Romans 15:26

God's Word

Because the believers in Macedonia and Greece owe a debt to the Christians in Jerusalem, they have decided to take up a collection for the poor among the Christians in Jerusalem.

Cross References

Proverbs 14:21

Whoever despises his neighbor sins, but blessed is the one who is kind to humble people.

Proverbs 14:31

Whoever oppresses the poor insults his maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors him.

Proverbs 17:5

Whoever makes fun of a poor person insults his maker. Whoever is happy ⌞to see someone’s⌟ distress will not escape punishment.

Zechariah 11:11

So it was broken on that day, and the oppressed among the sheep who were watching me realized that it was the Lord’s word.

Zechariah 11:7

So I became the shepherd of the sheep that were to be slaughtered and also of the oppressed sheep. I took two shepherd staffs and named one Favor and the other Unity. And I took care of the sheep.

Matthew 25:40

“The king will answer them, ‘I can guarantee this truth: Whatever you did for one of my brothers or sisters, no matter how unimportant ⌞they seemed⌟, you did for me.’

Matthew 26:11

You will always have the poor with you, but you will not always have me with you.

Luke 14:13

Instead, when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the handicapped, the lame, and the blind.

Luke 6:20

Jesus looked at his disciples and said, “Blessed are those who are poor. God’s kingdom is theirs.

Acts 16:12

and from there we went to the city of Philippi. Philippi is a leading city in that part of Macedonia, and it is a Roman colony. We were in this city for a number of days.

Acts 16:9

During the night Paul had a vision of a man from Macedonia. The man urged Paul, “Come to Macedonia to help us.”

Acts 18:12

While Gallio was governor of Greece, the Jews had one thought in mind. They attacked Paul and brought him to court.

Acts 19:21

After all these things had happened, Paul decided to go to Jerusalem by traveling through Macedonia and Greece. He said, “After I have been there, I must see Rome.”

Acts 9:13

Ananias replied, “Lord, I’ve heard a lot of people tell about the many evil things this man has done to your people in Jerusalem.

1 Corinthians 16:15

You know that the family of Stephanas was the first family to be won ⌞for Christ⌟ in Greece. This family has devoted itself to serving God’s people. So I encourage you, brothers and sisters,

1 Corinthians 16:5

After I go through the province of Macedonia, I’ll visit you. (I will be going through Macedonia.)

2 Corinthians 1:16

My plans had been to go from the city of Corinth to the province of Macedonia. Then from Macedonia I had planned to return to you again in Corinth and have you support my trip to Judea.

2 Corinthians 11:9

When I was with you and needed something, I didn’t bother any of you for help. My friends from the province of Macedonia supplied everything I needed. I kept myself from being a financial burden to you in any way, and I will continue to do that.

2 Corinthians 2:13

But I didn’t have any peace of mind, because I couldn’t find Titus, our brother, there. So I said goodbye to the people in Troas and went to the province of Macedonia.

2 Corinthians 7:5

Ever since we arrived in the province of Macedonia, we’ve had no rest. Instead, we suffer in a number of ways. Outwardly we have conflicts, and inwardly we have fears.

2 Corinthians 9:12

What you do to serve others not only provides for the needs of God’s people, but also produces more and more prayers of thanksgiving to God.

2 Corinthians 9:2

I know how willing you are to help, and I brag about you to the believers in the province of Macedonia. I tell them, “The people of Greece have been ready ⌞to send their collection⌟ since last year,” and your enthusiasm has moved most of them ⌞to act⌟.

2 Corinthians 9:4

Otherwise, if any Macedonians come with me, they might find out that you’re not ready after all. This would embarrass us for feeling so confident as much as it would embarrass you.

Philippians 4:15

You Philippians also know that in the early days, when I left the province of Macedonia to spread the Good News, you were the only church to share your money with me. You gave me what I needed, and you received what I gave you.

1 Thessalonians 1:7

This way, you became a model for all the believers in the province of Macedonia and Greece.

1 Thessalonians 1:8

From you the Lord’s word has spread out not only through the province of Macedonia and Greece but also to people everywhere who have heard about your faith in God. We don’t need to say a thing about it.

1 Thessalonians 4:10

In fact, you are showing love to all the Christians throughout the province of Macedonia. We encourage you as believers to excel in love even more.

1 Timothy 1:3

When I was going to the province of Macedonia, I encouraged you to stay in the city of Ephesus. That way you could order certain people to stop teaching false doctrine

Philemon 1:5

I hear about your faithfulness to the Lord Jesus and your love for all of God’s people.