2 Corinthians 9:4
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4 otherwise, if some Macedonians come with me and find that you are not ready, we would be put to shame—to say nothing of you—in this undertaking.[a]
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- 9.4 Other ancient authorities add of boasting
2 Corinthians 9:4
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4 For if any Macedonians(A) come with me and find you unprepared, we—not to say anything about you—would be ashamed of having been so confident.
2 Corinthians 11:17
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17 What I am saying in regard to this boastful undertaking, I am saying not with the Lord’s authority but as a fool;(A)
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2 Corinthians 11:17
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2 Corinthians 9:2
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2 for I know your eagerness, which is the subject of my boasting about you to the people of Macedonia, saying that Achaia has been ready since last year, and your zeal has stirred up most of them.(A)
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2 Corinthians 9:2
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2 For I know your eagerness to help,(A) and I have been boasting(B) about it to the Macedonians, telling them that since last year(C) you in Achaia(D) were ready to give; and your enthusiasm has stirred most of them to action.
2 Corinthians 8:24
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24 Therefore openly before the churches, show them the proof of your love and of our reason for boasting about you to them.(A)
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2 Corinthians 8:24
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24 Therefore show these men the proof of your love and the reason for our pride in you,(A) so that the churches can see it.
2 Corinthians 8:1-5
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Encouragement to Be Generous
8 We want you to know, brothers and sisters, about the grace of God that has been granted to the churches of Macedonia, 2 for during a severe ordeal of affliction their abundant joy and their extreme poverty have overflowed in a wealth of generosity on their part. 3 For, as I can testify, they voluntarily gave according to their means and even beyond their means, 4 begging us earnestly for the favor[a] of partnering in this ministry to the saints,(A) 5 and not as we expected. Instead, they gave themselves first to the Lord and, by the will of God, to us,
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- 8.4 Gk grace or gift
2 Corinthians 8:1-5
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The Collection for the Lord’s People
8 And now, brothers and sisters, we want you to know about the grace that God has given the Macedonian(A) churches. 2 In the midst of a very severe trial, their overflowing joy and their extreme poverty welled up in rich generosity.(B) 3 For I testify that they gave as much as they were able,(C) and even beyond their ability. Entirely on their own, 4 they urgently pleaded with us for the privilege of sharing(D) in this service(E) to the Lord’s people.(F) 5 And they exceeded our expectations: They gave themselves first of all to the Lord, and then by the will of God also to us.
Romans 15:26
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26 for Macedonia and Achaia were pleased to share their resources with the poor among the saints at Jerusalem.(A)
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Romans 15:26
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26 For Macedonia(A) and Achaia(B) were pleased to make a contribution for the poor among the Lord’s people in Jerusalem.(C)
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