2 Corinthians 8:13
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For I mean not that others should be eased and you burdened, but by an equality.

2 Corinthians 8:12
For if the will be forward, it is accepted according to that which a man hath: not according to that which he hath not.

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

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For I mean not that others should be eased and you burdened, but by an equality.

not.

Acts 4:34 For neither was there any one needy among them. For as many as were owners of lands or houses sold them and brought the price of the things they sold,

Romans 15:26,27 For it hath pleased them of Macedonia and Achaia to make a contribution for the poor of the saints that are in Jerusalem. . . .

Context
Christ's Example
12For if the will be forward, it is accepted according to that which a man hath: not according to that which he hath not. 13For I mean not that others should be eased and you burdened, but by an equality. 14In this present time let your abundance supply their want, that their abundance also may supply your want: that there may be an equality,…
Lexicon
[It is not our intention]
γὰρ (gar)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1063: For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.

that
ἵνα (hina)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2443: In order that, so that. Probably from the same as the former part of heautou; in order that.

others
ἄλλοις (allois)
Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 243: Other, another (of more than two), different. A primary word; 'else, ' i.e. Different.

may be relieved
ἄνεσις (anesis)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 425: Relief, remission, indulgence, freedom, rest. From aniemi; relaxation or relief.

while you
ὑμῖν (hymin)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

are burdened,
θλῖψις (thlipsis)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 2347: Persecution, affliction, distress, tribulation. From thlibo; pressure.

but
ἀλλ’ (all’)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 235: But, except, however. Neuter plural of allos; properly, other things, i.e. contrariwise.

[that there may be]
ἐξ (ex)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1537: From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.

equality.
ἰσότητος (isotētos)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 2471: Equality; equality of treatment, fairness. Likeness; by implication, equity.


Additional Translations
It is not our intention that others may be relieved while you are burdened, but that there may be equality.

For this is not that to others there may be ease, but for you affliction; but of equality.

For I mean not that other men be eased, and you burdened:

For I say not this that others may be eased and ye distressed;

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

For I say not this, that others may be eased, and ye distressed:

For I mean not that other men should be eased, and you burdened:

I do not urge you to give in order that others may have relief while you are unduly pressed,

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

for not that for others release, and ye pressured, do I speak,
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