2 Corinthians 8:12

if. App-118.

be first. is set forth, or set before. Greek. prokeimai. Occ, elsewhere, Hebrews 6:18; Hebrews 6:12; Hebrews 6:1; Hebrews 6:2.Jude 1:7.

willing mind. Same as "readiness", 2 Corinthians 8:11.

accepted. Greek. euprosdektos. See Romans 15:16.

that. whatsoever.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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Arno Geneva Study Bible

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John Trapp Complete Commentary

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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

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Scofield Reference Notes

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The Biblical Illustrator

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The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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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.

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