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2 Corinthians 8:6-16

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.

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