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2 Corinthians 8:13
13My purpose is not to bring trouble to you. You should not have pain while other people have plenty. Instead, both you and they should have enough.
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
11Now finish the work. When you started, you wanted very much to do it. Now you should want just as much to finish it. You should give what you are able to give. 12If you really want to give, then God will accept your gift. God does not want you to give more than you are able to give. He will be happy about what you can give. My purpose is not to bring trouble to you. You should not have pain while other people have plenty. Instead, both you and they should have enough. 14At this time, you yourselves have plenty. So you are able to give to those people who do not have enough. One day, things may change. They may have plenty, and you may not have enough. Then they can give money to help you. In that way, you will all have enough when you need it. 15It says this in the Bible: ‘The person who picked up a lot did not have too much. And the person who picked up a small amount also had enough.’
Read all of 2 Corinthians 82 Corinthians 8:13 word by word
οὐ γὰρ ἵνα ἄλλοις ἄνεσις, ὑμῖν θλῖψις, ἀλλ᾽ ἐξ ἰσότητος·Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for 2 Corinthians 8:13
- Acts 4:34Everyone had as much as they needed. Some believers had land or houses, which belonged to them. They sold those things and then they took the money to the apostles.
- Romans 15:26Some of them are poor, and the Christians in Macedonia and Achaia wanted to help them. So they got some money to send to those people.
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
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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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