2 Corinthians 8:12 - The Text-Critical English New Testament

¹² For if the eager willingness is there, it is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what one does not have.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹² For if the [eager] readiness to give is there, then it is acceptable and welcomed in proportion to what a person has, not according to what he does not have.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹² For if the readiness is there, it is acceptable according as a man hath, not according as he hath not.

Common English Bible

¹² A gift is appreciated because of what a person can afford, not because of what that person can’t afford, if it’s apparent that it’s done willingly.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹² For when the will is prompted, it receives according to what that person has, not according to what that person does not have.

2 Corinthians 8:12 Cross References

Matthew 25:17

In the same way, the man who had received the two talents also earned two more.

Matthew 25:22

The man who had received the two talents also came to him and said, ‘Master, yoʋ entrusted me with two talents; behold, I have earned two more talents besides them.’

Luke 16:10

“He who is faithful with very little is also faithful with much, and he who is dishonest with very little is also dishonest with much.

2 Corinthians 8:11

Now finish doing it, so that your eager willingness to give may be matched by your completion of the gift, according to what you have.

2 Corinthians 8:13

I do not mean there should be relief for others and hardship for you, but it is a matter of equality. At the present time your abundance should provide for their need,

2 Corinthians 8:19

And not only that, but he has also been appointed by the churches to travel with us as we administer this gracious gift for the glory of the Lord himself and to show our eager willingness to help.

2 Corinthians 9:7

Each person should give as he decides in his heart, not with sadness or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.

1 Peter 4:10

As each of you has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.