2 Corinthians 8:1
Now, brothers, I wish to tell you about the grace of God which has been manifest in the churches of Macedonia.
Montgomery 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 arrived, and saw the grace of God, he was glad, and he encouraged them all to remain faithful to the Lord, with full purpose of heart;
Romans 15:26For it has been the good pleasure of Macedonia and Achaia to make an offering for the poor among the saints at Jerusalem.
2 Corinthians 8:2For although in heavy trial of affliction, their overbrimming happiness, even in spite of their deep poverty, abounded to the opulence of their unselfishness.
2 Corinthians 9:4For if any Macedonians come with me and find you not ready, shame would come upon me (not to speak of you) in respect to this confidence.
2 Corinthians 11:9Even when I lacked the actual necessities of life while I was with you, I was a burden to no one; for whatever I lacked, the brothers from Macedonia supplied, when they came. So I kept myself from being a burden to you in any way, and will continue to do so.
Colossians 1:29For that end I am ever toiling, wrestling with all that energy of his which is mightily at work within me.
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 →