2Cor 8:3 Cross References

2 Corinthians 8:3

3: For I can testify that they gave not only what they could afford but far more. And they did it of their own free will.

Everyone is invited to bring these offerings to the LORD: gold, silver, and bronze;

If their hearts were stirred and they desired to do so, they brought to the LORD their offerings of materials for the Tabernacle and its furnishings and for the holy garments.
Both men and women came, all whose hearts were willing. Some brought to the LORD their offerings of gold--medallions, earrings, rings from their fingers, and necklaces. They presented gold objects of every kind to the LORD.

So the people of Israel--every man and woman who wanted to help in the work the LORD had given them through Moses--brought their offerings to the LORD.

The people rejoiced over the offerings, for they had given freely and wholeheartedly to the LORD, and King David was filled with joy.

On every Lord's Day, each of you should put aside some amount of money in relation to what you have earned and save it for this offering. Don't wait until I get there and then try to collect it all at once.

So the believers in Antioch decided to send relief to the brothers and sisters in Judea, everyone giving as much as they could.

Remember this--a farmer who plants only a few seeds will get a small crop. But the one who plants generously will get a generous crop.
You must each make up your own mind as to how much you should give. Don't give reluctantly or in response to pressure. For God loves the person who gives cheerfully.

Now you should carry this project through to completion just as enthusiastically as you began it. Give whatever you can according to what you have.
If you are really eager to give, it isn't important how much you are able to give. God wants you to give what you have, not what you don't have.

We loved you so much that we gave you not only God's Good News but our own lives, too.

If I were doing this of my own free will, then I would deserve payment. But God has chosen me and given me this sacred trust, and I have no choice.

But I didn't want to do anything without your consent. And I didn't want you to help because you were forced to do it but because you wanted to.

and for the other gold and silver work to be done by the craftsmen. Now then, who will follow my example? Who is willing to give offerings to the LORD today?"
Then the family leaders, the leaders of the tribes of Israel, the generals and captains of the army, and the king's administrative officers all gave willingly.

"O our God, we thank you and praise your glorious name!
But who am I, and who are my people, that we could give anything to you? Everything we have has come from you, and we give you only what you have already given us!
We are here for only a moment, visitors and strangers in the land as our ancestors were before us. Our days on earth are like a shadow, gone so soon without a trace.
"O LORD our God, even these materials that we have gathered to build a Temple to honor your holy name come from you! It all belongs to you!
I know, my God, that you examine our hearts and rejoice when you find integrity there. You know I have done all this with good motives, and I have watched your people offer their gifts willingly and joyously.

In that day of battle, your people will serve you willingly. Arrayed in holy garments, your vigor will be renewed each day like the morning dew.

I am thankful to God that he has given Titus the same enthusiasm for you that I have.
He welcomed our request that he visit you again. In fact, he himself was eager to go and see you.

I can assure you that he has agonized for you and also for the Christians in Laodicea and Hierapolis.

For God is working in you, giving you the desire to obey him and the power to do what pleases him.

Care for the flock of God entrusted to you. Watch over it willingly, not grudgingly--not for what you will get out of it, but because you are eager to serve God.

Are you called to be a speaker? Then speak as though God himself were speaking through you. Are you called to help others? Do it with all the strength and energy that God supplies. Then God will be given glory in everything through Jesus Christ. All glory and power belong to him forever and ever. Amen.

Where is that joyful spirit we felt together then? In those days, I know you would gladly have taken out your own eyes and given them to me if it had been possible.

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