2 Corinthians 8:9

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2 Corinthians 8:7–11 · Berean Standard Bible

7 But just as you excel in everything—in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in complete earnestness, and in the love we inspired in you —see that you also excel in this grace of giving.

8 I am not making a demand, but I am testing the sincerity of your love in comparison to the earnestness of others.

9 For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, so that you through His poverty might become rich.

10 And this is my opinion about what is helpful for you in this matter: Last year you were the first not only to give, but even to have such a desire.

11 Now finish the work, so that you may complete it just as eagerly as you began, according to your means.

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2 Corinthians 13:14

The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with all of you.

John 1:14

The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.

John 1:17

For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.

Romans 5:8

But God proves His love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

Romans 5:20

The law came in so that the trespass would increase; but where sin increased, grace increased all the more,

Romans 5:21

so that, just as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through righteousness to bring eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

1 Corinthians 1:4

I always thank my God for you because of the grace He has given you in Christ Jesus.

Ephesians 1:6

to the praise of His glorious grace, which He has freely given us in the Beloved One.

Ephesians 1:7

In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace

Ephesians 1:8

that He lavished on us with all wisdom and understanding.

Ephesians 2:7

in order that in the coming ages He might display the surpassing riches of His grace, demonstrated by His kindness to us in Christ Jesus.

Ephesians 3:8

Though I am less than the least of all the saints, this grace was given me: to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,

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of the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.

Psalms 102:25

In the beginning You laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands.

Psalms 102:26

They will perish, but You remain; they will all wear out like a garment. Like clothing You will change them, and they will be passed on.

Psalms 102:27

But You remain the same, and Your years will never end.

John 1:1

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

John 1:2

He was with God in the beginning.

John 1:3

Through Him all things were made, and without Him nothing was made that has been made.

John 1:4

In Him was life, and that life was the light of men.

John 1:10

He was in the world, and though the world was made through Him, the world did not recognize Him.

John 16:15

Everything that belongs to the Father is Mine. That is why I said that the Spirit will take from what is Mine and disclose it to you.

1 Corinthians 15:47

The first man was of the dust of the earth, the second man from heaven.

Philippians 2:6

Who, existing in the form of God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped,

Colossians 1:16

For in Him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities. All things were created through Him and for Him.

Colossians 1:17

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Hebrews 1:2

But in these last days He has spoken to us by His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, and through whom He made the universe.

Hebrews 1:6

And again, when God brings His firstborn into the world, He says: “Let all God’s angels worship Him.”

Hebrews 1:7

Now about the angels He says: “He makes His angels winds, His servants flames of fire.”

Hebrews 1:8

But about the Son He says: “Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever, and justice is the scepter of Your kingdom.

Hebrews 1:9

You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, Your God, has anointed You above Your companions with the oil of joy.”

Hebrews 1:10

And: “In the beginning, O Lord, You laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands.

Hebrews 1:11

They will perish, but You remain; they will all wear out like a garment.

Hebrews 1:12

You will roll them up like a robe; like a garment they will be changed; but You remain the same, and Your years will never end.”

Hebrews 1:13

Yet to which of the angels did God ever say: “Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet”?

Hebrews 1:14

Are not the angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?

Isaiah 62:1

For Zion’s sake I will not keep silent, and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not keep still, until her righteousness shines like a bright light, her salvation like a blazing torch.

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In response, Jesus said, “This voice was not for My benefit, but yours.

John 17:19

For them I sanctify Myself, so that they too may be sanctified by the truth.

Colossians 1:24

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Isaiah 53:2

He grew up before Him like a tender shoot, and like a root out of dry ground. He had no stately form or majesty to attract us, no beauty that we should desire Him.

Matthew 8:20

Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head.”

Matthew 17:27

“But so that we may not offend them, go to the sea, cast a hook, and take the first fish you catch. When you open its mouth, you will find a four-drachma coin. Take it and give it to them for My tax and yours.”

Matthew 20:28

just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.”

Mark 6:3

Isn’t this the carpenter, the son of Mary and the brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? Aren’t His sisters here with us as well?” And they took offense at Him.

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And she gave birth to her firstborn, a Son. She wrapped Him in swaddling cloths and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.

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Joanna the wife of Herod’s household manager Chuza, Susanna, and many others. These women were ministering to them out of their own means.

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Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head.”

Philippians 2:7

but emptied Himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in human likeness.

Philippians 2:8

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sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; poor, yet making many rich; having nothing, and yet possessing everything.

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So if you have not been faithful with worldly wealth, who will entrust you with true riches?

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Therefore, stop boasting in men. All things are yours,

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Instruct them to do good, to be rich in good works, and to be generous and ready to share,

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Listen, my beloved brothers: Has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom He promised those who love Him?

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I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined by fire so that you may become rich, white garments so that you may be clothed and your shameful nakedness not exposed, and salve to anoint your eyes so that you may see.

Revelation 21:7

The one who overcomes will inherit all things, and I will be his God, and he will be My son.