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2 Corinthians 8:2

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Canne, Browne, Blayney, Scott, and others · Public Domain

in: 1 Thessalonians 1:6, 1 Thessalonians 2:14, 1 Thessalonians 3:3-4

the abundance: Nehemiah 8:10-12; Acts 2:45-46

their deep: Mark 12:42-44; Luke 21:1-4; James 2:5; Revelation 2:9

the riches: 2 Corinthians 6:10, 2 Corinthians 9:11, 2 Corinthians 9:13; Deuteronomy 15:4; Proverbs 11:25; Isaiah 32:5-8

liberality: Gr. simplicity, 2 Corinthians 1:12; Romans 12:8

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