2 Corinthians 8:13

2 Corinthians 8:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For I mean not that other men be eased, and ye burdened:
• New International Version (NIV)Our desire is not that others might be relieved while you are hard pressed, but that there might be equality.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For I do not mean that others should be eased and you burdened, but that as a matter of fairness
• New King James Version (NKJV)For I do not mean that others should be eased and you burdened;

Context of 2 Corinthians 8:13

11But now also complete the doing of it; so that as [there was] the readiness to be willing, so also to complete out of what ye have. 12For if the readiness be there, [a man is] accepted according to what he may have, not according to what he has not. For [it is] not in order that there may be ease for others, and for you distress, 14but [on the principle] of equality; in the present time your abundance for their lack, that their abundance may be for your lack, so that there should be equality. 15According as it is written, He who [gathered] much had no excess, and he who [gathered] little was nothing short.

2 Corinthians 8:13 word by word

οὐ γὰρ ἵνα ἄλλοις ἄνεσις, ὑμῖν θλῖψις, ἀλλ᾽ ἐξ ἰσότητος·Read the interlinear

• orderἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• easeἄνεσιςanesis · restG425
• othersἄλλοςallos · anotherG243

Cross-references for 2 Corinthians 8:13

• Acts 4:34For neither was there any one in want among them; for as many as were owners of lands or houses, selling them, brought the price of what was sold
• Romans 15:26for Macedonia and Achaia have been well pleased to make a certain contribution for the poor of the saints who [are] in Jerusalem.

Commentaries on 2 Corinthians 8:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13That other men be eased - I do not design that you should impoverish yourselves in order that others may live affluently.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13For I mean not that other men be eased … - I do not intend that others should be eased in order to relieve you. Literally, “Not that there should be rest ( ̓́ anesisa letting loose; remission, relaxation) to others, but affliction ( ́ thlipsis) to you.” Probably the Corinthians were able to contribute more than many other churches, certainly more than the churches of Macedonia 2 Corinthians 8:2, and Paul therefore presses upon them the duty of giving…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-15Verses 10-15 Good purposes are like buds and blossoms, pleasant to behold, and give hopes of good fruit; but they are lost, and signify nothing without good deeds. Good beginnings are well; but we lose the benefit, unless there is perseverance. When men purpose that which is good, and endeavour, according to their ability, to perform also, God will not reject them for what it is not in their power to do. But this scripture will not justify those who think…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-15Paul now focuses on collecting funds for the Jerusalem church (8:4; 9:1). This relief fund aimed to help the poor believers in the holy city (Acts 11:27–30; Romans 15:25–27, 31; Galatians 2:10). Paul had previously given instructions about this matter (1 Corinthians 16:1–2). Now it was time to gather the funds (2 Corinthians 8:6). Paul hoped this gift from non-Jewish congregations to the Jewish church would strengthen ties between the two groups in the…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. For--Supply from 2Co 8:8, "I speak." My aim is not that others (namely, the saints at Jerusalem) may be relieved at the cost of your being "distressed" (so the Greek for "burdened"). The golden rule is, "Love thy neighbour as thyself," not more than thyself.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Corinthians 8:13

• Beneficence
• Liberality

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Commentaries on 2 Corinthians 8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings