2 Corinthians 8:12 — Bible Verse (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.”

2 Corinthians 8:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

2 Corinthians 8:12 in 6 Bible Translations

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2 Corinthians 8:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

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

2 Corinthians 8:12 — World English Bible

2 Corinthians 8:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

2 Corinthians 8:12 — American Standard Version

2 Corinthians 8:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“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;”

2 Corinthians 8:12 — Young's Literal Translation

2 Corinthians 8:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

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

2 Corinthians 8:12 — Darby Translation

2 Corinthians 8:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“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.”

2 Corinthians 8:12 — Geneva Bible

2 Corinthians 8:12 in Context — 2 Corinthians 8

10 Y en esto doy [mi] consejo; porque esto os conviene á vosotros, que comenzasteis antes, no sólo á hacerlo, mas aun á quererlo desde el año pasado.

11 Ahora pues, llevad también á cabo el hecho, para que como [estuvisteis] prontos á querer, así también [lo estéis] en cumplir conforme á lo que tenéis.

12 Porque si primero hay la voluntad pronta, será acepta por lo que tiene, no por lo que no tiene.

13 Porque no [digo esto] para que haya para otros desahogo, y para vosotros apretura;

14 Sino para que en este tiempo, con igualdad, vuestra abundancia supla la falta de ellos, para que también la abundancia de ellos supla vuestra falta, porque haya igualdad;

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What Does 2 Corinthians 8:12 Mean?

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