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2 Corinthians 8:1-8

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.

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