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2 Corinthians 9

1ForconcerningΠερὶPeriG4012theministrationwhich[isG1510]forthesaintsἁγίουςhagiousG40,itisG1510superfluousmywritingγράφεινgrapheinG1125toyou.

2ForIknowyourreadinessπροθυμίανprothumianG4288,whichIboastκαυχῶμαιkauchōmaiG2744ofasrespectsyoutoMacedoniansΜακεδόσιν,MakedosinG3110,thatAchaiaἈχαΐαAchaiaG882ispreparedsinceayearπέρυσι,perusiG4070ago,andthezealζῆλοςzēlosG2205[reported]ofyouhasstimulatedthemass [ofthebrethren].

3ButIhavesentG3992thebrethren,inorderG2443thatourboastingκαύχημαkauchēmaG2745aboutyoumaynotbeἦτε,ēteG1510madevoidκενωθῇkenōthēaG2758inthisrespect,inorderG2443that,asIhavesaidἔλεγονelegonG3004, yemaybeG1510prepared;

4lestG3361haply,ifMacedoniansΜακεδόνεςMakedonesG3110comeἔλθωσινelthōsinG2064withmeandfindεὕρωσινheurōsinG2147youunprepared,we,thatwesayλέγωlegōG3004notye,maybeputtoshameκαταισχυνθῶμενkataischunthōmenG2617inthisconfidenceὑποστάσειhupostaseiG5287.

5IthoughtitnecessaryἀναγκαῖονanagkaionG316thereforeοὖνounG3767tobegthebrethrenthattheywouldcometoyou,andcompletebeforehandyourfore-announcedblessingεὐλογίανeulogianG2129,thatthismaybeG1510readyἑτοίμηνhetoimēnG2092thusasblessingεὐλογίανeulogianG2129,andnotasgotoutofyou.

6Butthis[istrue],hethatsowsσπείρωνspeirōnG4687sparinglyφειδομένωςpheidomenōsG5340shallreapθερίσει,theriseiG2325alsoG2532sparinglyφειδομένωςpheidomenōsG5340;andhethatsowsσπείρωνspeirōnG4687in[thespiritof]blessingG2129shallreapθερίσει.theriseiG2325alsoG2532inblessingG2129:

7eachaccordingasheispurposedinhisheartκαρδίᾳ,kardiaG2588;notgrievingly,orofnecessityἀνάγκης·anagkēsG318;forGodθεός.¶theosG2316lovesG25acheerfulgiver.

8ButGodθεὸςtheosG2316isableΔυνατεῖDunateiG1414tomakeeverygraciousgiftaboundπερισσεῦσαιperisseusaiG4052towardsyou,that,havingineverywayalwaysπάντοτεpantoteG3842all-sufficiency, yemayaboundπερισσεύητεperisseuēteG4052toeverygoodἀγαθὸνagathonG18workἔργονergonG2041:

9accordingasitiswrittenG1125,Hehasscatteredἐσκόρπισεν,eskorpisenG4650abroad,hehasgivenG1325tothepoor,hisrighteousnessδικαιοσύνηdikaiosunēG1343remainsG3306forever.

10NowδὲdeG1161hethatsuppliesseedG4690tothesowerandbreadἄρτονartonG740foreatingG1035shallsupplyandmake abundantyoursowingσπείροντιspeirontiG4687,andincreasethefruitsofyourrighteousnessδικαιοσύνηςdikaiosunēsG1343:

11enrichedπλουτιζόμενοιploutizomenoiG4148ineverywayuntoallfree-heartedliberality,whichworksthroughusthanksgivingεὐχαριστίανeucharistianG2169toGodθεῷ,theōG2316.

12BecausetheministrationofthisserviceG1248isG1510notonlyG3440filling upthemeasureofwhatisG1510lackingG5303tothesaintsἁγίωνhagiōnG40,butalsoκαὶkaiG2532aboundingG4052bymanyπολλῶνpollōnG4183thanksgivingsG2169toGodθεῷ·theōG2316;

13theyglorifyingδοξάζοντεςdoxazontesG1392GodθεὸνtheonG2316throughtheproofδοκιμῆςdokimēsG1382ofthisministration,byreasonofyoursubjection,byprofession,totheglad tidingsoftheChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,andyourfree-heartedliberalityincommunicating towardsthemandtowardsall;

14andintheirsupplicationδεήσειdeēseiG1162foryou, fullofardent desireforyou,onaccountδιὰdiaG1223oftheexceedinggraceχάρινcharinG5485ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316[whichis]uponyou.

15ThanksχάριςcharisG5485[be]toGodθεῷtheōG2316forhisunspeakable freegiftδωρεᾷ.¶dōreaG1431.

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