2 Corinthians 8:9

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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.

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  • Matt 20:28 : 28 Even as the Son of man did not come to have servants, but to be a servant, and to give his life for the salvation of men.
  • Rom 5:8 : 8 But God has made clear his love to us, in that, when we were still sinners, Christ gave his life for us.
  • Phil 2:6-8 : 6 To whom, though himself in the form of God, it did not seem that to take for oneself was to be like God; 7 But he made himself as nothing, taking the form of a servant, being made like men; 8 And being seen in form as a man, he took the lowest place, and let himself be put to death, even the death of the cross.
  • Rom 8:32 : 32 He who did not keep back his only Son, but gave him up for us all, will he not with him freely give us all things?
  • John 1:14 : 14 And so the Word became flesh and took a place among us for a time; and we saw his glory--such glory as is given to an only son by his father--saw it to be true and full of grace.
  • John 1:1-4 : 1 From the first he was the Word, and the Word was in relation with God and was God. 2 This Word was from the first in relation with God. 3 All things came into existence through him, and without him nothing was. 4 What came into existence in him was life, and the life was the light of men.
  • Rom 5:20-21 : 20 And the law came in addition, to make wrongdoing worse; but where there was much sin, there was much more grace: 21 That, as sin had power in death, so grace might have power through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
  • 1 Cor 15:47 : 47 The first man is from the earth, and of the earth: the second man is from heaven.
  • 2 Cor 6:10 : 10 As full of sorrow, but ever glad; as poor, but giving wealth to others; as having nothing, but still having all things.
  • 2 Cor 13:14 : 14 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the harmony of the Holy Spirit, be with you all.
  • 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:
  • Eph 1:6-8 : 6 To the praise of the glory of his grace, which he freely gave to us in the Loved One: 7 In whom we have salvation through his blood, the forgiveness of our sins, through the wealth of his grace, 8 Which he gave us in full measure in all wisdom and care;
  • Col 1:24 : 24 Now I have joy in my pain because of you, and in my flesh I undergo whatever is still needed to make the sorrows of Christ complete, for the salvation of his body, the church;
  • Heb 1:2 : 2 But now, at the end of these days, it has come to us through his Son, to whom he has given all things for a heritage, and through whom he made the order of the generations;
  • Heb 1:6-9 : 6 And again, when he is sending his only Son into the world, he says, Let all the angels of God give him worship. 7 And of the angels he says, Who makes his angels winds, and his servants flames of fire: 8 But of the Son he says, Your seat of power, O God, is for ever and ever; and the rod of your kingdom is a rod of righteousness. 9 You have been a lover of righteousness and a hater of evil; and so God, your God, has put the oil of joy on your head more than on the heads of those who are with you. 10 You, Lord, at the first did put the earth on its base, and the heavens are the works of your hands: 11 They will come to their end; but you are for ever; they will become old as a robe; 12 They will be rolled up like a cloth, even like a robe, and they will be changed: but you are the same and your years will have no end. 13 But of which of the angels has he said at any time, Take your seat at my right hand till I put all those who are against you under your feet? 14 Are they not all helping spirits, who are sent out as servants to those whose heritage will be salvation?
  • Luke 16:11 : 11 If, then, you have not been true in your use of the wealth of this life, who will give into your care the true wealth?
  • Luke 2:7 : 7 And she had her first son; and folding him in linen, she put him to rest in the place where the cattle had their food, because there was no room for them in the house.
  • Isa 53:2 : 2 For his growth was like that of a delicate plant before him, and like a root out of a dry place: he had no grace of form, to give us pleasure;
  • Isa 62:1 : 1 Because of Zion I will not keep quiet, and because of Jerusalem I will take no rest, till her righteousness goes out like the shining of the sun, and her salvation like a burning light.
  • Isa 65:8 : 8 This is the word of the Lord: As the new wine is seen in the grapes, and they say, Do not send destruction on it, for a blessing is in it: so will I do for my servants, in order that I may not put an end to them all.
  • Matt 8:20 : 20 And Jesus said to him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of heaven have a resting-place; but the Son of man has nowhere to put his head.
  • Matt 17:27 : 27 But, so that we may not be a cause of trouble to them, go to the sea, and let down a hook, and take the first fish which comes up; and in his mouth you will see a bit of money: take that, and give it to them for me and you.
  • Luke 8:3 : 3 And Joanna, the wife of Chuza, Herod's chief house-servant, and Susanna and a number of others, who gave him of their wealth for his needs.
  • Luke 9:58 : 58 And Jesus said to him, Foxes have holes and the birds of the air have resting-places, but the Son of man has nowhere to put his head.
  • Mark 6:3 : 3 Is not this the woodworker, the son of Mary, and brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were bitter against him.
  • Ps 102:25-27 : 25 In the past you put the earth on its base, and the heavens are the work of your hands. 26 They will come to an end, but you will still go on; they all will become old like a coat, and like a robe they will be changed: 27 But you are the unchanging One, and your years will have no end.
  • John 1:10 : 10 He was in the world, the world which came into being through him, but the world had no knowledge of him.
  • John 1:17 : 17 For the law was given through Moses; grace and the true way of life are ours through Jesus Christ.
  • John 12:30 : 30 Jesus said in answer, This voice came not for me but for you.
  • John 16:15 : 15 Everything which the Father has is mine: that is why I say, He will take of what is mine and will make it clear to you.
  • John 17:19 : 19 And for them I make myself holy, so that they may be made truly holy.
  • Jas 2:5 : 5 Give ear, my dear brothers; are not those who are poor in the things of this world marked out by God to have faith as their wealth, and for their heritage the kingdom which he has said he will give to those who have love for him?
  • Rev 3:18 : 18 If you are wise you will get from me gold tested by fire, so that you may have true wealth; and white robes to put on, so that your shame may not be seen; and oil for your eyes, so that you may see.
  • Rev 21:7 : 7 He who overcomes will have these things for his heritage; and I will be his God, and he will be my son.
  • 1 Tim 6:18 : 18 And to do good, having wealth in good works, being quick to give, taking part with one another;
  • Col 1:16-17 : 16 For by him all things were made, in heaven and on earth, things seen and things unseen, authorities, lords, rulers, and powers; all things were made by him and for him; 17 He is before all things, and in him all things have being.
  • Eph 2:7 : 7 That in the time to come he might make clear the full wealth of his grace in his mercy to us in Christ Jesus:
  • Rom 11:12 : 12 Now, if their fall is the wealth of the world, and their loss the wealth of the Gentiles, how much greater will be the glory when they are made full?
  • 1 Cor 1:4 : 4 I 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;

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

    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,

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    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.

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    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.

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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:

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    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.

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    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.

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    10 As full of sorrow, but ever glad; as poor, but giving wealth to others; as having nothing, but still having all things.

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    11 Your wealth being increased in everything, with a simple mind, causing praise to God through us.

  • 1 Cor 4:8
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    8 For even now you are full, even now you have wealth, you have been made kings without us: truly, I would be glad if you were kings, so that we might be kings with you.

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    12 So 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.

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    4 I 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;

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

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    13 For 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;

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    15 For we go through all things on account of you, because the greater the number to whom the grace is given, the greater is the praise to the glory of God.

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    19 And 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:

    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:

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    8 I took money from other churches as payment for my work, so that I might be your servant;

    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.

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    5 Give ear, my dear brothers; are not those who are poor in the things of this world marked out by God to have faith as their wealth, and for their heritage the kingdom which he has said he will give to those who have love for him?

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    17 Give orders to those who have money and goods in this life, not to be lifted up in their minds, or to put their hope in the uncertain chances of wealth, but in God who gives us in full measure all things for our use;

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

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    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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    17 For you say, I have wealth, and have got together goods and land, and have need of nothing; and you are not conscious of your sad and unhappy condition, that you are poor and blind and without clothing.

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    8 Which he gave us in full measure in all wisdom and care;

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    7 A man may be acting as if he had wealth, but have nothing; another may seem poor, but have great wealth.

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

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    9 And be seen in him, not having my righteousness which is of the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:

  • Phil 4:19
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    19 And my God will give you all you have need of from the wealth of his glory in Christ Jesus.

  • 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.

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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.

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    20 And turning his eyes to his disciples he said, Happy are you who are poor: for the kingdom of God is yours.

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    8 And we did not take food from any man for nothing, but were working hard night and day not to be a trouble to any of you:

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    9 But those who have a desire for wealth are falling into danger, and are taken as in a net by a number of foolish and damaging desires, through which men are overtaken by death and destruction.

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