King James Version

2 Corinthians 9

1ForγὰρgarG1063as touchingΠερὶPeriG4012μὲνmenG3303the ministeringτῆς διακονίαςtēs diakoniasG3588 G1248τῆςtēsG3588toεἰςeisG1519the saintsτοὺς ἁγίουςtous hagiousG3588 G40,it isἐστινestinG1510superfluousπερισσόνperissonG4053for meG1473to writeτὸ γράφεινto grapheinG3588 G1125to youὑμῖν·huminG4771:

2ForγὰρgarG1063I knowG1492the forwardnessτὴν προθυμίανtēn prothumianG3588 G4288of your mindὑμῶνhumōnG4771,for whichἣνhēnG3739I boastκαυχῶμαιkauchōmaiG2744ofὑπὲρhuperG5228youὑμῶνhumōnG4771to them of MacedoniaΜακεδόσιν,MakedosinG3110,thatὅτιhotiG3754AchaiaἈχαΐαAchaiaG882was readyπαρεσκεύασταιpareskeuastaiG3903ἀπὸapoG575a year agoπέρυσι,perusiG4070;andκαὶkaiG2532G1537yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771zealτὸ ζῆλοςto zēlosG3588 G2205hath provokedἠρέθισενērethisenG2042very manyτοὺς πλείονας.tous pleionasG3588 G4119.

3τοὺςtousG3588YetδὲdeG1161have I sentἔπεμψαepempsaG3992the brethrenἀδελφούς, τὸadelphous toG3588 G80,lestἵναinaG2443μὴmēG3361ourG1473boastingκαύχημα τὸkauchēma toG3588 G2745ofὑπὲρhuperG5228youὑμῶνhumōnG4771should be in vainκενωθῇkenōthēaG2758inἐνenG1722thisτούτῳ,toutōG3778behalfτῷ μέρειtō mereiG3588 G3313;thatἵναinaG2443,asκαθὼςkathōsG2531I saidἔλεγονelegonG3004,ye mayG3903beἦτε,ēteG1510readyG3903:

4Lest haplyG3381ifἐὰνeanG1437they of MacedoniaΜακεδόνεςMakedonesG3110comeἔλθωσινelthōsinG2064withσὺνsunG4862meG1473,andκαὶkaiG2532findεὕρωσινheurōsinG2147youὑμᾶςhumasG4771unpreparedἀπαρασκευάστους,aparaskeuastousG532,weG1473(thatἵναinaG2443we sayλέγωlegōG3004notG3361,yeὑμεῖς,humeisG4771)should be ashamedκαταισχυνθῶμενkataischunthōmenG2617inἐνenG1722this sameταύτῃtautēG3778confidentὑποστάσειhupostaseiG3588 G5287boastingG3588 G2746.

5τοὺςtousG3588ThereforeοὖνounG3767I thought itἡγησάμηνhēgēsamēnG2233necessaryἀναγκαῖονanagkaionG316to exhortπαρακαλέσαιparakalesaiG3870the brethrenἀδελφούς, τὴνadelphous tēnG3588 G80,thatἵναinaG2443they would go beforeπροέλθωσινproelthōsinG4281untoεἰςeisG1519youὑμᾶςhumasG4771,andκαὶkaiG2532make up beforehandπροκαταρτίσωσινprokatartisōsinG4294yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771bountyεὐλογίανeulogianG2129,whereof ye had notice beforeG4293,that the sameταύτηνtautēnG3778might beG1510οὕτωςhoutōsG3779readyἑτοίμηνhetoimēnG2092,asG5613a matter ofbountyεὐλογίανeulogianG2129,andκαὶkaiG2532notμὴmēG3361asG5618ofcovetousnessπλεονεξίαν.pleonexianG4124.

6Butδέ,deG1161thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778I say,HeὁhoG3588which sowethσπείρωνspeirōnG4687sparinglyφειδομένωςpheidomenōsG5340shall reapθερίσει,theriseiG2325alsoκαὶkaiG2532sparinglyφειδομένωςpheidomenōsG5340;andκαὶkaiG2532heὁhoG3588which sowethσπείρωνspeirōnG4687ἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909bountifullyεὐλογίαιςeulogiaisG2129shall reapθερίσει.theriseiG2325alsoκαὶkaiG2532ἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909bountifullyεὐλογίαιςeulogiaisG2129.

7Every manἕκαστοςhekastosG1538according asκαθὼςkathōsG2531he purposethπροῄρηταιproērētaiG4255in his heartτῇ καρδίᾳ,tēa kardiaG3588 G2588, so let him give;notμὴmēG3361ἐκekG1537grudginglyλύπηςlupēsG3077,orἢēG2228ofἐξexG1537necessityἀνάγκης·anagkēsG318:forγὰρgarG1063Godὁ θεός.¶ho theosG3588 G2316lovethἀγαπᾷagapaG25a cheerfulἱλαρὸνhilaronG2431giverδότηνdotēnG1395.

8AndδὲdeG1161Godὁ θεὸςho theosG3588 G2316isableG1415to makeallπᾶσανpasanG3956graceχάρινcharinG5485aboundπερισσεῦσαιperisseusaiG4052towardεἰςeisG1519youὑμᾶς,humasG4771;thatἵναinaG2443ye, alwaysπάντοτεpantoteG3842havingἔχοντεςechontesG2192allπαντὶpantiG3956sufficiencyαὐτάρκειανautarkeianG841inἐνenG1722allπᾶσανpasanG3956things,may aboundπερισσεύητεperisseuēteG4052toεἰςeisG1519everyπᾶνpanG3956goodἀγαθὸνagathonG18workἔργονergonG2041:

9(AsκαθὼςkathōsG2531it is writtenγέγραπται·gegraptaiG1125,He hath dispersed abroadἐσκόρπισεν,eskorpisenG4650;he hath givenἔδωκενedōkenG1325to the poorτοῖς πένησιν,tois penēsinG3588 G3993:hisαὐτοῦautouG846righteousnessἡ δικαιοσύνηhē dikaiosunēG3588 G1343remainethμένειmeneiG3306forεἰςeisG1519everτὸν αἰῶνα.ton aiōnaG3588 G165.

10ὁhoG3588NowδὲdeG1161he thatτῷtōG3588ministerethἐπιχορηγῶνepichorēgōnG2023seedG4690to the sowerσπείροντιspeirontiG4687bothκαὶkaiG2532ministerχορηγήσειchorēgēseiG5524breadἄρτονartonG740forεἰςeisG1519yourfoodβρῶσινbrōsinG1035,andκαὶkaiG2532multiplyπληθυνεῖplēthuneiG4129yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771seed sownτὸνtonG3588 G4703,andκαὶkaiG2532increaseαὐξήσειauxēseiG837the fruitsτὰtaG3588 G1081of yourὑμῶν.humōnG4771righteousnessτῆς δικαιοσύνηςtēs dikaiosunēsG3588 G1343;)

11Being enrichedπλουτιζόμενοιploutizomenoiG4148inἐνenG1722every thingπαντὶpantiG3956toεἰςeisG1519allπᾶσανpasanG3956bountifulnessἁπλότητα,haplotētaG572,whichἥτιςhētisG3748causethκατεργάζεταιkatergazetaiG2716throughδι᾽di᾽G1223usG1473thanksgivingεὐχαριστίανeucharistianG2169to Godτῷ θεῷ,tō theōG3588 G2316.

12ἡhēG3588ForὅτιhotiG3754the administrationδιακονία τῆςdiakonia tēsG3588 G1248of thisταύτηςtautēsG3778serviceλειτουργίας τὰleitourgias taG3588 G3009notοὐouG3756onlyG3440suppliethπροσαναπληροῦσαprosanaplērousaG4322the wantὑστερήματα τῶνhusterēmata tōnG3588 G5303of the saintsἁγίωνhagiōnG40,butἀλλὰallaG235isἐστὶνestinG1510abundantπερισσεύουσαperisseuousaG4052alsoκαὶkaiG2532byδιὰdiaG1223manyπολλῶνpollōnG4183thanksgivingsεὐχαριστιῶνeucharistiōnG2169unto Godτῷ θεῷ·tō theōG3588 G2316;

13WhilesδιὰdiaG1223by the experimentτῆς δοκιμῆςtēs dokimēsG3588 G1382of thisταύτηςtautēsG3778ministrationτῆς διακονίαςtēs diakoniasG3588 G1248they glorifyδοξάζοντεςdoxazontesG1392Godτὸν θεὸνton theonG3588 G2316forἐπὶepiG1909yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771professedτῇ ὁμολογίαςtēa homologiasG3588 G3671subjectionὑποταγῇ τῆςhupotagēa tēsG3588 G5292untoεἰςeisG1519the gospelτὸ εὐαγγέλιονto euangelionG3588 G2098of Christτοῦ Χριστοῦtou ChristouG3588 G5547,andκαὶkaiG2532for yourliberalἁπλότητιhaplotētiG572distributionτῆς κοινωνίαςtēs koinōniasG3588 G2842untoεἰςeisG1519themαὐτοὺςautousG846,andκαὶkaiG2532untoεἰςeisG1519allπάντας,pantasG3956men;

14τὴνtēnG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532by theirαὐτῶνautōnG846prayerδεήσειdeēseiG1162forὑπὲρhuperG5228youὑμῶνhumōnG4771,which long afterἐπιποθούντωνepipothountōnG1971youὑμᾶςhumasG4771forδιὰdiaG1223the exceedingὑπερβάλλουσανhuperballousanG5235graceχάρινcharinG5485of Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588 G2316inἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909youὑμῖν.huminG4771.

15τῷtōG3588ThanksχάριςcharisG5485beuntoἐπὶepiG1909Godθεῷ τῇtheō tēaG3588 G2316forG1161hisαὐτοῦautouG846unspeakableἀνεκδιηγήτῳanekdiēgētōG411giftδωρεᾷ.¶dōreaG1431.

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