2 Corinthians 8:5

Easy To Read Version

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.

Cross References

1 Chronicles 12:18

Amasai was the leader of the Thirty Heroes. {\cf2\super [132]} Then the Spirit came over Amasai \{and he said\},

2 Chronicles 30:12

Also, in Judah God’s power united the people so that they would obey the king and his officials. In this way they obeyed the word of the Lord.

2 Chronicles 30:8

Don’t be stubborn like your ancestors {\cf2\super [364]} were. But obey the Lord with a willing heart. Come to the Most Holy Place. {\cf2\super [365]} The Lord has made the Most Holy Place to be holy forever. Serve the Lord your God. Then the Lord’s fearful anger will turn away from you.

Jeremiah 31:33

“In the future, I will make this Agreement {\cf2\super [261]} with the people of Israel.” This message is from the Lord. “I will put my teachings in their minds, and I will write them on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people.

Zechariah 13:9

Then I will test those survivors. I will give them many troubles. The troubles will be like the fire a man uses to prove silver is pure. I will test them the way a person tests gold. Then they will call to me for help, and I will answer them. I will say, ‘You are my people.’ And they will say, ‘The Lord is my God.’”

Romans 12:1

So brothers and sisters, I beg you to do something. God has shown us great mercy. So offer your lives as a living sacrifice {\cf2\super [130]} to God. Your offering must be only for God and will be pleasing to him. This offering of yourselves is the spiritual way for you to worship (serve) God.

Romans 6:13

Don’t offer the parts of your body to serve sin. Don’t use your bodies as things to do evil with. But you should offer yourselves to God. Be like people that have died and now live. Offer the parts of your body to God to be used for doing good.

1 Corinthians 1:1

Greetings from Paul. I was called (chosen) to be an apostle {\cf2\super [1]} of Christ Jesus. I was called because that is what God wanted.

2 Corinthians 4:5

We don’t tell people about ourselves. But we tell people that Jesus Christ is Lord; and we tell people that we are your servants for Jesus.

2 Corinthians 8:1

And now, brothers and sisters, we want you to know about the grace (kindness) that God gave the churches (groups of believers) in Macedonia.

1 Samuel 1:28

And now I give this child to the Lord. He will serve [16] the Lord all his life.”