2 Corinthians 8:12

Easy To Read Version

If you want to give, then your gift will be accepted. Your gift will be judged by what you have, not by what you don’t have.

Cross References

2 Chronicles 6:8

But the Lord said to my father, ‘David, when you wanted to build a temple for my name, you did well.

Exodus 25:2

“Tell the people of Israel to bring me gifts. Each person must decide in his heart what he wants to give me. Accept these gifts for me.

Exodus 35:24

Every person who wanted to give silver or bronze [375] brought that as a gift to the Lord. Every person who had acacia wood came and gave it to the Lord.

Exodus 35:29

All the people of Israel that wanted to help brought gifts to the Lord. The people gave these gifts freely, because they wanted to. These gifts were used to make all the things the Lord had commanded Moses and the people to make.

Exodus 35:5

Gather special gifts for the Lord. Each of you should decide in your heart what you will give. And then you should bring that gift to the Lord. Bring gold, silver, and bronze [356] ;

Proverbs 19:22

Everyone wants a true and loyal friend—it is better to be poor than a person that can’t be trusted.

Matthew 25:17

It was the same with the servant that had two bags of money. That servant invested the money and earned two more.

Matthew 25:22

“Then the servant that got two bags of money came to the master. The servant said, ‘Master, you gave me two bags of money to care for. So I used your two bags of money to earn two more.’

Luke 16:10

If a person can be trusted with small things, then he can also be trusted with big things. If a person is dishonest in little things, then he will be dishonest in big things too.

2 Corinthians 8:11

So now finish the work \{you started\}. Then your “doing” will be equal to your “wanting to do.” Give from what you have.

2 Corinthians 8:13

We don’t want you to have troubles while other people are comforted. We want everything to be equal.

2 Corinthians 8:19

Also, this brother was chosen by the churches to go with us when we carry this gift (the money). We are doing this service to bring glory to the Lord and to show that we really want to help.

2 Corinthians 9:7

Each person should give what he has decided in his heart to give. A person should not give if it makes him sad. And a person should not give if he thinks he is forced to give. God loves the person who gives happily.

1 Peter 4:10

Each of you received a spiritual gift \{from God\}. God has shown you his grace (kindness) in many different ways. And you are like servants who are responsible for using God’s gifts. So be good servants and use your gifts to serve each other.