2 Corinthians 8:9

New Century Version

You know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ. You know that Christ was rich, but for you he became poor so that by his becoming poor you might become rich.

Cross References

Isaiah 53:2

He grew up like a small plant before the Lord, like a root growing in a dry land. He had no special beauty or form to make us notice him; there was nothing in his appearance to make us desire him.

Isaiah 62:1

Because I love Jerusalem, I will continue to speak for her; for Jerusalem’s sake I will not stop speaking until her goodness shines like a bright light, until her salvation burns bright like a flame.

Isaiah 65:8

This is what the Lord says: “When there is juice left in the grapes, people do not destroy them, because they know there is good left in them. So I will do the same thing to my servants— I will not completely destroy them.

Matthew 17:27

But we don’t want to upset these tax collectors. So go to the lake and fish. After you catch the first fish, open its mouth and you will find a coin. Take that coin and give it to the tax collectors for you and me.”

Matthew 20:28

In the same way, the Son of Man did not come to be served. He came to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many people.”

Matthew 8:20

Jesus said to him, “The foxes have holes to live in, and the birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to rest his head.”

Mark 6:3

He is just the carpenter, the son of Mary and the brother of James, Joseph, Judas, and Simon. And his sisters are here with us.” So the people were upset with Jesus.

Luke 16:11

If you cannot be trusted with worldly riches, then who will trust you with true riches?

Luke 2:7

and she gave birth to her first son. Because there were no rooms left in the inn, she wrapped the baby with pieces of cloth and laid him in a feeding trough.

Luke 8:3

Joanna, the wife of Cuza (the manager of Herod’s house); Susanna; and many others. These women used their own money to help Jesus and his apostles.

Luke 9:58

Jesus said to them, “The foxes have holes to live in, and the birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to rest his head.”

John 1:10

The Word was in the world, and the world was made by him, but the world did not know him.

John 1:14

The Word became a human and lived among us. We saw his glory—the glory that belongs to the only Son of the Father—and he was full of grace and truth.

John 1:17

The law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.

John 12:30

Jesus said, “That voice was for your sake, not mine.

John 16:15

All that the Father has is mine. That is why I said that the Spirit will take what I have to say and tell it to you.

John 17:19

For their sake, I am making myself ready to serve so that they can be ready for their service of the truth.

Romans 11:12

The Jews’ failure brought rich blessings for the world, and the Jews’ loss brought rich blessings for the non-Jewish people. So surely the world will receive much richer blessings when enough Jews become the kind of people God wants.

Romans 15:3

Even Christ did not live to please himself. It was as the Scriptures said: “When people insult you, it hurts me.”

Romans 5:8

But God shows his great love for us in this way: Christ died for us while we were still sinners.

Romans 8:32

He did not spare his own Son but gave him for us all. So with Jesus, God will surely give us all things.

1 Corinthians 1:4

I always thank my God for you because of the grace God has given you in Christ Jesus.

1 Corinthians 15:47

The first man came from the dust of the earth. The second man came from heaven.

2 Corinthians 13:14

The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.

2 Corinthians 6:10

We have much sadness, but we are always rejoicing. We are poor, but we are making many people rich in faith. We have nothing, but really we have everything.

Ephesians 2:7

so that for all future time he could show the very great riches of his grace by being kind to us in Christ Jesus.

Ephesians 3:19

Christ’s love is greater than anyone can ever know, but I pray that you will be able to know that love. Then you can be filled with the fullness of God.

Ephesians 3:8

I am the least important of all God’s people, but God gave me this gift—to tell those who are not Jews the Good News about the riches of Christ, which are too great to understand fully.

Colossians 1:24

I am happy in my sufferings for you. There are things that Christ must still suffer through his body, the church. I am accepting, in my body, my part of these things that must be suffered.

1 Timothy 6:18

Tell the rich people to do good, to be rich in doing good deeds, to be generous and ready to share.

Hebrews 1:2

But now in these last days God has spoken to us through his Son. God has chosen his Son to own all things, and through him he made the world.

James 2:5

Listen, my dear brothers and sisters! God chose the poor in the world to be rich with faith and to receive the kingdom God promised to those who love him.

Revelation 2:9

I know your troubles and that you are poor, but really you are rich! I know the bad things some people say about you. They say they are Jews, but they are not true Jews. They are a synagogue that belongs to Satan.

Revelation 21:7

Those who win the victory will receive this, and I will be their God, and they will be my children.

Revelation 3:18

I advise you to buy from me gold made pure in fire so you can be truly rich. Buy from me white clothes so you can be clothed and so you can cover your shameful nakedness. Buy from me medicine to put on your eyes so you can truly see.