2 Corinthians 8:5
2 Corinthians · New Testament · Chapter 8
“And this they did, not as we hoped, but first gave their own selves to the Lord, and unto us by the will of God.”2 Corinthians 8:5
What Does 2 Corinthians 8:5 Mean?
2 Corinthians 8:5 is found in the book of 2 Corinthians, chapter 8, verse 5 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to 2 Corinthians 8:5 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Romans 12:1“I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.”Romans 6:13“Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God.”Romans 14:7“For none of us liveth to himself, and no man dieth to himself.”2 Chronicles 30:12“Also in Judah the hand of God was to give them one heart to do the commandment of the king and of the princes, by the word of the LORD.”Psalms 119:106“I have sworn, and I will perform it, that I will keep thy righteous judgments.”2 Corinthians 8:1“Moreover, brethren, we do you to wit of the grace of God bestowed on the churches of Macedonia;”Deuteronomy 26:17“Thou hast avouched the LORD this day to be thy God, and to walk in his ways, and to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and to hearken unto his voice:”1 Samuel 1:28“Therefore also I have lent him to the LORD; as long as he liveth he shall be lent to the LORD. And he worshipped the LORD there.”1 Chronicles 12:18“Then the spirit came upon Amasai, who was chief of the captains, and he said, Thine are we, David, and on thy side, thou son of Jesse: peace, peace be unto thee, and peace be to thine helpers; for thy God helpeth thee. Then David received them, and made them captains of the band.”Isaiah 44:5“One shall say, I am the LORD’s; and another shall call himself by the name of Jacob; and another shall subscribe with his hand unto the LORD, and surname himself by the name of Israel.”Acts 17:4“And some of them believed, and consorted with Paul and Silas; and of the devout Greeks a great multitude, and of the chief women not a few.”2 Corinthians 5:14“For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead:”1 Timothy 4:15“Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly to them; that thy profiting may appear to all.”Exodus 10:26“Our cattle also shall go with us; there shall not an hoof be left behind; for thereof must we take to serve the LORD our God; and we know not with what we must serve the LORD, until we come thither.”Ruth 2:16“And let fall also some of the handfuls of purpose for her, and leave them, that she may glean them, and rebuke her not.”2 Kings 11:17“And Jehoiada made a covenant between the LORD and the king and the people, that they should be the LORD’s people; between the king also and the people.”2 Chronicles 15:12“And they entered into a covenant to seek the LORD God of their fathers with all their heart and with all their soul;”2 Chronicles 29:10“Now it is in mine heart to make a covenant with the LORD God of Israel, that his fierce wrath may turn away from us.”2 Chronicles 30:8“Now be ye not stiffnecked, as your fathers were, but yield yourselves unto the LORD, and enter into his sanctuary, which he hath sanctified for ever: and serve the LORD your God, that the fierceness of his wrath may turn away from you.”Proverbs 23:26“My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.”
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