New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Corinthians 8:6-16

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.

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