2 Corinthians 8:9

Catholic Public Domain Version

For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, he became poor for your sakes, so that through his poverty, you might become rich.

Cross References

Isaiah 53:2

And he will rise up like a tender plant in his sight, and like a root from the thirsty ground. There is no beautiful or stately appearance in him. For we looked upon him, and there was no aspect, such that we would desire him.

Isaiah 62:1

For the sake of Zion, I will not be silent, and for the sake of Jerusalem, I will not rest, until her Just One advances in splendor, and her Savior is kindled like a lamp.

Isaiah 65:8

Thus says the Lord: In the same way as it is said about a grain found in a cluster, "Do not destroy it, because it is a blessing," so will I act for the sake of my servants, so that I may not destroy the whole.

Matthew 20:28

even as the Son of man has not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a redemption for many."

Matthew 8:20

And Jesus said to him, "Foxes have dens, and the birds of the air have nests, but the Son of man has nowhere to rest his head."

Mark 6:3

"Is this not the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joseph, and Jude, and Simon? Are not his sisters also here with us?" And they took great offense at him.

Luke 16:11

So then, if you have not been faithful with iniquitous mammon, who will trust you with what is true?

Luke 2:7

And she brought forth her firstborn son. And she wrapped him in swaddling clothes and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them at the inn.

Luke 8:3

and Joanna, the wife of Chuza, Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many other women, who were ministering to him from their resources.

Luke 9:58

Jesus said to him: "Foxes have dens, and the birds of the air have nests. But the Son of man has nowhere to lay his head."

John 1:10

He was in the world, and the world was made through him, and the world did not recognize him.

John 1:14

And the Word became flesh, and he lived among us, and we saw his glory, glory like that of an only-begotten son from the Father, full of grace and truth.

John 1:17

For the law was given though Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.

John 12:30

Jesus responded and said: "This voice came, not for my sake, but for your sakes.

John 16:15

All things whatsoever that the Father has are mine. For this reason, I said that he will receive from what is mine and that he will announce it to you.

John 17:19

And it is for them that I sanctify myself, so that they, too, may be sanctified in truth.

Romans 11:12

Now if their offense is the riches of the world, and if their diminution is the riches of the Gentiles, how much more is their fullness?

Romans 15:3

For even Christ did not please himself, but as it was written: "The reproaches of those who reproached you fell upon me."

Romans 5:8

But God demonstrates his love for us in that, while we were yet sinners, at the proper time,

Romans 8:32

He who did not spare even his own Son, but handed him over for the sake of us all, how could he not also, with him, have given us all things?

1 Corinthians 1:4

I give thanks to my God continuously for you because of the grace of God that has been given to you in Christ Jesus.

1 Corinthians 15:47

The first man, being earthly, was of the earth; the second man, being heavenly, will be of heaven.

2 Corinthians 6:10

as if sorrowful and yet always rejoicing; as if needy and yet enriching many; as if having nothing and possessing everything.

Ephesians 2:7

so that he may display, in the ages soon to arrive, the abundant wealth of his grace, by his goodness toward us in Christ Jesus.

Ephesians 3:19

of the charity of Christ, and even be able to know that which surpasses all knowledge, so that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.

Ephesians 3:8

Although I am the least of all the saints, I have been given this grace: to evangelize among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,

Colossians 1:24

For now I rejoice in my passion on your behalf, and I complete in my flesh the things that are lacking in the Passion of Christ, for the sake of his body, which is the Church.

1 Timothy 6:18

and to do good, to become rich in good works, to donate readily, to share,

Hebrews 1:2

lastly, in these days, he has spoken to us through the Son, whom he appointed as the heir of all things, and through whom he made the world.

James 2:5

My most beloved brothers, listen. Has not God chosen the poor in this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom that God has promised to those who love him?

Revelation 2:9

I know your tribulation and your poverty, but you are rich, and that you are blasphemed by those who declare themselves to be Jews and are not, but who are a synagogue of Satan.

Revelation 21:7

Whoever prevails shall possess these things. And I will be his God, and he shall be my son.

Revelation 3:18

I urge you to buy from me gold, tested by fire, so that you may be enriched and may be clothed in white vestments, and so that the shame of your nakedness may disappear. And anoint your eyes with an eye salve, so that you may see.