Bible Cross References
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2 Corinthians 8:18
With him we are sending the brother who is highly respected in all the churches for his work in preaching the gospel.
2 Corinthians 8:19
And besides that, he has been chosen and appointed by the churches to travel with us as we carry out this service of love for the sake of the Lord's glory and in order to show that we want to help.
Genesis 33:10
Jacob said, "No, please, if I have gained your favor, accept my gift. To see your face is for me like seeing the face of God, now that you have been so friendly to me.
Genesis 33:11
Please accept this gift which I have brought for you; God has been kind to me and given me everything I need." Jacob kept on urging him until he accepted.
2 Kings 5:15
He returned to Elisha with all his men and said, "Now I know that there is no god but the God of Israel; so please, sir, accept a gift from me."
2 Kings 5:16
Elisha answered, "By the living LORD, whom I serve, I swear that I will not accept a gift." Naaman insisted that he accept it, but he would not.
Acts 16:15
After she and the people of her house had been baptized, she invited us, "Come and stay in my house if you have decided that I am a true believer in the Lord." And she persuaded us to go.
1 Corinthians 16:3
After I come, I shall give letters of introduction to those you have approved, and send them to take your gift to Jerusalem.
1 Corinthians 16:4
If it seems worthwhile for me to go, then they can go along with me.
the ministering
2 Corinthians 9:1
There is really no need for me to write you about the help being sent to God's people in Judea.
2 Corinthians 9:12-14
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For this service you perform not only meets the needs of God's people, but also produces an outpouring of gratitude to God.
13
And because of the proof which this service of yours brings, many will give glory to God for your loyalty to the gospel of Christ, which you profess, and for your generosity in sharing with them and everyone else.
14
And so with deep affection they will pray for you because of the extraordinary grace God has shown you.
Matthew 10:42
You can be sure that whoever gives even a drink of cold water to one of the least of these my followers because he is my follower, will certainly receive a reward."
Matthew 12:50
Whoever does what my Father in heaven wants is my brother, my sister, and my mother."
Matthew 25:40
The King will reply, 'I tell you, whenever you did this for one of the least important of these followers of mine, you did it for me!'
Matthew 25:44
Then they will answer him, 'When, Lord, did we ever see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and we would not help you?'
Matthew 25:45
The King will reply, 'I tell you, whenever you refused to help one of these least important ones, you refused to help me.'
Mark 14:7
You will always have poor people with you, and any time you want to, you can help them. But you will not always have me.
John 19:26
Jesus saw his mother and the disciple he loved standing there; so he said to his mother, "He is your son."
John 19:27
Then he said to the disciple, "She is your mother." From that time the disciple took her to live in his home.
Acts 6:1-7
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Some time later, as the number of disciples kept growing, there was a quarrel between the Greek-speaking Jews and the native Jews. The Greek-speaking Jews claimed that their widows were being neglected in the daily distribution of funds.
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So the twelve apostles called the whole group of believers together and said, "It is not right for us to neglect the preaching of God's word in order to handle finances.
3
So then, friends, choose seven men among you who are known to be full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom, and we will put them in charge of this matter.
4
We ourselves, then, will give our full time to prayer and the work of preaching."
5
The whole group was pleased with the apostles' proposal, so they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and the Holy Spirit, and Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolaus, a Gentile from Antioch who had earlier been converted to Judaism.
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The group presented them to the apostles, who prayed and placed their hands on them.
7
And so the word of God continued to spread. The number of disciples in Jerusalem grew larger and larger, and a great number of priests accepted the faith.
Acts 9:39-41
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So Peter got ready and went with them. When he arrived, he was taken to the room upstairs, where all the widows crowded around him, crying and showing him all the shirts and coats that Dorcas had made while she was alive.
40
Peter put them all out of the room, and knelt down and prayed; then he turned to the body and said, "Tabitha, get up!" She opened her eyes, and when she saw Peter, she sat up.
41
Peter reached over and helped her get up. Then he called all the believers, including the widows, and presented her alive to them.
Acts 11:29
The disciples decided that they each would send as much as they could to help their fellow believers who lived in Judea.
Acts 24:17
"After being away from Jerusalem for several years, I went there to take some money to my own people and to offer sacrifices.
Romans 15:25
Right now, however, I am going to Jerusalem in the service of God's people there.
Romans 15:26
For the churches in Macedonia and Achaia have freely decided to give an offering to help the poor among God's people in Jerusalem.
1 Corinthians 16:1
Now, concerning what you wrote about the money to be raised to help God's people in Judea. You must do what I told the churches in Galatia to do.
1 Corinthians 16:3
After I come, I shall give letters of introduction to those you have approved, and send them to take your gift to Jerusalem.
1 Corinthians 16:4
If it seems worthwhile for me to go, then they can go along with me.
1 Corinthians 16:15
You know about Stephanas and his family; they are the first Christian converts in Achaia and have given themselves to the service of God's people. I beg you, my friends,
Galatians 2:10
All they asked was that we should remember the needy in their group, which is the very thing I have been eager to do.
Galatians 6:10
So then, as often as we have the chance, we should do good to everyone, and especially to those who belong to our family in the faith.
1 Timothy 5:10
and have a reputation for good deeds: a woman who brought up her children well, received strangers in her home, performed humble duties for other Christians, helped people in trouble, and devoted herself to doing good.
Philemon 1:5
For I hear of your love for all of God's people and the faith you have in the Lord Jesus.
Philemon 1:6
My prayer is that our fellowship with you as believers will bring about a deeper understanding of every blessing which we have in our life in union with Christ.
Hebrews 6:10
God is not unfair. He will not forget the work you did or the love you showed for him in the help you gave and are still giving to other Christians.
1 John 3:16-18
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This is how we know what love is: Christ gave his life for us. We too, then, ought to give our lives for others!
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If we are rich and see others in need, yet close our hearts against them, how can we claim that we love God?
18
My children, our love should not be just words and talk; it must be true love, which shows itself in action.