2 Corinthians 8:1
We make known to you, brethren, God’s gracious gift, which has been given in the churches of Macedonia;
Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament
In The King James Version
Moreover, brethren, we do you to wit of the grace of God bestowed on the churches of Macedonia;
In Context
Cross References
Acts 11:23When he had come, and had seen the grace of God, he rejoiced; and he exhorted them all to remain, with purpose of heart, faithful to the Lord.
Romans 15:26For Macedonia and Achaia have been pleased to make a contribution for the poor saints who are in Jerusalem:
2 Corinthians 8:2that under an afflicting trial, their overflowing joy, and their deep poverty, abounded to the riches of their liberality;
2 Corinthians 9:4lest, possibly, should the Macedonians come with me, and find you unprepared, we (not to say you) might be made ashamed by this same confident boasting.
2 Corinthians 11:9for the brethren who came from Macedonia supplied my wants; and in every thing I have kept myself from being burdensome to you, and will continue to keep myself.
Colossians 1:29to which end I also labor, striving according to his energy, which works in me mightily.
Matthew Henry on 2 Corinthians 8:1
In this and the following chapter Paul is exhorting and directing the Corinthians about a particular work of charity—to relieve the necessities of the poor saints at Jerusalem and in Judea, according to the good example of the churches in Macedonia, Rom. xv. 26 . The Christians at Jerusalem, through war, famine, and persecution, had become poor, many of them had fallen into decay, and perhaps most of them were but poor when they first embraced Christianity; for Christ said, "The poor receive the gospel." Now Paul,… Read the whole commentary →