14but for equality. Your abundance at this present time supplies their lack, that their abundance also may become a supply for your lack; that there may be equality.


In Context

11 But now complete the doing also, that as there was the readiness to be willing, so there may be the completion also out of your ability.

12 For if the readiness is there, it is acceptable according to what you have, not according to what you don't have.

13 For this is not that others may be eased and you distressed,

14 but for equality. Your abundance at this present time supplies their lack, that their abundance also may become a supply for your lack; that there may be equality.

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

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

2 Corinthians 8:14 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

8:14But by an equality, [that] now at this time your abundance [may be a supply] for their want, that their abundance also may be [a supply] for your want: that there may be equality:

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

8:14At the present time your plenty will supply what they need, so that in turn their plenty will supply what you need. Then there will be equality,

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

8:14In this present time let your abundance supply their want, that their abundance also may supply your want, that there may be an equality,

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

8:14but by equality: your abundance being a supply at this present time for their want, that their abundance also may become a supply for your want; that there may be equality:

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:14but on the principle of equality; in the present time your abundance for their lack, that their abundance may be for your lack, so that there should be equality.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

8:14but by equality; your abundance being a supply at this present time for their want, that their abundance also may become a supply for your want; that there may be equality:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:14But by an equality, that now at this time your abundance may be a supply for their want, that their abundance also may be a supply for your want: that there may be equality:

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

8:14but by equality, at the present time your abundance — for their want, that also their abundance may be for your want, that there may be equality,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

8:14But by an equality, that now at this time your abundance may be a supply for their want, that their abundance also may be a supply for your want: that there may be equality: