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2 Corinthians 8:1-5

1τὴνtēnG3588MoreoverδὲdeG1161,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,we doG1107youὑμῖν,huminG4771to witG1107of the graceχάριν τοῦcharin touG3588 G5485of Godθεοῦ τὴνtheou tēnG3588 G2316bestowedδεδομένηνdedomenēnG1325onἐνenG1722the churchesταῖς ἐκκλησίαιςtais ekklēsiaisG3588 G1577of Macedoniaτῆς Μακεδονίαςtēs MakedoniasG3588 G3109;

2ἡhēG3588How thatὅτιhotiG3754inἐνenG1722a greatπολλῇpollēaG4183trialδοκιμῇdokimēaG1382of afflictionθλίψεωςthlipseōsG2347the abundanceπερισσεία τῆςperisseia tēsG3588 G4050of theirαὐτῶνautōnG846joyχαρᾶς ἡcharas hēG3588 G5479andκαὶkaiG2532κατὰkataG2596theirαὐτῶνautōnG846deepβάθουςbathousG899povertyπτωχείαptōcheiaG4432aboundedἐπερίσσευσενeperisseusenG4052untoεἰςeisG1519the richesτὸ πλοῦτοςto ploutosG3588 G4149of theirαὐτῶν,autōnG846liberalityτῆς ἁπλότητοςtēs haplotētosG3588 G572.

3ForὅτιhotiG3754toκατὰkataG2596theirpowerδύναμιν,dunaminG1411,I bear recordμαρτυρῶ,marturōG3140,yea, andκαὶkaiG2532beyondG5228theirpowerδύναμινdunaminG1411they werewilling of themselvesαὐθαίρετοι,authairetoiG830;

4τὴνtēnG3588τὴνtēnG3588PrayingδεόμενοιdeomenoiG1189usG1473withμετὰmetaG3326muchπολλῆςpollēsG4183intreatyπαρακλήσεωςparaklēseōsG3874that weG1473would receiveG1209the giftχάριν τῆςcharin tēsG3588 G5485,andκαὶkaiG2532take upon usthe fellowshipκοινωνίαν τῆςkoinōnian tēsG3588 G2842of the ministeringδιακονίας τοὺςdiakonias tousG3588 G1248toεἰςeisG1519the saintsἁγίουςhagiousG40.

5AndκαὶkaiG2532this they did,notοὐouG3756asκαθὼςkathōsG2531we hopedἠλπίσαμεν,ēlpisamenG1679,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235firstG4412gaveἔδωκανedōkanG1325their own selvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438to the Lordτῷ κυρίῳtō kuriōG3588 G2962,andκαὶkaiG2532unto usG1473byδιὰdiaG1223the willθελήματοςthelēmatosG2307of GodθεοῦtheouG2316.

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