2 Corinthians 8
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2 Corinthians 8:2-5

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3ForὅτιhotiG3754I testifyμαρτυρῶ,marturōG3140that they gaveaccording toκατὰkataG2596theirabilityδύναμιν,dunaminG1411and evenκαὶkaiG2532beyondπαρὰparaG3844itδύναμινdunaminG1411.Of their own accordαὐθαίρετοι,authairetoiG830,
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.
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