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2 Corinthians 8:15
15According as it is written, He who [gathered] much had no excess, and he who [gathered] little was nothing short.
2 Corinthians 8:15 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)As it is written, He that had gathered much had nothing over; and he that had gathered little had no lack.
- New International Version (NIV)as it is written: “The one who gathered much did not have too much, and the one who gathered little did not have too little.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)As it is written, "Whoever gathered much had nothing left over, and whoever gathered little had no lack."
- New King James Version (NKJV)As it is written, “He who gathered much had nothing left over, and he who gathered little had no lack.”
Context of 2 Corinthians 8:15
13For [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. According as it is written, He who [gathered] much had no excess, and he who [gathered] little was nothing short. 16But thanks [be] to God, who gives the same diligent zeal for you in the heart of Titus. 17For he received indeed the entreaty, but, being full of zeal, he went of his own accord to you;
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καθὼς γέγραπται· ὁ τὸ πολὺ οὐκ ἐπλεόνασεν καὶ ὁ τὸ ὀλίγον οὐκ ἠλαττόνησεν.¶Read the interlinear
Cross-references for 2 Corinthians 8:15
- Exodus 16:18And they measured with the omer: then he that gathered much had nothing over, and he that gathered little wanted nothing: they had gathered every man according to the measure of his eating.
- Luke 22:35And he said to them, When I sent you without purse and scrip and sandals, did ye lack anything? And they said, Nothing.
Commentaries on 2 Corinthians 8:15
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15He that had gathered much, had nothing over - On the passage to which the apostle alludes, Exodus 16:18, I have stated that, probably, every man gathered as much manna as he could, and when he brought it home and measured it by the omer, (for this was the measure for each man's eating), if he had a surplus it went to the supply of some other family that had not been able to collect enough; the family being large, and the time in which the manna might be…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15As it is written - see Exodus 16:18. He that had gathered much - This passage was originally applied to the gathering of manna by the children of Israel. The manna which fell around the camp of Israel was gathered every morning. All that were able were employed in gathering it; and when it was collected it was distributed in the proportion of an omer, or about five pints to each man. Some would be more active and more successful than others. Some by age…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. 15Paul quotes from Exodus 16:18 to explain that Christians have a shared duty. Wealthy believers, like the Corinthians, should assist poorer believers in Jerusalem. This way, everyone will have enough.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1515. (Ex 16:18; Septuagint). As God gave an equal portion of manna to all the Israelites, whether they could gather much or little; so Christians should promote by liberality an equality, so that none should need the necessaries of life while others have superfluities. "Our luxuries should yield to our neighbor's comforts; and our comforts to his necessities" [J. Howard].Read the comment
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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
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