Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version For if the willingness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what one does not have. New Living Translation Whatever you give is acceptable if you give it eagerly. And give according to what you have, not what you don’t have. English Standard Version For if the readiness is there, it is acceptable according to what a person has, not according to what he does not have. Berean Standard Bible For if the eagerness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what he does not have. Berean Literal Bible For if the readiness is present, it is acceptable as if he might have, not as he does not have. King James Bible 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. New King James Version For if there is first a willing mind, it is accepted according to what one has, and not according to what he does not have. New American Standard Bible For if the willingness is present, it is acceptable according to what a person has, not according to what he does not have. NASB 1995 For if the readiness is present, it is acceptable according to what a person has, not according to what he does not have. NASB 1977 For if the readiness is present, it is acceptable according to what a man has, not according to what he does not have. Legacy Standard Bible For if the readiness is present, it is acceptable according to what a person has, not according to what he does not have. Amplified Bible For if the eagerness [to give] is there, it is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what he does not have. Christian Standard Bible For if the eagerness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what a person has, not according to what he does not have. Holman Christian Standard Bible For if the eagerness is there, it is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what he does not have. American Standard Version For if the readiness is there, it is acceptable according as a man hath, not according as he hath not. Aramaic Bible in Plain English For if there is a willingness, so it is accepted according to what one has; it is not according to what one does not have. Contemporary English Version It doesn't matter how much you have. What matters is how much you are willing to give from what you have. Douay-Rheims Bible For if the will be forward, it is accepted according to that which a man hath, not according to that which he hath not. English Revised Version For if the readiness is there, it is acceptable according as a man hath, not according as he hath not. GOD'S WORD® Translation with whatever contributions you have. Since you are willing to do this, [remember] that people are accepted if they give what they are able to give. God doesn't ask for what they don't have. Good News Translation If you are eager to give, God will accept your gift on the basis of what you have to give, not on what you don't have. International Standard Version For if the eagerness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what you have, not according to what you do not have. Literal Standard Version for if the willing mind is present, it is well-accepted according to that which anyone may have, not according to that which he does not have; Majority Standard Bible For if the eagerness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what he does not have. New American Bible For if the eagerness is there, it is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what one does not have; NET Bible For if the eagerness is present, the gift itself is acceptable according to whatever one has, not according to what he does not have. New Revised Standard Version For if the eagerness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has—not according to what one does not have. New Heart English Bible For if the readiness is there, it is acceptable according to what you have, not according to what you do not have. Webster's Bible Translation For if there is first a willing mind, it is accepted according to what a man hath, and not according to what he hath not. Weymouth New Testament For, assuming the earnest willingness, the gift is acceptable according to whatever a man has, and not according to what he has not. World English Bible For if the readiness is there, it is acceptable according to what you have, not according to what you don’t have. Young's Literal Translation for if the willing mind is present, according to that which any one may have it is well-accepted, not according to that which he hath not; Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Christ's Example…11Now finish the work, so that you may complete it just as eagerly as you began, according to your means. 12For if the eagerness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what he does not have. 13It is not our intention that others may be relieved while you are burdened, but that there may be equality.… Cross References Exodus 25:2 "Tell the Israelites to bring Me an offering. You are to receive My offering from every man whose heart compels him. Mark 12:43 Jesus called His disciples to Him and said, "Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put more than all the others into the treasury. Luke 21:3 "Truly I tell you," He said, "this poor widow has put in more than all the others. Luke 21:4 For they all contributed out of their surplus, but she out of her poverty has put in all she had to live on." 2 Corinthians 8:11 Now finish the work, so that you may complete it just as eagerly as you began, according to your means. 2 Corinthians 8:13 It is not our intention that others may be relieved while you are burdened, but that there may be equality. 2 Corinthians 8:19 More than that, this brother was chosen by the churches to accompany us with the offering--the gracious gift we administer to honor the Lord Himself and to show our eagerness to help. Treasury of Scripture For if there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man has, and not according to that he has not. if. 2 Corinthians 9:7 Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver. Exodus 25:2 Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring me an offering: of every man that giveth it willingly with his heart ye shall take my offering. Exodus 35:5,21,22,29 Take ye from among you an offering unto the LORD: whosoever is of a willing heart, let him bring it, an offering of the LORD; gold, and silver, and brass, … Jump to Previous Acceptable Accepted Approval Assuming Earnest First Gift God's Measure Mind Present Readiness Ready Well-Accepted Whatever Willing WillingnessJump to Next Acceptable Accepted Approval Assuming Earnest First Gift God's Measure Mind Present Readiness Ready Well-Accepted Whatever Willing Willingness2 Corinthians 8 1. He stirs them to a generous gift for the poor saints at Jerusalem, by the example of the Macedonians;7. by commendation of their former forwardness; 9. by the example of Christ; 14. and by the spiritual profit that shall redound to themselves thereby; 16. commending to them the integrity and willingness of Titus, and those other brothers. (12) For if there be first a willing mind.--This grows "out of that which ye have" in the previous verse. He is expecting a sum large relatively, and not absolutely. The history of the widow's mite, found in the Gospel of his friend St. Luke (Luke 21:1-4), was probably not unknown to him as belonging to "the words of the Lord Jesus" which he freely cites (Acts 20:35). He has, at all events, imbibed the spirit of its teaching from other like words.Verse 12. - For if there be first a willing mind, etc. "For if the readiness is forth- coming, it is acceptable," etc. In other words, God considers not quantum, but ex quanto; not the magnitude of the gift, but the proportion which it bears to the means of the giver. Parallel Commentaries ... Greek Forγὰρ (gar) Conjunction Strong's 1063: For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason. if εἰ (ei) Conjunction Strong's 1487: If. A primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc. the ἡ (hē) Article - Nominative Feminine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. eagerness προθυμία (prothymia) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular Strong's 4288: Inclination, readiness, eagerness, willingness, promptness. From prothumos; predisposition, i.e. Alacrity. is there, πρόκειται (prokeitai) Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 4295: From pro and keimai; to lie before the view, i.e. to be present, to stand forth. [the gift] is acceptable εὐπρόσδεκτος (euprosdektos) Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular Strong's 2144: From eu and a derivative of prosdechomai; well-received, i.e. Approved, favorable. according to καθὸ (katho) Adverb Strong's 2526: From kata and hos; according to which thing, i.e. Precisely as, in proportion as. what ἐὰν (ean) Conjunction Strong's 1437: If. From ei and an; a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc. one has, ἔχῃ (echē) Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 2192: To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold. not οὐ (ou) Adverb Strong's 3756: No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not. according to καθὸ (katho) Adverb Strong's 2526: From kata and hos; according to which thing, i.e. Precisely as, in proportion as. [what] he does not have. ἔχει (echei) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 2192: To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold. Links 2 Corinthians 8:12 NIV2 Corinthians 8:12 NLT 2 Corinthians 8:12 ESV 2 Corinthians 8:12 NASB 2 Corinthians 8:12 KJV 2 Corinthians 8:12 BibleApps.com 2 Corinthians 8:12 Biblia Paralela 2 Corinthians 8:12 Chinese Bible 2 Corinthians 8:12 French Bible 2 Corinthians 8:12 Catholic Bible NT Letters: 2 Corinthians 8:12 For if the readiness is there it (2 Cor. 2C iiC 2Cor ii cor iicor) |
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