2 Corinthians 8:2

“How that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded unto the riches of their liberality.”

"How that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded unto the riches of their liberality." - 2 Corinthians 8:2
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What does 2 Corinthians 8:2 mean?

The verse 2 Corinthians 8:2 from the King James Version of the Bible reads: "How that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded unto the riches of their liberality." This verse is from the second letter of Paul to the Corinthians…

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The Riches of Liberality in Affliction

In the heart of 2 Corinthians 8:2, the Apostle Paul presents a profound illustration of how true joy and liberality can flourish even in the harshest of circumstances. The verse states, "How that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty…

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A Prayer for Abundance in Affliction

Dear Heavenly Father, As I come before You, I reflect upon the profound words of 2 Corinthians 8:2, where we witness the remarkable power of joy amidst trials. "How that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded unto the riches of…

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2 Corinthians 8:2 - "How that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded unto the riches of their liberality."
2 Corinthians 2:8 - "Wherefore I beseech you that ye would confirm your love toward him."
2 Corinthians 8:8 - "I speak not by commandment, but by occasion of the forwardness of others, and to prove the sincerity of your love."
2 Corinthians 3:8 - "How shall not the ministration of the spirit be rather glorious?"
2 Corinthians 8:13 - "For I mean not that other men be eased, and ye burdened:"
2 Corinthians 13:8 - "For we can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth."
2 Corinthians 8:21 - "Providing for honest things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men."
2 Corinthians 8:20 - "Avoiding this, that no man should blame us in this abundance which is administered by us:"
2 Corinthians 12:8 - "For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me."
2 Corinthians 6:8 - "By honour and dishonour, by evil report and good report: as deceivers, and yet true;"
2 Corinthians 4:8 - "We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair;"
2 Corinthians 8:12 - "For if there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not."
2 Corinthians 8:3 - "For to their power, I bear record, yea, and beyond their power they were willing of themselves;"
2 Corinthians 8:16 - "But thanks be to God, which put the same earnest care into the heart of Titus for you."
2 Corinthians 11:8 - "I robbed other churches, taking wages of them, to do you service."
2 Corinthians 8:18 - "And we have sent with him the brother, whose praise is in the gospel throughout all the churches;"
2 Corinthians 8:1 - "Moreover, brethren, we do you to wit of the grace of God bestowed on the churches of Macedonia;"
2 Corinthians 8:5 - "And this they did, not as we hoped, but first gave their own selves to the Lord, and unto us by the will of God."
2 Corinthians 5:8 - "We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord."
1 Corinthians 2:8 - "Which none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory."
2 Corinthians 8:24 - "Wherefore shew ye to them, and before the churches, the proof of your love, and of our boasting on your behalf."
2 Corinthians 8:11 - "Now therefore perform the doing of it; that as there was a readiness to will, so there may be a performance also out of that which ye have."
2 Corinthians 2:8 In the midst of a very severe trial, their overflowing joy and their extreme poverty welled up in rich generosity.
2 Corinthians 4:8-9 - "We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed."
2 Corinthians 8:15 - "As it is written, He that had gathered much had nothing over; and he that had gathered little had no lack."
1 Corinthians 8:2 - "And if any man think that he knoweth any thing, he knoweth nothing yet as he ought to know."
2 Corinthians 8:4 - "Praying us with much intreaty that we would receive the gift, and take upon us the fellowship of the ministering to the saints."
2 Corinthians 8:17 - "For indeed he accepted the exhortation; but being more forward, of his own accord he went unto you."
"How shall not the ministration of the spirit be rather glorious?" - 2 Corinthians 3:8