2 Corinthians 8:10

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And in this I give my opinion: for it is to your profit, who were the first to make a start a year before, not only to do this, but to make clear that your minds were more than ready to do it.

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  • 1 Cor 7:25 : 25 Now about virgins I have no orders from the Lord: but I give my opinion as one to whom the Lord has given mercy to be true to him.
  • 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.
  • 1 Tim 6:18-19 : 18 And to do good, having wealth in good works, being quick to give, taking part with one another; 19 Making ready for themselves a safe place for the time to come, so that the true life may be theirs.
  • Heb 13:16 : 16 But go on doing good and giving to others, because God is well-pleased with such offerings.
  • 1 Cor 7:40 : 40 But it will be better for her to keep as she is, in my opinion: and it seems to me that I have the Spirit of God.
  • Prov 19:17 : 17 He who has pity on the poor gives to the Lord, and the Lord will give him his reward.
  • 1 Cor 16:2 : 2 On the first day of the week, let every one of you put by him in store, in measure as he has done well in business, so that it may not be necessary to get money together when I come.
  • 2 Cor 8:8 : 8 I am not giving you an order, but using the ready mind of others as a test of the quality of your love.
  • Jas 2:15-16 : 15 If a brother or a sister is without clothing and in need of the day's food, 16 And one of you says to them, Go in peace, be warm and full of food; but you do not give them the things of which their bodies have need, what profit is there in this?
  • Phil 4:17 : 17 Not that I am looking for an offering, but for fruit which may be put to your credit.
  • 2 Cor 12:1 : 1 As it is necessary for me to take glory to myself, though it is not a good thing, I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord.
  • Matt 10:42 : 42 And whoever gives to one of these little ones a cup of cold water only, in the name of a disciple, truly I say to you, he will not go without his reward.
  • John 11:50 : 50 You do not see that it is in your interest for one man to be put to death for the people, so that all the nation may not come to destruction.
  • John 16:7 : 7 But what I am saying is true: my going is for your good: for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you.
  • John 18:14 : 14 It was Caiaphas who had said to the Jews that it was in their interest for one man to be put to death for the people.
  • 1 Cor 6:12 : 12 I am free to do all things; but not all things are wise. I am free to do all things; but I will not let myself come under the power of any.
  • 1 Cor 10:23 : 23 We are free to do all things, but there are things which it is not wise to do. We are free to do all things, but not all things are for the common good.

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  • 2 Cor 8:11-14
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    11 Then make the doing of it complete; so that as you had a ready mind, you may give effect to it as you are able.

    12 For if there is a ready mind, a man will have God's approval in the measure of what he has, and not of what he has not.

    13 And I am not saying this so that others may get off free, while the weight comes on you:

    14 But 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 9:1-6
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    1 But there is no need for me to say anything in my letter about the giving to the saints:

    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.

    3 But I have sent the brothers, so that the good things we said about you may be seen to be true, and that, as I said, you may be ready:

    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.

    5 So 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.

    6 But in the Writings it says, He who puts in only a small number of seeds, will get in the same; and he who puts them in from a full hand, will have produce in full measure from them.

  • 2 Cor 8:5-9
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    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.

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

    9 For 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.

  • Phil 1:9-10
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    9 And my prayer is that you may be increased more and more in knowledge and experience;

    10 So that you may give your approval to the best things; that you may be true and without wrongdoing till the day of Christ;

  • 1 Thess 4:10
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    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;

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

  • 1 Tim 4:15
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    15 Have a care for these things; give yourself to them with all your heart, so that all may see how you go forward.

  • Phil 1:5-6
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    5 Because of your help in giving the good news from the first day till now;

    6 For I am certain of this very thing, that he by whom the good work was started in you will make it complete till the day of Jesus Christ:

  • Gal 2:10
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    10 Only it was their desire that we would give thought to the poor; which very thing I had much in mind to do.

  • 2 Pet 1:8
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    8 For if you have these things in good measure, they will make you fertile and full of fruit in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

  • 2 Cor 1:15-16
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    15 And being certain of this, it was my purpose to come to you before, so that you might have a second grace;

    16 And 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 Pet 1:10-11
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    10 For this reason, my brothers, take all the more care to make your selection and approval certain; for if you do these things you will never have a fall:

    11 For so the way will be open to you into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

  • 2 Cor 8:20-21
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    20 And 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:

    21 For the business has been so ordered by us as to have the approval, not only of the Lord, but of men.

  • 3 John 1:6
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    6 Who have given witness to the church of your love for them: and you will do well to send them on their way well cared for, as is right for servants of God:

  • 2 Cor 9:8
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    8 And 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 8:17
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    17 For while he gladly gave ear to our request, he was interested enough to go to you from the impulse of his heart.

  • 2 Cor 2:9
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    9 And for the same reason I sent you a letter so that I might be certain of your desire to do my orders in all things.

  • Phlm 1:21
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    21 Being certain that you will do my desire, I am writing to you, in the knowledge that you will do even more than I say.

  • Titus 3:8
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    8 This is a true saying; and it is my desire that you may give certain witness about these things, so that those who have had faith in God may give attention to good works. These things are good and of profit to men;

  • Phil 3:13
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    13 Brothers, it is clear to me that I have not come to that knowledge; but one thing I do, letting go those things which are past, and stretching out to the things which are before,

  • 1 Tim 6:18
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    18 And to do good, having wealth in good works, being quick to give, taking part with one another;

  • Phil 4:10
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    10 But I am very glad in the Lord that your care for me has come to life again; though you did in fact take thought for me, but you were not able to give effect to it.

  • Phil 3:15-16
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    15 Then let us all, who have come to full growth, be of this mind: and if in anything you are of a different mind, even this will God make clear to you:

    16 Only, as far as we have got, let us be guided by the same rule.

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

  • Heb 6:11
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    11 And it is our desire that you may all keep the same high purpose in certain hope to the end:

  • Rom 12:11
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    11 Be not slow in your work, but be quick in spirit, as the Lord's servants;

  • Col 1:10
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    10 Living uprightly in the approval of the Lord, giving fruit in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;

  • 2 Tim 4:9
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    9 Do your best to come to me before long:

  • Gal 6:10
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    10 So then, as we have the chance, let us do good to all men, and specially to those who are of the family of the faith.

  • 1 Thess 4:1
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    1 And last of all, the prayer which we make to you from our heart and in the name of the Lord Jesus, is this: that as we made clear to you what sort of behaviour is pleasing to God, as in fact you are doing now, so you will go on in these ways, but more and more.

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

  • 2 Cor 10:11
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    11 Let those who say this keep in mind that, what we are in word by letters when we are away, so will we be in act when we are present.