2Cor 9:3 Cross References

2 Corinthians 9:3

3: But I am sending these brothers just to be sure that you really are ready, as I told them you would be, with your money all collected. I don't want it to turn out that I was wrong in my boasting about you.

2 Corinthians 8:6

  1. So we have urged Titus, who encouraged your giving in the first place, to return to you and encourage you to complete your share in this ministry of giving.

2 Corinthians 9:4

  1. I would be humiliated--and so would you--if some Macedonian Christians came with me, only to find that you still weren't ready after all I had told them!
  2. So I thought I should send these brothers ahead of me to make sure the gift you promised is ready. But I want it to be a willing gift, not one given under pressure.

2 Corinthians 8:17

  1. He welcomed our request that he visit you again. In fact, he himself was eager to go and see you.
  2. We are also sending another brother with Titus. He is highly praised in all the churches as a preacher of the Good News.
  3. He was appointed by the churches to accompany us as we take the offering to Jerusalem--a service that glorifies the Lord and shows our eagerness to help.
  4. By traveling together we will guard against any suspicion, for we are anxious that no one should find fault with the way we are handling this generous gift.
  5. We are careful to be honorable before the Lord, but we also want everyone else to know we are honorable.

2 Corinthians 7:14

  1. I had told him how proud I was of you--and you didn't disappoint me. I have always told you the truth, and now my boasting to Titus has also proved true!

1 Corinthians 16:1

  1. Now about the money being collected for the Christians in Jerusalem: You should follow the same procedures I gave to the churches in Galatia.
  2. 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.
  3. When I come I will write letters of recommendation for the messengers you choose to deliver your gift to Jerusalem.
  4. And if it seems appropriate for me also to go along, then we can travel together.

Titus 3:1

  1. Remind your people to submit to the government and its officers. They should be obedient, always ready to do what is good.
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