2 Corinthians 8
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2 Corinthians 8:11-19

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.
13It is not our intentionοὐ γὰρou garG1063G3756thatἵναinaG2443othersἄλλοιςalloisG243may be relievedἄνεσις,anesisG425while youὑμῖνhuminG4771are burdenedθλῖψις,thlipsisG2347,butG235that there may beG1537equalityG2471.
14AtἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588presentνῦνnunG3568timeκαιρῷkairōG2540,yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771τὸtoG3588surplusπερίσσευμαperisseumaG4051will meetεἰςeisG1519theirἐκείνωνekeinōnG1565τὸtoG3588needὑστέρημα,husterēmaG5303,so thatἵναinaG2443in turnκαὶkaiG2532theirἐκείνωνekeinōnG1565τὸtoG3588surplusπερίσσευμαperisseumaG4051willγένηταιgenētaiG1096meetεἰςeisG1519yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771τὸtoG3588needὑστέρημα,husterēmaG5303.This wayὅπωςhopōsG3704there will beγένηταιgenētaiG1096equalityἰσότηςisotēsG2471.
15AsκαθὼςkathōsG2531it is writtenγέγραπται·gegraptaiG1125: “He whoὁhoG3588gatheredτὸtoG3588muchπολὺpoluG4183had no excessοὐκ ἐπλεόνασενouk epleonasenG3756G4121,andκαὶkaiG2532he whoὁhoG3588gatheredτὸtoG3588littleὀλίγονoligonG3641had no shortfallοὐκ ἠλαττόνησεν.¶ouk ēlattonēsenG3756G1641.”
16ButδὲdeG1161thanksΧάριςCharisG5485beτῷtōG3588to GodθεῷtheōG2316,whoτῷtōG3588putδόντιdontiG1325intoἐνenG1722theτὴνtēnG3588heartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588of TitusΤίτου,TitouG5103theτῇtēaG3588sameαὐτὴνautēnG846devotionσπουδὴνspoudēnG4710I haveforὑπὲρhuperG5228youὑμῶνhumōnG4771.
17ForὅτιhotiG3754not onlyμὲνmenG3303did he welcomeἐδέξατο,edexatoG1209ourτὴνtēnG3588appealπαράκλησινparaklēsinG3874,butδὲdeG1161heὑπάρχωνhuparchōnG5225is eagerlyσπουδαιότεροςspoudaioterosG4705comingἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831toπρὸςprosG4314youὑμᾶς.humasG4771of his own volitionαὐθαίρετοςauthairetosG830.
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.
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