Berean Standard Bible
2 Corinthians 8:8-13
8I am not givingοὐ λέγωou legōG3756G3004κατ᾽kat᾽G2596a commandἐπιταγὴνepitagēnG2003,butἀλλὰallaG235I am testingδοκιμάζων·dokimazōnG1381theτῆςtēsG3588sincerityγνήσιονgnēsionG1103of yourG5212τὸtoG3588loveἀγάπηςagapēsG26throughδιὰdiaG1223theτῆςtēsG3588earnestnessσπουδῆςspoudēsG4710of othersἑτέρωνheterōnG2087καὶkaiG2532.
9ForγὰρgarG1063you knowγινώσκετεginōsketeG1097theτὴνtēnG3588graceχάρινcharinG5485of ourG1473τοῦtouG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,thatὅτιhotiG3754thoughHe wasὤν,ōnG1510richπλούσιοςplousiosG4145,yet for your sakeδι᾽ ὑμᾶςdi᾽ humasG1223G4771He became poorἐπτώχευσενeptōcheusenG4433,so thatἵναinaG2443youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771τῇtēaG3588throughἐκείνουekeinouG1565HispovertyπτωχείᾳptōcheiaG4432might become richπλουτήσητε.ploutēsēteG4147.
10AndκαὶkaiG2532thisτούτῳtoutōG3778is my opinionγνώμην δίδωμι·gnōmēn didōmiG1325G1106aboutγὰρgarG1063what is helpfulσυμφέρει,sumphereiG4851for youὑμῖνhuminG4771inἐνenG1722thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778matter:Last yearἀπὸ πέρυσι.apo perusiG575G4070you wereοἵτινεςoitinesG3748the firstπροενήρξασθεproenērxastheG4278notοὐouG3756onlyG3440τὸtoG3588toποιῆσαιpoiēsaiG4160give,butἀλλὰallaG235evenκαὶkaiG2532τὸtoG3588to have such a desireθέλεινtheleinG2309.
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.
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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