2 Corinthians 8:12

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 8:12

For if the readiness is there, it is acceptable according as a man hath, not according as he hath not.This was written to relieve the Corinthians of any thought that a certain amount of money was required of them. It was not some given amount that Paul was insisting upon, but the doing of whatever they could do. The intention and willingness to give were far more important than any merely quantitative consideration. The case of the widow's two mites (Mark 12:43,44) was used by the Saviour... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 2 Corinthians 8:12

12. For—Following up the rule "out of that which ye have" ( :-), and no more. a willing mind—rather, as Greek, "the readiness," namely, to will, referring to 2 Corinthians 8:11. accepted—Greek "favorably accepted." according to that a man hath—The oldest manuscripts omit "a man." Translate, "According to whatsoever it have"; the willing mind, or "readiness" to will, is personified [ALFORD]. Or better, as BENGEL, "He is accepted according to whatsoever he have"; so 2 Corinthians 8:11- :, The... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Corinthians 8:1-15

III. INSTRUCTIONS CONCERNING THE COLLECTION FOR THE POOR SAINTS IN JUDEA 8:1-9:15The New Testament reveals that Paul was actively collecting money for "the poor among the saints in Jerusalem" (Romans 15:26) for about five years (A.D. 52-57). He solicited funds from the Christians in Galatia (Acts 18:23; 1 Corinthians 16:1), Macedonia (Acts 19:22; 2 Corinthians 8:1-5; 2 Corinthians 9:2; 2 Corinthians 9:4), Achaia (Romans 15:26; 1 Corinthians 16:1-4; 2 Corinthians 8-9), and Asia Minor (Acts... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Corinthians 8:8-15

B. The supreme motive for giving 8:8-15Paul cited the example of Jesus Christ’s gift of Himself for needy humanity to motivate his readers further to finish their work of assembling the collection. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Corinthians 8:12

The standard by which God would judge their contribution would be how much they gave in relation to how much they had, not just how much they gave (cf. Mark 12:41-44). God does not expect us to give what we do not have. The apostle assumed their giving sprang from proper motivation."Paul’s sentiment here is entirely in line with the OT prophets’ teaching that the right attitude to Yahweh is more important than the sacrifice itself." [Note: Barnett, p. 412.] read more

John Darby

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - 2 Corinthians 8:12

8:12 accepted (d-10) Or 'it is accepted.' read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 8:1-24

(a) 8:1-9. The Example of Macedonia1-5. Paraphrase. ’I wish you to know how liberally and spontaneously the Churches of Macedonia have contributed to the relief of their fellow-disciples in Jerusalem, having first of all presented themselves to God’s service.’1. Do you to wit] RV ’make known to you.’ The grace of God] the inspiration to give liberally. The churches of Macedonia] i.e. Philippi, Beroea, and Thessalonica, with, perhaps, others unknown to us: cp. Acts 16:12 to Acts 17:14; Acts... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 2 Corinthians 8:12

(12) For if there be first a willing mind.—This grows “out of that which ye have” in the previous verse. He is expecting a sum large relatively, and not absolutely. The history of the widow’s mite, found in the Gospel of his friend St. Luke (Luke 21:1-4), was probably not unknown to him as belonging to “the words of the Lord Jesus” which he freely cites (Acts 20:35). He has, at all events, imbibed the spirit of its teaching from other like words. read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - 2 Corinthians 8:1-24

The Charm of Christ 2 Corinthians 8:9 I would take the text as showing the God-nature in the self-giving of Christ. I. The Divine Plenitude. 'He was rich' carries us up into the relation of the Son to the Father, and into the wealth He shared as Son with the Father. We have now to try and realise some of the great things which are of the essence of Deity, and to remember that they belonged to the riches of Christ as sharing in the nature of the Godhead. What, then, are the riches of God? (1)... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - 2 Corinthians 8:1-15

Chapter 20THE GRACE OF LIBERALITY.2 Corinthians 8:1-15 (R.V)WITH the eighth chapter begins the second of the three great divisions of this Epistle. It is concerned exclusively with the collection which the Apostle was raising in all the Gentile Christian communities for the poor of the Mother Church at Jerusalem. This collection had great importance in his eyes, for various reasons: it was the fulfillment of his undertaking, to the original Apostles, to remember the poor; {Galatians 2:10} and... read more

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