2 Corinthians 8:6

2 Corinthians 8:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Insomuch that we desired Titus, that as he had begun, so he would also finish in you the same grace also.
• New International Version (NIV)So we urged Titus, just as he had earlier made a beginning, to bring also to completion this act of grace on your part.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Accordingly, we urged Titus that as he had started, so he should complete among you this act of grace.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So we urged Titus, that as he had begun, so he would also complete this grace in you as well.

Context of 2 Corinthians 8:6

4they earnestly pleaded with us for the privilege of sharing in this service to the saints. 5And not only did they do as we expected, but they gave themselves first to the Lord and then to us, through the will of God. So we urged Titus to help complete your act of grace, just as he had started it. 7But just as you excel in everything—in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in complete earnestness, and in the love we inspired in you—see that you also excel in this grace of giving. 8I am not giving a command, but I am testing the sincerity of your love through the earnestness of others.

2 Corinthians 8:6 word by word

εἰς τὸ παρακαλέσαι ἡμᾶς Τίτον, ἵνα καθὼς προενήρξατο οὕτως καὶ ἐπιτελέσῃ εἰς ὑμᾶς καὶ τὴν χάριν ταύτην.Read the interlinear

• Soεἰςeis · towardG1519
• weἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• urgedπαρακαλέωparakaleō · to plead/comfortG3870
• TitusΤίτοςTitos · TitusG5103
• ·ἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• ·οὕτωςhoutō · thus(-ly)G3779
• to help completeκαίkai · andG2532
• to help completeἐπιτελέωepiteleō · to completeG2005
• ·οὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• yourσύsu · youG4771
• graceχάριςcharis · graceG5485
• just asκαθώςkathōs · as/just asG2531
• he had startedπροενάρχομαιproenarchomai · to begin beforehandG4278

Cross-references for 2 Corinthians 8:6

• 2 Corinthians 8:16But thanks be to God, who put into the heart of Titus the same devotion I have for you.
• 2 Corinthians 12:18I urged Titus to visit you, and I sent our brother with him. Did Titus exploit you in any way? Did we not walk in the same Spirit and follow in the same footsteps?
• 2 Corinthians 8:4they earnestly pleaded with us for the privilege of sharing in this service to the saints.
• 2 Corinthians 9:5So I thought it necessary to urge the brothers to visit you beforehand and make arrangements for the generous gift you had promised. This way, your gift will be prepared generously and not begrudgingly.
• Philippians 4:18I have all I need and more, now that I have received your gifts from Epaphroditus. They are a fragrant offering, an acceptable sacrifice, well-pleasing to God.
• 1 Peter 4:10As good stewards of the manifold grace of God, each of you should use whatever gift he has received to serve one another.

Commentaries on 2 Corinthians 8:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6That we desired Titus - Titus had probably laid the plan of this contribution when he was before at Corinth, according to the direction given by the apostle, 1 Corinthians 16:1, etc. The same grace - Liberality. See the note on 2 Corinthians 8:1.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6Insomuch - The sense of this passage seems to be this, “We were encouraged by this unexpected success among the Macedonians. We were surprised at the extent of their liberality. And encouraged by this, we requested Titus to go among you and finish the collection which you had proposed and which you had begun. Lest you should be outstripped in liberality by the comparatively poor Macedonian Christians, we were anxious that you should perform what you had…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6When Titus returned to Corinth with this letter from Paul in Macedonia, he would begin collecting donations.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. Insomuch that--As we saw the Macedonians' alacrity in giving, we could not but exhort Titus, that as we collected in Macedonia, so he in Corinth should complete the work of collecting which he had already begun there, lest ye, the wealthy people of Corinth, should be outdone in liberality by the poor Macedonians. as he had begun--Greek, "previously begun," namely, the collection at Corinth, before the Macedonians began to contribute, during the visit…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Corinthians 8:6

• Beneficence
• Emulation
• Joy
• Tact
• Titus

In the dictionaries

• Titus
• Manius; Titus
• Titus; Titius Justus
• Accept
• Accord
• Corinthians, First Epistle to the
• Philippians, Epistle to
• Church
• Church Government
• Collection

Commentaries on 2 Corinthians 8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings