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2 Corinthians 8

1ButwemakeΓνωρίζομενGnōrizomenG1107knowntoyou,brethren,thegraceχάρινcharinG5485ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316bestowedintheassembliesofMacedoniaΜακεδονίαςMakedoniasG3109;

2thatinagreatG4183trialofafflictionG2347theabundanceG4052oftheirjoyχαρᾶςcharasG5479andtheirdeepβάθουςbathousG899povertyπτωχείαptōcheiaG4432hasaboundedἐπερίσσευσενeperisseusenG4052totherichesπλοῦτοςploutosG4149oftheir[free-hearted]liberality.

3ForaccordingκατὰkataG2596to[their]powerG1411,IbearG3140witnessG3140,andbeyond[their]powerG1411, [theywere] willingoftheirownaccord,

4beggingofuswithmuchπολλῆςpollēsG4183entreaty [togive effectto]thegraceχάρινcharinG5485andfellowshipκοινωνίανkoinōnianG2842oftheserviceδιακονίαςdiakoniasG1248which[wastoberendered]tothesaintsἁγίουςhagiousG40.

5Andnotaccordingaswehopedἠλπίσαμεν,ēlpisamenG1679,buttheygaveG1325themselvesfirstπρῶτονprōtonG4413totheLordκυρίῳkuriōG2962,andtousbyGod'swill.

6SoG2443thatwebeggedTitusΤίτον,TitonG5103that, accordingashehadbeforebegun,sohewouldalsoG2532completeἐπιτελέσῃepitelesēG2005astoyouthisgraceχάρινcharinG5485alsoG2532;

7butevenG2532asyeaboundπερισσεύετε,perisseueteG4052ineveryway,infaithπίστειpisteiG4102,andwordG3056,andknowledgeγνώσειgnōseiG1108,andalldiligenceG4710,andinloveἀγάπῃ,agapēG26fromyoutous,thatyemayaboundπερισσεύητε.perisseuēteG4052inthisgraceχάριτιcharitiG5485alsoG2532.

8IdonotspeakλέγωlegōG3004ascommanding [it],butthroughthezealofothersἑτέρωνheterōnG2087,andprovingthegenuinenessofyourloveἀγάπηςagapēsG26.

9ForyeknowγινώσκετεginōsketeG1097thegraceχάρινcharinG5485ofourLordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,thatforyoursakeshe,beingὤν,ōnG1510richπλούσιοςplousiosG4145,becamepoor,inorderG2443thatyebyhispovertyπτωχείᾳptōcheiaG4432mightbeG1510enriched.

10AndIgiveδίδωμι·didōmiG1325[my]opinioninthis,forthisisprofitableσυμφέρει,sumphereiG4851foryouwhobeganbefore,notonlyG3440todo,butalsoG2532tobewillingG2309,ayearπέρυσι.perusiG4070ago.

11ButnowG1161alsoκαὶkaiG2532completeἐπιτελέσατε,epitelesateG2005thedoingofit;sothatas[therewas]thereadinessπροθυμίαprothumiaG4288tobewillingG2309,soalsoκαὶkaiG2532tocompleteἐπιτελέσαιepitelesaiG2005outofwhatyehave.

12ForifthereadinessπροθυμίαprothumiaG4288bethere, [amanis] acceptedaccordingtowhathemayhave,notaccordingtowhathehasnot.

13For[itis]notinorderG2443thattheremaybeeaseἄνεσις,anesisG425forothersἄλλοιςalloisG243,andforyoudistress,

14but[ontheprinciple]ofequality;inthepresentνῦνnunG3568timeκαιρῷkairōG2540yourabundancefortheirlack,thattheirabundancemaybeforyourlack,soἵναinaG2443thatthereshouldbeequality.

15AccordingasitiswrittenG1125,Hewho[gathered]muchπολὺpoluG4183hadnoexcess,andhewho[gathered]littleὀλίγονoligonG3641wasnothingshort.

16ButthanksΧάριςCharisG5485[be]toGodθεῷtheōG2316,whogivesG1325thesameαὐτὴνautēnG846diligent zealforyouintheheartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588ofTitusΤίτου,TitouG5103.

17ForhereceivedG1209indeedμὲνmenG3303theentreaty,but,beingfullofzeal,hewentG1831ofhisownaccordtoyou;

18butwehavesentwithhimthebrotherἀδελφόν,adelphonG80whosepraiseἔπαινοςepainosG1868[is]intheglad tidingsthroughalltheassemblies;

19andnotonlyG3440[so],but[is]alsoG2532chosenbytheassembliesasourfellow-travellerwiththisgraceχάριτιcharitiG5485,ministeredG1247byustothegloryδόξανdoxanG1391oftheLordκυρίουkuriouG2962himself,and[awitnessof]ourreadinessπροθυμίανprothumianG4288;

20avoidingthis,thatanyoneG5100shouldblameusinthisabundance [whichis]administeredδιακονουμένῃdiakonoumenēG1247byus;

21forweprovideforthingshonest,notonlyG3440before[the]LordκυρίουkuriouG2962,butalsoκαὶkaiG2532beforemenG444.

22AndwehavesentwiththemourbrotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80whomwehaveoftenπολλάκιςpollakisG4178provedtobeὄντα,ontaG1510ofdiligentzealinmanyG4183thingsG4183,andnowG1161moreG4183diligently zealousthroughthegreatG4183confidenceπεποιθήσειpepoithēseiG4006[hehas]astoyou.

23WhetherasregardsTitusΤίτου,TitouG5103, [heis]mycompanionandfellow-labourerinyourbehalfG5228;orourbrethren, [theyare] deputedmessengersG652ofassemblies, Christ'sgloryδόξαdoxaG1391.

24ShewthereforeοὖνounG3767tothem,beforetheassemblies,theproofofyourloveἀγάπηςagapēsG26,andofourboastingκαυχήσεωςkauchēseōsG2746aboutyou.

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