8 I am not commanding you, but I want to test the sincerity of your love by comparing it with the earnestness of others.

8 I speak not by commandment, but by occasion of the forwardness of others, and to prove the sincerity of your love.

8 I am not commanding you to do this. But I am testing how genuine your love is by comparing it with the eagerness of the other churches.

8 I speak not by commandment, but I am testing the sincerity of your love by the diligence of others.

8 I am not commanding you to give. But I want to see if your love is true by comparing you with others that really want to help.

8 I speak not by way of commandment, but as proving through the earnestness of others the sincerity also of your love.

8 I do not speak as commanding it, but through the zeal of others, and proving the genuineness of your love.

8 I’m not commanding you, but I’m testing how genuine your love is by pointing out the dedication of others.

8 I am not saying this as a command. Rather, by means of the diligence of others, I am testing the genuineness of your love.

8 I do not say this as a command, but I am, by mentioning the eagerness of others, testing the genuineness of your love.

8 I am not saying this as a command, but proving the genuineness of your love by means of the diligence of others.

8 I am not commanding you to do it. But I want to put you to the test. I want to find out if you really love God. I want to compare your love with that of others.

8 I am not speaking this as a command, but as proving through the earnestness of others the sincerity of your love also.

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.”

15 As it is written, He that had gathered much had nothing over; and he that had gathered little had no lack.

15 As the Scriptures say,

“Those who gathered a lot had nothing left over,

and those who gathered only a little had enough.”

15 As it is written, “He who gathered much had nothing left over, and he who gathered little had no lack.”

15 As it is written in the Scriptures, “The person who gathered more did not have too much, nor did the person who gathered less have too little.”

15 as it is written, He that gathered much had nothing over; and he that gathered little had no lack.

15 According as it is written, He who gathered much had no excess, and he who gathered little was nothing short.

15 This is what Scripture says: “Those who had gathered a lot didn’t have too much, and those who gathered a little didn’t have too little.” 

15 As it has been written:

The person who gathered much

did not have too much,

and the person who gathered little

did not have too little.

15 As it is written,

“The one who had much did not have too much,

and the one who had little did not have too little.”

15 just 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.”

15 It is written, “Those who gathered a lot didn’t have too much. And those who gathered a little had enough.”

15 as it is written, “He who gathered much did not have too much, and he who gathered little had no lack.”