2 Corinthians 8 · Verse 11

2 Corinthians 8:11

Now therefore perform the doing of it; that as there was a readiness to will, so there may be a performance also out of that which ye have.

2 Corinthians 8:11, King James Version

2 Corinthians 8:11 in other translations

BSB	Now finish the work, so that you may complete it just as eagerly as you began, according to your means.
WEB	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.
ASV	But now complete the doing also; that as there was the readiness to will, so there may be the completion also out of your ability.
YLT	and now also finish doing it, that even as there is the readiness of the will, so also the finishing, out of that which ye have,
DARBY	But now also complete the doing of it; so that as there was the readiness to be willing, so also to complete out of what ye have.
BBE	Then make the doing of it complete; so that as you had a ready mind, you may give effect to it as you are able.
Webster	Now therefore finish the doing of it; that as there was a readiness to will, so there may be a performance also out of that which ye have.

What does 2 Corinthians 8:11 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

11. perform--"complete the doing also" (see on 2Co 8:10). a readiness to will--Greek, "the readiness of will"; referring to 2Co 8:10, where the Greek for "to be forward," ought to be translated as here, "to will." performance--"completion" [Alford], The godly should show the same zeal to finish, as well as to begin well, which the worldly exhibit in their undertakings (Jr 44:25).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Barnes' Notes

Verse 11. As there was a readiness to will. Now accomplish the thing, and be not satisfied with having begun it. Do not suppose that the intention was sufficient, or that you are now released from the obligation. A year indeed has elapsed; but the necessity of the aid for the poor has not ceased. The sentiment here is, that if we have felt it our duty to aid in a cause of benevolence, and have commenced it, and have then been interrupted in executing our purpose, we should seize the first favourable opportunity to accomplish what we had designed. We should not regard ourselves as released from our obligation; but should, from a regard to consistency and our obligation to God, accomplish what we had intended.

Out of that which ye have. According to your ability. See 2Cor 8:12. It should be in proportion to your means.

(a) "perform the doing" 1Timm 6:19, Heb 13:16, Jas 2:15,16

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 11 A readiness to will, so there may be a performance - Ye have willed and purposed this; now perform it. Out of that which ye have - Give as God has enabled you; and give as God has disposed you. He requires each man to do as he can; and accepts the will where the means are wanting to perform the deed.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Corinthians 8:10-15

Good purposes are like buds and blossoms, pleasant to behold, and give hopes of good fruit; but they are lost, and signify nothing without good deeds. Good beginnings are well; but we lose the benefit, unless there is perseverance. When men purpose that which is good, and endeavour, according to their ability, to perform also, God will not reject them for what it is not in their power to do. But this scripture will…

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2 Corinthians 8:11 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

νυνὶnuniNowG3570

δὲdethenG1161

καὶkaialsoG2532

τὸtotheG3588

ποιῆσαιpoiēsaidoingG4160

ἐπιτελέσατε,epitelesatedo completeG2005

ὅπωςhopōsso thatG3704

καθάπερkathaperjust asG2509

ἡhē[there was] theG3588

προθυμίαprothumiareadinessG4288

τοῦtouof theG3588

θέλεινtheleinto willG2309

οὕτωςhoutōssoG3779

καὶkaialsoG2532

τὸtotheG3588

ἐπιτελέσαιepitelesaito completeG2005

ἐκekout ofG1537

τοῦtouthat whichG3588

ἔχειν.echein[you] having.G2192

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 2 Corinthians 8:11

2 Corinthians 9:2
For I know the forwardness of your mind, for which I boast of you to them of Macedonia, that Achaia was ready a year ago; and your zeal hath provoked very many.

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Context

2 Corinthians 8:10
And herein I give my advice: for this is expedient for you, who have begun before, not only to do, but also to be forward a year ago.
2 Corinthians 8:11
Now therefore perform the doing of it; that as there was a readiness to will, so there may be a performance also out of that which ye have.
2 Corinthians 8:12
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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2 Corinthians 8:11 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	Ahora pues, llevad también á cabo el hecho, para que como estuvisteis prontos á querer, así también lo estéis en cumplir conforme á lo que tenéis.
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	Or maintenant, achevez aussi de faire, de sorte que, comme vous avez été prompts à vouloir, ainsi aussi vous soyez prompts à achever en prenant sur ce que vous avez;
German Elberfelder 1871	Nun aber vollbringet auch das Tun, damit, gleichwie die Geneigtheit zum Wollen, also auch das Vollbringen da sei nach dem, was ihr habt.
Latin Clementine Vulgate	nunc vero et facto perficite: ut quemadmodum promptus est animus voluntatis, ita sit et perficiendi ex eo quod habetis.