2 Corinthians 8:1 Cross References - Noyes

¹ Moreover, brethren, we make known to you the grace of God which hath been bestowed in the churches of Macedonia;

²³ who, when he came, and saw the grace of God, rejoiced, and exhorted all to cleave to the Lord with purpose of heart;

⁹ And a vision appeared to Paul in the night. There stood a man of Macedonia beseeching him and saying, Come over into Macedonia and help us.

²⁶ For Macedonia and Achaia have thought it good to make a contribution for the poor among the saints in Jerusalem.

¹⁰ But by the grace of God I am what I am; and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain, but I labored more abundantly than they all; yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.

² that under a great trial of distress the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty increased the riches of their liberality; ³ for according to their power, I bear witness, and beyond their power, they gave of their own accord, ⁴ begging of us with much entreaty the favor of sharing in the ministration to the saints; ⁵ and this, not as we expected, but they gave themselves first to the Lord and to us by the will of God; ⁶ so that we urged Titus, that, as he had already made a beginning, so he would also finish among you this bounty also. ⁷ But as ye abound in every thing, in faith, and utterance, and knowledge, and all earnestness, and in your love to us, see that ye abound in this exercise of liberality also.

² For I know your readiness of mind, of which I boast in behalf of you to the Macedonians, that Achaia was prepared a year ago; and your zeal stirred up the greater part of them.

⁴ lest, should the Macedonians come with me, and find you unprepared, we (not to say ye) should be put to shame in respect to this confidence.

¹² for the ministration of this service not only supplieth the wants of the saints, but also overfloweth through many thanksgivings to God;

⁹ and when I was present with you, and in want, I was a charge to no one; (for the brethren, when they came from Macedonia, supplied my wants;) and in every thing I kept myself and will keep myself from being burdensome to you.

⁸ To me, who am less than the least of all saints, was this grace given, to make known among the gentiles the glad tidings of the unsearchable riches of Christ,

²⁹ to which end I also am laboring, striving earnestly through his working, which worketh within me mightily.

⁷ so that ye became an example to all that believe in Macedonia and in Achaia. ⁸ For from you the word of the Lord hath sounded forth not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but in every place your faith toward God hath become known; so that we need not say anything [about you].

¹⁰ for indeed ye do it toward all the brethren who are in all Macedonia. But we exhort you, brethren, to abound in love still more;