2 Corinthians 8
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2 Corinthians 8:1-8

1τὴνtēnG3588MoreoverδὲdeG1161,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,we doG1107youὑμῖν,huminG4771to witG1107of the graceχάριν τοῦcharin touG3588G5485of Godθεοῦ τὴνtheou tēnG3588G2316bestowedδεδομένηνdedomenēnG1325onἐνenG1722the churchesταῖς ἐκκλησίαιςtais ekklēsiaisG3588G1577of Macedoniaτῆς Μακεδονίαςtēs MakedoniasG3588G3109;
2ἡhēG3588How thatὅτιhotiG3754inἐνenG1722a greatπολλῇpollēaG4183trialδοκιμῇdokimēaG1382of afflictionθλίψεωςthlipseōsG2347the abundanceπερισσεία τῆςperisseia tēsG3588G4050of theirαὐτῶνautōnG846joyχαρᾶς ἡcharas hēG3588G5479andκαὶkaiG2532κατὰkataG2596theirαὐτῶνautōnG846deepβάθουςbathousG899povertyπτωχείαptōcheiaG4432aboundedἐπερίσσευσενeperisseusenG4052untoεἰςeisG1519the richesτὸ πλοῦτοςto ploutosG3588G4149of theirαὐτῶν,autōnG846liberalityτῆς ἁπλότητοςtēs haplotētosG3588G572.
3ForὅτιhotiG3754toκατὰkataG2596theirpowerδύναμιν,dunaminG1411,I bear recordμαρτυρῶ,marturōG3140,yea, andκαὶkaiG2532beyondG5228theirpowerδύναμινdunaminG1411they werewilling of themselvesαὐθαίρετοι,authairetoiG830;
4τὴνtēnG3588τὴνtēnG3588PrayingδεόμενοιdeomenoiG1189usG1473withμετὰmetaG3326muchπολλῆςpollēsG4183intreatyπαρακλήσεωςparaklēseōsG3874that weG1473would receiveG1209the giftχάριν τῆςcharin tēsG3588G5485,andκαὶkaiG2532take upon usthe fellowshipκοινωνίαν τῆςkoinōnian tēsG3588G2842of the ministeringδιακονίας τοὺςdiakonias tousG3588G1248toεἰςeisG1519the saintsἁγίουςhagiousG40.
5AndκαὶkaiG2532this they did,notοὐouG3756asκαθὼςkathōsG2531we hopedἠλπίσαμεν,ēlpisamenG1679,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235firstG4412gaveἔδωκανedōkanG1325their own selvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438to the Lordτῷ κυρίῳtō kuriōG3588G2962,andκαὶkaiG2532unto usG1473byδιὰdiaG1223the willθελήματοςthelēmatosG2307of GodθεοῦtheouG2316.
6τὸtoG3588InsomuchεἰςeisG1519thatG3870weG1473desiredG3870TitusΤίτον,TitonG5103,thatἵναinaG2443asκαθὼςkathōsG2531he had begunπροενήρξατοproenērxatoG4278,soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779he wouldalsoκαὶkaiG2532finishἐπιτελέσῃepitelesēG2005inεἰςeisG1519youὑμᾶςhumasG4771the sameταύτην.tautēnG3778graceτὴν χάρινtēn charinG3588G5485alsoκαὶkaiG2532.
7τῇtēaG3588Thereforeἀλλ᾽all᾽G235,asὥσπερhōsperG5618ye aboundπερισσεύετε,perisseueteG4052inἐνenG1722everyπαντὶpantiG3956thing, infaithπίστειpisteiG4102,andκαὶkaiG2532utteranceλόγῳlogōG3056,andκαὶkaiG2532knowledgeγνώσειgnōseiG1108,andκαὶkaiG2532inallπάσῃpasēG3956diligenceσπουδῇspoudēaG4710,andκαὶkaiG2532ἐξexG1537inyourὑμῖνhuminG4771loveἀγάπῃ,agapēG26toἐνenG1722usG1473, seethatἵναinaG2443ye aboundπερισσεύητε.perisseuēteG4052inἐνenG1722thisταύτῃtautēG3778graceτῇ χάριτιtēa charitiG3588G5485alsoκαὶkaiG2532.
8τῆςtēsG3588τὸtoG3588τῆςtēsG3588I speakλέγωlegōG3004notοὐouG3756byκατ᾽kat᾽G2596commandmentἐπιταγὴνepitagēnG2003,butἀλλὰallaG235by occasionδιὰdiaG1223of the forwardnessσπουδῆςspoudēsG4710of othersἑτέρωνheterōnG2087,andκαὶkaiG2532to proveδοκιμάζων·dokimazōnG1381the sincerityγνήσιονgnēsionG1103of yourG5212loveἀγάπηςagapēsG26.
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