Bible Cross References
the house
1 Corinthians 16:17
I am happy about the coming of Stephanas, Fortunatus, and Achaicus; they have made up for your absence
1 Corinthians 1:16
(Oh yes, I also baptized Stephanas and his family; but I can't remember whether I baptized anyone else.)
the first-fruits
Romans 16:5
Greetings also to the church that meets in their house. Greetings to my dear friend Epaenetus, who was the first in the province of Asia to believe in Christ.
Revelation 14:4
They are the men who have kept themselves pure by not having sexual relations with women; they are virgins. They follow the Lamb wherever he goes. They have been redeemed from the rest of the human race and are the first ones to be offered to God and to the Lamb.
to the
Acts 9:36-41
36
In Joppa there was a woman named Tabitha, who was a believer. (Her name in Greek is Dorcas, meaning "a deer.") She spent all her time doing good and helping the poor.
37
At that time she got sick and died. Her body was washed and laid in a room upstairs.
38
Joppa was not very far from Lydda, and when the believers in Joppa heard that Peter was in Lydda, they sent two men to him with the message, "Please hurry and come to us."
39
So Peter got ready and went with them. When he arrived, he was taken to the room upstairs, where all the widows crowded around him, crying and showing him all the shirts and coats that Dorcas had made while she was alive.
40
Peter put them all out of the room, and knelt down and prayed; then he turned to the body and said, "Tabitha, get up!" She opened her eyes, and when she saw Peter, she sat up.
41
Peter reached over and helped her get up. Then he called all the believers, including the widows, and presented her alive to them.
Romans 12:13
Share your belongings with your needy fellow Christians, and open your homes to strangers.
Romans 15:25
Right now, however, I am going to Jerusalem in the service of God's people there.
Romans 16:2
Receive her in the Lord's name, as God's people should, and give her any help she may need from you; for she herself has been a good friend to many people and also to me.
2 Corinthians 8:4
they begged us and pleaded for the privilege of having a part in helping God's people in Judea.
2 Corinthians 9:1
There is really no need for me to write you about the help being sent to God's people in Judea.
2 Corinthians 9:12-15
12
For this service you perform not only meets the needs of God's people, but also produces an outpouring of gratitude to God.
13
And because of the proof which this service of yours brings, many will give glory to God for your loyalty to the gospel of Christ, which you profess, and for your generosity in sharing with them and everyone else.
14
And so with deep affection they will pray for you because of the extraordinary grace God has shown you.
15
Let us thank God for his priceless gift!
1 Timothy 5:10
and have a reputation for good deeds: a woman who brought up her children well, received strangers in her home, performed humble duties for other Christians, helped people in trouble, and devoted herself to doing good.
Philemon 1:7
Your love, dear brother, has brought me great joy and much encouragement! You have cheered the hearts of all of God's people.
Hebrews 6:10
God is not unfair. He will not forget the work you did or the love you showed for him in the help you gave and are still giving to other Christians.
1 Peter 4:10
Each one, as a good manager of God's different gifts, must use for the good of others the special gift he has received from God.