2 Corinthians 8:12 — King James Version← Study notes
“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 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · 2 Corinthians 8:1213 words
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
Church Fathers on 2 Corinthians 8:12
“For if the readiness is there, it is acceptable according as a man has, not according as he has not.” See wisdom unspeakable. In that (having pointed out those who were doing beyond their power, I mean the Thessalonians, and having praised them for this and said, “I bear them record that even beyond their power;”) he exhorts the Corinthians to do only “after” their power, leaving the example to do its own work; for he knew that not so much exhortation, as emulation, incites…
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