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2 Corinthians 8:13-24

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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