2 Korintus 8:2

8:2 that during a severe ordeal of suffering, their abundant joy and their extreme poverty have overflowed in the wealth ¹  of their generosity.

2 Korintus 8:12

8:12 For if the eagerness is present, the gift itself ²  is acceptable according to whatever one has, not according to what he does not have.

2 Korintus 9:6-8

9:6 My point is this: The person who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the person who sows generously ³  will also reap generously. 9:7 Each one of you should give ⁴  just as he has decided in his heart, ⁵  not reluctantly ⁶  or under compulsion, ⁷  because God loves a cheerful giver. 9:8 And God is able to make all grace overflow ⁸  to you so that because you have enough ⁹  of everything in every way at all times, you will overflow ¹⁰  in every good work.

[8:2]  ¹ tn Or “riches.”

[8:12]  ² tn The words “the gift itself” are not in the Greek text but are implied. Translators often supply an English phrase like “it is” (NASB) but in the context, Paul is clearly referring to the collection Titus was to oversee (2 Cor 8:4-7). Therefore there is no reason not to specify the referent (the gift) more narrowly for clarity.

[9:6]  ³ tn Or “bountifully”; so also in the next occurrence in the verse.

[9:7]  ⁴ tn Or “must do.” The words “of you” and “should give” are not in the Greek text, which literally reads, “Each one just as he has decided in his heart.” The missing words are an ellipsis; these or similar phrases must be supplied for the English reader.

[9:7]  ⁵ tn Or “in his mind.”

[9:7]  ⁶ tn Or “not from regret”; Grk “not out of grief.”

[9:7]  ⁷ tn Or “not out of a sense of duty”; Grk “from necessity.”

[9:8]  ⁸ tn Or “abound.”

[9:8]  ⁹ tn Or “so that by having enough.” The Greek participle can be translated as a participle of cause (“because you have enough”) or means (“by having enough”).

[9:8]  ¹⁰ tn Or “abound.”