2 Corinthians 8:21

“Providing for honest things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men.”

"Providing for honest things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men." - 2 Corinthians 8:21
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What does 2 Corinthians 8:21 mean?

The verse 2 Corinthians 8:21 from the King James Version of the Bible reads, "Providing for honest things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men." This verse is part of a larger passage in which the apostle Paul is encouraging the church in Corinth to…

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The Integrity of Our Actions: A Devotional on 2 Corinthians 8:21

When we think of integrity, we often consider it a personal virtue that speaks to a person’s character. Integrity implies wholeness, unbrokenness, and consistency between our words and actions, particularly in how we conduct ourselves before God and fellow human beings. The…

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A Prayer for Integrity and Honesty

Heavenly Father, We come before You today with humble hearts, eager to seek Your guidance and strength. Lord, as we reflect on the sacred words of 2 Corinthians 8:21 from the King James Version, which reminds us of the importance of "Providing for honest things, not only in the…

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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 8:8 - "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 1:21 - "Now he which stablisheth us with you in Christ, and hath anointed us, is God;"
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 12:8 - "For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me."
2 Corinthians 8:20 - "Avoiding this, that no man should blame us in this abundance which is administered by us:"
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;"
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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 5:21 - "For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him."
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."
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 8:6 - "Insomuch that we desired Titus, that as he had begun, so he would also finish in you the same grace also."