Berean Standard Bible
2 Corinthians 8
(Philippians 4:10–20)
1NowδὲdeG1161,brothersἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,we want you to know aboutΓνωρίζομεν ὑμῖν,Gnōrizomen huminG1107G4771theτὴνtēnG3588graceχάρινcharinG5485thatτοῦtouG3588GodθεοῦtheouG2316τὴνtēnG3588has givenδεδομένην ἐνdedomenēn enG1325G1722theταῖςtaisG3588churchesἐκκλησίαιςekklēsiaisG1577τῆςtēsG3588of MacedoniaΜακεδονίαςMakedoniasG3109.
2ὅτιhotiG3754InἐνenG1722theterribleπολλῇpollēaG4183ordealδοκιμῇdokimēaG1382they sufferedθλίψεωςthlipseōsG2347ἡhēG3588τῆςtēsG3588,theirαὐτῶνautōnG846abundantπερισσείαperisseiaG4050joyχαρᾶςcharasG5479andκαὶkaiG2532ἡhēG3588deepβάθουςbathousG899κατὰkataG2596αὐτῶνautōnG846povertyπτωχείαptōcheiaG4432overflowedἐπερίσσευσενeperisseusenG4052intoεἰςeisG1519τὸtoG3588richπλοῦτοςploutosG4149τῆςtēsG3588generosityἁπλότητοςhaplotētosG572αὐτῶν,autōnG846.
4they earnestlyμετὰ πολλῆς παρακλήσεωςmeta pollēs paraklēseōsG3326G4183G3874pleadedδεόμενοιdeomenoiG1189with usG1473for theτὴνtēnG3588privilegeχάρινcharinG5485καὶkaiG2532τὴνtēnG3588of sharingκοινωνίανkoinōnianG2842inτῆςtēsG3588thisserviceδιακονίαςdiakoniasG1248τῆςtēsG3588toεἰςeisG1519theτοὺςtousG3588saintsἁγίουςhagiousG40.
5AndκαὶkaiG2532notοὐouG3756only did they doasκαθὼςkathōsG2531we expectedἠλπίσαμεν,ēlpisamenG1679,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235they gaveἔδωκανedōkanG1325themselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438firstG4412to theτῷtōG3588LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962and thenκαὶkaiG2532to usG1473,throughδιὰdiaG1223thewillθελήματοςthelēmatosG2307of GodθεοῦtheouG2316.
6SoεἰςeisG1519weG1473τὸtoG3588urgedπαρακαλέσαιparakalesaiG3870TitusΤίτον,TitonG5103ἵναinaG2443οὕτωςhoutōsG3779to help completeκαὶ ἐπιτελέσῃkai epitelesēG2532G2005ταύτην.tautēnG3778yourεἰς ὑμᾶςeis humasG1519G4771καὶkaiG2532act ofτὴνtēnG3588graceχάρινcharinG5485,just asκαθὼςkathōsG2531he had startedπροενήρξατοproenērxatoG4278it.
7Butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235just asὥσπερhōsperG5618you excelπερισσεύετε,perisseueteG4052inἐνenG1722everythingπαντὶpantiG3956—in faithπίστειpisteiG4102καὶkaiG2532,in speechλόγῳlogōG3056καὶkaiG2532,in knowledgeγνώσειgnōseiG1108,inκαὶkaiG2532completeπάσῃpasēG3956earnestnessσπουδῇspoudēaG4710,andκαὶkaiG2532in theτῇtēaG3588loveἀγάπῃ,agapēG26weG1473inspiredἐξexG1537inἐνenG1722youὑμῖνhuminG4771—seethatἵναinaG2443you also excelκαὶ περισσεύητε.kai perisseuēteG4052G2532inἐνenG1722thisταύτῃtautēG3778τῇtēaG3588grace of givingχάριτιcharitiG5485.
8I am not givingοὐ λέγωou legōG3756G3004κατ᾽kat᾽G2596a commandἐπιταγὴνepitagēnG2003,butἀλλὰallaG235I am testingδοκιμάζων·dokimazōnG1381theτῆςtēsG3588sincerityγνήσιονgnēsionG1103of yourG5212τὸtoG3588loveἀγάπηςagapēsG26throughδιὰdiaG1223theτῆςtēsG3588earnestnessσπουδῆςspoudēsG4710of othersἑτέρωνheterōnG2087καὶkaiG2532.
9ForγὰρgarG1063you knowγινώσκετεginōsketeG1097theτὴνtēnG3588graceχάρινcharinG5485of ourG1473τοῦtouG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,thatὅτιhotiG3754thoughHe wasὤν,ōnG1510richπλούσιοςplousiosG4145,yet for your sakeδι᾽ ὑμᾶςdi᾽ humasG1223G4771He became poorἐπτώχευσενeptōcheusenG4433,so thatἵναinaG2443youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771τῇtēaG3588throughἐκείνουekeinouG1565HispovertyπτωχείᾳptōcheiaG4432might become richπλουτήσητε.ploutēsēteG4147.
10AndκαὶkaiG2532thisτούτῳtoutōG3778is my opinionγνώμην δίδωμι·gnōmēn didōmiG1325G1106aboutγὰρgarG1063what is helpfulσυμφέρει,sumphereiG4851for youὑμῖνhuminG4771inἐνenG1722thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778matter:Last yearἀπὸ πέρυσι.apo perusiG575G4070you wereοἵτινεςoitinesG3748the firstπροενήρξασθεproenērxastheG4278notοὐouG3756onlyG3440τὸtoG3588toποιῆσαιpoiēsaiG4160give,butἀλλὰallaG235evenκαὶkaiG2532τὸtoG3588to have such a desireθέλεινtheleinG2309.
11Nowνυνὶ δὲ καὶnuni de kaiG3570G1161G2532finishἐπιτελέσατε,epitelesateG2005τὸtoG3588the workποιῆσαιpoiēsaiG4160,so thatὅπωςhopōsG3704ἡhēG3588you may complete itἐπιτελέσαιepitelesaiG2005with the sameκαθάπερkathaperG2509τοῦtouG3588eagerπροθυμίαprothumiaG4288τὸtoG3588desireθέλειν οὕτως καὶthelein houtōs kaiG2309G3779G2532,according toἐκekG1537yourτοῦtouG3588meansἔχειν.echeinG2192.
12ForγὰρgarG1063ifεἰeiG1487theἡhēG3588eagernessπροθυμίαprothumiaG4288is thereπρόκειται,prokeitaiG4295, the giftis acceptableεὐπρόσδεκτος,euprosdektosG2144according toκαθὸkathoG2526whatἐὰνeanG1437one hasἔχῃechēG2192,notοὐouG3756according toκαθὸkathoG2526whathe does not haveοὐκ ἔχει.ouk echeiG3756G2192.
14AtἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588presentνῦνnunG3568timeκαιρῷkairōG2540,yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771τὸtoG3588surplusπερίσσευμαperisseumaG4051will meetεἰςeisG1519theirἐκείνωνekeinōnG1565τὸtoG3588needὑστέρημα,husterēmaG5303,so thatἵναinaG2443in turnκαὶkaiG2532theirἐκείνωνekeinōnG1565τὸtoG3588surplusπερίσσευμαperisseumaG4051willγένηταιgenētaiG1096meetεἰςeisG1519yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771τὸtoG3588needὑστέρημα,husterēmaG5303.This wayὅπωςhopōsG3704there will beγένηταιgenētaiG1096equalityἰσότηςisotēsG2471.
Titus Commended
(Titus 1:1–4)
18Along withμετ᾽met᾽G3326TitusαὐτοῦautouG846δὲdeG1161we are sendingσυνεπέμψαμενsunepempsamenG4842theτὸνtonG3588brotherἀδελφόν,adelphonG80whoοὗhouG3739ὁhoG3588is praisedἔπαινοςepainosG1868byδιὰdiaG1223allπασῶνpasōnG3956theτῷtōG3588churchesἐκκλησιῶν.ekklēsiōnG1577for his workinἐνenG1722theτῶνtōnG3588gospelεὐαγγελίῳeuangeliōG2098.
19More than thatοὐ δέ, ἀλλὰ καὶou de alla kaiG2532G1161G3756G3440G235, this brotherwas chosenχειροτονηθεὶςcheirotonētheisG5500byὑπὸhupoG5259theτῶνtōnG3588churchesἐκκλησιῶνekklēsiōnG1577to accompanyσυνέκδημοςsunekdēmosG4898usG1473withσὺνsunG4862ταύτῃtautēG3778theτῇtēaG3588gracious offeringχάριτιcharitiG5485τῇtēaG3588ὑφ᾽huph᾽G5259weG1473administerδιακονουμένῃdiakonoumenēG1247toπρὸςprosG4314τὴνtēnG3588honorδόξανdoxanG1391theτοῦtouG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962HimselfαὐτοῦautouG846andκαὶkaiG2532to showourG1473eagernessπροθυμίανprothumianG4288to help.
22AndδὲdeG1161we are sending along withσυνεπέμψαμενsunepempsamenG4842themαὐτοῖςautoisG846ourG1473τὸνtonG3588brotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80whoὃνhonG3739has provenἐδοκιμάσαμενedokimasamenG1381his earnestnessσπουδαῖονspoudaionG4705to usὄντα,ontaG1510many timesπολλάκιςpollakisG4178andinἐνenG1722many waysπολλοῖςpolloisG4183,andδὲdeG1161nowνυνὶnuniG3570evenπολὺpoluG4183moreπολλῇpollēaG4183soσπουδαιότερονspoudaioteronG4705by his great confidenceπεποιθήσειpepoithēseiG4006τῇtēaG3588inεἰςeisG1519youὑμᾶς.humasG4771.
23As forεἴτε ὑπὲρeite huperG1535G5228TitusΤίτου,TitouG5103, he ismyG1699partnerκοινωνὸςkoinōnosG2844andκαὶkaiG2532fellow workerσυνεργός·sunergosG4904amongεἰςeisG1519youὑμᾶςhumasG4771. As forεἴτεeiteG1535ourἐμὸςemosG1473brothersἀδελφοὶadelphoiG80, they aremessengersἀπόστολοιapostoloiG652of the churchesἐκκλησιῶν,ekklēsiōnG1577, thegloryδόξαdoxaG1391of ChristΧριστοῦ.ChristouG5547.
24InεἰςeisG1519full viewπρόσωπονprosōponG4383of theτὴνtēnG3588churchesἐκκλησιῶν.¶ekklēsiōnG1577,thenοὖνounG3767,showἐνδεικνύμενοιendeiknumenoiG1731εἰςeisG1519these menαὐτοὺςautousG846theτῆςtēsG3588proofἔνδειξινendeixinG1732ofτῶνtōnG3588yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771loveἀγάπηςagapēsG26andκαὶkaiG2532the reason for our boastingκαυχήσεωςkauchēseōsG1473G2746aboutὑπὲρhuperG5228youὑμῶνhumōnG4771.
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
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