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2 Corinthians 9

1ForastouchingtheministeringtothesaintsἁγίουςhagiousG40,itisG1510superfluousformetowriteγράφεινgrapheinG1125toyou:

2forIknowyourreadinessπροθυμίανprothumianG4288,ofwhichIgloryonyourbehalfG5228tothemofMacedonia,thatAchaiaἈχαΐαAchaiaG882hathbeenpreparedforayearπέρυσι,perusiG4070past;andyourzealζῆλοςzēlosG2205hathstirredupverymanyG4183ofthem.

3ButIhavesentG3992thebrethren,thatourgloryingonyourbehalfG5228maynotbeἦτε,ēteG1510madevoidκενωθῇkenōthēaG2758inthisrespect;that,evenasIsaidἔλεγονelegonG3004, yemaybeG1510prepared:

4lestG3361byanymeans,iftherecomeἔλθωσινelthōsinG2064withmeanyofMacedoniaandfindεὕρωσινheurōsinG2147youunprepared,we(thatwesayλέγωlegōG3004not, ye)shouldbeputtoshameκαταισχυνθῶμενkataischunthōmenG2617inthisconfidenceὑποστάσειhupostaseiG5287.

5IthoughtitnecessaryἀναγκαῖονanagkaionG316thereforeοὖνounG3767toentreatthebrethren,thattheywouldgoπροέλθωσινproelthōsinG4281beforeuntoyou,andmakeupbeforehandyouraforepromised bounty,thatthesameG3779mightbeG1510readyἑτοίμηνhetoimēnG2092asamatterofbounty,andnotofextortion.

6ButthisIsay,HethatsowethsparinglyφειδομένωςpheidomenōsG5340shallreapθερίσει,theriseiG2325alsoG2532sparinglyφειδομένωςpheidomenōsG5340;andhethatsowethbountifullyshallreapθερίσει.theriseiG2325alsoG2532bountifully.

7LeteachmanG1538doaccordingashehathpurposedinhisheartκαρδίᾳ,kardiaG2588:notgrudgingly,orofnecessityἀνάγκης·anagkēsG318:forGodθεός.¶theosG2316lovethacheerfulgiver.

8AndGodθεὸςtheosG2316isableΔυνατεῖDunateiG1414tomakeallgraceχάρινcharinG5485aboundπερισσεῦσαιperisseusaiG4052untoyou;thatye,havingalwaysπάντοτεpantoteG3842allsufficiencyineverythingG3956,mayaboundπερισσεύητεperisseuēteG4052untoeverygoodἀγαθὸνagathonG18workἔργονergonG2041:

9asitiswrittenG1125,Hehathscatteredἐσκόρπισεν,eskorpisenG4650abroad,hehathgivenG1325tothepoor;HisrighteousnessδικαιοσύνηdikaiosunēG1343abidethforever.

10AndhethatsuppliethseedG4690tothesowerandbreadἄρτονartonG740forfoodβρῶσινbrōsinG1035,shallsupplyandmultiplyπληθυνεῖplēthuneiG4129yourseedG4690forsowingσπείροντιspeirontiG4687,andincreasethefruitsofyourrighteousnessδικαιοσύνηςdikaiosunēsG1343:

11ye beingenrichedπλουτιζόμενοιploutizomenoiG4148ineverythingG3956untoallliberality,whichworkeththroughusthanksgivingεὐχαριστίανeucharistianG2169toGodθεῷ,theōG2316.

12FortheministrationofthisserviceG1248notonlyG3440filleth upthemeasureofthewantsofthesaintsἁγίωνhagiōnG40,butaboundethalsoκαὶkaiG2532throughmanyπολλῶνpollōnG4183thanksgivingsG2169untoGodθεῷ·theōG2316;

13seeingthatthroughtheprovingofyoubythisministrationtheyglorifyδοξάζοντεςdoxazontesG1392GodθεὸνtheonG2316fortheobedienceofyourconfessionὁμολογίαςhomologiasG3671untothegospelεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG2098ofChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,andfortheliberalityofyourcontributionuntothemanduntoall;

14whiletheythemselvesalsoG2532,withsupplicationδεήσειdeēseiG1162onyourbehalfG5228,longἐπιποθούντωνepipothountōnG1971afteryoubyreasonoftheexceedinggraceχάρινcharinG5485ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316inyou.

15ThanksχάριςcharisG5485betoGodθεῷtheōG2316forhisunspeakablegiftδωρεᾷ.¶dōreaG1431.

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