2 Corinthians 8:8

New International Reader's Version

I am not commanding you to do it. But I want to test you. I want to find out if you really love God. I want to compare your love with that of others.

Cross References

Ezekiel 33:31

My people come to you, just as they usually do. They sit in front of you. They hear what you say. But they do not put it into practice. With their mouths they say they love me. But in their hearts they want what belongs to others. They try to get rich by cheating them.

Romans 12:9

Love must be honest and true. Hate what is evil. Hold on to what is good.

1 Corinthians 7:12

I also have something to say to everyone else. It is from me, not a direct command from the Lord. Suppose a brother has a wife who is not a believer. If she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her.

1 Corinthians 7:25

Now I want to say something about virgins. I have no direct command from the Lord. But I give my opinion. Because of the Lord’s mercy, I give it as one who can be trusted.

1 Corinthians 7:6

I say those things to you as my advice, not as a command.

2 Corinthians 6:6

We remain pure. We understand completely what it means to serve God. We are patient and kind. We serve him in the power of the Holy Spirit. We serve him with true love.

2 Corinthians 8:10

Here is my opinion about what is best for you in that matter. Last year you were the first to give. You were also the first to want to give.

2 Corinthians 8:24

So show them that you really love them. Show them why we are proud of you. Then the churches can see it.

2 Corinthians 9:2

I know how much you want to help. I have been bragging about it to the people in Macedonia. I have been telling them that since last year you who live in Achaia were ready to give. You are so excited that it has stirred up most of them to take action.

2 Corinthians 9:7

Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give. You shouldn’t give if you don’t want to. You shouldn’t give because you are forced to. God loves a cheerful giver.

Ephesians 4:15

Instead, we will speak the truth in love. So we will grow up in every way to become the body of Christ. Christ is the head of the body.

Ephesians 6:24

May grace be given to everyone who loves our Lord Jesus Christ with a love that will never die.

Hebrews 10:24

Let us consider how we can stir up one another to love. Let us help one another to do good works.

Joshua 24:14

“So have respect for the Lord. Serve him. Be completely faithful to him. Throw away the gods your people worshiped east of the Euphrates River and in Egypt. Serve the Lord.

1 Peter 1:22

You have made yourselves pure by obeying the truth. So you have an honest and true love for each other. So love one another deeply, from your hearts.