Verse 8

I am not commanding you, but I want to test the sincerity of your love by comparing it with the earnestness of others.

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  • 1 Cor 7:6 : 6 I say this as a concession, not as a command.
  • 1 Cor 7:12 : 12 To the rest I say this (I, not the Lord): If any brother has a wife who is an unbeliever and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her.
  • 1 Cor 7:25 : 25 Now concerning virgins: I have no command from the Lord, but I give my opinion as one who, by the Lord’s mercy, is trustworthy.
  • 2 Cor 6:6 : 6 in purity, in knowledge, in patience, in kindness, in the Holy Spirit, in sincere love;
  • 2 Cor 8:1-3 : 1 Now we want you to know, brothers and sisters, about the grace of God that has been given to the churches of Macedonia. 2 In the midst of a severe trial brought by affliction, their overflowing joy and their deep poverty overflowed into abundant generosity. 3 For I testify that they gave according to their ability, and even beyond their ability, entirely on their own.
  • 2 Cor 8:10 : 10 And here is my opinion in this matter: It is best for you, since you not only started to do this last year but also had the desire to do so.
  • 2 Cor 8:24 : 24 Therefore, show these men the proof of your love and the reason for our pride in you, so that the churches can see it.
  • 2 Cor 9:2 : 2 For I know your eagerness, which I boast about on your behalf to the Macedonians, saying that Achaia has been prepared since last year. And your zeal has stirred up many others.
  • 2 Cor 9:7 : 7 Each person should give as they have decided in their heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.
  • Eph 4:15 : 15 But speaking the truth in love, let us grow in every way into him who is the head—Christ.
  • Eph 6:24 : 24 Grace be with all who love our Lord Jesus Christ with an undying love. Amen.
  • Heb 10:24 : 24 And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds,
  • Jas 2:14-16 : 14 What good is it, my brothers, if someone claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save him? 15 If a brother or sister is without clothes and lacks daily food, 16 and one of you says to them, 'Go in peace, keep warm and be well fed,' but does not provide for their physical needs, what good is it?
  • 1 Pet 1:22 : 22 Since you have purified your souls by obedience to the truth so that you have sincere brotherly love, love one another earnestly from a pure heart.
  • 1 John 3:17-19 : 17 But whoever has the world’s goods and sees a brother or sister in need, yet closes his heart against them, how does the love of God abide in him? 18 Little children, let us not love with words or tongue, but with actions and in truth. 19 By this we will know that we belong to the truth and will reassure our hearts in His presence.
  • Josh 24:14 : 14 Now, fear the LORD and serve Him with sincerity and truth. Put away the gods your ancestors worshiped beyond the Euphrates River and in Egypt, and serve the LORD.
  • Ezek 33:31 : 31 They come to you as people come, and they sit before you as My people and hear your words, but they do not put them into practice. With their mouths they express love, but their hearts pursue unjust gain.
  • Rom 11:12-14 : 12 Now if their transgression means riches for the world, and their failure means riches for the Gentiles, how much greater riches will come from their full inclusion! 13 I am speaking to you Gentiles. Inasmuch as I am an apostle to the Gentiles, I take pride in my ministry. 14 In the hope that I may somehow provoke my own people to jealousy and save some of them.
  • Rom 12:9 : 9 Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good.