Romans 12:8 Cross References - Noyes

⁸ or he that exhorteth, to exhortation; he that giveth, let him do it with liberality; he that presideth over others, with diligence; he that doeth deeds of mercy, with cheerfulness.

² Therefore when thou doest alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Truly do I say to you, They have received their reward. ³ But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth; ⁴ that thine alms may be in secret; and thy Father, who seeth in secret, will reward thee.

⁴⁰ And the king will answer and say to them, Truly do I say to you, Inasmuch as ye did it to one of the least of these my brethren, ye did it to me.

¹ And he looked up and saw the rich men casting their gifts into the treasury. ² And he saw also a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites. ³ And he said, In truth I say to you, that this poor widow hath cast in more than they all. ⁴ For all these out of their abundance cast in to the offerings; but she out of her penury cast in all the living that she had.

⁴⁴ And all that believed were together, and had all things common; ⁴⁵ and they sold their possessions and goods, and divided them among all, as any one had need. ⁴⁶ And attending daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread in a private house, they partook of their food with gladness and singleness of heart,

³³ And with great power did the apostles give their testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus; and great grace was upon them all. ³⁴ For there was no one among them that was in want; for as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the prices of the things that were sold, ³⁵ and laid them at the feet of the apostles; and distribution was made to every one, according as he had need.

²⁸ And one of them named Agabus stood up, and signified by the Spirit, that there was about to be a great famine over the whole world; which came to pass in the days of Claudius. ²⁹ And according as any one of the disciples was prospered, they determined every one of them to send relief to the brethren who dwelt in Judaea; ³⁰ which also they did, sending it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.

¹² Then the proconsul, when he saw what had taken place, believed, being astonished at the doctrine of the Lord.

¹⁵ And after the reading of the Law and the Prophets, the rulers of the synagogue sent to them, saying, Brethren, if ye have any word of exhortation for the people, speak.

³² And Judas and Silas, who were themselves prophets, exhorted the brethren with many words and confirmed them.

² And when he had gone through those regions, and had given them much exhortation, he came into Greece.

²⁸ Take heed therefore to yourselves, and to all the flock over which the Holy Spirit made you overseers, to feed the church of the Lord, which he purchased with his own blood.

¹³ Relieve the wants of the holy; be given to hospitality.

⁶ For the same reason pay tribute also; for they are ministers of God, attending continually to this very business.

²⁸ God appointed some in the church to be, in the first place, apostles, in the second place, prophets, in the third place, teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, those of helping and of governing, divers kinds of tongues. Are all apostles?

³ but he that prophesieth speaketh to men edification, and exhortation, and comfort.

¹² For our glorying is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and the sincerity which is of God, not in fleshly wisdom, but in the grace of God, we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially toward you.

¹ Moreover, brethren, we make known to you the grace of God which hath been bestowed in the churches of Macedonia; 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. ⁸ I speak not by way of command, but by reason of the earnestness of others, and to prove the genuineness of your love. ⁹ For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.

¹² For if there be first the willing mind, it is accepted according to what a man hath, not according to what he hath not.

⁷ Each one, as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity; for God loveth a cheerful giver.

¹¹ while ye are enriched in everything to all liberality, which worketh out through us thanksgiving to God;

¹³ while by the proof afforded by this ministration they glorify God for your obedience to your profession in regard to the gospel of Christ, and for the liberality of your contribution in regard to them and in regard to all;

³ but I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve by his subtlety, so your minds should be corrupted from singleheartedness toward Christ.

⁵ Bondservants, obey your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as serving Christ;

²² Bondservants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh, not with eyeservice, as menpleasers, but in singleness of heart, fearing the Lord.

³ For our teaching is not from error, nor from impurity, nor in guile;

⁸ so having a strong affection for you, we were willing to impart to you, not only the gospel of God, but also our own souls, because ye became dear to us.

¹² And we beseech you, brethren, to know those who labor among you, and preside over you in the Lord, and admonish you, ¹³ and to esteem them very highly in love for their works sake. Be at peace among yourselves. ¹⁴ Moreover we exhort you, brethren, admonish the unruly, comfort the feebleminded, support the weak, be forbearing to all.

⁴ presiding well over his own house, having his children in subjection with all propriety; ⁵ for if a man knoweth not how to preside over his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God

¹³ Till I come, give attention to reading, to exhortation, to teaching.

¹⁷ Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honor; especially they who labor in the word and in teaching.

²⁵ not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the custom of some is, but exhorting one another; and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.

⁷ Remember your leaders, who spoke to you the word of God; and considering well the end of their manner of life, imitate their faith.

¹⁷ Obey your leaders, and submit yourselves to them; for they keep watch in behalf of your souls, as those who must give an account; that they may do this with joy, and not with grief; for this is not for your advantage.

²² But I beseech you, brethren, bear with the word of my exhortation; for I have written to you in few words.

²⁴ Salute all your leaders, and all the saints. Those from Italy salute you.

⁹ Be hospitable to one another without grudging. ¹⁰ According as each one hath received a gift, minister the same to one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God. ¹¹ If any one speak, let him speak as uttering the oracles of God; if any minister, let him do it as from the ability which God giveth; that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory and the dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

² tend the flock of God which is among you, overseeing it, not by constraint, but willingly; not for base gain, but with ready mind; ³ not as lording it over your allotted charge, but being examples to the flock;