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2 Corinthians 8:16-22

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 kaiG2532 G1161 G3756 G3440 G235, this brotherwas chosenχειροτονηθεὶςcheirotonētheisG5500byὑπὸhupoG5259theτῶνtōnG3588churchesἐκκλησιῶνekklēsiōnG1577to accompanyσυνέκδημοςsunekdēmosG4898usG1473withσὺνsunG4862ταύτῃtautēG3778theτῇtēaG3588gracious offeringχάριτιcharitiG5485τῇtēaG3588ὑφ᾽huph᾽G5259weG1473administerδιακονουμένῃdiakonoumenēG1247toπρὸςprosG4314τὴνtēnG3588honorδόξανdoxanG1391theτοῦtouG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962HimselfαὐτοῦautouG846andκαὶkaiG2532to showourG1473eagernessπροθυμίανprothumianG4288to help.

20We want to avoidστελλόμενοιstellomenoiG4724τοῦτο,toutoG3778μήmēG3361anyτιςtisG5100criticismμωμήσηταιmōmēsētaiG3469G1473ofἐνenG1722τῇtēaG3588the wayὑφ᾽huph᾽G5259weG1473administerδιακονουμένῃdiakonoumenēG1247thisταύτῃtautēG3778τῇtēaG3588generousἁδρότητιhadrotētiG100gift.

21ForγὰρgarG1063we are taking great care to doπρονοοῦμενpronooumenG4306what is rightκαλὰkalaG2570,notοὐouG3756onlyG3440in the eyesἐνώπιονenōpionG1799of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962,butἀλλὰallaG235alsoκαὶkaiG2532in the eyesἐνώπιονenōpionG1799of menἀνθρώπων.anthrōpōnG444.

22AndδὲdeG1161we are sending along withσυνεπέμψαμενsunepempsamenG4842themαὐτοῖςautoisG846ourG1473τὸνtonG3588brotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80whoὃνhonG3739has provenἐδοκιμάσαμενedokimasamenG1381his earnestnessσπουδαῖονspoudaionG4705to usὄντα,ontaG1510many timesπολλάκιςpollakisG4178andinἐνenG1722many waysπολλοῖςpolloisG4183,andδὲdeG1161nowνυνὶnuniG3570evenπολὺpoluG4183moreπολλῇpollēaG4183soσπουδαιότερονspoudaioteronG4705by his great confidenceπεποιθήσειpepoithēseiG4006τῇtēaG3588inεἰςeisG1519youὑμᾶς.humasG4771.

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