2 Corinthians 9:2

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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.

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Referenced Verses

  • 2 Cor 8:10 : 10 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.
  • 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.
  • 2 Cor 8:24 : 24 Make 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.
  • 1 Cor 16:15 : 15 Now I make my request to you, my brothers, for you have knowledge that the house of Stephanas is the first-fruits of Achaia, and that they have made themselves the servants of the saints,
  • Heb 10:24 : 24 And let us be moving one another at all times to love and good works;
  • 2 Cor 1:1 : 1 Paul, an Apostle of Jesus Christ by the purpose of God, and Timothy the brother, to the church of God which is in Corinth, with all the saints who are in all Achaia:
  • 2 Cor 7:4 : 4 My words to you are without fear, I am full of pride on account of you: I have great comfort and joy in all our troubles.
  • Acts 18:12 : 12 But when Gallio was ruler of Achaia, all the Jews together made an attack on Paul, and took him to the judge's seat,
  • 1 Thess 1:7 : 7 So that you became an example to all those who have faith in Christ in Macedonia and Achaia.
  • 2 Cor 8:19 : 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:

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 2 Cor 9:3-5
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    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.

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

  • 1 Thess 1:7-8
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    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.

  • 2 Cor 8:10-11
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    10 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.

    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.

  • 2 Cor 1:14-16
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    14 Even as you have been ready, in part, to say that we are your glory, in the same way that you are ours, in the day of the Lord Jesus.

    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 Cor 11:9-10
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    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.

    10 As the true word of Christ is in me, I will let no man take from me this my cause of pride in the country of Achaia.

  • 2 Cor 8:1-3
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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,

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

  • 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,

  • 2 Cor 8:24
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    24 Make 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 8:19
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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:

  • 2 Cor 7:4
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    4 My words to you are without fear, I am full of pride on account of you: I have great comfort and joy in all our troubles.

  • 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.

  • 2 Cor 10:15-16
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    15 Not taking credit to ourselves for what is not our business, that is, for the work of others; but having hope that, with the growth of your faith, we may get the credit for an increase which is the effect of our work,

    16 So that we may be able to go on and take the good news to countries still farther away than you are, and not take credit for another man's work in making things ready to our hand.

  • Phil 1:25-26
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    25 And being certain of this, I am conscious that I will go on, yes, and go on with you all, for your growth and joy in the faith;

    26 So that your pride in me may be increased in Christ Jesus through my being present with you again.

  • 2 Cor 9:13
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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;

  • 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.

  • 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 7:16
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    16 It gives me great joy to see you answering to my good opinion of you in every way.

  • 2 Cor 5:12
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    12 We are not again requesting your approval, but we are giving you the chance of taking pride in us, so that you may be able to give an answer to those whose glory is in seeming, and not in the heart.

  • 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.

  • 2 Cor 7:14
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    14 For I was not put to shame in anything in which I may have made clear to him my pride in you; but as we said nothing to you but what was true, so the good things which I said to Titus about you were seen by him to be true.

  • 2 Cor 7:11
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    11 For you see what care was produced in you by this very sorrow of yours before God, what clearing of yourselves, what wrath against sin, what fear, what desire, what serious purpose, what punishment. In everything you have made it clear that you are free from sin in this business.

  • Phil 1:17
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    17 But those are preaching Christ in a spirit of competition, not from their hearts, but with the purpose of giving me pain in my prison.

  • Rom 1:13
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    13 You may be certain, my brothers, that it has frequently been in my mind to come to you (but till now I was kept from it), so that I might have some fruit from you in the same way as I have had it from the other nations.

  • 1 Cor 16:17
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    17 And I am glad of the coming of Stephanas and Fortunatus and Achaicus: for they have done what was needed to make your work complete.

  • 2 Cor 11:5
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    5 For in my opinion, I am in no way less than the most important of the Apostles.

  • 2 Cor 1:12
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    12 For 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.

  • 2 Cor 2:3
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    3 And I said this very thing in my letter, for fear that when I came I might have sorrow from those from whom it was right for me to have joy; being certain of this, that my joy is the joy of you all.

  • 2 Thess 1:4
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    4 So 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;

  • 1 Thess 3:5
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    5 For this reason, when I was no longer able to keep quiet, I sent to get news of your faith, fearing that you might be tested by the Evil One and that our work might come to nothing.

  • Rom 1:15
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    15 For which reason I have the desire, as far as I am able, to give the knowledge of the good news to you who are in Rome.

  • 2 Cor 8:22
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    22 And we have sent with them our brother, whose ready spirit has been made clear to us at times and in ways without number, but it is now all the more so because of the certain faith which he has in you.

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

  • Rom 10:2
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    2 For I give witness of them that they have a strong desire for God, but not with knowledge.

  • Phil 1:14
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    14 And most of the brothers in the Lord, taking heart because of my chains, are all the stronger to give the word of God without fear.

  • 1 Thess 2:1-2
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    1 For you yourselves, brothers, are conscious that our coming among you was not without effect:

    2 But after we had first undergone much pain and been cruelly attacked as you saw, at Philippi, by the help of God we gave you the good news without fear, though everything was against us.

  • Phil 1:19
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    19 For I am conscious that this will be for my salvation, through your prayer and the giving out of the stored wealth of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,