2 Corinthians 8:2 Cross References - Sawyer

² that in much trying affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded to the riches of their liberality.

⁴² and one poor widow came and cast in two lepta, which is a quadrans [4 mills]. ⁴³ And calling his disciples, he said to them, I tell you truly, that this poor widow has cast in more than all who have cast into the treasury. ⁴⁴ For all [others] have cast in of their abundance; but she of her want has cast in all that she had her entire living.

^{1 (26:7)} And looking up he saw the rich casting their gifts into the treasury. ² And he saw also a certain poor widow cast in there two lepta [4 mills]. ³ And he said, I tell you truly, that this poor widow has cast in more than all; ⁴ for all these have cast among the gifts from their abundance; but she from her want has cast in all the living she had.

⁴⁵ and they sold their possessions and estates, and distributed them to all as any one had need; ⁴⁶ and continuing day by day with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they partook of food with gladness and simplicity of mind,

⁸ if one exhorts in the exhortation, he that gives, with simplicity, he that rules, with diligence, he that exercises mercy, with cheerfulness.

^{12 (1:4)} For this is our rejoicing; the testimony of our conscience that in purity and godly sincerity, not with a carnal wisdom, but with a divine grace, we have conducted ourselves in the world, and most abundantly towards you.

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

¹¹ that you may be enriched in every thing for all liberality, which produces through us thanksgiving to God.

¹³ [they] glorifying God on account of the proof of this ministry for your professed subjection to the gospel of Christ and the liberality of the contribution to them and to all,

^{6 (1:3)} And you became followers of us and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction with the joy of the Holy Spirit,

¹⁴ For you, brothers, became followers of the churches of God in Christ Jesus which were in Judea, for you also suffered the same things from your countrymen, which they did from the Jews

³ that no one should be moved by these afflictions. For you know that we are appointed for this; ⁴ for indeed when we came to you, we told you before that we were about to suffer affliction, as it also happened, and you know.

^{5 (1:6)} Hear, my beloved brothers. Has not God chosen the poor of the world rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which he promised to those who love him?

⁹ I know your affliction and poverty, but you are rich, and the blasphemy of those who say they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan.