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2 Corinthians 8

1Moreover,brethren,wemakeΓνωρίζομενGnōrizomenG1107knowntoyouthegraceχάρινcharinG5485ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316whichhath beengivenG1325inthechurchesἐκκλησίαιςekklēsiaisG1577ofMacedoniaΜακεδονίαςMakedoniasG3109;

2howthatinmuchπολλῇpollēaG4183proofδοκιμῇdokimēaG1382ofafflictionG2347theabundanceG4052oftheirjoyχαρᾶςcharasG5479andtheirdeepβάθουςbathousG899povertyπτωχείαptōcheiaG4432aboundedἐπερίσσευσενeperisseusenG4052untotherichesπλοῦτοςploutosG4149oftheirliberality.

3ForaccordingκατὰkataG2596totheirpowerG1411,IbearG3140witnessG3140, yeaandbeyondtheirpowerG1411,theygaveoftheirownaccord,

4beseechinguswithmuchπολλῆςpollēsG4183entreatyinregardofthisgraceχάρινcharinG5485andthefellowshipκοινωνίανkoinōnianG2842intheministeringtothesaintsἁγίουςhagiousG40:

5andthis,notaswehadhopedἠλπίσαμεν,ēlpisamenG1679,butfirstπρῶτονprōtonG4413theygaveG1325theirownG1438selvestotheLordκυρίῳkuriōG2962,andtousthroughthewillofGodθεοῦtheouG2316.

6InsomuchthatweexhortedπαρακαλέσαιparakalesaiG3870TitusΤίτον,TitonG5103,thatashehadmadeabeginningbefore,sohewouldalsoG2532completeἐπιτελέσῃepitelesēG2005inyouthisgraceχάρινcharinG5485alsoG2532.

7Butasyeaboundπερισσεύετε,perisseueteG4052ineverythingG3956,infaithπίστειpisteiG4102,andutterance,andknowledgeγνώσειgnōseiG1108,andinallearnestnessσπουδῇspoudēaG4710,andinyourloveἀγάπῃ,agapēG26tous, seethatyeaboundπερισσεύητε.perisseuēteG4052inthisgraceχάριτιcharitiG5485alsoG2532.

8IspeakλέγωlegōG3004notbywayofcommandmentG2003,butasprovingthroughtheearnestnessσπουδῆςspoudēsG4710ofothersἑτέρωνheterōnG2087thesincerityalsoκαὶkaiG2532ofyourloveἀγάπηςagapēsG26.

9ForyeknowγινώσκετεginōsketeG1097thegraceχάρινcharinG5485ofourLordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,that,thoughhewasG1510richπλούσιοςplousiosG4145,yetforyoursakeshebecamepoor,thatyethroughhispovertyπτωχείᾳptōcheiaG4432mightbecomerichG4145.

10AndhereinIgiveδίδωμι·didōmiG1325myjudgmentγνώμηνgnōmēnG1106:forthisisexpedientforyou,whowerethefirsttomakeG4160abeginningayearπέρυσι.perusiG4070ago,notonlyG3440todo,butalsoG2532towill.

11ButnowG1161completeG2005thedoingalsoκαὶkaiG2532;thatastherewasthereadinessπροθυμίαprothumiaG4288towillG2309,sotheremaybethecompletionalsoκαὶkaiG2532outofyourability.

12ForifthereadinessπροθυμίαprothumiaG4288isthere,itisacceptableεὐπρόσδεκτος,euprosdektosG2144accordingasaman hath,notaccordingashehathnot.

13ForIsaynotthisthatothersἄλλοιςalloisG243maybeeasedandye distressed;

14butbyequality:yourabundancebeingasupplyatthispresentνῦνnunG3568timeκαιρῷkairōG2540fortheirwant,thattheirabundancealsoκαὶkaiG2532maybecomeG1096asupplyforyourwant;thattheremaybeequality:

15asitiswrittenG1125,HethatgatheredmuchπολὺpoluG4183hadnothingover;andhethatgatheredlittleὀλίγονoligonG3641hadnolack.

16ButthanksΧάριςCharisG5485betoGodθεῷtheōG2316,whoputteththesameαὐτὴνautēnG846earnest careforyouintotheheartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588ofTitusΤίτου,TitouG5103.

17Forheacceptedἐδέξατο,edexatoG1209indeedμὲνmenG3303ourexhortationG3874;butbeinghimselfveryearnestσπουδαιότεροςspoudaioterosG4705,hewentG1831forthG1831untoyouofhisownaccord.

18Andwehavesenttogetherwithhimthebrotherἀδελφόν,adelphonG80whosepraiseἔπαινοςepainosG1868inthegospelεὐαγγελίῳeuangeliōG2098isspreadthroughallthechurchesἐκκλησιῶν.ekklēsiōnG1577;

19andnotonlyG3440so,butwhowasalsoG2532appointedbythechurchesἐκκλησιῶνekklēsiōnG1577totravelwithusinthematterofthisgraceχάριτιcharitiG5485,whichisministeredG1247byustothegloryδόξανdoxanG1391oftheLordκυρίουkuriouG2962,andtoshowourreadinessπροθυμίανprothumianG4288:

20avoidingthis,thatanymanG3778shouldblameusinthematterofthisbountywhichisministeredG1247byus:

21forwetake thoughtforthingshonorable,notonlyG3440inthesightoftheLordκυρίουkuriouG2962,butalsoκαὶkaiG2532inthesightofmenG444.

22AndwehavesentwiththemourbrotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80,whomwehavemanyπολλοῖςpolloisG4183timesprovedearnestσπουδαῖονspoudaionG4705inmanyG4183thingsG4183,butnowG1161muchπολὺpoluG4183moreπολλῇpollēaG4183earnestσπουδαιότερονspoudaioteronG4705,byreasonofthegreatG4183confidenceπεποιθήσειpepoithēseiG4006whichhehathinyou.

23Whetherany inquireaboutTitusΤίτου,TitouG5103,heismypartnerκοινωνὸςkoinōnosG2844andmyfellow-workertoyou-ward;orourbrethren,theyarethemessengersG652ofthechurchesἐκκλησιῶν,ekklēsiōnG1577,theyarethegloryδόξαdoxaG1391ofChristΧριστοῦ.ChristouG5547.

24ShowἐνδεικνύμενοιendeiknumenoiG1731yethereforeοὖνounG3767untotheminthefaceπρόσωπονprosōponG4383ofthechurchesἐκκλησιῶν.¶ekklēsiōnG1577theproofofyourloveἀγάπηςagapēsG26,andofourgloryingonyourbehalfG5228.

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