2 Corinthians 8:20
2 Corinthians chapter 8 · verse 20 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000avoiding this, that any man should blame us in the matter of this bounty which is ministered by us:
KJV
King James Version · 1611Avoiding this, that no man should blame us in this abundance which is administered by us:
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901avoiding this, that any man should blame us in the matter of this bounty which is ministered by us:
Context
v.19and not only so, but who was also appointed by the churches to travel with us in the matter of this grace, which is ministered by us to the glory of the Lord, and to show our readiness:
v.20This passage
v.21for we take thought for things honorable, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Corinthians 16:3
And when I arrive, whomsoever ye shall approve, them will I send with letters to carry your bounty unto Jerusalem:
- 1 Thessalonians 5:22
abstain from every form of evil.
- Matthew 10:16
Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
- 2 Corinthians 11:12
But what I do, that I will do, that I may cut off occasion from them that desire an occasion; that wherein they glory, they may be found even as we.
- Ephesians 5:15
Look therefore carefully how ye walk, not as unwise, but as wise;
- Romans 14:16
Let not then your good be evil spoken of: