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2 Corinthians 8:13-17

13It is not our intentionοὐ γὰρou garG1063 G3756thatἵναinaG2443othersἄλλοιςalloisG243may 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 epleonasenG3756 G4121,andκαὶkaiG2532he whoὁhoG3588gatheredτὸtoG3588littleὀλίγονoligonG3641had no shortfallοὐκ ἠλαττόνησεν.¶ouk ēlattonēsenG3756 G1641.”

16ButδὲdeG1161thanksΧάριςCharisG5485beτῷtōG3588to GodθεῷtheōG2316,whoτῷtōG3588putδόντιdontiG1325intoἐνenG1722theτὴνtēnG3588heartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588of TitusΤίτου,TitouG5103theτῇtēaG3588sameαὐτὴνautēnG846devotionσπουδὴνspoudēnG4710I haveforὑπὲρhuperG5228youὑμῶνhumōnG4771.

17ForὅτιhotiG3754not onlyμὲνmenG3303did he welcomeἐδέξατο,edexatoG1209ourτὴνtēnG3588appealπαράκλησινparaklēsinG3874,butδὲdeG1161heὑπάρχωνhuparchōnG5225is eagerlyσπουδαιότεροςspoudaioterosG4705comingἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831toπρὸςprosG4314youὑμᾶς.humasG4771of his own volitionαὐθαίρετοςauthairetosG830.

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