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2 Corinthians 8:4
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2 Corinthians 8:4
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4 imploring us with much urgency [a]that we would receive the gift and (A)the fellowship of the ministering to the saints.
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- 2 Corinthians 8:4 NU, M omit that we would receive, thus changing text to urgency for the favor and fellowship
2 Corinthians 8:4
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2 Corinthians 8:4
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4 they urgently pleaded with us for the privilege of sharing(A) in this service(B) to the Lord’s people.(C)
Acts 24:17
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Acts 24:17
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17 “Now after many years (A)I came to bring alms and offerings to my nation,
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Acts 24:17
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Acts 24:17
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17 “After an absence of several years, I came to Jerusalem to bring my people gifts for the poor(A) and to present offerings.
2 Corinthians 9:1
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2 Corinthians 9:1
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Administering the Gift
9 Now concerning (A)the ministering to the saints, it is superfluous for me to write to you;
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2 Corinthians 9:1
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2 Corinthians 9:1
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1 Corinthians 16:3-4
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1 Corinthians 16:3-4
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3 And when I come, (A)whomever you approve by your letters I will send to bear your gift to Jerusalem. 4 (B)But if it is fitting that I go also, they will go with me.
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1 Corinthians 16:3-4
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1 Corinthians 16:3-4
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3 Then, when I arrive, I will give letters of introduction to the men you approve(A) and send them with your gift to Jerusalem. 4 If it seems advisable for me to go also, they will accompany me.
1 John 3:16-18
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1 John 3:16-18
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The Outworking of Love
16 (A)By this we know love, (B)because He laid down His life for us. And we also ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. 17 But (C)whoever has this world’s goods, and sees his brother in need, and shuts up his heart from him, how does the love of God abide in him?
18 My little children, (D)let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth.
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1 John 3:16-18
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1 John 3:16-18
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16 This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us.(A) And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters.(B) 17 If anyone has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need but has no pity on them,(C) how can the love of God be in that person?(D) 18 Dear children,(E) let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.(F)
Hebrews 6:10
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Hebrews 6:10
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10 For (A)God is not unjust to forget (B)your work and [a]labor of love which you have shown toward His name, in that you have (C)ministered to the saints, and do minister.
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Hebrews 6:10
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Hebrews 6:10
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10 God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you have shown him as you have helped his people and continue to help them.(A)
Galatians 6:10
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Galatians 6:10
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10 (A)Therefore, as we have opportunity, (B)let us do good to all, (C)especially to those who are of the household of faith.
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Galatians 6:10
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Galatians 6:10
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10 Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good(A) to all people, especially to those who belong to the family(B) of believers.
Romans 15:25-26
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Romans 15:25-26
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25 But now (A)I am going to Jerusalem to [a]minister to the saints. 26 For (B)it pleased those from Macedonia and Achaia to make a certain contribution for the poor among the saints who are in Jerusalem.
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- Romans 15:25 serve
Philemon 5-6
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Philemon 5-6
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5 (A)hearing of your love and faith which you have toward the Lord Jesus and toward all the saints, 6 that the sharing of your faith may become effective (B)by the acknowledgment of (C)every good thing which is in [a]you in Christ Jesus.
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Philemon 5-6
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Philemon 5-6
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5 because I hear about your love for all his holy people(A) and your faith in the Lord Jesus.(B) 6 I pray that your partnership with us in the faith may be effective in deepening your understanding of every good thing we share for the sake of Christ.
1 Timothy 5:10
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1 Timothy 5:10
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10 well reported for good works: if she has brought up children, if she has lodged strangers, if she has washed the saints’ feet, if she has relieved the afflicted, if she has diligently followed every good work.
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1 Timothy 5:10
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1 Timothy 5:10
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10 and is well known for her good deeds,(A) such as bringing up children, showing hospitality,(B) washing the feet(C) of the Lord’s people, helping those in trouble(D) and devoting herself to all kinds of good deeds.
Galatians 2:10
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Galatians 2:10
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10 They desired only that we should remember the poor, (A)the very thing which I also was eager to do.
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Galatians 2:10
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Galatians 2:10
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10 All they asked was that we should continue to remember the poor,(A) the very thing I had been eager to do all along.
2 Corinthians 9:12-14
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2 Corinthians 9:12-14
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12 For the administration of this service not only (A)supplies the needs of the saints, but also is abounding through many thanksgivings to God, 13 while, through the proof of this ministry, they (B)glorify God for the obedience of your confession to the gospel of Christ, and for your liberal (C)sharing with them and all men, 14 and by their prayer for you, who long for you because of the exceeding (D)grace of God in you.
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2 Corinthians 9:12-14
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2 Corinthians 9:12-14
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12 This service that you perform is not only supplying the needs(A) of the Lord’s people but is also overflowing in many expressions of thanks to God.(B) 13 Because of the service(C) by which you have proved yourselves, others will praise God(D) for the obedience that accompanies your confession(E) of the gospel of Christ,(F) and for your generosity(G) in sharing with them and with everyone else. 14 And in their prayers for you their hearts will go out to you, because of the surpassing grace God has given you.
2 Corinthians 8:18-19
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2 Corinthians 8:18-19
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18 And we have sent with him (A)the brother whose praise is in the gospel throughout all the churches, 19 and not only that, but who was also (B)chosen by the churches to travel with us with this gift, which is administered by us (C)to the glory of the Lord Himself and to show your ready mind,
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2 Corinthians 8:18-19
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2 Corinthians 8:18-19
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18 And we are sending along with him the brother(A) who is praised by all the churches(B) for his service to the gospel.(C) 19 What is more, he was chosen by the churches to accompany us(D) as we carry the offering, which we administer in order to honor the Lord himself and to show our eagerness to help.(E)
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