2 Corinthians 8:2

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Howe that ye aboundance of their reioycing is, that they are tryed with muche tribulation. And though they were exceedyng poore, yet haue they geuen exceedyng rychlye, and that in singlenesse.

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  • Jas 2:5 : 5 Hearken my deare beloued brethren. Hath not God chosen the poore of this worlde, such as are riche in fayth, and heyres of the kyngdome, which he promised to them that loue hym?
  • Rev 2:9 : 9 I knowe thy workes, and tribulation, and pouertie: but thou art riche. And I know the blasphemie of them which cal them selues Iewes, and are not, but (are) the synagogue of Satan.
  • Deut 15:4 : 4 Neuerthelesse, there shalbe no begger among you: for the Lorde shall blesse thee in the lande which the Lorde thy God geueth thee for an inheritaunce:
  • Neh 8:10-12 : 10 And he saide vnto them: Go your way, and eate the fat, and drinke the sweete, and send part vnto them also that haue not prepared for them selues, for this day is holy vnto our Lorde: be not ye sory therefore, for the ioy of the Lorde is your strength. 11 And the Leuites stilled all the people, and saide: Holde your peace, for the day is holy, be not sad therefore. 12 And all the people went their way to eate, and to drinke, & to sende part vnto other, and to make great mirth, because they had vnderstand the wordes that were declared vnto them.
  • Prov 11:25 : 25 He that is liberall in geuyng, shall haue plentie: and he that watereth, shalbe watered also hym selfe.
  • Isa 32:5-8 : 5 Then shall the foolishe nigarde be no more called gentle, nor the churle liberall. 6 But the nigarde wyll speake nigardlye, and his heart wyll worke euyll, and play the hypocrite, and imagine abhominations against God, to make the hungry leane, and to withholde drinke from the thirstie. 7 The weapons of the churlishe are euyll, he deuiseth noysome deuises, that he may beguyle the poore with deceiptfull wordes, yea euen there as he should geue sentence with the poore. 8 But the liberall person imagineth honest thynges, and commeth vp for liberalitie vnto promotion.
  • Mark 12:42-44 : 42 And there came a certayne poore widdowe, & she threwe in two mites, which make a farthyng. 43 And he called vnto hym his disciples, and sayth vnto them: Ueryly I say vnto you, that this poore widdowe hath cast more in, then all they which haue cast into the treasurie. 44 For they all, dyd cast in of their superfluitie: but she, of her pouertie, dyd cast in all that she had, euen all her lyuyng.
  • Luke 21:1-4 : 1 As he beheld, he sawe the ryche men whiche caste their gyftes into the treasurie. 2 He saw also a certaine poore wydowe, which caste in thyther two unites. 3 And he sayde, Of a trueth I say vnto you, that this poore wydowe hath put in more then they all. 4 For they all haue of their superfluitie added vnto the offerynges of God: but she of her penurie hath cast in al the substaunce that she had.
  • Acts 2:45-46 : 45 And solde their possessions & goodes, and parted them to all men, as euery man had neede. 46 And they continued dayly with one accorde in the temple, and brake bread from house to house, and dyd eate their meate together, with gladnesse and singlenesse of heart,
  • Rom 12:8 : 8 Or he that exhorteth, in exhortyng, he that geueth in singlenesse, he that ruleth in diligence, he that is mercifull in chearefulnesse.
  • 2 Cor 1:12 : 12 For our reioycyng is this, the testimonie of our conscience, that in simplicitie & godly purenesse, and not in fleshely wisdome, but by the grace of God, we haue had our conuersatio in the worlde, and most of all to you wardes.
  • 2 Cor 6:10 : 10 As sorowyng, and yet alway merie: as poore, and yet make many riche: as hauyng nothyng, and yet possessyng all thynges.
  • 2 Cor 9:11 : 11 That in all thynges ye may be made riche into all singlenesse, which causeth through vs, that thankes are geuen vnto God.
  • 2 Cor 9:13 : 13 Which by the experiment of this ministration, prayse God for the obedience of your consentyng to the Gospell of Christe, and for your singlenesse in distributyng to them, and to all men:
  • 1 Thess 1:6 : 6 And ye became folowers of vs, and of the Lorde, receauyng the worde in much affliction, with ioy of the holy ghost:
  • 1 Thess 2:14 : 14 For ye brethren became folowers of the Churches of God, which in Iurie are in Christe Iesus: for ye haue suffred lyke thynges of your countreymen, as they haue of the Iewes:
  • 1 Thess 3:3-4 : 3 That no man shoulde be moued in these afflictions: For ye your selues knowe, that we are appoynted therevnto. 4 For veryly when we were with you, we tolde you before that we shoulde suffer tribulation, euen as it came to passe, and as ye knowe.

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  • 2 Cor 8:3-5
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    3For to their powers (I beare them recorde) yea & beyonde their powers, they were wyllyng.

    4And prayed vs with great instaunce that we woulde receaue this grace and societie of the ministerie to ye saintes.

    5And this they dyd not as we loked for: but gaue their owne selues first to the Lorde, and after vnto vs by the wyll of God.

  • 2 Cor 8:1
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    1Moreouer, we do you to wite brethren, of the grace of God, which was geuen in the Churches of Macedonia.

  • 2 Cor 8:7-9
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    7Nowe therefore as ye are riche in all thinges, in fayth, in worde, in knowledge, in all feruentnesse, and in loue, which ye haue to vs: euen so, see that ye be plenteous in this grace also.

    8This say I not by commaundement, but because of ye feruentnesse of other, & alowing the vnfaynednes of your loue.

    9For ye knowe the grace of our Lorde Iesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poore, that ye through his pouertie might be made rich.

  • 2 Cor 8:12-15
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    12For if there be first a wyllyng mynde, it is accepted accordyng to that a man hath, and not accordyng to that he hath not.

    13Truly, not that other be set at ease, & ye brought into combraunce:

    14But that there be equalnesse nowe at this tyme, and that your aboundaunce may succour their lacke, and that their aboundaunce maye supplie your lacke, that there may be equalitie.

    15As it written: He that had much, had not the more aboundaunce, and he that had litle, had not the lesse.

  • 2 Cor 7:4
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    4I am very bolde ouer you, I reioyce greatly in you. I am fylled with comfort, and am exceedyng ioyous in all our tribulation.

  • 2 Cor 9:11-14
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    11That in all thynges ye may be made riche into all singlenesse, which causeth through vs, that thankes are geuen vnto God.

    12For the administration of this seruice, not only supplieth ye neede of the saintes: but also is aboundaunt by the thankes geuyng of many vnto God,

    13Which by the experiment of this ministration, prayse God for the obedience of your consentyng to the Gospell of Christe, and for your singlenesse in distributyng to them, and to all men:

    14And by their prayers for you, which long after you, for the aboundaunt grace of God in you.

  • 2 Cor 6:10-11
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    10As sorowyng, and yet alway merie: as poore, and yet make many riche: as hauyng nothyng, and yet possessyng all thynges.

    11O ye Corinthians, our mouth is open vnto you, our heart is made large:

  • 2 Cor 9:4-8
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    4Lest yf they of Macedonia come with me, and fynde you vnprepared, we (I wyll not say you) shoulde be ashamed in this matter of boastyng.

    5Therfore, I thought it necessarie to exhort the brethren, to come beforehand vnto you, and to prepare your good blessyng promised afore, that it myght be redy, so that it be as a blessyng, and not a defraudyng.

    6This yet I say he which soweth litle, shall reape litle: and he that soweth in geuyng largely and freely, shall reape plenteouslie.

    7Let euery man do, accordyng as he hath purposed in his heart, not grudgyngly, or of necessitie: For God loueth a chearefull geuer.

    8God is able to make you riche in all grace, that ye in all thynges hauyng sufficient vnto the vtmost, may be riche vnto all maner of good workes,

  • Rom 15:26-27
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    26For it hath pleased them of Macedonia & Achaia to make a certaine comon gatheryng for the poore saintes whiche are at Hierusalem.

    27It hath pleased them veryly, & their detters are they. For yf the gentiles be made partakers of their spirituall thynges, their duetie is to minister vnto the in carnall thynges.

  • 2 Cor 1:8
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    8For we woulde not brethren haue you ignoraunt of our trouble, whiche came vnto vs in Asia: For we were greeued out of measure, passyng strength, so greatly, that we dispayred euen of lyfe.

  • 2 Cor 2:4
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    4For in great affliction and anguishe of heart, I wrote vnto you with many teares, not that ye shoulde be made sorie, but that ye myght perceaue the loue which I haue, most specially vnto you.

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    6And ye became folowers of vs, and of the Lorde, receauyng the worde in much affliction, with ioy of the holy ghost:

    7So that ye were an ensample to all that beleue in Macedonia and Achaia.

    8For from you, sounded out the worde of the Lorde, not only in Macedonia & Achaia: but also in euery place your faith to Godwarde is spread abroade, so that we neede not to speake any thyng.

  • 2 Cor 8:24
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    24Wherfore shewe ye vnto them ye profe of your loue, & of our reioycyng of you in the syght of the Churches.

  • 2 Thess 1:4
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    4So that we our selues reioyce in you in the Churches of God, ouer your pacience and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that ye suffer,

  • 2 Cor 8:19-20
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    19(And not that only, but is also chosen of the Churches to be a felowe with vs in our iourney, concernyng this grace that is ministred by vs vnto the glorie of the same Lorde, and to stirre vp your redie mynde)

    20For this we eschewe, that any man shoulde rebuke vs in this plenteous distribution that is ministred by vs:

  • 2 Cor 9:2
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    2For I knowe the redinesse of your mynde, whereof I boast my selfe of you, vnto them of Macedonia, that Achaia was prepared a yere a go: and your zeale hath prouoked many.

  • 2 Cor 11:9
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    9And when I was present with you, and had nede, I was chargeable to no man: for that which was lackyng vnto me, the brethren which came from Macedonia supplied, and in all thynges I haue kept my selfe so that I shoulde not be chargeable to any man, and so wyll I kepe my selfe.

  • 1 Thess 3:7
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    7Therefore brethren we were comforted ouer you, in all our aduersitie and necessitie, because of your fayth.

  • 2 Cor 1:4-6
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    4Which comforted vs in all our tribulation, insomuch that we are able to comfort them which are in any maner trouble, with the comfort wherwith we our selues are comforted of God.

    5For as the afflictions of Christ are plenteous in vs: euen so is our consolation plenteous by Christe.

    6Whether we be troubled it is for your consolation and saluation, which saluation sheweth her power, in that ye suffer the same afflictions whiche we also suffer: or whether we be comforted it is for your consolation & saluation:

  • 1 Thess 4:10
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    10Yea and that thyng veryly ye do vnto all ye brethren which are in al Macedonia: But we beseche you brethren, that ye encrease more and more:

  • Phil 4:14
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    14Notwithstandyng, ye haue well done yt ye dyd communicate to my afflictions.

  • Acts 11:29
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    29Then the disciples, euery man accordyng to his abilitie, purposed to sende succour vnto the brethren which dwelt in Iurie.

  • 1 Thess 2:2
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    2But euen after that we had suffred before, and were shamefully entreated as ye knowe, at Philippos, we were bolde in our God, to speake vnto you the Gospell of God, in much stryuyng.

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    11For beholde this thing, what carefulnesse this godly sorow that ye toke, hath wrought in you: yea what clearing of your selues, yea what indignation, yea what feare, yea what vehemet desire, yea what zeale, yea what punishment. For in all thynges ye haue shewed your selues that ye were cleare in ye matter.

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    7For we haue great ioy & consolation in thy loue, because the bowels of the saintes are refresshed by thee, brother.

  • 2 Cor 1:12
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    12For our reioycyng is this, the testimonie of our conscience, that in simplicitie & godly purenesse, and not in fleshely wisdome, but by the grace of God, we haue had our conuersatio in the worlde, and most of all to you wardes.

  • 2 Cor 6:4
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    4But in all thynges let vs behaue our selues as ye ministers of God, in much pacience, in afflictions, in necessities, in anguisshes,

  • Gal 2:10
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    10Onely that we shoulde remember the poore: Wherin also I was diligent to do the same.

  • 1 Tim 6:18
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    18That they do good, that they be riche in good workes, that they be redye to geue, glad to distribute: