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2 Corinthians 8:15

“As it is written, “The one who gathered much did not have too much, and the one who gathered little did not have too little.””

2 Corinthians 8:15 · direct translation from the Greek
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Quotation · Exodus 16:18

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Paul quotes the sentence about the manna: the one who gathered much did not have too much, and the one who gathered little did not have too little.

Formula: καθὼς γέγραπται “as it is written” (2 Corinthians 8:15)

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Greek of the New Testament: καθὼς γέγραπται Ὁ τὸ πολὺ οὐκ ἐπλεόνασεν καὶ ὁ τὸ ὀλίγον οὐκ ἠλαττόνησεν

Hebrew (Masoretic text): וַיָּמֹדּוּ בָעֹמֶר וְלֹא הֶעְדִּיף הַמַּרְבֶּה וְהַמַּמְעִיט לֹא הֶחְסִיר אִישׁ לְפִי אָכְלוֹ לָקָטוּ

Septuagint (Exodus 16:18 in the Septuagint numbering): καὶ μετρήσαντες τῷ γόμορ, οὐκ ἐπλεόνασεν ὁ τὸ πολύ, καὶ ὁ τὸ ἔλαττον οὐκ ἠλαττόνησεν· ἕκαστος εἰς τοὺς καθήκοντας παρ’ ἑαυτῷ συνέλεξαν.

In the Septuagint verse that most resembles it, at most 3 consecutive words match the Greek of the NT. The transcription has reading errors, so a match may not show.

Septuagint, Swete’s text, First1KGreek transcription (with reading errors), CC BY-SA 4.0

2 Corinthians 8:15, word by word

it is writtenγέγραπταιgegraptai

it is written

So the Bible says; a passage is quoted.

Where else “gegraptai” appears
muchπολὺpoly

much

A great amount of something, like fruit or work.

Where else “poly” appears
have too muchἐπλεόνασενepleonasen

increase, abound

Increase, abound, grow in number or amount; also make abound.

Where else “epleonasen” appears
littleὀλίγονoligon

few

In small number or amount, not many.

Where else “oligon” appears
have too littleἠλαττόνησενēlattonēsen

have too little

Have too little, fall short, lack.

Where else “ēlattonēsen” appears

Translation note

Quotation of Exodus 16:18 (the manna).

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Quotation · Exodus 16:18

Paul quotes the sentence about the manna: the one who gathered much did not have too much, and the one who gathered little did not have too little.

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2 Corinthians 8:15

15As it is written, “The one who gathered much did not have too much, and the one who gathered little did not have too little.”

Exodus 16:18

18But when they measured it with the omer, the one who gathered much had nothing left over, and the one who gathered little had no lack; each gathered according to what he could eat.

The context

14at the present time your abundance is for their need, so that their abundance also may be for your need, so that there may be equality.

15 · This verse (above)

16But thanks be to God, who puts the same earnestness for you in the heart of Titus;

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