2 Corinthians 8:15
As it is written, He that had gathered much had nothing over; and he that had gathered little had no lack.
KJV
καθὼς γέγραπται, ὁ τὸ πολὺ οὐκ ἐπλεόνασεν, καὶ ὁ τὸ ὀλίγον οὐκ ἠλαττόνησεν.
Greek NT
Qui multum, non abundavit : et qui modicum, non minoravit.
Vulgate
as it is written, He that gathered much had nothing over; and he that gathered little had no lack.
ASV
As it is written: He that had much had nothing over; and he that had little had no want.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
9 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
γράφω
grapho
verb · 192×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
καθώς
kathos
adverb · 181×
οὐ
ou
particle · 1626×
πλεονάζω
pleonazo
verb · 9×
πολύς
polus
adjective · 412×
ἐλαττονέω
elattoneo
verb · 1×
ὀλίγος
oligos
adjective · 41×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
Intertextual echoes
This verse quotes or alludes to 1 earlier text.
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Exod 16:18 · paraphrase"And when they did mete it with an omer, he that gathered much had nothing over, and he that gathered little had no lack; they gathered every man according to his eating."Exodus: he who gathered much had nothing over — Paul on generosity
Historic Christian voices
4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
§2833"Our" bread is the "one" loaf for the "many." In the Beatitudes "poverty" is the virtue of sharing: it calls us to communicate and share both material and spiritual goods, not by coercion but out of love, so that the abundance of some may remedy the needs of others.120
Cross-references
- Exod 16:18 — And when they did mete it with an omer, he that gathered much had nothing over, and he that gathered little had no lack; they gathered every man according to his eating.
- Luke 22:35 — And he said unto them, When I sent you without purse, and scrip, and shoes, lacked ye any thing? And they said, Nothing.