Romans 15:26

New Century Version

The believers in Macedonia and Southern Greece were happy to give their money to help the poor among God’s people at Jerusalem.

Cross References

Proverbs 14:21

It is a sin to hate your neighbor, but being kind to the needy brings happiness.

Proverbs 14:31

Whoever mistreats the poor insults their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors God.

Proverbs 17:5

Whoever mistreats the poor insults their Maker; whoever enjoys someone’s trouble will be punished.

Zechariah 11:11

That day it was broken. The weak ones in the flock who were watching me knew this message was from the Lord.

Zechariah 11:7

So I fed the flock about to be killed, particularly the weakest ones. Then I took two sticks; I called one Pleasant and the other Union, and I fed the flock.

Matthew 25:40

“Then the King will answer, ‘I tell you the truth, anything you did for even the least of my people here, you also did for me.’

Matthew 26:11

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

Luke 14:13

Instead, when you give a feast, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind.

Luke 6:20

Jesus looked at his followers and said, “You people who are poor are blessed, because the kingdom of God belongs to you.

Acts 16:12

Then we went by land to Philippi, a Roman colony and the leading city in that part of Macedonia. We stayed there for several days.

Acts 16:9

That night Paul saw in a vision a man from Macedonia. The man stood and begged, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.”

Acts 18:12

When Gallio was the governor of the country of Southern Greece, some people came together against Paul and took him to the court.

Acts 19:21

After these things, Paul decided to go to Jerusalem, planning to go through the countries of Macedonia and Southern Greece and then on to Jerusalem. He said, “After I have been to Jerusalem, I must also visit Rome.”

Acts 9:13

But Ananias answered, “Lord, many people have told me about this man and the terrible things he did to your holy people in Jerusalem.

1 Corinthians 16:15

You know that the family of Stephanas were the first believers in Southern Greece and that they have given themselves to the service of God’s people. I ask you, brothers and sisters,

1 Corinthians 16:5

I plan to go through Macedonia, so I will come to you after I go through there.

2 Corinthians 1:16

I planned to visit you on my way to Macedonia and again on my way back. I wanted to get help from you for my trip to Judea.

2 Corinthians 11:9

If I needed something when I was with you, I did not trouble any of you. The brothers who came from Macedonia gave me all that I needed. I did not allow myself to depend on you in any way, and I will never depend on you.

2 Corinthians 2:13

But I had no peace, because I did not find my brother Titus. So I said good-bye to them at Troas and went to Macedonia.

2 Corinthians 7:5

When we came into Macedonia, we had no rest. We found trouble all around us. We had fighting on the outside and fear on the inside.

2 Corinthians 9:12

This service you do not only helps the needs of God’s people, it also brings many more thanks to God.

2 Corinthians 9:2

I know you want to help. I have been bragging about this to the people in Macedonia, telling them that you in Southern Greece have been ready to give since last year. And your desire to give has made most of them ready to give also.

2 Corinthians 9:4

If any of the people from Macedonia come with me and find that you are not ready, we will be ashamed that we were so sure of you. (And you will be ashamed, too!)

Philippians 4:15

You Philippians remember when I first preached the Good News there. When I left Macedonia, you were the only church that gave me help.

1 Thessalonians 1:7

So you became an example to all the believers in Macedonia and Southern Greece.

1 Thessalonians 1:8

And the Lord’s teaching spread from you not only into Macedonia and Southern Greece, but now your faith in God has become known everywhere. So we do not need to say anything about it.

1 Thessalonians 4:10

And truly you do love the Christians in all of Macedonia. Brothers and sisters, now we encourage you to love them even more.

1 Timothy 1:3

I asked you to stay longer in Ephesus when I went into Macedonia so you could command some people there to stop teaching false things.

Philemon 1:5

because I hear about the love you have for all God’s holy people and the faith you have in the Lord Jesus.