2 Corinthians 8:12

For if there be the will, according to what one hath, so is (he) accepted, and not according to what he hath not.

The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

11But now accomplish in work that which you willed, that as there hath been an incitement to will, so accomplish it in work from what you have.

13Neither must there be to others ease, and to you anxiety,

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Cross References

Matthew 25:22And he of the two talents approached, and said, My lord, two talents thou gavest me: behold, two others I have gained by them.

Mark 14:7For in all time you have the poor with you, and, when you will, you can do them good; but I am not at all time with you.

Matthew Henry on 2 Corinthians 8:8-16

Charity Urged. ( a. d. 57.) 7 Therefore, as ye abound in every thing, in faith, and utterance, and knowledge, and in all diligence, and in your love to us, see that ye abound in this grace also. 8 I speak not by commandment, but by occasion of the forwardness of others, and to prove the sincerity of your love. 9 For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich. 10 And herein I give my advice: for this is expedient… Read the whole commentary →

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