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2 Corinthians 9:1-7

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.

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