Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version
Book of 2 Corinthians
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Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 8:1 GEB -> Study Notes on 8:1 JFB -> Commentary on 8:1 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 8:1 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 8:1 PNT -> Commentary on 8:1 RWP -> Study Notes on 8:1 SRN -> Study Notes on 8:1 TSK -> Commentary on 8:1 TSK -> Entry for 8:1 WEN -> Notes on 8:1 NTB -> Alms; Beneficence; Church; Emulation; Macedonia; Poor; Tact; Zeal, Religious TTT -> Church, The; Grace; Liberality; Macedonian Empire, The; Poor, The PWP -> Devotional using 8:1 8:1 - [In Context] And now, brothers and sisters, we want you to know about the grace (kindness) that God gave the churches (groups of believers) in Macedonia.
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 8:2 GEB -> Study Notes on 8:2 JFB -> Commentary on 8:2 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 8:2 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 8:2 PNT -> Commentary on 8:2 RWP -> Study Notes on 8:2 TSK -> Commentary on 8:2 TSK -> Entry for 8:2 WEN -> Notes on 8:2 NTB -> Alms; Beneficence; Emulation; Joy; Macedonia; Poor; Tact; Zeal, Religious TTT -> Joy; Liberality; Macedonian Empire, The; Poor, The; Titles and Names of Ministers EBD -> Philippians, Epistle to PWP -> Devotional using 8:2 8:2 - [In Context] Those believers have been tested by great troubles. And they are very poor people. But they gave much because of their great joy.
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 8:3 GEB -> Study Notes on 8:3 JFB -> Commentary on 8:3 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 8:3 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 8:3 PNT -> Commentary on 8:3 RWP -> Study Notes on 8:3 TSK -> Commentary on 8:3 TSK -> Entry for 8:3 WEN -> Notes on 8:3 NTB -> Alms; Beneficence; Emulation; Macedonia; Poor; Tact; Zeal, Religious TTT -> Liberality; Macedonian Empire, The; Missionaries, all Christians should be as; Poor, The; Titles and Names of Ministers PWP -> Devotional using 8:3 8:3 - [In Context] I can tell you that they gave as much as they were able. Those believers gave even more than they could afford. They did this freely. No person told them to do this.
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 8:4 GEB -> Study Notes on 8:4 JFB -> Commentary on 8:4 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 8:4 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 8:4 PNT -> Commentary on 8:4 RWP -> Study Notes on 8:4 TSK -> Commentary on 8:4 TSK -> Entry for 8:4 WEN -> Notes on 8:4 NTB -> Alms; Beneficence; Emulation; Macedonia; Poor; Tact; Zeal, Religious TTT -> Liberality; Macedonian Empire, The; Poor, The EBD -> Fellowship PWP -> Devotional using 8:4 8:4 - [In Context] But they asked us again and again--they begged us to let them share in this service for God's people.
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 8:5 GEB -> Study Notes on 8:5 JFB -> Commentary on 8:5 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 8:5 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 8:5 PNT -> Commentary on 8:5 RWP -> Study Notes on 8:5 TSK -> Commentary on 8:5 TSK -> Entry for 8:5 WEN -> Notes on 8:5 NTB -> Beneficence; Consecration; Emulation; Macedonia; Poor; Tact; Zeal, Religious TTT -> Liberality; Macedonian Empire, The; Missionaries, all Christians should be as; Poor, The PWP -> Devotional using 8:5 TV -> Devotional using 8:5 TV -> Devotional using 8:5 TV -> Devotional using 8:5 8:5 - [In Context] And they gave in a way that we did not expect: They gave themselves to the Lord and to us before {they gave their money}. This is what God wants.

Abbreviations Legend: BCC - Burton Coffman; GEB - Gill's Exposition; JFB - Jamieson, Fausset, Brown; MHC-COM - Matthew Henry Complete; MHC-CON - Matthew Henry Concise; PNT - People's New Testament; RWP - Robertson's Word Pictures; SRN - Scofield Reference Notes; TSK - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge; WEN - Wesley's Explanatory Notes; NTB - Nave's Topical Bible; TSK - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge; TTT - Torrey's Topical Textbook; EBD - Easton's Bible Dictionary; TV - Today's Verse; PWP - Praying With Paul; Copyright Statement - Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version © 2001 by World Bible Translation Center, Inc. and used by permission.