2 Corinthians 8:8 Cross References - ISV

⁸ I am not commanding you but testing the genuineness of your love by the enthusiasm of others.

¹⁴ “Now you must fear the LORD and serve him in faithfulness and truth. Throw away the gods that your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates River and in Egypt. Instead, serve the LORD.

³¹ Then they come to you as a group, sit down right in front of you as if they were my people, hear your words—and then they don’t do what you say— because they’re seeking only their own desires, they pursue ill-gotten profits, and they keep following their own self-interests.

¹² Now if their stumbling means riches for the world, and if their fall means riches for the gentiles, how much more will their full participation mean!
¹³ I am speaking to you gentiles. Because I am an apostle to the gentiles, I magnify my ministry ¹⁴ in the hope that I can make my people jealous and save some of them.

⁹ Your love must be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil; cling to what is good.

⁶ But I say this as a concession, not as a command.

¹² I (not the Lord) say to the rest of you: If a brother has a wife who is an unbeliever and she is willing to live with him, he must not abandon her.

²⁵ Concerning VirginsNow concerning virgins, although I do not have any command from the Lord, I will give you my opinion as one who by the Lord’s mercy is trustworthy.

⁶ with purity, knowledge, patience, and kindness; with the Holy Spirit, genuine love,

¹ The Collection for the Christians in JerusalemWe want you to know, brothers, about God’s grace that was given to the churches of Macedonia. ² In spite of their terrible ordeal of suffering, their abundant joy and deep poverty have led them to be abundantly generous. ³ I can testify that by their own free will they have given to the utmost of their ability, yes, even beyond their ability.

¹⁰ I am giving you my opinion on this matter because it will be helpful to you. Last year you were not only willing to do something, but had already started to do it.

²⁴ Therefore, demonstrate to the churches that you love them and show them publicly why we boast about you.

² For I know how willing you are, and I boast about you to the people of Macedonia, saying that Achaia has been ready since last year, and your enthusiasm has stimulated most of them.

⁷ Each of you must give what you have decided in your heart, not with regret or under compulsion, since God loves a cheerful giver.

¹⁵ Instead, by speaking the truth in love, we will grow up completely and become one with the head, that is, one with the Messiah,

²⁴ May grace be with all who sincerely love the Lord Jesus, the Messiah!

²⁴ And let us continue to consider how to motivate one another to love and good deeds,

¹⁴ Faith is Shown by ActionsWhat good does it do, my brothers, if someone claims to have faith but does not prove it with actions? This kind of faith cannot save him, can it? ¹⁵ Suppose a brother or sister does not have any clothes or daily food ¹⁶ and one of you tells them, “Go in peace! Stay warm and eat heartily.” If you do not provide for their bodily needs, what good does it do?

²² Love One AnotherNow that you have obeyed the truth and have purified your souls to love your brothers sincerely, you must love one another intensely and with a pure heart.

¹⁷ Whoever has earthly possessions and notices a brother in need and yet withholds his compassion from him, how can the love of God be present in him? ¹⁸ Little children, we must stop expressing love merely by our words and manner of speech; we must love also in action and in truth. ¹⁹ This is how we will know that we belong to the truth and how we will be able to keep ourselves strong in his presence.