2 Corinthians 8:8
2 Corinthians · New Testament · Chapter 8
“I speak not by commandment, but by occasion of the forwardness of others, and to prove the sincerity of your love.”2 Corinthians 8:8
What Does 2 Corinthians 8:8 Mean?
2 Corinthians 8:8 is found in the book of 2 Corinthians, chapter 8, verse 8 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Love.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to 2 Corinthians 8:8 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
John 14:15“If ye love me, keep my commandments.”Proverbs 3:9“Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase:”Hebrews 10:24“And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works:”1 John 4:11“Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.”Romans 12:9“Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.”Ephesians 4:15“But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:”1 Corinthians 7:6“But I speak this by permission, and not of commandment.”1 John 3:17“But whoso hath this world’s good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?”Psalms 112:4“Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness: he is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous.”2 Corinthians 9:7“Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.”Philippians 1:10“That ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ;”James 2:14“What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him?”1 Peter 1:22“Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:”Ezekiel 33:31“And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they shew much love, but their heart goeth after their covetousness.”1 Corinthians 7:25“Now concerning virgins I have no commandment of the Lord: yet I give my judgment, as one that hath obtained mercy of the Lord to be faithful.”2 Corinthians 1:12“For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have had our conversation in the world, and more abundantly to you-ward.”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:”2 Corinthians 9:2“For I know the forwardness of your mind, for which I boast of you to them of Macedonia, that Achaia was ready a year ago; and your zeal hath provoked very many.”James 2:16“And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what doth it profit?”Genesis 44:2“And put my cup, the silver cup, in the sack’s mouth of the youngest, and his corn money. And he did according to the word that Joseph had spoken.”
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