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2 Cor. 8:12 KJV (With Strong’s)

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For if therey be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath, *and not according to that he hath not.

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Luke 21:3• ³And he said, Verily I say unto you, that this poor woman hath cast in more than all; (Luke 21:3)

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2 Cor. 9:7• ⁷each as he hath purposed in his heart, not of sorrow or of necessity; for God loveth a cheerful giver. (2 Cor. 9:7)

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Ex. 25:2• ²{i}Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring me a heave-offering: of every one whose heart prompteth him, ye shall take my heave-offering.{/i} (Ex. 25:2)

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Ex. 35:5,21‑22,29• ⁵{i}Take from among you a heave-offering to Jehovah: every one whose heart is willing, let him bring it, Jehovah's heave-offering—gold, and silver, and copper,{/i}
²¹And they came, every one whose heart stirred him up, and every one whom his spirit made willing, and they brought Jehovah's offering to the work of the tabernacle of the congregation, and for all his service, and for the holy garments.
²²And they came, both men and women, as many as were willing hearted, and brought bracelets, and earrings, and rings, and tablets, all jewels of gold: and every man that offered offered an offering of gold unto Jehovah.
²⁹The children of Israel brought a willing offering unto Jehovah, every man and woman, whose heart made them willing to bring for all manner of work, which Jehovah had commanded to be made by the hand of Moses. (Ex. 35:5,21‑22,29)

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1 Chron. 29:3‑18• ³Moreover, because I have set my affection to the house of my God, I have of mine own proper good, of gold and silver, which I have given to the house of my God, over and above all that I have prepared for the holy house:
⁴even, three thousand talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the houses withal;
⁵{i}gold for things of gold, and silver for things of silver, and for all manner of work by the hands of artificers. And{/i} who is willing to consecrate his service this day unto Jehovah?
⁶Then the chief of the fathers and princes of the tribes of Israel, and the captains of thousands and of hundreds, with the rulers, of the king's work, offered willingly,
⁷and gave for the service of the house of God, of gold five thousand talents and ten thousand drams, and of silver ten thousand talents, and of brass eighteen thousand talents, and one hundred thousand talents of iron.
⁸And they with whom precious stones were found, gave them to the treasure of the house of Jehovah, by the hand of Jehiel the Gershonite.
⁹Then the people rejoiced, for that they offered willingly, because with perfect heart they offered willingly to Jehovah: and David the king also rejoiced with great joy.
¹⁰Wherefore David blessed Jehovah before all the congregation, and David said, Blessed be thou, Jehovah God of Israel our father, forever and ever.
¹¹Thine, O Jehovah, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O Jehovah, and thou art exalted as head above all.
¹²Both riches and honour come of thee, and thou reignest over all; and in thine hand is power and might; and in thine hand it is to make great, and to give strength unto all.
¹³Now therefore, our God, we thank thee and praise thy glorious name.
¹⁴But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly after this sort? for all things come of thee, and of thine own have we given thee.
¹⁵For we are strangers before thee, and sojourners, as were all our fathers: our days on the earth are as a shadow, and there is none abiding.
¹⁶{i}Jehovah our God, all this store that we have prepared to build thee a house to thy holy name, is of thy hand, and is all thine own.{/i}
¹⁷{i}And I know, my God, that thou triest the heart, and hast pleasure in uprightness. In the uprightness of my heart have I willingly offered all these things; and now have I seen with joy thy people, which are present here, offer willingly to thee.{/i}
¹⁸O Jehovah God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, our fathers, keep this forever in the imagination of the thoughts of the heart of thy people, and prepare their heart unto thee: (1 Chron. 29:3‑18)

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2 Chron. 6:8• ⁸{i}But Jehovah said to David my father, Whereas it was in thy heart to build a house unto my name, thou didst well that it was in thy heart;{/i} (2 Chron. 6:8)

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Prov. 19:22• ²²The charm of a man [is] his kindness,{HR}And a poor man [is] better than a liar. (Prov. 19:22)

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Mark 12:42‑44• ⁴²And a poor widow came, and cast in two mites, which make a farthing;
⁴³and he called to [him] his disciples, and said to them, Verily I say unto you, This poor widow hath cast more in than all who have cast into the treasury;
⁴⁴for all have cast in of their abundance, but she of her want hath cast in all that she had, the whole of her living. (Mark 12:42‑44)

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Mark 14:7‑8• ⁷{i}for ye have the poor always with you, and whenever ye would ye can do them good; but me ye have not always.{/i}
⁸She hath done what she could: she has beforehand anointed my body for the burial. (Mark 14:7‑8)

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Luke 7:44‑46• ⁴⁴And turning to the woman he said unto Simon, Seest thou this woman? I entered into thy house; thou gavest me no water for my feet, but she hath washed my feet with tears, and wiped them with her hair.
⁴⁵Thou gavest me no kiss, but she, from the time I came in, hath not ceased kissing my feet;
⁴⁶my head with oil thou didst not anoint, but she hath anointed my feet with myrrh. (Luke 7:44‑46)

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Luke 12:47‑48• ⁴⁷But that bondman who knew his own lord's will, and had not prepared [himself], nor done his will, shall be beaten with many [stripes].
⁴⁸But he who knew [it] not, and did things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few. And to everyone to whom much is given, much shall be required from him: and to whom [men] have committed much, they will ask from him the more. (Luke 12:47‑48)

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Luke 16:10• ¹⁰He that is faithful in the least is faithful also in much; and he that is unrighteous in the least is unrighteous also in much. (Luke 16:10)

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Luke 21:1‑4• ¹And he looked up and saw the rich casting their gifts into the treasury,
²but he saw also a certain poor widow casting into it two mites.
³And he said, Verily I say unto you, that this poor woman hath cast in more than all;
⁴for all these out of their abundance have cast into the gifts, but she out of her need hath cast in all the living which she had. (Luke 21:1‑4)

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1 Peter 4:10• ¹⁰according as each received a gift, ministering it toward each other as good stewards of God's various grace: (1 Peter 4:10)

• There is no thought of meeting the need of one by reducing another to need. (“2 Corinthians 8” by H. Smith)

• The principle is simple: as God increases our ability to give, we are to increase our generosity. (“The Principles in Giving: 2 Corinthians 8:10-15 and Chapter 9” by B. Anstey)

J. N. Darby Translation

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For if the readiness be there, a man is acceptedd according to what he may have, not according to what he has not.

JND Translation Notes

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Or "it is accepted."

W. Kelly Translation

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For if the readiness be there, [one is] accepted according to what he may have, not according to what he hath not.