2 Corinthians 8:20

“Avoiding this, that no man should blame us in this abundance which is administered by us:”

"Avoiding this, that no man should blame us in this abundance which is administered by us:" - 2 Corinthians 8:20
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What does 2 Corinthians 8:20 mean?

The bible verse 2 Corinthians 8:20 in the King James Version (KJV) states, "Avoiding this, that no man should blame us in this abundance which is administered by us." This verse is part of a larger passage in which the apostle Paul is addressing the Corinthian church regarding…

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Guarding Our Integrity in Generosity

In the rich tapestry of Paul's second letter to the Corinthians, we find a profound insight concerning integrity, accountability, and the importance of our actions when we serve others. 2 Corinthians 8:20 states: "Avoiding this, that no man should blame us in this abundance…

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A Prayer for Integrity in Service and Abundance

Dear Heavenly Father, We come before You with humility and reverence, recognizing Your sovereignty and grace that cover our lives. As we reflect on Your Word, particularly 2 Corinthians 8:20, we acknowledge the profound responsibility that comes with the gifts and abundance that…

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2 Corinthians 8:20 - "Avoiding this, that no man should blame us in this abundance which is administered by us:"
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 2:8 - "Wherefore I beseech you that ye would confirm your love toward him."
2 Corinthians 1:20 - "For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us."
2 Corinthians 13:8 - "For we can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth."
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 8:21 - "Providing for honest things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men."
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 8:17 - "For indeed he accepted the exhortation; but being more forward, of his own accord he went unto you."
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 8:11 - "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 8:24 - "Wherefore shew ye to them, and before the churches, the proof of your love, and of our boasting on your behalf."
1 Corinthians 4:20
1 Corinthians 4:20
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."
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 5:20 - "Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God."