2 Corinthians 8:20

Coverdale Bible (1535)

and to bewarre, lest eny ma reporte euell of vs because of this plenteousnes, which is mynistred by vs:

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Referenced Verses

  • Matt 10:16 : 16 Beholde, I sende you forth as shepe amoge wolues. Be ye therfore wyse as serpentes, and innocent as doues.
  • Rom 14:16 : 16 Se therfore that youre treasure be not euell spoke of.
  • 1 Cor 16:3 : 3 Whan I am come, whom so euer ye shal alowe by youre letters, the wyll I sende to brynge youre liberalite vnto Ierusalem.
  • 2 Cor 11:12 : 12 Neuertheles what I do and wyl do, that do I to cut awaye occasion, from the which seke occasion, that they mighte boast the selues to be like vnto vs.
  • Eph 5:15 : 15 Take hede therfore how ye walke circumspectly, not as the vnwyse, but as ye wyse,
  • 1 Thess 5:22 : 22 Abstayne fro all suspicious thinges.

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    21and therfore make we prouision for honest thinges, not onely before the LORDE, but also before men.

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    18We haue sent with him that brother, whose prayse is in the Gospell thorow out all the congregacions.

    19Not onely that, but he is chosen also of the congregacions, to be a felowe with vs in oure iourney, for this benyuolence that is mynistred by vs vnto the prayse of the LORDE, and to stere vp youre prompte mynde,

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    3Let vs geue no man occasion of euell, that oure office be not euell spoken of:

    4but in all thinges let vs behaue oure selues as the mynisters of God: in moch pacience, in troubles, in necessities, in anguysshes,

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    3Neuertheles yet haue we sent these brethren, lest oure reioysinge ouer you shulde be in vayne in this behalfe, that ye mighte be ready, as I haue reported of you:

    4lest whan they of Macedonia come with me, and fynde you vnprepared, we (I wyl not saye ye) shulde be ashamed in this presumpcion of boostinge.

    5Wherfore I thoughte it necessary to exhorte the brethren, to come before hande vnto you, for to prepare this blessynge promysed afore, that it mighte be ready, so that it be a blessynge, and not a defraudynge.

  • 2 Cor 8:13-15
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    13This is not done to the intent, that other shulde haue ease, and ye cobraunce,

    14but that it be a lyke. Let youre abundaunce sucker their lacke in this tyme off derth, that their abundaunce also herafter maye supplee youre lacke,

    15that there maye be equalite. As it is wrytten: He yt gathered moch, had not the more: and he that gathered litle, wanted nothinge.

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    4and prayed vs with greate instauce, that we wolde receaue their benefite and fellishippe of the hadreachinge that is done for the sayntes:

    5And not as we loked for, but gaue ouer them selues first to the LODRE, and afterwarde vnto vs by ye wyl of God,

    6so that we coulde not but desyre Titus, that like as he had begonne afore he wolde euen so accomplish the same beniuolence amonge you.

    7Now as ye are riche in all poyntes, in faith and in worde, and in knowlege, and in all diligence, and in youre loue towarde vs, euen so se that ye be plenteous also in this benyuolece.

    8This I saye not as commaudynge, but seynge, other are so diligent, I proue youre loue also, whether it be perfecte or no.

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    3For oure exhortacion was not to brynge you to erroure ner yet to vnclennes, nether was it with gyle:

    4but as we are alowed of God, that the Gospell shulde be commytted vnto vs to preache, euen so we speake, not as though we wolde please me, but God, which tryeth oure hertes.

    5For we haue not gone aboute with flateringe wordes (as ye knowe) ner wayted for oure owne profit ( God is recorde)

    6nether soughte we prayse of men, nether of you ner of eny other, whan we mighte haue bene chargeable vnto you as the Apostles off Christ,

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    8And though I shulde boast my selfe somwhat more of oure auctorite which ye LORDE hath geue vs to edifye and not to destroye, it shulde not be to my shame.

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    8nether toke we bred of eny man for naughte but wrought wt laboure and trauayle night and daye, lest we shulde be chargeable to eny of you.

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    15and boast not oure selues out of measure in other mens laboures: Yee and we hope whan youre faith is increased in you, that we wil come farther (acordinge to oure measure)

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    1Therfore seynge we haue soch an office (euen as mercy is come vpon vs) we faynte not,

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    11that in all thinges ye maye be made riche vnto all singlenesse, which causeth thorow vs, thankesgeuynge vnto God.

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    8and robbed other cogregacions, and toke wages of the, to preach vnto you.

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