2Cor 9:7 Cross References

2 Corinthians 9:7

7: 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.

2 Corinthians 8:12

  1. 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.

1 Chronicles 29:17

  1. 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.

Exodus 25:2

  1. "Tell the people of Israel that everyone who wants to may bring me an offering.

Acts 20:35

  1. And I have been a constant example of how you can help the poor by working hard. You should remember the words of the Lord Jesus: 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'"

Deuteronomy 15:7

  1. "But if there are any poor people in your towns when you arrive in the land the LORD your God is giving you, do not be hard-hearted or tightfisted toward them.
  2. Instead, be generous and lend them whatever they need.
  3. Do not be mean-spirited and refuse someone a loan because the year of release is close at hand. If you refuse to make the loan and the needy person cries out to the LORD, you will be considered guilty of sin.
  4. Give freely without begrudging it, and the LORD your God will bless you in everything you do.
  5. There will always be some among you who are poor. That is why I am commanding you to share your resources freely with the poor and with other Israelites in need.

Romans 12:8

  1. If your gift is to encourage others, do it! If you have money, share it generously. If God has given you leadership ability, take the responsibility seriously. And if you have a gift for showing kindness to others, do it gladly.

Exodus 35:5

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

1 Peter 4:9

  1. Cheerfully share your home with those who need a meal or a place to stay.

Proverbs 22:9

  1. Blessed are those who are generous, because they feed the poor.

Proverbs 11:25

  1. The generous prosper and are satisfied; those who refresh others will themselves be refreshed.

Deuteronomy 15:14

  1. Give him a generous farewell gift from your flock, your threshing floor, and your winepress. Share with him some of the bounty with which the LORD your God has blessed you.

Proverbs 23:6

  1. Don't eat with people who are stingy; don't desire their delicacies.
  2. "Eat and drink," they say, but they don't mean it. They are always thinking about how much it costs.
  3. You will vomit up the delicious food they serve, and you will have to take back your words of appreciation for their "kindness."

James 5:9

  1. Don't grumble about each other, my brothers and sisters, or God will judge you. For look! The great Judge is coming. He is standing at the door!

Isaiah 32:8

  1. But good people will be generous to others and will be blessed for all they do.

Isaiah 32:5

  1. In that day ungodly fools will not be heroes. Wealthy cheaters will not be respected as outstanding citizens.
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