2 Corinthians 8:13

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11 but now you also must complete the doing of it; that as there was a readiness to desire it, so there also may be a completion out of what you have.

12 For ^aif there is first a willing mind, it is accepted according to what one has, and not according to what he does not have.

13 For I do not mean that others should be eased and you burdened;

14 but by an equality, that now at this time your abundance may supply their lack, that their abundance also may supply your lack—that there may be equality.

15 As it is written, ^a“He who gathered much had nothing left over, and he who gathered little had no lack.”

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16 But thanks be to God who¹ puts the same earnest care for you into the heart of Titus.

17 For he not only accepted the exhortation, but being more diligent, he went to you of his own accord.

Verse Comparison: 2 Corinthians 8:13

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American Standard Version
For `I say' not `this' that others may be eased `and' ye distressed;

Amplified® Bible
For it is not [intended] that other people be eased {and} relieved [of their responsibility] and you be burdened {and} suffer [unfairly],

Contemporary English Version
I am not trying to make life easier for others by making life harder for you. But it is only fair

Darby English Version
For [it is] not in order that there may be ease for others, and for you distress,

Good News Bible
I am not trying to relieve others by putting a burden on you; but since you have plenty at this time, it is only fair that you should help those who are in need. Then, when you are in need and they have plenty, they will help you. In this way both are treated equally.

International Standard Version
Not that others should have relief while you have hardship. Rather, it is a question of fairness.

King James Version
For I mean not that other men be eased, and ye burdened:

New American Standard Bible
For {this} is not for the ease of others {and} for your affliction, but by way of equality--

New International Version
Our desire is not that others might be relieved while you are hard pressed, but that there might be equality.

New King James Version
For I do not mean that others should be eased and you burdened;

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
For this occurs not for the ease of others and for your affliction, but by way of equality--

Young's Literal Translation
for not that for others release, and ye pressured, `do I speak,'

New English Translation
For I do not say this so there would be relief for others and suffering for you, but as a matter of equality.

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