As to the rest, then, brethren, we request you, and call upon you in the Lord Jesus, as ye did receive from us how it behoveth you to walk and to please God, that ye may abound the more,

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1 Corinthians 15:58

so that, my brethren beloved, become ye stedfast, unmovable, abounding in the work of the Lord at all times, knowing that your labour is not vain in the Lord.

2 Corinthians 8:7

but even as in every thing ye do abound, in faith, and word, and knowledge, and all diligence, and in your love to us, that also in this grace ye may abound;

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Diligence » Saints should abound in

2 Corinthians 8:7

but even as in every thing ye do abound, in faith, and word, and knowledge, and all diligence, and in your love to us, that also in this grace ye may abound;

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Christ, our example » Conformity to, required in » Benevolence

Acts 20:35

all things I did shew you, that, thus labouring, it behoveth us to partake with the ailing, to be mindful also of the words of the Lord Jesus, that he himself said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.'

2 Corinthians 8:9

for ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that because of you he became poor -- being rich, that ye by that poverty may become rich.

2 Corinthians 8:7

but even as in every thing ye do abound, in faith, and word, and knowledge, and all diligence, and in your love to us, that also in this grace ye may abound;

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Faith » Saints should » Abound in

2 Corinthians 8:7

but even as in every thing ye do abound, in faith, and word, and knowledge, and all diligence, and in your love to us, that also in this grace ye may abound;

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Fruit, spiritual » Conditions of fruit-bearing » Christian graces exemplify

2 Corinthians 8:7

but even as in every thing ye do abound, in faith, and word, and knowledge, and all diligence, and in your love to us, that also in this grace ye may abound;

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2 Peter 1:5-6

And this same also -- all diligence having brought in besides, superadd in your faith the worthiness, and in the worthiness the knowledge, and in the knowledge the temperance, and in the temperance the endurance, and in the endurance the piety,

Romans 5:3-4

And not only so, but we also boast in the tribulations, knowing that the tribulation doth work endurance; and the endurance, experience; and the experience, hope;

2 Corinthians 6:6

in pureness, in knowledge, in long-suffering, in kindness, in the Holy Spirit, in love unfeigned,

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2 Peter 1:7

and in the piety the brotherly kindness, and in the brotherly kindness the love;

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Liberality » Should be exercised » Abundantly

2 Corinthians 8:7

but even as in every thing ye do abound, in faith, and word, and knowledge, and all diligence, and in your love to us, that also in this grace ye may abound;

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2 Corinthians 9:11-13

in every thing being enriched to all liberality, which doth work through us thanksgiving to God, because the ministration of this service not only is supplying the wants of the saints, but is also abounding through many thanksgivings to God, through the proof of this ministration glorifying God for the subjection of your confession to the good news of the Christ, and for the liberality of the fellowship to them and to all,

Love to man » Saints should » Provoke each other to

2 Corinthians 9:2

for I have known your readiness of mind, which in your behalf I boast of to Macedonians, that Achaia hath been prepared a year ago, and the zeal of you did stir up the more part,

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2 Corinthians 8:7

but even as in every thing ye do abound, in faith, and word, and knowledge, and all diligence, and in your love to us, that also in this grace ye may abound;

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Hebrews 10:24

and may we consider one another to provoke to love and to good works,

Ministers » Their people are bound, to » Love them

2 Corinthians 8:7

but even as in every thing ye do abound, in faith, and word, and knowledge, and all diligence, and in your love to us, that also in this grace ye may abound;

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1 Thessalonians 3:6

And now Timotheus having come unto us from you, and having declared good news to us of your faith and love, and that ye have a good remembrance of us always, desiring much to see us, as we also to see you,

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The poor » Care for » Should be urged

2 Corinthians 8:7-8

but even as in every thing ye do abound, in faith, and word, and knowledge, and all diligence, and in your love to us, that also in this grace ye may abound; not according to command do I speak, but because of the diligence of others, and of your love proving the genuineness,

Spiritual » Transformation characters transformed by conversion » Utterance

Acts 2:4

and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other tongues, according as the Spirit was giving them to declare.

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Colossians 4:3

praying at the same time also for us, that God may open to us a door for the word, to speak the secret of the Christ, because of which also I have been bound,

2 Corinthians 8:7

but even as in every thing ye do abound, in faith, and word, and knowledge, and all diligence, and in your love to us, that also in this grace ye may abound;

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Ephesians 6:19

and in behalf of me, that to me may be given a word in the opening of my mouth, in freedom, to make known the secret of the good news,

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1 Corinthians 1:5

that in every thing ye were enriched in him, in all discourse and all knowledge,

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Tact » Paul » In stimulating benevolent giving

2 Corinthians 8:1-8

And we make known to you, brethren, the grace of God, that hath been given in the assemblies of Macedonia, because in much trial of tribulation the abundance of their joy, and their deep poverty, did abound to the riches of their liberality; because, according to their power, I testify, and above their power, they were willing of themselves, read more.
with much entreaty calling on us to receive the favour and the fellowship of the ministration to the saints, and not according as we expected, but themselves they did give first to the Lord, and to us, through the will of God, so that we exhorted Titus, that, according as he did begin before, so also he may finish to you also this favour, but even as in every thing ye do abound, in faith, and word, and knowledge, and all diligence, and in your love to us, that also in this grace ye may abound; not according to command do I speak, but because of the diligence of others, and of your love proving the genuineness,

2 Corinthians 9:1-5

For, indeed, concerning the ministration that is for the saints, it is superfluous for me to write to you, for I have known your readiness of mind, which in your behalf I boast of to Macedonians, that Achaia hath been prepared a year ago, and the zeal of you did stir up the more part, and I sent the brethren, that our boasting on your behalf may not be made vain in this respect; that, according as I said, ye may be ready, read more.
lest if Macedonians may come with me, and find you unprepared, we -- we may be put to shame (that we say not -- ye) in this same confidence of boasting. Necessary, therefore, I thought it to exhort the brethren, that they may go before to you, and may make up before your formerly announced blessing, that this be ready, as a blessing, and not as covetousness.

religious Testimony » Encouraged examples of » Spiritual utterance given to aid in

Acts 2:4

and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other tongues, according as the Spirit was giving them to declare.

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Colossians 4:3

praying at the same time also for us, that God may open to us a door for the word, to speak the secret of the Christ, because of which also I have been bound,

2 Corinthians 8:7

but even as in every thing ye do abound, in faith, and word, and knowledge, and all diligence, and in your love to us, that also in this grace ye may abound;

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