2 Corinthians 8:12

For if there be first a willing mind, any me is accepted according to what he hath, not according to what he hath not.

1770 John Worsley NT

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

11Now therefore perfect also the doing it; that as there was a readiness of will, so there may be also a performance according to your ability.

13For I do not mean that others should have relief, and you be burdened:

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Cross References

Matthew 25:22And he also who had received the two talents came to him and said, Lord, thou deliveredst to me two talents, behold I have gained two other talents with them:

Mark 14:7She has done a kind office to me. For ye have the poor always with you, and may do them good, whenever ye will; but me ye have not always.

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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