Berean Standard Bible
2 Corinthians 8:1-8
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.
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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