2 Corinthians 9:1

Geneva Bible (1560)

For as touching the ministring to the Saints, it is superfluous for me to write vnto you.

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  • Gen 27:42 : 42 And it was told to Rebekah of the wordes of Esau her elder sonne, and shee sent and called Iaakob her yonger sonne, and sayd vnto him, Beholde, thy brother Esau is comforted against thee, meaning to kill thee:
  • 1 Sam 20:23 : 23 As touching the thing which thou and I haue spoken of, beholde, the Lorde be betweene thee and me for euer.
  • 2 Kgs 22:18 : 18 But to the King of Iudah, who sent you to inquire of the Lord, so shal ye say vnto him, Thus sayeth the Lorde God of Israel, The wordes that thou hast heard, shal come to passe.
  • Job 37:23 : 23 It is the Almightie: we can not finde him out: he is excellent in power and iudgement, & aboundant in iustice: he afflicteth not.
  • Ps 45:1 : 1 To him that excelleth on Shoshannim a song of loue to giue instruction, committed to the sonnes of Korah. Mine heart will vtter forth a good matter: I wil intreat in my workes of the King: my tongue is as the pen of a swift writer.
  • Matt 22:31 : 31 And concerning the resurrection of the dead, haue ye not read what is spoken vuto you of God, saying,
  • Rom 11:28 : 28 As concerning the Gospel, they are enemies for your sakes: but as touching the election, they are beloued for the fathers sakes.
  • 2 Cor 8:4-9 : 4 And praied vs with great instance that we woulde receiue the grace, and felowship of the ministring which is toward the Saints. 5 And this they did, not as we looked for: but gaue their owne selues, first to the Lorde, and after vnto vs by the will of God, 6 That we should exhort Titus, that as hee had begon, so he would also accomplish the same grace among you also. 7 Therefore, as yee abound in euery thing, in faith and woorde, and knowledge, and in all diligence, and in your loue towardes vs, euen so see that yee abound in this grace also. 8 This say I not by commaundement, but because of the diligence of others: therefore prooue I the naturalnesse of your loue. 9 For ye knowe the grace of our Lord Iesus Christ, that hee being rich, for your sakes became poore, that yee through his pouertie might be made rich. 10 And I shewe my minde herein: for this is expedient for you, which haue begun not to doe onely, but also to will, a yeare agoe. 11 Nowe therefore performe to doe it also, that as there was a readinesse to will, euen so yee may performe it of that which yee haue. 12 For if there be first a willing minde, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not. 13 Neither is it that other men should be eased and you grieued: But vpon like condition, at this time your abundance supplieth their lacke: 14 That also their aboundance may bee for your lacke, that there may be equalitie: 15 As it is written, Hee that gathered much, had nothing ouer, and hee that gathered litle, had not the lesse.
  • 2 Cor 9:12-14 : 12 For the ministration of this seruice not onely supplieth the necessities of the Saintes, but also aboundantly causeth many to giue thankes to God, 13 (Which by the experiment of this ministration praise God for your voluntarie submission to the Gospell of Christ, and for your liberall distribution to them, and to all men) 14 And in their praier for you, to log after you greatly, for the aboundant grace of God in you.
  • Gal 2:10 : 10 Warning onely that we should remember the poore: which thing also I was diligent to doe.
  • Gal 6:10 : 10 While we haue therefore time, let vs doe good vnto all men, but specially vnto them, which are of the housholde of faith.
  • Phil 3:5-6 : 5 Circumcised the eight day, of the kinred of Israel, of the tribe of Beniamin, an Ebrewe of the Ebrewes, by the Lawe a Pharise. 6 Concerning zeale, I persecuted ye Church: touching the righteousnesse which is in the Law, I was vnrebukeable.
  • 1 Thess 4:9-9 : 9 But as touching brotherly loue, ye neede not that I write vnto you: for ye are taught of God to loue one another. 10 Yea, and that thing verily yee doe vnto all the brethren, which are throughout all Macedonia: but we beseech you, brethren, that ye increase more and more,
  • 1 Thess 5:1 : 1 Bvt of the times and seasons, brethren, yee haue no neede that I write vnto you.
  • 1 John 2:27 : 27 But that anointing which ye receiued of him, dwelleth in you: and ye neede not that any man teach you: but as the same Anoynting teacheth you of all things, and it is true, and is not lying, and as it taught you, ye shall abide in him.

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    11 That on all partes yee may bee made rich vnto all liberalitie, which causeth through vs thanksgiuing vnto God.

    12 For the ministration of this seruice not onely supplieth the necessities of the Saintes, but also aboundantly causeth many to giue thankes to God,

    13 (Which by the experiment of this ministration praise God for your voluntarie submission to the Gospell of Christ, and for your liberall distribution to them, and to all men)

  • 2 Cor 9:2-5
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    2 For I knowe your readinesse of minde, whereof I boast my selfe of you vnto them of Macedonia, and say, that Achaia was prepared a yeere agoe, and your zeale hath prouoked many.

    3 Nowe haue I sent the brethren, lest our reioycing ouer you shoulde bee in vaine in this behalfe, that yee (as I haue sayde) be readie:

    4 Lest if they of Macedonia come with me, and finde you vnprepared, we (that wee may not say, you) should be ashamed in this my constant boasting.

    5 Wherefore, I thought it necessarie to exhort the brethren to come before vnto you, and to finish your beneuolence appointed afore, that it might be readie, and come as of beneuolence, and not as of niggardlinesse.

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    8 I robbed other Churches, and tooke wages of them to doe you seruice.

    9 And when I was present with you, and had neede, I was not slouthfull to the hinderance of any man: for that which was lacking vnto me, the brethre which came from Macedonia, supplied, and in all thinges I kept and will keepe my selfe, that I should not be grieuous to you.

    10 The trueth of Christ is in me, that this reioycing shall not be shut vp against me in the regions of Achaia.

  • 8 Wherefore, though I bee very bolde in Christ to commaunde thee that which is conuenient,

  • 2 Cor 8:3-4
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    3 For to their power (I beare record) yea, and beyonde their power, they were willing,

    4 And praied vs with great instance that we woulde receiue the grace, and felowship of the ministring which is toward the Saints.

  • 15 But I haue vsed none of these things: neither wrote I these things, that it should be so done vnto me: for it were better for me to die, then that any man should make my reioycing vaine.

  • 1 Bvt of the times and seasons, brethren, yee haue no neede that I write vnto you.

  • 9 For this cause also did I write, that I might knowe the proofe of you, whether yee would be obedient in all things.

  • Rom 15:15-16
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    15 Neuerthelesse, brethren, I haue somewhat boldly after a sort written vnto you, as one that putteth you in remembrance, through the grace that is giuen me of God,

    16 That I should be the minister of Iesus Christ toward the Gentiles, ministring the Gospel of God, that the offering vp of the Gentiles might be acceptable, being sanctified by the holy Ghost.

  • 8 This say I not by commaundement, but because of the diligence of others: therefore prooue I the naturalnesse of your loue.

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    13 For what is it, wherein yee were inferiours vnto other Churches, except that I haue not bene slouthfull to your hinderance? forgiue me this wrong.

    14 Behold, the thirde time I am ready to come vnto you, and yet will I not be slouthfull to your hinderance: for I seeke not yours, but you: for the children ought not to laye vp for the fathers, but the fathers for the children.

  • 25 But now go I to Hierusalem, to minister vnto the Saints.

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    19 (And not so onely, but is also chosen of the Churches to be a fellowe in our iourney, concerning this grace that is ministred by vs vnto the glorie of the same Lorde, and declaration of your prompt minde)

    20 Auoiding this, that no man shoulde blame vs in this aboundance that is ministred by vs,

  • 13 Neither is it that other men should be eased and you grieued: But vpon like condition, at this time your abundance supplieth their lacke:

  • 2 If I be not an Apostle vnto other, yet doutlesse I am vnto you: for ye are the seale of mine Apostleship in the Lord.

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    15 And in this confidence was I minded first to come vnto you, that ye might haue had a double grace,

    16 And to passe by you into Macedonia, and to come againe out of Macedonia vnto you, and to be led foorth towarde Iudea of you.

  • 25 Whereof I am a minister, according to the dispensation of God, which is giuen mee vnto you ward, to fulfill the word of God,

  • 9 This I say, that I may not seeme as it were to feare you with letters.

  • 9 For God is my witnesse (whom I serue in my spirit in the Gospel of his Sonne) that without ceasing I make mention of you

  • 10 Therefore write I these thinges being absent, least when I am present, I should vse sharpenesse, according to the power which the Lorde hath giuen mee, to edification, and not to destruction.

  • 1 Concerning the gathering for the Saintes, as I haue ordeined in the Churches of Galatia, so doe ye also.

  • 9 But as touching brotherly loue, ye neede not that I write vnto you: for ye are taught of God to loue one another.

  • 16 And to preache the Gospel in those regions which are beyonde you: not to reioyce in another mans line, that is, in the thinges that are prepared alreadie.

  • 3 And when I am come, whomsoeuer ye shal alowe by letters, them will I send to bring your liberalitie vnto Hierusalem.

  • 5 Verely I suppose that I was not inferior to the very chiefe Apostles.

  • 12 Although I had many things to write vnto you, yet I woulde not write with paper & ynke: but I trust to come vnto you, & speake mouth to mouth, that our ioy may be full.

  • 1 We doe you also to wit, brethren, of the grace of God bestowed vpon the Churches of Macedonia,

  • 14 But without thy minde woulde I doe nothing, that thy benefite should not be as it were of necessitie, but willingly.

  • 1 It is not expedient for me no doubt to reioyce: for I will come to visions and reuelations of the Lorde.

  • 8 For from you sounded out the worde of the Lord, not in Macedonia and in Achaia only: but your faith also which is toward God, spred abroad in all quarters, that we neede not to speake any thing.

  • 10 And I shewe my minde herein: for this is expedient for you, which haue begun not to doe onely, but also to will, a yeare agoe.

  • 13 I haue many things to write: but I will not with yncke and pen write vnto thee:

  • 17 For if I do it willingly, I haue a reward, but if I do it against my will, notwithstanding the dispensation is committed vnto me.

  • 8 And God is able to make all grace to abound towarde you, that yee alwayes hauing all sufficiencie in all thinges, may abounde in euery good worke,

  • 23 Nowe, I call God for a recorde vnto my soule, that to spare you, I came not as yet vnto Corinthus.

  • 17 Not that I desire a gift: but I desire the fruit which may further your reckoning.

  • 11 For I long to see you, that I might bestowe among you some spirituall gift, that you might be strengthened:

  • 15 Therefore also after that I heard of the faith, which ye haue in the Lord Iesus, and loue toward all the Saints,