2 Corinthians 8:12 Cross References - Sawyer

¹² For if there is a willing mind, a man is acceptable according to what he has, and not according to what he has not.

⁴² and one poor widow came and cast in two lepta, which is a quadrans [4 mills]. ⁴³ And calling his disciples, he said to them, I tell you truly, that this poor widow has cast in more than all who have cast into the treasury. ⁴⁴ For all [others] have cast in of their abundance; but she of her want has cast in all that she had her entire living.

⁷ The poor you have always with you, and you can do them good when you will; but me you have not always. ⁸ She has done what she could. She anticipated anointing my body for the burial.

⁴⁴ And turning to the woman, he said to Simon, Do you see this woman? I came into your house; you gave me no water for my feet; but she has wet my feet with tears, and wiped them with her hairs. ⁴⁵ You gave me no kiss; but she, from the time that I came in, has not ceased to kiss my feet. ⁴⁶ You anointed not my head with oil; but she has anointed my feet with ointment.

⁴⁷ And that servant who knew his lord's will and prepared not himself, nor did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes; ⁴⁸ but he that knew not, and did things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few. And from any one to whom much is given, much will be demanded; and of him with whom men have deposited much, they will ask more.

¹⁰ He that is faithful in the least is faithful also in much; and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.

^{1 (26:7)} And looking up he saw the rich casting their gifts into the treasury. ² And he saw also a certain poor widow cast in there two lepta [4 mills]. ³ And he said, I tell you truly, that this poor widow has cast in more than all; ⁴ for all these have cast among the gifts from their abundance; but she from her want has cast in all the living she had.

⁷ Let each one contribute as he chooses in his heart, not with regret or from necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver.

¹⁰ as each has received a gift, minister the same among yourselves as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.