2 Corinthians 8:13

“For I mean not that other men be eased, and ye burdened:”

"For I mean not that other men be eased, and ye burdened:" - 2 Corinthians 8:13
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What does 2 Corinthians 8:13 mean?

2 Corinthians 8:13 in the King James Version (KJV) states, "For I mean not that other men be eased, and ye burdened." This verse is a part of a larger passage where the apostle Paul is encouraging the Corinthian church to be generous in giving to the poor believers in Jerusalem…

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The Divine Balance of Generosity: A Reflection on 2 Corinthians 8:13

In the midst of a global tapestry woven with vast disparities of wealth and need, 2 Corinthians 8:13 stands out as a poignant reminder of God's call toward generosity tempered with wisdom. The Apostle Paul writes, "For I mean not that other men be eased, and ye burdened." This…

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A Prayer for Generosity and Balance in Giving

Dear Heavenly Father, As we come before You today, our hearts are lifted with gratitude and humility. We stand in awe of Your abundant grace and mercy, knowing that every good gift comes from You. In the Holy Scriptures, we find wisdom that transcends time and speaks to our…

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2 Corinthians 8:13 - "For I mean not that other men be eased, and ye burdened:"
2 Corinthians 8:13-14 - "For I do not mean that others should be eased and you burdened, but that as a matter of fairness your abundance at the present time should supply their need, so that their abundance may supply your need, that there may be fairness."
"For I do not mean that others should be eased and you burdened, but that as a matter of fairness your abundance at the present time should supply their need, so that their abundance may supply your need, that there may be fairness." - 2 Corinthians 8:13-14
2 Corinthians 13:8 - "For we can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth."
"For we can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth." - 2 Corinthians 13:8
2 Corinthians 13:13 - "All the saints salute you."
2 Corinthians 13
2 Corinthians 8:8 - "I speak not by commandment, but by occasion of the forwardness of others, and to prove the sincerity of your love."
2 Corinthians 13:12 - "Greet one another with an holy kiss."
1 Corinthians 8:13 - "Wherefore, if meat make my brother to offend, I will eat no flesh while the world standeth, lest I make my brother to offend."
"All the saints salute you." - 2 Corinthians 13:13
2 Corinthians 13:6 - "But I trust that ye shall know that we are not reprobates."
2 Corinthians 3:8 - "How shall not the ministration of the spirit be rather glorious?"
2 Corinthians 11:13 - "For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ."
2 Corinthians 2:8 - "Wherefore I beseech you that ye would confirm your love toward him."
1 Corinthians 13:8 - "Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away."
2 Corinthians 8:2 - "How that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded unto the riches of their liberality."
2 Corinthians 8:21 - "Providing for honest things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men."
2 Corinthians 5:13 - "For whether we be beside ourselves, it is to God: or whether we be sober, it is for your cause."
2 Corinthians 1:3-4
2 Corinthians 8:20 - "Avoiding this, that no man should blame us in this abundance which is administered by us:"
2 Corinthians 12:8 - "For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me."
2 Corinthians 6:8 - "By honour and dishonour, by evil report and good report: as deceivers, and yet true;"
2 Corinthians 4:8 - "We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair;"
2 Corinthians 8:12 - "For if there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not."
2 Corinthians 8:3 - "For to their power, I bear record, yea, and beyond their power they were willing of themselves;"
2 Corinthians 6:13 - "Now for a recompence in the same, (I speak as unto my children,) be ye also enlarged."
2 Corinthians 8:16 - "But thanks be to God, which put the same earnest care into the heart of Titus for you."
2 Corinthians 11:8 - "I robbed other churches, taking wages of them, to do you service."