...but also to will." He exhorted them by the Lord's, for "ye know" he saith, " the grace of our Lord, that though He was rich, yet for our sakes He became poor." (ibid. 9.) Again he retreats upon that strong main point, the conduct of others. For mankind is emulous....

...love by comparing it with the earnestness of others. For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for our sakes He became poor, so that you through His poverty might become rich. 2 Corinthians 8:8-9 Chapter 14 All Giving Is Done...

...to it, "That as there was the readiness to will, so also [there may be] the completion also out of sakes He became poor, that we through His poverty might become rich." lFor have in mind,' says he, 'ponder and consider the grace of God and do not lightly pass it by, but...

...with us all evermore. Amen. Noon Variation •!• You know the generous act of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for our sakes he became poor, so that by his poverty you might become rich. 2 Corinthians 8:9 • Light shines in the darkness for...

...eclipsing of his glory, and a becoming poor for them, "you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for our sakes he became poor" (2 Cor. 8:9). Being rich in eternal glory with his Father (John 17:5), he became poor for believers....