2 Corinthians 8:13

James Moffatt - New Testament

This does not mean that other people are to be relieved and you to suffer:

Cross References

Acts 4:34

There was not a needy person among them, for those who owned land or houses would sell them and bring the proceeds of the sale,

2 Corinthians 8:12

If only one is ready to give, according to his means, it is acceptable; he is not asked to give what he has not got.

2 Corinthians 8:14

it is a matter of give and take; at the present moment your surplus goes to make up what they lack, in order that their surplus may go to make up what you lack.