2 Corinthians 8:6

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“So we urged Titus to help complete your act of grace, just as he had started it.”

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BSBPD

“So we urged Titus to help complete your act of grace, just as he had started it.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Insomuch that we desired Titus, that as he had begun, so he would also finish in you the same grace also.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Insomuch that we exhorted Titus, that as he had made a beginning before, so he would also complete in you this grace also.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“so that we exhorted Titus, that, according as he did begin before, so also he may finish to you also this favour,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 2 Corinthians 8:6 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 2 Corinthians 8:4they earnestly pleaded with us for the privilege of sharing in this service to the saints.
  2. 2 Corinthians 8:16But thanks be to God, who put into the heart of Titus the same devotion I have for you.
  3. 2 Corinthians 8:19More than that, this brother was chosen by the churches to accompany us with the offering—the gracious gift we administer to honor the Lord Himself and to show our eagerness to help.
  4. 2 Corinthians 9:5So I thought it necessary to urge the brothers to visit you beforehand and make arrangements for the bountiful gift you had promised. This way, your gift will be prepared generously and not begrudgingly.
  5. 2 Corinthians 12:18I urged Titus to visit you, and I sent our brother with him. Did Titus exploit you in any way? Did we not walk in the same Spirit and follow in the same footsteps?
  6. Philippians 4:18I have all I need and more, now that I have received your gifts from Epaphroditus. They are a fragrant offering, an acceptable sacrifice, well-pleasing to God.
  7. 1 Peter 4:10As good stewards of the manifold grace of God, each of you should use whatever gift he has received to serve one another.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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