New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Corinthians 8

Great Generosity

1NowδὲdeG1161,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80, we wish tomakeΓνωρίζομενGnōrizomenG1107knownG1107to you the graceχάρινcharinG5485of GodθεοῦtheouG2316which has beengivenδεδομένηνdedomenēnG1325in the churchesἐκκλησίαιςekklēsiaisG1577ofMacedoniaΜακεδονίαςMakedoniasG3109,

2that in a greatπολλῇpollēaG4183ordealδοκιμῇdokimēaG1382of afflictionθλίψεωςthlipseōsG2347their abundanceπερισσείαperisseiaG4050of joyχαρᾶςcharasG5479and their deepβάθουςbathousG899povertyπτωχείαptōcheiaG4432overflowedἐπερίσσευσενeperisseusenG4052in thewealthπλοῦτοςploutosG4149of their liberalityἁπλότητοςhaplotētosG572.

3For I testifyμαρτυρῶ,marturōG3140thataccordingκατὰkataG2596to their abilityδύναμιν,dunaminG1411,and beyondπαρὰparaG3844their abilityδύναμινdunaminG1411, they gaveof their ownG830accordG830,

4beggingδεόμενοιdeomenoiG1189us with muchπολλῆςpollēsG4183urgingπαρακλήσεωςparaklēseōsG3874for thefavorχάρινcharinG5485of participationκοινωνίανkoinōnianG2842in thesupportδιακονίαςdiakoniasG1248of thesaintsἁγίουςhagiousG40,

5and this, not as we hadexpectedἠλπίσαμεν,ēlpisamenG1679,but they firstπρῶτονprōtonG4413gaveἔδωκανedōkanG1325themselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438to the LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962and to us bythe willθελήματοςthelēmatosG2307of GodθεοῦtheouG2316.

6SoG3779weurgedπαρακαλέσαιparakalesaiG3870TitusΤίτον,TitonG5103that as he had previouslyG4278madeG4278a beginningG4278,soG3779he would alsoκαὶkaiG2532completeἐπιτελέσῃepitelesēG2005in youthisταύτην.tautēnG3778graciousG5485workG5485as wellκαὶkaiG2532.

7But justὥσπερhōsperG5618as youaboundπερισσεύετε,perisseueteG4052in everythingπαντὶpantiG3956,in faithπίστειpisteiG4102and utteranceλόγῳlogōG3056and knowledgeγνώσειgnōseiG1108and in allπάσῃpasēG3956earnestnessσπουδῇspoudēaG4710and in theloveἀγάπῃ,agapēG26we inspiredἐξexG1537in you, see that youaboundπερισσεύητε.perisseuēteG4052in thisταύτῃtautēG3778graciousG5485workG5485alsoG2532.

8Iam not speakingλέγωlegōG3004thisas a commandἐπιταγὴνepitagēnG2003,but as provingδοκιμάζων·dokimazōnG1381throughδιὰdiaG1223the earnestnessσπουδῆςspoudēsG4710of othersἑτέρωνheterōnG2087the sincerityγνήσιονgnēsionG1103of your loveἀγάπηςagapēsG26alsoκαὶkaiG2532.

9For you knowγινώσκετεginōsketeG1097the graceχάρινcharinG5485of our LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547, thatthough He was richπλούσιοςplousiosG4145,yet for your sakeδι᾽di᾽G1223He becameἐπτώχευσενeptōcheusenG4433poorG4434,soἵναinaG2443that you through His povertyπτωχείᾳptōcheiaG4432might becomeG4147richG4147.

10Igiveδίδωμι·didōmiG1325myopinionγνώμηνgnōmēnG1106in thisτούτῳtoutōG3778matter, for thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778is to your advantageσυμφέρει,sumphereiG4851,whoοἵτινεςoitinesG3748were the firstG4278to beginG4278a yearπέρυσι.perusiG4070agoG4070not onlyG3440to doποιῆσαιpoiēsaiG4160this,but alsoG2532to desireθέλεινtheleinG2309to do it.

11But nowνυνὶnuniG3570finishἐπιτελέσατε,epitelesateG2005doingποιῆσαιpoiēsaiG4160it alsoκαὶkaiG2532,soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779that justκαθάπερkathaperG2509as there was thereadinessπροθυμίαprothumiaG4288to desireθέλεινtheleinG2309it, soG3779there may bealsoκαὶkaiG2532the completionἐπιτελέσαιepitelesaiG2005of it by your abilityἔχειν.echeinG2192.

12For ifεἰeiG1487the readinessπροθυμίαprothumiaG4288is presentπρόκειται,prokeitaiG4295,it is acceptableεὐπρόσδεκτος,euprosdektosG2144accordingκαθὸkathoG2526to what a personhasἔχῃechēG2192,not accordingκαθὸkathoG2526to what he does not haveἔχει.echeiG2192.

13For thisis not for the easeἄνεσις,anesisG425of othersἄλλοιςalloisG243andfor your afflictionθλῖψις,thlipsisG2347,but by wayG1537of equalityG2471--

14at thisG3588presentνῦνnunG3568timeκαιρῷkairōG2540your abundanceπερίσσευμαperisseumaG4051being a supply fortheir needὑστέρημα,husterēmaG5303,soἵναinaG2443that their abundanceπερίσσευμαperisseumaG4051alsoκαὶkaiG2532may becomeG1096a supply foryour needὑστέρημα,husterēmaG5303,that there may be equalityἰσότηςisotēsG2471;

15as it is writtenγέγραπται·gegraptaiG1125, “He who gatheredmuchπολὺpoluG4183did not haveG4121tooG4121muchG4121, and he who gatheredlittleὀλίγονoligonG3641hadG1641noG3756lackG1641.”

16ButthanksΧάριςCharisG5485be to GodθεῷtheōG2316whoputsδόντιdontiG1325the sameαὐτὴνautēnG846earnestnessσπουδὴνspoudēnG4710on your behalfὑπὲρhuperG5228in the heartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588ofTitusΤίτου,TitouG5103.

17For he not onlyμὲνmenG3303acceptedἐδέξατο,edexatoG1209ourappealπαράκλησινparaklēsinG3874,but beingὑπάρχωνhuparchōnG5225himselfG830very earnestσπουδαιότεροςspoudaioterosG4705,he has goneἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831to you of his ownG830accordG830.

18We have sentG4842alongG4842with himthe brotherἀδελφόν,adelphonG80whoseοὗhouG3739fameἔπαινοςepainosG1868in the things of thegospelεὐαγγελίῳeuangeliōG2098has spreadthroughδιὰdiaG1223allπασῶνpasōnG3956the churchesἐκκλησιῶν.ekklēsiōnG1577;

19and not onlyG3440this,but he has alsoG2532beenappointedχειροτονηθεὶςcheirotonētheisG5500by the churchesἐκκλησιῶνekklēsiōnG1577to travelσυνέκδημοςsunekdēmosG4898with us inthisταύτῃtautēG3778graciousG5485workG5485,which is being administeredδιακονουμένῃdiakonoumenēG1247by us for the gloryδόξανdoxanG1391of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962HimselfαὐτοῦautouG846, and to show ourreadinessπροθυμίανprothumianG4288,

20takingG4724precautionG4724so that noμήmēG3361oneτιςtisG5100will discreditμωμήσηταιmōmēsētaiG3469us in our administrationδιακονουμένῃdiakonoumenēG1247of thisG3778generousG100giftG100;

21for wehaveG4306regardG4306for what is honorableκαλὰkalaG2570,not onlyG3440inthe sightἐνώπιονenōpionG1799of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962,but alsoκαὶkaiG2532in the sightἐνώπιονenōpionG1799of menἀνθρώπων.anthrōpōnG444.

22We have sentσυνεπέμψαμενsunepempsamenG4842with them our brotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80,whomὃνhonG3739we have oftenπολλάκιςpollakisG4178testedἐδοκιμάσαμενedokimasamenG1381and foundὄντα,ontaG1510diligentσπουδαῖονspoudaionG4705in manyG4183thingsG4183,but nowνυνὶnuniG3570evenG4183moreG4183diligentσπουδαιότερονspoudaioteronG4705because of hisgreatG4183confidenceπεποιθήσειpepoithēseiG4006in you.

23As forTitusΤίτου,TitouG5103, he is mypartnerκοινωνὸςkoinōnosG2844and fellowσυνεργός·sunergosG4904workerG4904amongεἰςeisG1519you; as for ourbrethrenἀδελφοὶadelphoiG80, they aremessengersἀπόστολοιapostoloiG652of the churchesἐκκλησιῶν,ekklēsiōnG1577,a gloryδόξαdoxaG1391to ChristΧριστοῦ.ChristouG5547.

24ThereforeοὖνounG3767openlyG4383beforeG1519 G4383the churchesἐκκλησιῶν.¶ekklēsiōnG1577,showἐνδεικνύμενοιendeiknumenoiG1731them the proofἔνδειξινendeixinG1732of your loveἀγάπηςagapēsG26and of ourreasonG2746for boastingκαυχήσεωςkauchēseōsG2746aboutὑπὲρhuperG5228you.

Great Generosity

Commentaries on 2 Corinthians 8