2 Corinthians 8:1

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And now we give you news, brothers, about the grace of God which has been given to the churches of Macedonia;

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  • Acts 16:9 : 9 And Paul had a vision in the night; a man of Macedonia came, requesting him, and saying, Come over into Macedonia and give us help.
  • Col 1:29 : 29 And for this purpose I am working, using all my strength by the help of his power which is working in me strongly.
  • Acts 11:23 : 23 Who, when he came and saw the grace of God, was glad; and he made clear to them the need of keeping near the Lord with all the strength of their hearts:
  • 1 Thess 4:10 : 10 And, truly, you are lovers of all the brothers in Macedonia; but it is our desire that your love may be increased still more;
  • 1 Thess 1:7-8 : 7 So that you became an example to all those who have faith in Christ in Macedonia and Achaia. 8 For not only was the word of the Lord sounding out from you in Macedonia and Achaia, but in every place your faith in God is made clear; so that we have no need to say anything.
  • Rom 15:26 : 26 For it has been the good pleasure of those of Macedonia and Achaia to send a certain amount of money for the poor among the saints at Jerusalem.
  • 1 Cor 15:10 : 10 But by the grace of God, I am what I am: and his grace which was given to me has not been for nothing; for I did more work than all of them; though not I, but the grace of God which was with me.
  • 2 Cor 8:2-7 : 2 How while they were undergoing every sort of trouble, and were in the greatest need, they took all the greater joy in being able to give freely to the needs of others. 3 For I give them witness, that as they were able, and even more than they were able, they gave from the impulse of their hearts, 4 Seriously requesting us that they might have a part in this grace of being servants to the needs of the saints: 5 And going even farther than our hope, they first gave themselves to the Lord and to us after the purpose of God. 6 So that we made a request to Titus that, as he had made a start before, so he might make this grace complete in you. 7 And that as you are full of every good thing, of faith, of the word, of knowledge, of a ready mind, and of love to us, so you may be full of this grace in the same way.
  • 2 Cor 9:2 : 2 For I have before made clear to those of Macedonia my pride in your ready mind, saying to them that Achaia has been ready for a year back; and a great number have been moved to do the same by your example.
  • 2 Cor 9:4 : 4 For fear that, if any from Macedonia come with me, and you are not ready, we (not to say, you) might be put to shame in this thing.
  • 2 Cor 9:12 : 12 For this work of giving not only takes care of the needs of the saints, but is the cause of much praise to God;
  • 2 Cor 11:9 : 9 And when I was present with you, and was in need, I let no man be responsible for me; for the brothers, when they came from Macedonia, gave me whatever was needed; and in everything I kept myself from being a trouble to you, and I will go on doing so.
  • Eph 3:8 : 8 To me, who am less than the least of all the saints, was this grace given, so that I might make clear to the Gentiles the good news of the unending wealth of Christ:

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  • 2 Cor 8:2-9
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    2How while they were undergoing every sort of trouble, and were in the greatest need, they took all the greater joy in being able to give freely to the needs of others.

    3For I give them witness, that as they were able, and even more than they were able, they gave from the impulse of their hearts,

    4Seriously requesting us that they might have a part in this grace of being servants to the needs of the saints:

    5And going even farther than our hope, they first gave themselves to the Lord and to us after the purpose of God.

    6So that we made a request to Titus that, as he had made a start before, so he might make this grace complete in you.

    7And that as you are full of every good thing, of faith, of the word, of knowledge, of a ready mind, and of love to us, so you may be full of this grace in the same way.

    8I am not giving you an order, but using the ready mind of others as a test of the quality of your love.

    9For you see the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, how though he had wealth, he became poor on your account, so that through his need you might have wealth.

  • 2 Cor 8:18-20
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    18And with him we have sent a brother whose praise in the good news has gone through all the churches;

    19And not only so, but he was marked out by the churches to go with us in the grace of this giving which we have undertaken to the glory of the Lord and to make clear that our mind was ready:

    20And so that no man might be able to say anything against us in the business of this giving which has been put into our hands:

  • 1 Thess 1:5-8
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    5Because our good news came to you, not in word only, but in power, and in the Holy Spirit, so that you were completely certain of it; even as you saw what our behaviour to you was like from our love to you.

    6And you took us and the Lord as your example, after the word had come to you in much trouble, with joy in the Holy Spirit;

    7So that you became an example to all those who have faith in Christ in Macedonia and Achaia.

    8For not only was the word of the Lord sounding out from you in Macedonia and Achaia, but in every place your faith in God is made clear; so that we have no need to say anything.

  • 1 Thess 4:10
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    10And, truly, you are lovers of all the brothers in Macedonia; but it is our desire that your love may be increased still more;

  • 1 Cor 1:3-5
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    3Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

    4I give praise to my God for you at all times, because of the grace of God which has been given to you in Christ Jesus;

    5So that in him you have wealth in all things, in word and in knowledge of every sort;

  • 2 Cor 9:8
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    8And God is able to give you all grace in full measure; so that ever having enough of all things, you may be full of every good work:

  • 2 Cor 8:24
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    24Make clear then to them, as representatives of the churches, the quality of your love, and that the things which we have said about you are true.

  • 2 Cor 9:4-5
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    4For fear that, if any from Macedonia come with me, and you are not ready, we (not to say, you) might be put to shame in this thing.

    5So it seemed to me wise for the brothers to go before, and see that the amount which you had undertaken to give was ready, so that it might be a cause for praise, and not as if we were making profit out of you.

  • Rom 15:15
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    15But I have, in some measure, less fear in writing to you to put these things before you again, because of the grace which was given to me by God,

  • 2 Thess 1:2-4
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    2Grace to you and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

    3It is right for us to give praise to God at all times for you, brothers, because of the great increase of your faith, and the wealth of your love for one another;

    4So that we ourselves take pride in you in the churches of God for your untroubled mind and your faith in all the troubles and sorrows which you are going through;

  • 2 Cor 1:8
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    8For it is our desire that you may not be without knowledge of our trouble which came on us in Asia, that the weight of it was very great, more than our power, so that it seemed that we had no hope even of life:

  • 2 Cor 1:16
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    16And by way of Corinth to go into Macedonia, and from there to come back again to you, so that you might send me on my way to Judaea.

  • 2 Cor 9:13
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    13For when, through this work of giving, they see what you are, they give glory to God for the way in which you have given yourselves to the good news of Christ, and for the wealth of your giving to them and to all;

  • Rom 15:26
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    26For it has been the good pleasure of those of Macedonia and Achaia to send a certain amount of money for the poor among the saints at Jerusalem.

  • 1 Cor 16:1
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    1Now about the giving of money for the saints, as I gave orders to the churches of Galatia, so do you.

  • 2 Cor 1:11-12
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    11You at the same time helping together by your prayer for us; so that for what has been given to us through a number of persons, praise may go up to God for us from all of them.

    12For our glory is in this, in the knowledge which we have that our way of life in the world, and most of all in relation to you, has been holy and true in the eyes of God; not in the wisdom of the flesh, but in the grace of God.

  • Gal 1:2
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    2And all the brothers who are with me, to the churches of Galatia:

  • 2 Cor 9:11
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    11Your wealth being increased in everything, with a simple mind, causing praise to God through us.

  • 2 Thess 1:12
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    12So that glory may be given to the name of our Lord Jesus through you, and you may have glory in him, by the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.

  • Phil 4:15
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    15And you have knowledge, Philippians, that when the good news first came to you, when I went away from Macedonia, no church took part with me in the business of giving to the saints, but you only;

  • 2 Cor 9:1
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    1But there is no need for me to say anything in my letter about the giving to the saints:

  • 2 Cor 1:2
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    2Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

  • 2 Cor 8:13-14
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    13And I am not saying this so that others may get off free, while the weight comes on you:

    14But so that things may be equal; that from those things of which you have more than enough at the present time their need may be helped, and that if you are in any need they may be a help to you in the same way, making things equal.

  • 2 Cor 11:8-9
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    8I took money from other churches as payment for my work, so that I might be your servant;

    9And when I was present with you, and was in need, I let no man be responsible for me; for the brothers, when they came from Macedonia, gave me whatever was needed; and in everything I kept myself from being a trouble to you, and I will go on doing so.

  • Phlm 1:8
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    8And so, though I might, in the name of Christ, give you orders to do what is right,

  • Eph 1:8
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    8Which he gave us in full measure in all wisdom and care;

  • 1 Thess 3:9
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    9For how great is the praise which we give to God for you, and how great the joy with which we are glad because of you before our God;

  • Eph 3:2
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    2If that ordering of the grace of God has come to your knowledge, which was given to me for you,

  • 2 Cor 1:4
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    4Who gives us comfort in all our troubles, so that we may be able to give comfort to others who are in trouble, through the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.

  • Acts 16:10
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    10And when he had seen the vision, straight away we made the decision to go into Macedonia, for it seemed certain to us that God had sent us to give the good news to them.