2 Corinthians 8:12

New International Reader's Version

Do you really want to give? Then the gift is measured by what someone has. It is not measured by what they don’t have.

Cross References

2 Chronicles 6:8

But the Lord spoke to my father David. He said, ‘With all your heart you wanted to build a temple for my Name. It is good that you wanted to do that.

Exodus 25:2

“Tell the people of Israel to bring me an offering. You must receive the offering for me from everyone whose hearts move them to give.

Exodus 35:24

Some brought silver or bronze as an offering to the Lord. Others brought acacia wood for any part of the work.

Exodus 35:29

All the men and women of Israel who wanted to bring offerings to the Lord brought them to him. The offerings were for all the work the Lord had commanded Moses to tell them to do.

Exodus 35:5

Take an offering for the Lord from what you have. Those who want to can bring an offering to the Lord. Here is what they can bring. “gold, silver and bronze

Proverbs 19:22

Everyone longs for love that never fails. It is better to be poor than to be a liar.

Matthew 25:17

The one with the two bags of gold earned two more.

Matthew 25:22

“The man with two bags of gold also came. ‘Master,’ he said, ‘you trusted me with two bags of gold. See, I have earned two more.’

Luke 16:10

“Suppose you can be trusted with something very little. Then you can also be trusted with something very large. But suppose you are not honest with something very little. Then you will also not be honest with something very large.

2 Corinthians 8:11

So finish the work. Then your desire to do it will be matched by your finishing it. Give on the basis of what you have.

2 Corinthians 8:13

We don’t want others to have it easy at your expense. We want things to be equal.

2 Corinthians 8:19

He was also chosen by the churches to go with us as we bring the offering. We are in charge of it. We want to honor the Lord himself. We want to show how ready we are to help.

2 Corinthians 9:7

Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give. You shouldn’t give if you don’t want to. You shouldn’t give because you are forced to. God loves a cheerful giver.

1 Peter 4:10

God’s gifts of grace come in many forms. Each of you has received a gift in order to serve others. You should use it faithfully.