2 Corinthians 9 Cross References - Twentieth_Century

¹ With reference, indeed, to the Fund for your fellow-Christians, it is quite superfluous for me to say anything to you. ² I know, of course, your willingness to help, and I am always boasting of it to the Macedonians. I tell them that you in Greece have been ready for a year past; and it was really your zeal that stimulated most of them. ³ So my reason for sending our Brothers is to prevent what we said about you from proving, in this particular matter, an empty boast, and to enable you to be as well prepared as I have been saying that you are. ⁴ Otherwise, if any Macedonians were to come with me, and find you unprepared, we--to say nothing of you--should feel ashamed of our present confidence. ⁵ Therefore I think it necessary to urge the Brothers to go to you in advance, and to complete the arrangements for the gift, which you have already promised, so that it may be ready, as a gift, before I come, and not look as if it were being given under pressure. ⁶ Remember the saying--'Scanty sowing, scanty harvest; plentiful sowing, plentiful harvest.' ⁷ Let every one give as he has determined before hand, not grudgingly or under compulsion; for God loves 'a cheerful giver.' ⁸ God has power to shower all kinds of blessings upon you, so that, having, under all circumstances and on all occasions, all that you can need, you may be able to shower all kinds of benefits upon others. ⁹ (As Scripture says--'He scattered broadcast, he gave to the poor; His righteousness continues for ever.' ¹⁰ And he who supplies 'seed to the sower, and bread for eating,' will supply you with seed, and cause it to increase, and will multiply 'the fruits of your righteousness'). ¹¹ Rich in all things yourselves, you will be able to show liberality to all, which, with our help, will cause thanksgiving to be offered to God. ¹² For the rendering of a public service such as this, not only relieves the needs of your fellow-Christians, but also results in the offering to God of many a thanksgiving. ¹³ Through the evidence afforded by the service thus rendered, you cause men to praise God for your fidelity to your profession of faith in the Good News of the Christ, as well as for the liberality of your contributions for them and for all others. ¹⁴ And they also, in their prayers for you, express their longing to see you, because of the surpassing love of God displayed toward you. ¹⁵ All thanks to God for his inestimable gift!

¹⁶ Let your light so shine before the eyes of your fellow men, that, seeing your good actions, they may praise your Father who is in Heaven.

¹ Take care not to perform your religious duties in public in order to be seen by others; if you do, your Father who is in Heaven has no reward for you.

⁸ When the crowd saw this, they were awe-struck, and praised God for giving such power to men.

³¹ As to the resurrection of the dead, have you not read these words of God--

¹⁴ "Glory to God on high, And on earth peace among men in whom he finds pleasure."

³⁸ At that moment she came up, and began publicly to thank God and to speak about the child to all who were looking for the deliverance of Jerusalem.

³⁸ Give, and others will give to you. A generous measure, pressed and shaken down, and running over, will they pour into your lap; For the measure that you mete will be meted out to you in return."

⁴⁶ Why do you call me 'Master! Master!' and yet fail to do what I tell you?

⁹ And I say to you 'Win friends for yourselves with your dishonest money,' so that, when it comes to an end, there may be a welcome for you into the Eternal Home.

¹⁶ The first came up, and said 'Sir, your ten pounds have made a hundred.' ¹⁷ 'Well done, good servant!' exclaimed the master. 'As you have proved trustworthy in a very small matter, I appoint you governor over ten towns.' ¹⁸ When the second came, he said 'Your ten pounds, Sir, have produced fifty.' ¹⁹ So the master said to him 'And you I appoint over five towns.' ²⁰ Another servant also came and said 'Sir, here are your ten pounds; I have kept them put away in a handkerchief. ²¹ For I was afraid of you, because you are a stern man. You take what you have not planted, and reap what you have not sown.' ²² The master answered 'Out of your own mouth I judge you, you worthless servant. You knew that I am a stern man, that I take what I have not planted, and reap what I have not sown? ²³ Then why did not you put my money into a bank? And I, on my return, could have claimed it with interest. ²⁴ Take away from him the ten pounds,' he said to those standing by, 'and give them to the one who has the hundred.' ²⁵ 'But, Sir,' they interposed, 'he has a hundred pounds already!' ²⁶ 'I tell you,' he answered, 'that, to him who has, more will be given, but, from him who has nothing, even what he has will be taken away.

¹⁶ Out of his fullness we have all received some gift, gift after gift of love;

¹⁶ For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that every one who believes in him may not be lost, but have Immortal Life.

⁸ It is by your bearing fruit plentifully, and so showing yourselves my disciples, that my Father is honored.

²¹ However, after further warnings, the Council set them at liberty, not seeing any safe way of punishing them, because of the people, for they were all praising God for what had occurred;

³⁶ At Jaffa there lived a disciple whose name was Tabitha, which is in Greek 'Dorcas'--a Gazelle. Her life was spent in doing kind and charitable actions.

¹⁸ On hearing this statement, they said no more, but broke out into praise of God. "So even to the Gentiles," they exclaimed, "God has granted the repentance which leads to Life!"

¹² While Gallio was governor of Greece, the Jews made a combined attack on Paul, and brought him before the Governor's Bench,

³⁵ I left nothing undone to show you that, laboring as I labored, you ought to help the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said himself-- 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'"

¹⁹ After greeting them, Paul related in detail all that God had done among the Gentiles through his efforts; ²⁰ And, when they had heard it, they began praising God, and said to Paul: "You see, Brother, that the Jews who have become believers in Christ may be numbered by tens of thousands, and they are all naturally earnest in upholding the Jewish Law.

¹¹ For I long to see you, in order to impart to you some spiritual gift and so give you fresh strength--

¹⁵ But there is a contrast between Adam's Offence and God's gracious Gift. For, if by reason of the offence of the one man the whole race died, far more were the loving-kindness of God, and the gift given in the loving-kindness of the one man, Jesus Christ, lavished upon the whole race.

²³ The wages of Sin are Death, but the gift of God is Immortal Life, through union with Christ Jesus, our Lord.

³² God did not withhold his own Son, but gave him up on behalf of us all; will he not, then, with him, freely give us all things?

¹⁶ Still, it may be said, every one did not give heed to the Good News. No, for Isaiah asks--'Lord, who has believed our teaching?'

²⁸ From the stand-point of the Good News, the Jews are God's enemies on your account; but from the stand-point of God's selection, they are dear to him on account of the Patriarchs.

⁸ The speaker to his exhortation. Let the man who gives in charity do so with a generous heart; let him who is in authority exercise due diligence; let him who shows kindness do so in a cheerful spirit.

²⁶ For Macedonia and Greece have been glad to make a collection for the poor among Christ's People at Jerusalem.

²⁶ And, in obedience to the command of the Immortal God, made known through the writings of the Prophets to all nations, to secure submission to the Faith--

⁴ I always thank God about you for the blessing bestowed upon you in Christ Jesus. ⁵ For through union with him you were enriched in every way-in your power to preach, and in your knowledge of the Truth;

⁵ For through union with him you were enriched in every way-in your power to preach, and in your knowledge of the Truth;

¹² I mean this, that every one of you says either 'I follow Paul,' or 'I Apollos,' or 'I Kephas,' or 'I Christ.'

²⁹ What I mean, Brothers, is this-The time is short. Meanwhile, let those who have wives live as if they had none,

¹³ Meanwhile Faith, Hope, and Love endure-these three, but the greatest of these is Love.

²⁰ But, in truth, Christ has been raised from the dead, the first-fruits of those who are at rest.

⁵⁷ But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory, through Jesus Christ, our Lord. ⁵⁸ Therefore, my dear Brothers, stand firm, unshaken, always diligent in the Lord's work, for you know that, in union with him, your toil is not in vain.

¹ With reference to the Collection for Christ's People, I want you to follow the instructions that I gave to the Churches in Galatia. ² On the first day of every week each of you should put by what he can afford, so that no collections need be made after I have come.

² On the first day of every week each of you should put by what he can afford, so that no collections need be made after I have come. ³ On my arrival, I will send any persons, whom you may authorize by letter, to carry your gift to Jerusalem; ⁴ And, if it appears to be worth while for me to go also, they shall go with me.

¹⁵ I have another request to make of you, Brothers. You remember Stephanas and his household, and that they were the first-fruits gathered in from Greece, and set themselves to serve Christ's People.

¹ To the Church of God in Corinth, and to all Christ's People throughout Greece, from Paul, an Apostle of Christ Jesus, by the will of God, and from Timothy, a Brother.

¹¹ And then many lips will give thanks on our behalf for the blessing granted us in answer to many prayers.

¹² When I went to the district round Troas to tell the Good News of the Christ, even though there was an opening for serving the Master,

¹⁴ All thanks to God, who, through our union with the Christ, leads us in one continual triumph, and uses us to spread the sweet odor of the knowledge of him in every place.

¹⁵ For all this is for your sakes, that the loving-kindness of God, spreading from heart to heart, may cause yet more hearts to overflow with thanksgiving, to his glory.

⁴ I have the utmost confidence in you; I am always boasting about you. I am full of encouragement and, in spite of all our troubles, my heart is overflowing with happiness.

¹⁴ Although I have been boasting a little to him about you, you did not put me to shame; but, just as every thing we had said to you was true, so our boasting to Titus about you has also proved to be the truth.

¹ We would remind you, Brothers, of the love that God has shown to the Churches in Macedonia--

¹ We would remind you, Brothers, of the love that God has shown to the Churches in Macedonia-- ² How, tired though they were by many a trouble, their overflowing happiness, and even their deep poverty, resulted in a flood of generosity.

² How, tired though they were by many a trouble, their overflowing happiness, and even their deep poverty, resulted in a flood of generosity.

² How, tired though they were by many a trouble, their overflowing happiness, and even their deep poverty, resulted in a flood of generosity. ³ I can bear witness that to the full extent of their power, and even beyond their power, spontaneously,

³ I can bear witness that to the full extent of their power, and even beyond their power, spontaneously, ⁴ And with many an appeal to us for permission, they showed their love, and contributed their share towards the fund for their fellow-Christians.

⁴ And with many an appeal to us for permission, they showed their love, and contributed their share towards the fund for their fellow-Christians.

⁴ And with many an appeal to us for permission, they showed their love, and contributed their share towards the fund for their fellow-Christians. ⁵ And that, not only in the way we had expected; but first they gave themselves to the Lord, and to us also, in accordance with God's will.

⁵ And that, not only in the way we had expected; but first they gave themselves to the Lord, and to us also, in accordance with God's will. ⁶ And this led us to urge upon Titus that, as he had started the work for you, he should also see to the completion of this expression of your love.

⁶ And this led us to urge upon Titus that, as he had started the work for you, he should also see to the completion of this expression of your love.

⁶ And this led us to urge upon Titus that, as he had started the work for you, he should also see to the completion of this expression of your love. ⁷ And, remembering how you excel in everything--in faith, in teaching, in knowledge, in unfailing earnestness, and in the affection that we have awakened in you--I ask you to excel also in this expression of your love.

⁷ And, remembering how you excel in everything--in faith, in teaching, in knowledge, in unfailing earnestness, and in the affection that we have awakened in you--I ask you to excel also in this expression of your love.

⁷ And, remembering how you excel in everything--in faith, in teaching, in knowledge, in unfailing earnestness, and in the affection that we have awakened in you--I ask you to excel also in this expression of your love. ⁸ I am not laying a command upon you, but I am making use of the earnestness shown by others to test the genuineness of your affection.

⁸ I am not laying a command upon you, but I am making use of the earnestness shown by others to test the genuineness of your affection. ⁹ For you do not forget the loving-kindness of our Lord Jesus Christ--how that for your sakes, although he was rich, he became poor, so that you also might become rich through his poverty. ¹⁰ I am only making suggestions on this matter; for this is the best course for you, since you were a year before others, not only in taking action, but also in showing your readiness to do so.

¹⁰ I am only making suggestions on this matter; for this is the best course for you, since you were a year before others, not only in taking action, but also in showing your readiness to do so. ¹¹ And now I want you to complete the work, so that its completion may correspond with your willing readiness--in proportion, of course, to your means. ¹² For, where there is willingness, a man's gift is valued by its comparison with what he has, and not with what he has not.

¹² For, where there is willingness, a man's gift is valued by its comparison with what he has, and not with what he has not. ¹³ For our object is not to give relief to others and bring distress on you, but, by equalizing matters, to secure that, ¹⁴ On the present occasion, what you can spare may supply their need, so that at another time what they can spare may supply your need, and thus matters may be equalized. ¹⁵ As Scripture says--'The man who had much had nothing over, and the man who had little did not lack!' ¹⁶ I thank God for inspiring Titus with the same keen interest in your welfare that I have; ¹⁷ For Titus has responded to my appeals and, in his great earnestness, is starting to go to you of his own accord. ¹⁸ We are sending with him the Brother whose fame in the service of the Good News has spread through all the Churches; ¹⁹ And not only that, but he has been elected by the Churches to accompany us on our journey, in Keynesian with this expression of your love, which we are personally administering to the honor of the Lord, and to show our deep interest.

¹⁹ And not only that, but he has been elected by the Churches to accompany us on our journey, in Keynesian with this expression of your love, which we are personally administering to the honor of the Lord, and to show our deep interest. ²⁰ What we are specially guarding against is that any fault should be found with us in regard to our administration of this charitable fund; ²¹ For we are trying to make arrangements which shall be right, not only in the eyes of the Lord, but also in the eyes of men. ²² We are also sending with them another of our Brothers, whose earnestness we have many a time proved in many ways, and whom we now find made even more earnest by his great confidence in you. ²³ If I must say anything about Titus, he is my intimate companion, and he shares my work for you; if it is our Brothers, they are delegates of the Churches, an honor to Christ. ²⁴ Show them, therefore--so that the Churches may see it-- the proof of your affection, and the ground for our boasting to them about you.

²⁴ Show them, therefore--so that the Churches may see it-- the proof of your affection, and the ground for our boasting to them about you.

¹ With reference, indeed, to the Fund for your fellow-Christians, it is quite superfluous for me to say anything to you. ² I know, of course, your willingness to help, and I am always boasting of it to the Macedonians. I tell them that you in Greece have been ready for a year past; and it was really your zeal that stimulated most of them.

⁴ Otherwise, if any Macedonians were to come with me, and find you unprepared, we--to say nothing of you--should feel ashamed of our present confidence. ⁵ Therefore I think it necessary to urge the Brothers to go to you in advance, and to complete the arrangements for the gift, which you have already promised, so that it may be ready, as a gift, before I come, and not look as if it were being given under pressure. ⁶ Remember the saying--'Scanty sowing, scanty harvest; plentiful sowing, plentiful harvest.'

¹⁰ And he who supplies 'seed to the sower, and bread for eating,' will supply you with seed, and cause it to increase, and will multiply 'the fruits of your righteousness'). ¹¹ Rich in all things yourselves, you will be able to show liberality to all, which, with our help, will cause thanksgiving to be offered to God. ¹² For the rendering of a public service such as this, not only relieves the needs of your fellow-Christians, but also results in the offering to God of many a thanksgiving.

¹² For the rendering of a public service such as this, not only relieves the needs of your fellow-Christians, but also results in the offering to God of many a thanksgiving. ¹³ Through the evidence afforded by the service thus rendered, you cause men to praise God for your fidelity to your profession of faith in the Good News of the Christ, as well as for the liberality of your contributions for them and for all others. ¹⁴ And they also, in their prayers for you, express their longing to see you, because of the surpassing love of God displayed toward you.

⁵ We are engaged in confuting arguments and pulling down every barrier raised against the knowledge of God. We are taking captive every hostile thought, to bring it into submission to the Christ,

¹⁷ When I speak thus, I am not speaking as the Master would, but as a fool might, in boasting so confidently.

¹⁷ Do you assert that I took advantage of you through any of those whom I have sent to you? ¹⁸ I urged Titus to go, and I sent our Brother with him. Did Titus take any advantage of you? Did not we live in the same Spirit, and tread in the same footsteps?

²⁴ And they praised God on my account.

¹⁰ Only we were to remember the poor--the very thing I was myself anxious to do.

¹⁷ My point is this--An agreement already confirmed by God cannot be canceled by the Law, which came four hundred and thirty years later, so as to cause the promise to be set aside.

⁵ For we, by the help of the Spirit, are eagerly waiting for the fulfillment of our hope--that we may be pronounced righteous as the result of faith. ⁶ If a man is in union with Christ Jesus, neither is circumcision nor the omission of it anything, but faith, working through love, is everything.

¹⁶ This is what I have to say--Let your steps be guided by the Spirit, and then you will never gratify the cravings of your earthly nature.

⁷ Do not be deceived. God cannot be mocked. What a man sows that he will reap. ⁸ For he who sows the field of his earthly nature will from that earthly nature reap corruption; while he who sows the field of the spirit will from that spirit reap Immortal Life. ⁹ Let us never tire of doing right, for at the proper season we shall reap our harvest, if we do not grow weary. ¹⁰ Therefore, I say, as the opportunity occurs, let us treat every one with kindness, and especially members of the Household of the Faith.

¹⁰ For we are God's handiwork, created, by our union with Christ Jesus, for the good actions in doing which God had pre-arranged that we should spend our lives.

²⁰ To him who, through his power which is at work within us, is able to do far more than anything that we can ask or conceive--

¹⁷ This, then, as one in union with the Lord, I say to you and urge upon you: Do not continue to live such purposeless lives as the Gentiles live,

⁹ For the outcome of life in the Light may be seen in every form of goodness, righteousness, and sincerity--

²⁰ Always give thanks for everything to our God and Father, in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ;

⁸ God will bear me witness how I yearn over you all with the tenderness of Christ Jesus.

¹¹ Bearing a rich harvest of that righteousness which comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.

²⁵ Still I think it necessary to send Epaphroditus to you now, for he is my brother, fellow-worker, and fellow-soldier, and he was also your messenger to help me in my need. ²⁶ For he has been longing to see you all, and has been distressed because you heard of his illness.

⁵ I was circumcised when eight days old; I am an Israelite by race, and of the tribe of Benjamin; I am a Hebrew, and the child of Hebrews. As to the Law, I was a Pharisee; ⁶ As to zeal, I was a persecutor of the Church; as to such righteousness as is due to Law, I proved myself blameless.

¹ So then, my dear Brothers, whom I am longing to see--you who are my joy and my crown, stand fast in union with the Lord, dear friends.

¹⁷ It is not that I am anxious for your gifts, but I am anxious to see the abundant return that will be placed to your account. I have enough of everything, and to spare. ¹⁸ My wants are fully satisfied, now that I have received from Epaphroditus the gifts which you sent me--the sweet fragrance of a sacrifice acceptable and pleasing to God. ¹⁹ And my God, out of the greatness of his wealth, will, in glory, fully satisfy your every need, through your union with Christ Jesus.

¹⁰ Then you will live lives worthy of the Master, and so please God in every way. Your lives will be fruitful in every kind of good action, and your characters will grow through a fuller knowledge of God;

⁴ I say this to prevent any one from deceiving you by plausible arguments.

⁷ And so became a pattern to all who believed in Christ throughout Macedonia and Greece.

¹² And for you, may the Lord fill you to overflowing with love for one another and for every one, just as we are filled with love for you;

⁹ As to love for the Brethren there is no need to write to you; for you have yourselves been taught by God to love one another; ¹⁰ And indeed you do act in this spirit towards all the Brethren throughout Macedonia. Yet, Brothers, we urge you to still further efforts.

¹⁰ And indeed you do act in this spirit towards all the Brethren throughout Macedonia. Yet, Brothers, we urge you to still further efforts.

¹ But as to the times and the moments, there is no need, Brothers, for any one to write to you.

¹⁷ Console your hearts, and strengthen you to do and to say all that is right.

¹⁴ and the loving-kindness of our Lord was boundless, and filled me with that faith and love which come from union with Christ Jesus.

¹² Run the great race of the Faith, and win the Immortal Life. It was for this that you received the Call, and, in the presence of many witnesses, made the great profession of Faith.

¹⁷ Urge upon those who are wealthy in this life not to pride themselves, or fix their hopes, on so uncertain a thing as wealth, but on God, who gives us a wealth of enjoyment on every side. ¹⁸ Urge upon them to show kindness, to exhibit a wealth of good actions, to be open-handed and generous,

¹⁶ May the Lord show mercy to the household of Onesiphorus; for he often cheered me and was not ashamed of my chains. ¹⁷ On the contrary, when he arrived in Rome, he sought eagerly for me till he found me. ¹⁸ The Lord grant that he may find mercy at the hands of the Lord on 'That Day.' The many services that he rendered at Ephesus you have the best means of knowing.

¹⁷ so that the Servant of God may be perfect himself, and perfectly equipped for every good action.

¹⁴ For he gave himself on our behalf, to deliver us from all wickedness, and to purify for himself a People who should be peculiarly his own and eager to do good.

¹ Remind your hearers to respect and obey the Powers that be, to be ready for every kind of good work, to speak ill of no one, to avoid quarreling,

⁸ How true that saying is! And it is on these subjects that I desire you to lay especial stress, so that those who have learned to trust in God may be careful to devote themselves to doing good. Such subjects are excellent in themselves, and of real use to mankind.

¹⁴ Let all our People learn to devote themselves to doing good, so as to meet the most pressing needs, and that their lives may not be unfruitful.

⁴ I always mention you in my prayers and thank God for you, ⁵ Because I hear of the love and the faith which you show, not only to the Lord Jesus, but also to all his People; ⁶ And I pray that your participation in the Faith may result in action, as you come to a fuller realization of everything that is good and Christlike in us. ⁷ I have indeed found great joy and encouragement in your love, knowing, as I do, how the hearts of Christ's People have been cheered, brother, by you.

¹ Therefore, Christian Brothers, you who, all alike, have received the Call from Heaven, fix your attention on Jesus, the Apostle and High Priest of our Religion.

¹⁴ We have, then, in Jesus, the Son of God, a great High Priest who has passed into the highest Heaven; let us, therefore, hold fast to the Faith which we have professed.

⁹ and, being made perfect, he became to all those who obey him the source of eternal Salvation,

¹⁰ For God is not unjust; he will not forget the work that you did, and the love that you showed for his Name, in sending help to your fellow Christians--as you are still doing.

²³ Let us maintain the confession of our hope unshaken, for he who has given us his promise will not fail us. ²⁴ Let us vie with one another in a rivalry of love and noble actions.

¹⁶ Never forget to do kindly acts and to share what you have with others, for such sacrifices are acceptable to God.

¹⁷ Every good thing given us, and every perfect gift, is from above, and comes down to us from the Maker of the Lights in the heavens, who is himself never subject to change or to eclipse.

¹⁴ My Brothers, what is the good of a man's saying that he has faith, if he does not prove it by actions? Can such faith save him? ¹⁵ Suppose some Brother or Sister should be in want of clothes and of daily bread, ¹⁶ And one of you were to say to them--"Go, and peace be with you; find warmth and food for yourselves," and yet you were not to give them the necessaries of life, what good would it be to them?

⁹ Do not make complaints against one another, Brothers, or judgment will be passed upon you. The Judge is already standing at the door!

⁹ But you are 'a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a consecrated nation, God's own People,' entrusted with the proclamation of the goodness of him who called you out of Darkness into his wonderful Light.

⁹ Never grudge hospitality to one another. ¹⁰ Whatever the gift that each has received, use it in the service of others, as good stewards of the varied bounty of God. ¹¹ When any one speaks, let him speak as one who is delivering the oracles of God. When any one is endeavoring to serve others, let him do so in reliance on the strength which God supplies; so that in everything God may be honour ed through Jesus Christ--to whom be ascribed all honour and might for ever and ever. Amen.

²⁷ But you--you still retain in your hears that consecration which you received from the Christ, and are not in need of any one to teach you; but, since his consecration of you teaches you about everything, and since it is a real consecration, and no lie, then, as it has taught you, maintain your union with him.

¹⁷ But, if any one has worldly possessions, and yet looks on while his Brother is in want, and steels his heart against him, how can it be said that the love of God is within him?

⁹ The love of God was revealed to us by his sending his only Son into the world, that we might find Life through him. ¹⁰ His love is seen in this--not in our having loved God, but in his loving us and sending his Son to be an atoning sacrifice for our sins.

¹¹ And that testimony is that God gave us Immortal Life, and that this Life is in his Son. ¹² He who finds the Son finds Life; he who does not find the Son of God does not find Life.

⁹ And, whenever these Creatures give praise and honour and thanks to him who is 'seated on the throne, to him who lives for ever and ever,'