2 Corinthians 8:12
“For if there bee first a willing minde, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not.”
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2 Corinthians 8:12 Context
10And herein I giue my aduice, for this is expedient for you, who haue begun before, not onely to doe, but also to be forward a yeere agoe. 11Now therefore performe the doing of it, that as there was a readinesse to will, so there may be a performance also out of that which you haue. 12For if there bee first a willing minde, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not. 13For I meane not that other men bee eased, and you burthened: 14But by an equalitie: that now at this time your abundance may be a supply for their want, that their abundance also may be a supply for your want, that there may be equalitie,
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Other Translations for 2 Corinthians 8:12
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.
- King James Version
For if the readiness is present, it is acceptable according to what {a person} has, not according to what he does not have.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
For if the readiness is there, `it is' acceptable according as `a man' hath, not according as `he' hath not.
- American Standard Version (1901)
For if there is a ready mind, a man will have God's approval in the measure of what he has, and not of what he has not.
- Basic English Bible
For if the readiness be there, [a man is] accepted according to what he may have, not according to what he has not.
- Darby Bible
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.
- Webster's Bible
For, assuming the earnest willingness, the gift is acceptable according to whatever a man has, and not according to what he has not.
- Weymouth Bible
For if the readiness is there, it is acceptable according to what you have, not according to what you don't have.
- World English Bible
For if the wille be redi, it is acceptid aftir that that it hath, not aftir that that it hath not.
- Wycliffe Bible
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;
- Youngs Literal Bible
Wesley's Notes for 2 Corinthians 8:12
8:12 A man - Every believer. Is accepted - With God. According to what he hath - And the same rule holds universally. Whoever acknowledges himself to be a vile, guilty sinner, and, in consequence of this acknowledgment, flies for refuge to the wounds of a crucified Saviour, and relies on his merits alone for salvation, may in every circumstance of life apply this indulgent declaration to himself.
People's Bible Notes for 2 Corinthians 8:12
2Co 8:12 For if there is first a willing mind. The willing mind had been shown in the readiness "to will". The willing mind is essential to the acceptance of the gift. If there be this pre-requisite, then God accepts the gift and measures it according to a man's means.