2 Corinthians 8:12

In 9 translations

BSB

For if the eagerness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what he does not have.

KJV

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.

WEB

For if the readiness is there, it is acceptable according to what you have, not according to what you don’t have.

ASV

For if the readiness is there, it is acceptable according as a man hath, not according as he hath not.

LSV

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;

YLT

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;

DBY

For if the readiness be there, [a man is] accepted according to what he may have, not according to what he has not.

DRC

For if the will be forward, it is accepted according to that which a man hath, not according to that which he hath not.

GNV

For if there be 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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Original-language editions

SBLGNT

εἰ γὰρ ἡ προθυμία πρόκειται, καθὸ ἐὰν ἔχῃ εὐπρόσδεκτος, οὐ καθὸ οὐκ ἔχει.

RP2018

Εἰ γὰρ ἡ προθυμία πρόκειται, καθὸ ἐὰν ἔχῃ τις, εὐπρόσδεκτος, οὐ καθὸ οὐκ ἔχει.

TR-Boyd

Εἰ γὰρ ἡ προθυμία πρόκειται, καθὸ ἐὰν ἔχῃ τις, εὐπρόσδεκτος, οὐ καθὸ οὐκ ἔχει.

SCR1894

ει γαρ η προθυμια προκειται καθο εαν εχη τις ευπροσδεκτος ου καθο ουκ εχει

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

• Mark 12:42–44Then one poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which amounted to a small fraction of a denarius. Jesus called His disciples to Him and said, “Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put more than all the…
• 2 Corinthians 9:7Each one should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not out of regret or compulsion. For God loves a cheerful giver.
• Luke 21:1–4Then Jesus looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the treasury, and He saw a poor widow put in two small copper coins. “Truly I tell you,” He said, “this poor widow has put in more than all the others. For…
• Exodus 35:29So all the men and women of the Israelites whose hearts prompted them brought a freewill offering to the LORD for all the work that the LORD through Moses had commanded them to do.
• Exodus 35:21–22And everyone whose heart stirred him and whose spirit prompted him came and brought an offering to the LORD for the work on the Tent of Meeting, for all its services, and for the holy garments. So all who had willing…
• Exodus 35:5Take from among you an offering to the LORD. Let everyone whose heart is willing bring an offering to the LORD: gold, silver, and bronze;
• Exodus 25:2“Tell the Israelites to bring Me an offering. You are to receive My offering from every man whose heart compels him.
• 1 Peter 4:10As good stewards of the manifold grace of God, each of you should use whatever gift he has received to serve one another.
• 1 Chronicles 29:3–18Moreover, because of my delight in the house of my God, I now give for it my personal treasures of gold and silver, over and above all that I have provided for this holy temple: three thousand talents of gold (the gold…
• Mark 14:7–8The poor you will always have with you, and you can help them whenever you want. But you will not always have Me. She has done what she could to anoint My body in advance of My burial.
• Luke 12:47–48That servant who knows his master’s will but does not get ready or follow his instructions will be beaten with many blows. But the one who unknowingly does things worthy of punishment will be beaten with few blows.…
• Luke 16:10Whoever is faithful with very little will also be faithful with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much.
• 2 Chronicles 6:8But the LORD said to my father David, ‘Since it was in your heart to build a house for My Name, you have done well to have this in your heart.
• Luke 7:44–46And turning toward the woman, He said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? When I entered your house, you did not give Me water for My feet, but she wet My feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair. You did not…
• Proverbs 19:22The desire of a man is loving devotion; better to be poor than a liar.

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