2 Corinthians 8:15 meaning and explanation
As it is written: “He who gathered much had no excess, and he who gathered little had no shortfall.”
2 Corinthians 8:15, Berean Standard Bible
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Paul is urging the Corinthians to finish the collection for needy believers in Jerusalem, and he cites Scripture to show that abundance and need should balance out among God's people. The quotation comes from the story of the manna in Exodus 16, where each household gathered what it needed and no one had too much or too little.
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