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2 Corinthians 8:11-13
1599 Geneva Bible
2 Corinthians 8:11-13
1599 Geneva Bible
11 Now therefore perform to do it also, that as there was a readiness to will, even so ye may perform it of that which ye have.
12 [a]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.
13 [b]Neither is it that other men should be eased and you grieved: But upon [c]like condition, at this time your abundance supplieth their lack:
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- 2 Corinthians 8:12 Against such as use to excuse themselves, because they are not rich, as though it were only proper to rich men to help the poor.
- 2 Corinthians 8:13 Christian liberality is mutual, that proportion may be ob-served.
- 2 Corinthians 8:13 That like as now in your abundance you help others, which are poor, with some part of your goods, so should others in like sort bestow some of theirs upon you.
2 Corinthians 8:11-13
New International Version
2 Corinthians 8:11-13
New International Version
11 Now finish the work, so that your eager willingness(A) to do it may be matched by your completion of it, according to your means. 12 For if the willingness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has,(B) not according to what one does not have.
13 Our desire is not that others might be relieved while you are hard pressed, but that there might be equality.
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