2 Corinthians 8:1
Moreover, brethren, we make known to you the grace of God which hath been bestowed in the churches of Macedonia;
Noyes Bible
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 11:23who, when he came, and saw the grace of God, rejoiced, and exhorted all to cleave to the Lord with purpose of heart;
Romans 15:26For Macedonia and Achaia have thought it good to make a contribution for the poor among the saints in Jerusalem.
2 Corinthians 8:2that under a great trial of distress the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty increased the riches of their liberality;
2 Corinthians 9:4lest, should the Macedonians come with me, and find you unprepared, we (not to say ye) should be put to shame in respect to this confidence.
2 Corinthians 11:9and when I was present with you, and in want, I was a charge to no one; (for the brethren, when they came from Macedonia, supplied my wants;) and in every thing I kept myself and will keep myself from being burdensome to you.
Colossians 1:29to which end I also am laboring, striving earnestly through his working, which worketh within 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 →