ And, truly, you are lovers of all the brothers in Macedonia; but it is our desire that your love may be increased still more;

¹ But about the times and their order, my brothers, there is no need for me to say anything to you.

²⁷ As for you, the Spirit which he gave you is still in you, and you have no need of any teacher; but as his Spirit gives you teaching about all things, and is true and not false, so keep your hearts in him, through the teaching which he has given you.