Galatians 2:10

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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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  • Acts 24:17 : 17 Now after a number of years I came to give help and offerings to my nation:
  • Heb 13:16 : 16 But go on doing good and giving to others, because God is well-pleased with such offerings.
  • 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?
  • 1 John 3:17 : 17 But if a man has this world's goods, and sees that his brother is in need, and keeps his heart shut against his brother, how is it possible for the love of God to be in him?
  • Acts 11:29-30 : 29 And the disciples, everyone as he was able, made a decision to send help to the brothers living in Judaea: 30 Which they did, sending it to the rulers of the church by the hand of Barnabas and Saul.
  • Rom 15:25-27 : 25 But now I go to Jerusalem, taking help for the saints. 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. 27 Yes, it has been their good pleasure; and they are in their debt. For if the Gentiles have had a part in the things of the Spirit which were theirs, it is right for them, in the same way, to give them help in the things of the flesh.
  • 1 Cor 16:1-2 : 1 Now about the giving of money for the saints, as I gave orders to the churches of Galatia, so do you. 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 8:1-9 : 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, 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. 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.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Gal 2:6-9
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    6But from those who seemed to be important (whatever they were has no weight with me: God does not take man's person into account): those who seemed to be important gave nothing new to me;

    7But, quite the opposite, when they saw that I had been made responsible for preaching the good news to those without circumcision, even as Peter had been for those of the circumcision

    8(Because he who was working in Peter as the Apostle of the circumcision was working no less in me among the Gentiles);

    9When they saw the grace which was given to me, James and Cephas and John, who had the name of being pillars, gave to me and Barnabas their right hands as friends so that we might go to the Gentiles, and they to the circumcision;

  • 2 Cor 8:2-6
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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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Gal 2:14
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    14But when I saw that they were not living uprightly in agreement with the true words of the good news, I said to Cephas before them all, If you, being a Jew, are living like the Gentiles, and not like the Jews, how will you make the Gentiles do the same as the Jews?

  • Acts 11:29-30
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    29And the disciples, everyone as he was able, made a decision to send help to the brothers living in Judaea:

    30Which they did, sending it to the rulers of the church by the hand of Barnabas and Saul.

  • 2 Cor 11:12
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    12But what I do, that I will go on doing, so that I may give no chance to those who are looking for one; so that, in the cause of their pride, they may be seen to be the same as we are.

  • 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 12:13
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    13For what is there in which you were made less than the other churches, but in the one thing that I was not a trouble to you? Let me have forgiveness for this wrong.

  • Gal 2:11-12
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    11But when Cephas came to Antioch, I made a protest against him to his face, because he was clearly in the wrong.

    12For before certain men came from James, he did take food with the Gentiles: but when they came, he went back and made himself separate, fearing those who were of the circumcision.

  • Phlm 1:13-14
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    13Though my desire was to keep him with me, to be my servant in the chains of the good news, in your place:

    14But without your approval I would do nothing; so that your good works might not be forced, but done freely from your heart.

  • 1 Cor 9:6
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    6Or I only and Barnabas, have we no right to take a rest from work?

  • Acts 20:34
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    34You yourselves have seen that with these hands I got what was necessary for me and those who were with me.

  • 2 Cor 8:19-21
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    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:

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

  • Gal 6:10
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    10So 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 2:17
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    17But we, my brothers, being away from you for a short time, in body but not in heart, had all the more desire to see your face;

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

  • Gal 2:2-3
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    2And I went up by revelation; and I put before them the good news which I was preaching among the Gentiles, but privately before those who were of good name, so that the work which I was or had been doing might not be without effect.

    3But not even Titus who was with me, being a Greek, was made to undergo circumcision:

  • Rom 15:26-27
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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.

    27Yes, it has been their good pleasure; and they are in their debt. For if the Gentiles have had a part in the things of the Spirit which were theirs, it is right for them, in the same way, to give them help in the things of the flesh.

  • 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,

  • 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 8:9-10
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    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.

    10And 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 10:2
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    2Yes, I make my request to you, so that when I am with you I may not have to make use of the authority which may be needed against some to whom we seem to be walking after the flesh.

  • Rom 1:13
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    13You 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.

  • Gal 6:12
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    12Those who have the desire to seem important in the flesh, put force on you to undergo circumcision; only that they may not be attacked because of the cross of Christ.

  • 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.

  • 1 Thess 2:9
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    9For you have the memory, my brothers, of our trouble and care; how, working night and day, so that we might not be a trouble to any of you, we gave you the good news of God.

  • Rom 1:10
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    10And that I am ever making prayers that God will give me a good journey to you.

  • Acts 11:17
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    17If then God gave them, when they had faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, the same as he gave to us, who was I to go against God?

  • 2 Cor 2:9
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    9And 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.

  • Gal 1:23
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    23Only it came to their ears that he who at one time was cruel to us is now preaching the faith which before had been attacked by him;

  • Gal 4:15
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    15Where then is that happy condition of yours? because I give you witness, that, if possible, you would have taken out your eyes and given them to me.