Verse 2

because I know your eagerness to help. I keep boasting to the Macedonians about this eagerness of yours, that Achaia has been ready to give since last year, and your zeal to participate has stirred up most of them.

Referenced Verses

• 2 Cor 8:10 : 10 So here is my opinion on this matter: It is to your advantage, since you made a good start last year both in your giving and your desire to give,
• 2 Cor 8:8 : 8 I am not saying this as a command, but I am testing the genuineness of your love by comparison with the eagerness of others.
• 2 Cor 8:24 : 24 Therefore show them openly before the churches the proof of your love and of our pride in you.
• 1 Cor 16:15 : 15 Now, brothers and sisters, you know about the household of Stephanus, that as the first converts of Achaia, they devoted themselves to ministry for the saints. I urge you
• Heb 10:24 : 24 And let us take thought of how to spur one another on to love and good works,
• 2 Cor 1:1 : 1 ¶ Salutation From Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, to the church of God that is in Corinth, with all the saints who are in all Achaia.
• 2 Cor 7:4 : 4 A Letter That Caused Sadness I have great confidence in you; I take great pride on your behalf. I am filled with encouragement; I am overflowing with joy in the midst of all our suffering.
• Acts 18:12 : 12 Paul Before the Proconsul Gallio Now while Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews attacked Paul together and brought him before the judgment seat,
• 1 Thess 1:7 : 7 As a result you became an example to all the believers in Macedonia and in Achaia.
• 2 Cor 8:19 : 19 In addition, this brother has also been chosen by the churches as our traveling companion as we administer this generous gift to the glory of the Lord himself and to show our readiness to help.