2 Corinthians 8:20

Easy To Read Version

We are being careful so that no person will criticize us about the way we are caring for this large gift.

Cross References

2 Kings 12:15

No one counted all the money or forced the workers to tell what happened to the money. Why? Because those workers could be trusted!

Matthew 10:16

“Listen! I am sending you, and you will be like sheep among wolves. So be smart like snakes. But also be like doves and do nothing wrong.

Romans 14:16

Don’t allow something that you think is good to become something that other people say is evil.

1 Corinthians 16:3

When I come, I will send some men to take your gift to Jerusalem. These men will be the men that you all agree should go. I will send them with letters of introduction.

2 Corinthians 11:12

And I will continue doing what I am doing now. I will continue this because I want to stop those people from having a reason to boast. They would like to say that the work they boast about is the same as ours.

2 Corinthians 8:19

Also, this brother was chosen by the churches to go with us when we carry this gift (the money). We are doing this service to bring glory to the Lord and to show that we really want to help.

2 Corinthians 8:21

We are trying to do what is right. We want to do what the Lord accepts as right and also what people think is right.

Ephesians 5:15

So be very careful how you live. Don’t live like people who are not wise. But live wisely.

1 Thessalonians 5:22

And stay away from everything that is evil.